Comparison of productivity, cost and environmental impacts of two harvesting methods in Northern Iran: short-log vs. long-log

An empirical time study was conducted, firstly, to evaluate the effect of log lengths on time consumption, productivity, and the cost of timber harvesting in Northern Iran and, secondly, to enable a search for better techniques and harvesting methods for the region. This study compared total harvested and damaged trees after logging operations that utilized two different methods: short-log and long-log. In the short-log method the maximum log length was 5.20 m and in the long-log method minimum log length was 7.80 m.