- 産業: Forest products; Government
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1. Conveying wood from a loading point to an unloading point. 2. The distance wood is transported.
Industry:Forest products
Rope used in cable logging to haul the main line and its fittings back to the point where the logs are to be attached.
Industry:Forest products
Contemptuous term for logging operation that has poor equipment.
Industry:Forest products
Principal machine in a sawmill, used for the initial breakdown of logs by sawing along the grain. Logs are first cut into cants on the head rig before being sent on to other saws for further processing. Also known as head saw.
Industry:Forest products
Spar tree at the landing of a skyline logging operation. Also known as head spar.
Industry:Forest products
1. Loading boom that uses tongs to heel or force one end of a log against the underside of the boom. 2. Type of loader that braces one end of a tree length or long log against a plate on a boom to control and carry it.
Industry:Forest products
Chemical used to kill or retard the growth of plants; weed killer.
Industry:Forest products
1. Good quality timber. 2. To cut the cream of the crop; take only the best trees out of the stand.
Industry:Forest products
