The wind is able to cause major damage to the forest in a very short time. The damage caused by the wind manifests itself in different ways. We distinguish windbreaks, windthrows, and bendings. This paper presents the research results on the productivity of the Komatsu 951G harvester in poplar...

This paper presents the results of research of the Timberjack 240b tractor equipped with a double-drum winch (work form 1 Tractor driver + 0 Assistant) in beech stand at an average elevation of 983.73 m. The research was conducted using the time and work study method, with the help of GIS...

Based on the dimensional characteristics of the cable skidder (dimensions, weight, position of the center of gravity), a model was developed for estimating the mobility of the skidder during timber extraction (skidding) uphill in a safe, efficient and environmentally sound way. The model is based...

This paper presents the results of research on testing Pan-European Criterion 3 - Maintenance and encouragement of productive functions of forests in the Kozara National Park. The indicators of Criterion 3 are: increment and felling, roundwood, non-wood products, services, and forest areas managed...

Ascertaining the production capacity of secondary energy sources in the area of Tuzla Canton offers an important stronghold for a more detailed and rational plan for exploiting wood waste from different sources, originating in the above-mentioned area. For the purpose of this research, the method...

The unsustainability and disproportion between available resources and demands of market economy, as well as the persistent degradation of the environment, resulted in the emergence of a politically supported global concept of »sustainable« development. In the business world widely accepted form of ...

The paper presents the method of calculating planned prices of timber harvesting operations, which are the subject of public tenders in the forest management company Hercegbosanske šume Ltd. Kupres and the analysis of deviations of the planned from the contracted (realised) prices for timber...

Numerous authors have written about the problems of the occurrence of erosion processes on primary and secondary forest traffic infrastructure, emphazing their importance in the formation of sediment, as well as their negative impact on the watercourses near the both types of forest traffic...

Although forestry legislation in FB&H establishes the obligation to conduct measures of tractor roads - skid trails rehabilitation, forest users (forestry companies) most often do not conduct those works, and as the main reason they are citing the high costs. The objective this document is to...

Modern technology and instruments in forestry are increasingly used in determining the condition of forests, processing and analysis of collected field data. Terestrial measurements use instruments that are constantly innovated in hardware and software, including Field-Map (FM) technology....