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FELLING CYLINDER [1 record]

Record 1 1988-01-13

English

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

Horizontally rotating cylinder equipped with radially mounted cutters, used to cut the trees and direct them with other logging residue toward the chipper throat.

OBS

The English term felling bar is inadequate to designate the cutting mechanism used by the swath-felling mobile chipper. Felling cylinder should be preferred.

French

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

Cylindre rotatif horizontal muni de couteaux à sa périphérie, qui sert à couper les arbres par abrasion ainsi qu'à introduire les arbres coupés et les résidus au sol dans la gueule de la déchiqueteuse.

Spanish

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