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FELLING LEVER [2 records]

Record 1 1999-10-29

English

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

Use a felling lever to guide the fall of a tree which is leaning uncertainly. Remote trees or trees at the end of the trail should be felled so their tops fall toward the trail.

French

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

Utilisez un levier d'abattage pour orienter la chute d'un arbre au penchant incertain. Des arbres éloignés ou en bout de piste devraient être abattus pour que le fin bout tombe vers le sentier.

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-07-02

English

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

(A) felling lever (is) a useful tool for directional felling; it can also be used as a peavey for prying loose logs that become jammed during winching (FERIC, Handbook for Logging with Farm Tractor-Mounted Winches, November 1977, p. 6).

French

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

Outil constitué d'un coin d'acier fixé à un manche et servant à faire basculer l'arbre tout en aidant à contrôler sa direction de chute.

CONT

Un levier d'abattage avec crochet tourne-bille est indispensable lorsqu'on abat un arbre ou que l'on veut libérer un arbre encroué (P. Harkonen, Le travail à la scie à chaîne, 1980, p. 7).

Spanish

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