Northern Research Station

Title: Estimating yarding costs for the Clearwater yarder

Author: LeDoux, Chris B.

Date: 1987

Source: Res. Pap. NE-609. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.

Station ID: RP-NE-609

Description: Describes an equation that can be used to estimate yarding costs for the Clearwater yarder in clearcuts and light and heavy thinnings in eastern hardwoods. Yarding costs can be estimated with a hand-held calculator or the data can be incorporated into stump-to-mill desktop and mainframe computer programs.

Keywords: yarding costs, simulation, delays

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LeDoux, Chris B.  1987.  Estimating yarding costs for the Clearwater yarder.   Res. Pap. NE-609. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p..