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US Department of Agriculture Forest Service
Отрасли: Forest products; Government
Number of terms: 2933
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1. Lightweight, two-drum yarder usually on a truck with a spar and boom; may be used for both short distance yarding and loading. 2. Frame mounted on a sled or vehicle for loading logs.
Industry:Forest products
Cable logging system generally restricted to one skidding line and used for winching logs up to 300 feet from the cutting area to a log collection point.
Industry:Forest products
Hydraulic control lever that can be operated in up to four directions, controlling a number of functions through one hydraulic valve.
Industry:Forest products
Moving a spar tree in an upright position to a better location at the landing.
Industry:Forest products
Badly splintered end of a felled tree that has been cut back to sound wood.
Industry:Forest products
Inner core of xylem surrounding the pith. The cells are smaller and less structurally developed than those of the outer xylem. The time during which juvenile wood is formed is termed the juvenile period. This period varies among individuals, with species, and with environmental conditions.
Industry:Forest products
Width of the cut made by a saw blade.
Industry:Forest products
Blade on a crawler used to clear unwanted vegetation in preparation for planting tree seedlings.
Industry:Forest products
1. Master link in a track. 2. Also known as a fifth-wheel pin. This pin attaches the truck tractor to the trailer.
Industry:Forest products
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Unit of weight or force equal to 1,000 pounds.
Industry:Forest products