Productivity of a harvesting operation for a small clear-cut block by direct grappling using a processor in the Kochi University Forest
Productivity of a harvesting operation for a small clear-cut block by direct grappling using a processor in the Kochi University Forest
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高知大学森林中使用处理器直接抓斗进行小块净伐采伐作业的生产率
DOI:
10.1080/14942119.2019.1574122
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发表时间:
2019
影响因子:
1.9
通讯作者:
Nagai Hirotaka
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作者:
Suzuki Yasushi;Kusaka Haruka;Yamaguchi Yuki;Aoki Haruka;Hayata Yoshifumi;Nagai Hirotaka
A case study was analyzed on productivity of clear cutting conducted by novel logging machines in the Kochi University Forest. A small block (0.15 ha in average) has been clear-cut annually to prepare a practice planting site for the Forest Science Course students. Until 2015, harvesting operations were performed by a small-scale system, such as a winch-mounted mini-forwarder. However, in 2016 an updated system was introduced with a processor head equipped on a base machine of 0.25 m3bucket size-class and a forwarder with a 3 t loading capacity. A series of operations was conducted with this new system in November 2016, including cutting, logging, processing, bucking, and forwarding. The total productivity was evaluated at over 4 m3/person-day, a significant increase over the former system, at 2 m3/person-day. A critical factor in productivity was extraction by the processor, which was affected by the angle of felled trees relative to a strip road.