- Industrie: Forest products; Government
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Tree to which the far end of the skyline is attached. Also known as a tail spar.
Industry:Forest products
1. In cable logging, the anchorage at the outer end of the skyline away from the landing. Also known as a tailholt. 2. Line securing a machine to a stump.
Industry:Forest products
Second axle and set of wheels on the rear of a truck. Live indicates that they are powered, dead that they are not.
Industry:Forest products
Type of forest, in terms of species mixture, size, stocking, and harvest age, considered best for a particular site in order to economically produce fiber in the qualities and quantities desired on a perpetual basis.
Industry:Forest products
Time from when the machine goes into operation until it is no longer used in any operation. Normally, the unit for technical life length is productive time, expressed in hours.
Industry:Forest products
Line used to restrain a balloon in flight, such as the line from a logging balloon to the butt rigging.
Industry:Forest products
Cuttings made in immature stands in order to stimulate the growth of the trees that remain and to increase the total yield of useful material from the stand.
Industry:Forest products
Unit of measurement equal to 1,000 feet of wood having a thickness of 1 inch.
Industry:Forest products
Method of high-lead cable yarding in which the haul- back line supports the butt rigging and makes it possible to lift the butt rigging and its load over obstacles.
Industry:Forest products
