Economic Comparison of the Use of Tyres, Wheel Chains and Bogie Tracks for Timber Extraction

Many logging operators in Finland use bogie tracks and wheel chains all the year round and under all terrain conditions. The hypothesis tested here is that bogie tracks and wheel chains increase the resistance forces, and thus fuel consumption, when operating in summer conditions and on a hard-earth...

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Main Author: Antti Suvinen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Forestry 2006-12-01
Series:Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering
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Online Access:http://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak_download&id_clanak_jezik=11481