Grapple yarders
Encyclopedia
A grapple yarder is a piece of large crawler tracked logging
equipment with tongs used to move logs. It is used primarily on the Pacific West Coast of North America
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They have since replaced yarder
s. Some units are made by Madill
of Nanaimo, British Columbia
.
Logging
Logging is the cutting, skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or logs onto trucks.In forestry, the term logging is sometimes used in a narrow sense concerning the logistics of moving wood from the stump to somewhere outside the forest, usually a sawmill or a lumber yard...
equipment with tongs used to move logs. It is used primarily on the Pacific West Coast of North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
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They have since replaced yarder
Yarder
A yarder is piece of logging equipment which uses a system of cables to pull or fly logs from the stump to the landing. It generally consists of an engine, drums, and spar, but has a range of such as the Swing yarder.-Early Yarders:...
s. Some units are made by Madill
Madill
Madill can refer to:* Frank Madill, a Tasmanian politician* Madill, Oklahoma* A brand name logging machinery , particularly shovel logging, and yarding machinery....
of Nanaimo, British Columbia
Nanaimo, British Columbia
Nanaimo is a city on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It has been dubbed the "Bathtub Racing Capital of the World" and "Harbour City". Nanaimo is also sometimes referred to as the "Hub City" because of its central location on Vancouver Island and due to the layout of the downtown...
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