LOG SKIDDING WITH FARM TRACTORS

Farm tractors are a multipurpose tool with many applications, particularly in agricultural and forestry sectors activities. In the forestry sector, modified farm tractors can be used to skid logs from stump to landings, to transport logs in tractor-trailer, and to load and unload logging trucks. Log skidding with farm tractors skidding on grand is one of traditional extraction systems in flat and mid slope areas of Turkey, as in many other areas of World. In this study, after determination of skidding effective factors, a continuous empty- weighted time of farm tractor study was investigated. Empty- weighted study time of farm tractor was determined with digital chronometer total 130 times in study area. The empty-weighted time of farm tractors prediction models were found this study. Accordingly the models, slope of area, volume of log, number of log, class of ground, and feature of ground was the most important of effective factors logs skidding with farm tractors.