Introduction
Harvesting and transportation costs for woody biomass in its different forms vary due to tract size, tree species, volumes removed, distance to the wood-using/storage facility, terrain, road condition, and other considerations. There is tremendous variation …
Introduction
Woody biomass harvesting systems fell and recover woody biomass and transport it to a central location to be processed or directly loaded onto trucks for transport to a biomass-using facility. This can be done concurrently …
Introduction
Small-scale timber harvesting systems, including those that can handle woody biomass, are becoming more attractive to the forestry community. A number of non-conventional, small-scale timber harvest systems have emerged that have the physical capability to …
