Abstract Purpose of Review Ground-based mechanized forest operations can cause severe
soil disturbances that are often long lasting and detrimental to the health of forested …

Abstract Purpose of Review Mechanized logging operations with ground-based equipment
commonly represent European production forestry but are well-known to potentially cause …

Forest harvesting operations with heavy machinery can lead to significant soil rutting. Risks
of rutting depend on the soil bearing capacity which has considerable spatial and temporal …

Crane work is the most time-consuming work element in forwarding. Hence, assist systems
like boom-tip control are of interest. The first commercially available boom-tip control for …

This study aims to determine the impact of forest harvesting machinery on the temporarily
moist soil of spruce forests (Picea abies Karst.) during the summer. For research purposes …

Timber harvesting operations using heavy forest machinery frequently results in severe soil
compaction and displacement, threatening sustainable forest management. An accurate …

Rutting is the main type of deep soil disturbance caused by clear-felling operations. Here,
we evaluated basic soil physical properties in ruts at various soil depths after the passage of …

The preservation of the functionality of forest soil is a key aspect in planning mechanized
harvesting operations. Therefore, knowledge and information about stand and soil …

Key message Rut depth in fine-grained boreal soils induced by an 8-wheeled forwarder is
best predicted with soil moisture content, cumulative mass of machine passes, bulk density …

This article introduces and evaluates a Soil Trafficability Model (STRAM) designed to
estimate and forecast potential rutting depth on forest soils due to heavy machine traffic. This …