News Articles

“Theoretical potentials of forwarder trailers with and without axle load restrictions”

 “Effect of transmission type on wheel slip under overload – Presented on the example of the AGT 835 T tractors”

“Effects of traffic frequency and skid trail slope on surface runoff and sediment yield”

“Evaluation of a novel prototype harvester head in early fuel-wood thinnings”

“Comparison of cost efficiency of mechanized fuel wood thinning systems for hardwood plantations on farmland”

 “Productivity study of WoodPac bundling of logging residues and small stems”

“The energy consumption and economic costs of different vehicles used in transporting wood chips”

 “Wood-based energy products – land or energy efficient?”

FESA provides guidelines for the safe use of construction excavators in forestry operations.

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) produces a series of safety manuals and videos.

“Advances in agricultural machinery management: A review”

“Grinding of Stumps, Logging Residues and Small Diameter Wood Using a CBI 5800 Grinder with a Truck as a Base Machine”

“Evaluation of the Hitman PH330 acoustic assessment system for harvesters”

“Increasing resilience of timber supply: How a variable buffer stock of timber can efficiently reduce exposure to shortfalls caused by wildfires”

 “Cost estimates of post harvest forest biomass supply for Canada”

 “Ground-Based Thinning on Steep Slopes in Western Oregon: Soil Exposure and Strength Effects”

“Effects of Wheeled Cable Skidding on Residual Trees in Selective Logging in Caspian Forests”

“The adequacy of falling object protection design criteria for feller bunchers”

“Optimising cable harvesting layout when using variable-length cable roads in central Europe”

“Cost estimates of post harvest forest biomass supply for Canada”

“Examining the optimal bucking method to maximise profits in commercial thinning operations in Nasunogahara Area, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan”

“Opportunities to use thinning wood as raw material for wood pellets”

This WorkSafe Victoria publication provides practical information on safety risk management.

“An index for logging cost changes across the US South”

“Prospects and challenges of timber trucking in a changing operational environment in Finland”

“Untreated wood ash as a structural stabilising material in forest roads”

“Labour consumption models applied to motor-manual pre-commercial thinning in Finland”

“Effects of skidder passes and slope on soil disturbance in two soil water contents”

“Soil compaction and recovery after mechanised final felling of Italian coastal pine plantations”