Productivity studies are still frequently used to describe, understand and improve forest
operations. Delays are recognized as being one of the major factors that limit chipper …

Cable yarding is a well-established practice for wood extraction in mountainous regions in
most parts of the world where fully mechanized harvesting systems like harvester-forwarder …

In Mediterranean countries, olive tree pruning residue represents an abundant source of
energy biomass, still largely unexploited for lack of cost-effective harvesting technology. The …

In Italy, short rotation coppice (SRC) has become very popular in recent years, with over
4000ha already planted–almost exclusively with clonal poplar. Commercial harvesting …

Abstract Purpose of Review Optimization of cost and productivity is an important aspect of
sustainable timber harvesting which have global level implications on renewable energy …

Productivity studies in forest operations are often carried out on new equipment, or on
equipment being used in new conditions. Understanding how stand and terrain parameters …

Modern forwarders are an effective extraction option for timber harvesting operations that
provide the opportunity for higher levels of mechanization. With their ability to carry logs from …

Sažetak Operating forest machines is not only expensive but accurate monitoring of
economic variables can be very difficult. Detailed machine data capture of economic …

Small tree size represents the main challenge when designing a cost-effective harvesting
system for European short-rotation plantations. This challenge is further complicated by the …

The study compared motor-manual cut-to-length (CTL) harvesting, motor-manual whole-tree
(WT) harvesting, mechanized CTL harvesting and mechanized WT harvesting as applied to …