Browsing by Author "Jämsänen, Riina"

The study compared the differences between the harvesting measurements of the harvester and the forwarder and compared these with the results of the factory measurements. The study was conducted for a Finnish forest industry company. Four different measuring points were defined for the research: harvester measurement, forwarder load scale measurement, logging truck load scale measurement and factory measurement. The study included four harvest and transport companies, who made the measurements. Specific cutting areas were defined for each of the entrepreneurs and they filled the results obtained on the separate forms. The number of measurement results collected in the study was lower than the target. However, based on the results obtained, it can be stated that the harvesting measurement gives a larger measurement result than the load scale measurement of forwarder. Based on the study, it was not possible to determine whether the geographical position of the cutting area, the forest type or the type of felling affect the measurement accuracy. The study calculated the cost impact of the measurement differences caused by the measurement of the harvester and the forwarder at the national level.