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Record 1 1998-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forestry Operations
  • Transport of Wood
  • Overhead Cableways
CONT

A slack(ing) sky(line) has only the tail-spar end anchored, the other being wound on a (skyline) drum so that it can be lowered to attach the load.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation forestière
  • Transport du bois
  • Transporteurs aériens sur câbles
CONT

Si l'extrémité aval du câble porteur est seule fixe, l'autre étant plus ou moins enroulée autour d'un tambour de treuil [...] il est possible de [...] l'abaisser pour faciliter la charge; on dit que c'est un câble-grue à tension variable.

Spanish

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