Cost of skid roads for arch logging in West Virginia

George R. Jr. Trimble; Carl R. Barr

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Cost of skid roads for arch logging in West Virginia

Informally Refereed

Authors:

George R., Jr. Trimble, Carl R. Barr

Year:

1960

Type:

Forest Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Forest Research Note NE-97. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.

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Abstract

In the mountain hardwood country of the northern Appalachians, tree-length skidding with tractor and arch has proved to be economical logging. One essential part of this type of logging is that tree-length logs are winched to the skid roads: tractor and arch do not run around through the woods. Winching distance is commonly 200 to 300 feet; and occasionally an extra length of cable is added to permit skidding up to 400 or 500 feet.

Citation

Trimble, George R., Jr.; Barr, Carl R. 1960. Cost of skid roads for arch logging in West Virginia. Forest Research Note NE-97. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.