Forest Operations
Better Protection for Forest Machinery Operators
Forestry machines come in all shapes and sizes. In many, the operator sits in a cab with windows that are usually made of polycarbonate, a heavy-duty plastic that provides protection from heat, air, dust, and noise. Though the rotating cutting devices such as chainsaw and disk cutters that the machines use to cut have improved the efficiency … Continue reading
Bioenergy: New Ways to Operate
When serious discussions about producing energy from woody biomass first started, the costs of harvesting and hauling the small-diameter wood and residues proposed as feedstocks presented a major barrier to making the wood-to-energy market work. For over a decade now, scientists at the SRS Forest Operations Research unit in Auburn, AL, have been field testing … Continue reading
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