- Sektör: Forest products; Government
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Sawtimber-sized trees of commercial species that contain at least one merchantable 8-foot to 11-foot saw log.
Industry:Forest products
1. Pulpwood less than 120 inches in length. 2. Trees or stemwood portions of trees delivered in product lengths of less than 15 feet and normally considered only for pulpwood.
Industry:Forest products
Two-drum, live skyline yarding system used in uphill logging, in which the carriage moves down the skyline by gravity, is lowered to attach logs, and is then raised and pulled to the landing by the main line.
Industry:Forest products
Decrease in wood dimensions due to loss of water in the wood cell walls. Shrinkage across the grain of wood occurs when the moisture content falls below 30 percent, the fiber saturation point. Below the fiber saturation point, shrinkage is generally proportional to moisture content, down to a moisture content of zero percent. Shrinkage is expressed as a percentage of the green wood dimensions.
Industry:Forest products
Use of preloading trailers to reduce truck turn- around time.
Industry:Forest products
Men and equipment needed to yard and load any one logging unit of an operation.
Industry:Forest products
Process of tending, harvesting, and replacing forest trees, which results in the production of forests with distinct compositions. Systems are classified according to the method of harvest cutting used for stand reproduction.
Industry:Forest products
Mechanized cutting tool that uses one hydraulic cylinder to push the cutting blade through the tree while a fixed anvil provides support for the blade on the tree's opposite side.
Industry:Forest products
