Forestry methods and machinery - Work study reports

 

Reports for internal Forestry Commission use but as a service to the forest industry are available to the public while stocks exist.

They are normally highly technical and specific to conditions studied and equipment tested.

Key to subject categories

• NU - Nursery
• ES - Establishment
• WE - Weeding
• MM - Motorised manual harvesting
• HA - Mechanised harvesting
• EX - Extraction
• FI - Fire fighting
• OT - Other subjects.

List of reports

Report	Title	Category
		NU	ES	WE	MM	HA	EX	FI	OT
02/90	Modification of the Ulvaforest CDA Sprayer to Medium Volume Triclopyr Application			x
03/90	Teejet Calibration Calculator			x
05/90	Machine Harvesting of Thinnings Report from IUFRO Conference Finland 1989								x
06/90	Drains Maintenance in Thicket Stage Crops Using Tracked Excavators		x
07/90	Harvesting Forest Residues - 1989								x
10/90	Trial of a Chainsaw Winch to Assist with Clearance of Windblow				x
13/90	Vimek Terrain Wagon 1300						x
14/90	Mechanized Stump Treatment for Small Thinnings Harvesters					x
15/90	Delimbing Knife Profiles for Harvesters and Processors (PDF-1381K)					x
19/90	Skidding Winches for Farm Tractors in Broadleaved Woodlands						x
21/90	Small Scale Dipping System for Bare Root Transplants		x
22/90	Filtering Facepiece Respirators			x
23/90	Trial of Tohr 987S/SMT 45 Harvester					x
27/90	Thinnings Harvesters: Machine Characteristics and Management					x
30/90	Ciba Geigy Transformer Knapsack Sprayer		x
32/90	Osa 250/706 Harvester Trials					x
33/90	Harvesting of Lodgepole Pine: Desk Study					x
34/90	Treemate Kerb Granule Applicator			x
35/90	Grapple Harvester Trials in Pine Thinnings					x
36/90	Avoiding Herbicide Application Errors			x
37/90	Dribble Bar for Applying Herbicides around Sensitive Species			x
42/90	Harvesting by Feller Clambunk and Roadside Processing					x
43/90	Hand Cleansers and Barrier Creams								x
45/90	Evaluation of the Smalley 847 Tracked Excavator for Mechanised Drainage in Thicket Stage Spruce Crops		x
05/91	An Evaluation of Brashing & Pre-Cleaning Prior to Mechanised Harvesting of Sitka Spruce Clear Felling					x
06/91	Evaluation of the Husqvarna 262 XPG Chainsaw				x
09/91	Working Systems for Mechanised Harvesting in Britiain					x
11/91	Classification of Tree Characteristics in Lodgepole Pine					x
13/91	Lurmark Limited Spray Management Valve			x
14/91	Brash Rake and Mound		x
15/91	Trial of the Menzi Muck 5000 Walking Excavator		x
21/91	DG Walton's Spoon Mounder		x
22/91	Fox Motori FIIOTS Knapsack			x
23/91	FMG 1840/Donaren 870H		x
24/91	Timbermite 898/Patu 350 Harvester					x
28/91	Small Scale Forestry - Elmia 1991								x
35/91	Soft Ground Working - Review of Methods to Minimise Site Damage (PDF-1486K)						x

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