Volume 10
Issue 1
Forestry
JOURNAL OF
POLISH
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITIES
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume10/issue1/abs-01.html
PRELIMINARY TECHNICAL TIME STANDARDS FOR HARVESTERS WORKING IN PREMATURE AND MATURE STANDS
Jiøí Dvoøák1, Pavel Karnet2
1 Department of Forest Harvesting,
Czech University of Agriculture in Prague, Czech Republic
2 Czech University of Life Science Prague,
University Forestry Establishment at Kostelec n.C.l., Czech Republic
ABSTRACT
Assessment of performance standards for logging operations is a foremost task of the technical standardization. In this paper we deal with preliminary technical time standards for harvesters working in particular felling&technology and natural conditions. Monitoring of unsuitable time utilization is hand in hand with elaborated correction proposals another objective of this work. The chronometry was analyzed during the work of medium-scale harvester Timberjack 1070 in natural environment of Krusné hory during felling works in premature and mature forest stands. Preliminary paper is worked up for tree-volume of coniferous species from 0.44 to 0.73 m3, which require for manufacturing operation time from 91 to 118 seconds. More operation time is needed when greater trunks are processed. Total standards lies for intermediate (improvement, advanced) fellings within the interval 0.033-0.043 Standard hour/m3 for main felling 0.030-0.039 Sh/m3 depending on tree-volume. Propounded findings should not be generalized; they are typical for the use of medium-scale harvesters in such natural conditions that are similar to nature territory Krusné hory.
Key words: logging operations, chronometry, Timberjack harvester, time standards .
Jiøí Dvoøák
Department of Forest Harvesting,
Czech University of Agriculture in Prague, Czech Republic
Kamycka 129, Praha 6 - Suchdol, 165 21, Czech Republic
Phone: +420 2 2438 3748
email: DvorakJ@fle.czu.cz
Pavel Karnet
Czech University of Life Science Prague,
University Forestry Establishment at Kostelec n.C.l., Czech Republic
Nam. Smirickych 1, Kostelec n. C.l., Czech Republic
email: karnet@slp.cz
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