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TOPPER KNIFE [1 record]

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Record 1 1986-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forestry Operations
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
CONT

The large tops did not fit into the opening on the fixed topping knife and thus caused "spin-out" of the feed rollers (M.P. Folkema, The John Deere 743 Tree Harvester: Longer-Term Data Collection from two Operations, October 1978, p. 10.

CONT

(The) delimber knives, equipped with high pressure cylinders, and the powerful chain-driven topper knife remove large branches cleanly and accurately (Canadian Forest Industries, November 1980, p. 37).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation forestière
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
DEF

Lame généralement en forme de U, située près des couteaux ébrancheurs, et qui coupe automatiquement la tête de l'arbre, lorsque celui-ci atteint un diamètre donné.

OBS

Lorsque l'écimage se fait à l'aide d'un couteau, celui-ci est généralement fixe (fixed topping knife).

Spanish

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