Forwarder

This article is about the logging vehicle. For other uses, see Forwarding (disambiguation).
Forestry Forwarder Ösa 250.
A medium-sized forwarder piling logs.

A forwarder is a forestry vehicle that carries big felled logs cut by a harvester from the stump to a roadside landing for later acquisition. Forwarders can use rubber tires or tracks.[1] Unlike a skidder, a forwarder carries logs clear of the ground, which can reduce soil impacts but tends to limit the size of the logs it can move.[2] Forwarders are typically employed together with harvesters in cut-to-length logging operations. Forwarders originated in Scandinavia.[3]

  1. ^ "Environmental Consequences". Willamette National Forest (N.F.), Santiam Pass Forest Health Project, Linn County: Environmental Impact Statement. United States Forest Service. 1995. p. 2.
  2. ^ Umatilla National Forest (N.F.), Rimrock Ecosystem Restoration Projects: Environmental Impact Statement. United States Forest Service. 2003.
  3. ^ Young, Raymond A.; Giese, Ronald L. (2002-12-26). Introduction to Forest Ecosystem Science and Management. John Wiley & Sons. p. 417. ISBN 978-0-471-33145-2.