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stump chopper [1 record]

Record 1 2002-11-26

English

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

In addition to machines which extract stumps from the ground, there are also machines known as stump grinders ... that have knives mounted on a disk or an auger to reduce stumps to chips or sawdust and form a mulch left on the ground.

French

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

Outre les dessoucheuses qui extraient les souches, il existe également des broyeuses de souches qui, au moyen de couteaux montés sur un disque, ou au moyen d'une fraise, pulvérisent les souches sur place, les réduisant en copeaux et en sciures pour former une sorte de mulch.

Key term(s)
  • broyeuse de souche
  • broyeur de souches
  • broyeur de souche

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instalaciones y equipo (Industria maderera)
  • Silvicultura
  • Explotación forestal
Key term(s)
  • desmenuzadora de tocón
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