Timber Harvesting (3/10/21) Flashcards

1
Q

Sever a standing tree from the stump.

A

Felling

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2
Q

Describes the work done to cut a tree into segments.

A

Bucking

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3
Q

Describes the process of removing all limbs from the main bole.

A

Delimbing

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4
Q

A form of bucking except the only cut severs the top.

A

Topping

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5
Q

Failure to buck logs according to a set product quality standards results in ______.

A

Downgrade of Lumber

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6
Q

The most essential function to be performed in the logging business.

A

Planning

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7
Q

What is the first cut made in felling a tree with a chainsaw?

A

Undercut

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8
Q

What is the second cut made in felling a tree with a chainsaw?

A

Backcut

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9
Q

Humbolt and Conventional are two types of ______.

A

Undercut

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10
Q

What is the term used for the extra six to nine inches on a shortlog?

A

Trim Allowance

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11
Q

Refers to the degree and direction that a tree slants from perpendicular.

A

Lean

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12
Q

Why logs should be hauled within the first two weeks of felling during hot weather.

A
  1. Blue Stain Fungus

2. Water Weight

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13
Q

Which is not an element of the cutting operation?

A

Skidding

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14
Q

Condition where a felled tree is lying over some solid object or one end or the other is hanging unsupported.

A

Bottom Bind

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15
Q

What do you call predetermining the placement of a tree when it hits the ground?

A

Directional Felling

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16
Q

The position on the ground where a tree will fall when severed from the stump.

A

Lay

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17
Q

A condition found in a area affected by a constant prevailing wind.

A

Wind Lean

18
Q

The skidding of a group of logs or trees to the landing is called a turn or a ________.

A

Drag

19
Q

What’s an undrained road pushed out by a bulldozer or a road this is simply a brush out trail?

A

Woods Road

20
Q

A road that is constructed and maintained for traffic for many years.

A

Permanent Road

21
Q

A road that is surfaced of rock, gravel, or asphalt that can be used during winter and summer.

A

All Weather Road

22
Q

What do you call it when you stack logs on a landing or a roadside for future loading?

A

Cold Decking

23
Q

A person who manages or wisely uses natural resources.

A

Conservationist

24
Q

A machine that uses chains to delimb trees.

A

Flair Delimber

25
Q

A delimber usually attached to two trees.

A

Limbing Gate

26
Q

A machine used for topping.

A

Slasher Saw

27
Q

Used to offset the lean of a tree when felling with a chainsaw.

A

Wedge

28
Q

If the volume per stem is low the logging cost____.

A

Increases

29
Q

Bunching the trees with the butts facing the landing makes who’s job easier?

A

Skidder Operator

30
Q

Probably the most critical variable in figuring logging costs from stump to mill.

A

Hauling

31
Q

A ratio of height and age and is a measure of land’s productive capacity for a given tree’s species.

A

Site Index

32
Q

In harvesting the first steps in harvesting trees for the market involves one or more of the 5 cutting components.

A
  1. Felling
  2. Measuring
  3. Bucking
  4. Limbing
  5. Topping
33
Q

Generally speaking, logging operations in the south have replaced chainsaws with mechanized machines for different job functions. Name 2.

A
  1. Cutting

2. Delimbing

34
Q

List two specific advantages that lower stumps have over high stumps.

A
  1. Easier on equipment.

2. Less breaks when felling trees.

35
Q

On a logging job, the loader operator has one of the most important jobs. He can cause you to make your profit or lose your money. Explain how.

A

Merchandising. He must cut logs to the correct lengths, and must load the trucks properly.

36
Q

Name three different pieces of equipment used to measure a tree so it can be cut into segments.

A

Logger’s Tape, Measuring Deck, Stick

37
Q

List two advantages a feller buncher on tracks has versus one on tires.

A
  1. Less compaction on ground

2. Can traverse on stepper terrain.

38
Q

List 3 advantages that mechanized cutting has over manual cutting.

A
  1. Safer
  2. Lower insurance cost
  3. Higher Production
39
Q

One disadvantage of mechanized cutting over manual cutting.

A

Higher initial cost

40
Q

A logger is clear cutting a mature natural stand of timber near a creek in Kemper County Mississippi. List 6 possible product sorts that can realistically be made at the loading deck on this logging job.

A
  1. Pine Pulp Wood
  2. Pine Saw Timber
  3. Chip-n-Saw
  4. Hardwood Pulp Wood
  5. Hardwood Saw Timber
  6. Poles
41
Q

List the nine logging variables discussed in class that affect logging operations from stump to truck.

A
  1. Volume per Stem
  2. Volume per Acre
  3. Skidding Distance
  4. Limbiness
  5. Defect
  6. Underbrush
  7. Topography
  8. Soils
  9. Weather