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US Department of Agriculture Forest Service
Отрасли: Forest products; Government
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1. Area to be logged; a block or strip. 2. Management block or portion thereof, cut in Any year. 3. One continuous log production area or unit normally felled in one operation. One or more landings are located in this area.
Industry:Forest products
Vehicle used to transport logs. A logging truck consists of a cab, containing the engine and a place for the driver to sit, and a trailer on which logs are placed. The trailer usually has an adjustable carriage in order to accommodate loads of various lengths.
Industry:Forest products
1. Section cut from the bottom log of a tree and culled because of rot or other defect. 2. To cut such a section from a log.
Industry:Forest products
British unit of weight equal to 2,240 pounds.
Industry:Forest products
1. Term currently synonymous with skyline skidding. 2. Cable system method of skidding logs to a landing from distances up to 1,200 feet away.
Industry:Forest products
Cable system capable of skidding f logs for 3,000 feet or more.
Industry:Forest products
1. Pulpwood 120 inches or more in length. 2. Pulpwood over 10 feet long. 3. Stemwood delivered in lengths that exceed 15 feet.
Industry:Forest products
Timber harvesting method in which harvested trees are moved to the landing either as whole trees or as topped and limbed tree-length logs. At the landing, further processing such as limbing, topping, bucking, chipping, or loading is carried out as necessary.
Industry:Forest products
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To cut limbs from standing trees.
Industry:Forest products
Tire with a cross tread and rather deep grooves.
Industry:Forest products