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Record 1 - internal organization data 1986-07-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Forestry Operations
- Transport of Wood
- Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- clam-bunk
1, record 1, English, clam%2Dbunk
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- clam bunk 1, record 1, English, clam%20bunk
correct
- bunk grapple 1, record 1, English, bunk%20grapple
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Most of the big forwarders can be equipped with a hydraulic clam-bunk to make skidding of full trees and tree lengths possible(Logging Research Foundation, Logging in Sweden, p. 12). 1, record 1, English, - clam%2Dbunk
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Possibly feller-buncher piles align somewhat better in the clam, permitting a larger turn to the built, but this was not clearly apparent during the study (B.A. McMorland, Evaluation of Volvo BM 971 Clam Bunk Skidder, June 1977, p. 12). 1, record 1, English, - clam%2Dbunk
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation forestière
- Transport du bois
- Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pince portante
1, record 1, French, pince%20portante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pince de débardage inversée, montée sur une sellette à rotation libre et dont les mâchoires dans lesquelles circule un câble se referment sur les arbres qu'on y dépose. 1, record 1, French, - pince%20portante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Capacité de la Pince Portante : Surface utile d'ouverture... 32 pieds carrés Ouverture des fourchons... 114.5" (Eaton Yale Ltd, Timberjack 520,. débardeur 15 tonnes à pince portante, 1979, s.p.). 1, record 1, French, - pince%20portante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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