Harvester Productivity for Row Thinning Loblolly Pine Plantations

James E. Granskog; Walter C. Anderson

doi:10.2737/SO-RP-163

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Harvester Productivity for Row Thinning Loblolly Pine Plantations

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Authors:

James E. Granskog, Walter C. Anderson

Year:

1980

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/SO-RP-163

Source:

Res. Pap. SO-163. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 5 p.

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Abstract

Tivo tree harvesters currently being used to thin southern pine plantations were evaluated to determine the effects of stand characteristics on machine productivity. Production rates for row thinning loblolly plantations are presented by stand age, site index, and stand density.

Keywords

Mechanization, timber harvesting, logging costs

Citation

Granskog, James E.; Anderson, Walter C. 1980. Harvester Productivity for Row Thinning Loblolly Pine Plantations. Res. Pap. SO-163. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 5 p.