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  1. Reducing the forces required to delimb hardwoods.

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    Author(s): James A. Mattson; Joseph B. Sturos
    Date: 1996
    Source: Research Paper NC-327. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station
    Publication Series: Research Paper (RP)
    Station: North Central Research Station
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.2737/NC-RP-327
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    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.

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    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

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    harvesters, processors, mechanization, cutting forces, delimbing, knives

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