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US Department of Agriculture Forest Service
Отрасли: Forest products; Government
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Type of carrier-mounted, single-action, anvil shear used in mechanized cutting where the blade is pushed through the stem and away from the carrier, instead of being pulled as in the draw shear.
Industry:Forest products
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Rope, chain, or rod attached to brace, steady, or guide.
Industry:Forest products
1. Independent logger who usually runs small-scale logging operation. 2. A small, Independent sawmill or other wood related operation. 3. Personnel paid on piecework basis, such as a "gyppo" car loader or a "gyppo" trucker.
Industry:Forest products
1. Independent logger who usually runs small-scale logging operation. 2. A small, Independent sawmill or other wood related operation. 3. Personnel paid on piecework basis, such as a "gyppo" car loader or a "gyppo" trucker.
Industry:Forest products
Vehicle moved by a pair of short, endless articulated belts, called tracks, driven by tractor tires. Steering is by a pair of ordinary wheels in front. The whole vehicle is termed a half-track.
Industry:Forest products
1. In felling, to have a tree catch on another so that it becomes lodged. 2. In skidding, to get a load stuck in the mud or behind some obstacle.
Industry:Forest products
1. Generally, a deciduous broad-leaved species of trees. 2. Dicotyledonous trees, usually broad-leaved and deciduous.
Industry:Forest products
Self-propelled multifunction machine that may be capable of operating as a swath cutter but also performs chipping and/or forwarding functions in addition to felling.
Industry:Forest products
Removing merchantable trees.
Industry:Forest products
The mobile machinery used in forestry is classified into major types by the specific functions or combination of functions performed. Further classification may be required to differentiate between machines with basic conceptual differences that effect recognition of performance but perform the same function(s). One or more of the following subclassifications may be used as necessary. Multifunction machines are named by a composite of the functions, listed in the order that the functions are performed.
Industry:Forest products