Innovative productivity improvements in forest operations: a comparative study of the Assortment Grapple using a machine simulator

Because of generally small log piles, loading forwarders during thinning is time consuming. The Assortment Grapple, an innovative grapple with an extra pair of claws which facilitates the handling of two assortments during one loading crane cycle, has been designed to decrease forwarders' loadi...

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Main Authors: Jussi Manner, Simon Berg, Martin Englund, Back Tomas Ersson, Anders Mörk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences 2020-11-01
Series:Journal of Forest Science
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Online Access:https://jfs.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/jfs-202011-0001_innovative-productivity-improvements-in-forest-operations-a-comparative-study-of-the-assortment-grapple-using.php