Potential use of wide tires for steep slope skidding

<p>This study investigated the potential use of wide skidder tires for forest harvesting operations on steep slopes. During the summer of 1984, field tests were conducted to compare the performance characteristics of 24.5-32 and 66-43 rubber tires on a JD-640 grapple skidder loaded with tree l...

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Main Author: Gao, Chengxian
Other Authors: Forestry
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/41553
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03122013-040112/