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FELLING CUSHION [1 record]

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Record 1 1986-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Forestry Operations
CONT

Such felling aids as the hydraulic jack, the tree-puller, the felling cushion or the more traditional and simple wedge help improve the quality of hand-felled trees and reduce the hazard of hand-falling by giving the faller greater control over the tree (D.Y. Guimier, Tree-Falling Mechanics, May 1980, p. 2).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

Coin extensible en tissu armé, relié à la chambre de combustion d'une scie à chaîne pour être gonflé par les gaz sous pression.

CONT

Un coin pneumatique, destiné à diriger la chute des arbres lors de leur abattage à la scie à moteur, était présenté (...); ce coin, sorte de coussin gonflable en tissu armé, est relié à la chambre de compression de la scie à moteur d'où il puise son énergie (Journées forestières 1978, dans : Courrier de l'exploitant et du scieur, no 29, 2e trimestre 1978, p. 5).

Spanish

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