Year:
1996
Publication type:
Research Paper (RP)
Primary Station(s):
Northern Research Station
Historical Station(s):
North Central Research Station
Source:
Research Paper NC-327. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station
Description
Documents the forces required to delimb hardwoods as a functional of knife parameters, and identifies opportunities to reduce forces and increase productivity of machines using delimbing knives.
Citation
Mattson, James A.; Sturos, Joseph B. 1996. Reducing the forces required to delimb hardwoods. Research Paper NC-327. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station