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Optimal Skid Trail Spacing for Small Vehicles in Thinning

Journal of Forest Engineering, 1993
In Japan, the extent of man-made forests has reached 10 million ha. These forests were mainly established after World War II and are now at thinning age. Effective methods for thinning are being developed. In this paper the spacing of skid trails suitable for mini-forwarder with a grapple loading boom and a winch and mobile mini-yarder are discussed ...
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Effect of Skid Trail Compaction on a Volcanic Soil in Central Oregon

Soil Science Society of America Journal, 1986
Abstract A skid trail in the Ochoco National Forest, Oregon, was examined to assess the degree of compaction that had occurred as a result of traffic during log harvesting.
exaly   +2 more sources

Effectiveness of sawdust and straw mulching on postharvest runoff and soil erosion of a skid trail in a mixed forest

Ecological Engineering, 2017
Meghdad Jourgholami
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Combined effects of traffic intensity, skid trail slope, skidder type, and soil moisture content on soil degradation in the Hyrcanian forest of Iran

International Journal of Forest Engineering, 2023
Skidding operations affect soil physical properties, which may impact soil sustainability and forest productivity. While the relationship among harvest machine traffic, slope gradients, and increased soil damage has been well-investigated, it is still ...
A. Solgi, M. Lotfalian, Alireza Rafiei, E. Marchi, U. Ilstedt   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Natural recovery of skid trails: a review

Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 2021
In recent years, the study of skid trail recovery processes has gained momentum. In this review, 121 studies on various aspects of skid trail recovery were evaluated to determine when, where, and how the dominant factors that influence the process of recuperation occur.
DeArmond, Daniel, Ferraz, Joo, Higuchi, Niro   +2 more
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Vegetative Stabilization of Logging Roads and Skid Trails

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry, 1992
Abstract Increased logging activity in the suburban forest heightens the risk of scarring the landscape and silting of streams, and it increases the need for specialized management to stabilize the soil with vegetation after harvest. Appropriate management requires evaluation of soil and seedbed characteristics and site conditions of ...
Abigail A. Maynard, David E. Hill
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Phosphorus in accumulated harvest residues on skid trails

Forest Ecology and Management, 2015
Abstract Phosphorus is an essential yet scarce macronutrient, and as such forest nutrition often relies on cycling of P between biomass and soils through litterfall and roots. For technical and soil protection reasons, modern harvesting systems create thick brash mats on skid trails by depositing residues, thus concentrating P there.
Stutz, Kenton Paul, Schack-Kirchner, Helmer, Kändler, Gerald, Lang, Friederike   +3 more
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Machine Performance and Site Disturbance in Skidding on Designated Trails

Journal of Forestry, 1984
Abstract Four machines were observed during over-story removal of conifer stands in Idaho by two methods: skidding of whole trees on undesignated trails, and skidding of tree lengths on trails designated in advance. A rubber-tired skidder handling whole trees had the lowest costs, $19 per cunit at an average skidding distance of 530 feet,
Eldon D. Olsen, Jon C. W. Seifert
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Wheel slip investigation of farming adapted tractor in wood skidding on skid trail

1997
A review of new thinning systems for the transportation of small-sized wood which have been either introduced or tested in the Croatian forestry in the recent years has been presented in this paper. The paper also shows the results of the wheel slip investigation of the adapted agricultural tractor in small-sized wood skidding on the experimental skid ...
Sever, Stanislav, Horvat, Dubravko, Tomašić, Željko   +2 more
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Damages of skid trail in skidding log by a skidder LKT 80

2000
Forest skid trails as secondary forest roads represent the necessary building facilities in intensive and rational management of forest eco-system when skidders are used in the II phase of the forest harvesting. This paper deals with damages which occur on skid trails and which are caused by skidding log by skidder LKT 80. The research has been carried
Pičman, Dragutin, Pentek, Tibor
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