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Forest engineering & harvesting

Forest operations related to engineering and timber harvesting.

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Forest engineering & harvesting

turnaround time

Forest products; Forest engineering & harvesting

Time it takes for a truck or tractor to be loaded and unloaded.

turnout

Forest products; Forest engineering & harvesting

Area of sufficient size, adjacent to a single lane road, that serves as a temporary parking place for vehicles so that oncoming vehicles may pass.

twitch

Forest products; Forest engineering & harvesting

L skid logs or tree lengths on the without an antifriction device.

two-storied stand

Forest products; Forest engineering & harvesting

Forest stand in which two height classes of considerable difference occur: the overstory and understory. Does not apply to a forest in the process of reproduction, in which the appearance of two ...

undercut

Forest products; Forest engineering & harvesting

Wedge-shaped notch cut in the base of a tree to govern the direction of its fall. Also known as a box or a notch.

understory

Forest products; Forest engineering & harvesting

1. Foliage layer beneath the forest canopy. 2. Young trees that are growing beneath the tall mature trees in a timber stand.

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