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Harvesting systems and costs for southern pine in the 1980s

Informally Refereed

Abstract

Timber harvesting systems and their costs are a major concern for the forest products industries. In this paper, harvest costs per cord are estimated, using computer simulation, for current southern pine harvesting systems. The estimations represent a range of mechanization levels. The sensitivity of systems to factors affecting harvest costs - machine costs, fuel prices, wage rates, tract size, and planted stands - is examined to determine trends in harvest sytems and costs.

Citation

Cubbage, Frederick W.; Granskog, James E. 1981. Harvesting systems and costs for southern pine in the 1980s. Forest Products Journal Vol. 32(4), 37-43
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/20612