The analysis of the new conception transportation cableway system based on the tractor equipment

Abstract

The proportion of cableway skidding is still increasing compared to other technological and transportation ground-based ways of wood skidding which can dramatically change the quality of the environment. Wood skidding can be performed by an unconventional double-drum tractor winch powered by the wheels of the tractor rear axle. The principle of this unique tree transportation cable system with working attachment is protected by the patent. The article is focused on the description of working functions of this transportation system and the analysis of the dynamic strain of the forestry cableway system at different stages of its operating cycle. During the experiment the forces in the towing rope at different weights of tree logs and different speeds of their towing were measured and evaluated.