Cut to length harvesting methods

The three main cut to length harvesting methods are:
– 90 degrees on one side
– 90 degrees on two sides
– fishbone

Some of the PROS to using the 90 degree one side method are:
– large piles of wood
– easy to forward
– nice looking job
– easier to find wood in the snow

Some of the CONS to using the 90 degree one side method are:
– very inefficient ( lots of wasted boom movements)
– can’t see the butt of the tree
– hard to get the tree down falling into standing wood

Some of the PROS to using the 90 degree two sides harvesting method are:
– less travel distance for the boom
– more room to keep different products separate

Some of the CONS to using the 90 degree two sides harvesting method are:
– smaller piles, hard to find in snow conditions
– not as efficient as fishbone two sides
– can’s see but of tree
– destruction of advanced regeneration
– falling wood on piles in adjacent trails

Some of the PROS of using the fishbone on two sides harvesting method are:
– most efficient method of harvesting
– regeneration protection
– helps forwarder operator sort different products
– best brush management
– can see the butt of the tree

Some of the CONS to using the fishbone on two sides harvesting method are:
– smaller piles ( hard to find wood in snow conditions)
– long reaches for harvester to the outside sections
– felling direction must be right