Spacing of Roads and Landings to Minimize Timber Harvest Cost

Author: Peters Penn A.  

Publisher: Society of American Foresters

ISSN: 0015-749X

Source: Forest Science, Vol.24, Iss.2, 1978-06, pp. : 209-217

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Abstract

This paper presents a direct method, easier than that developed by Matthews (1942), to determine optimum road spacing and optimum landing spacing that will minimize timber harvest cost. A comparison of the two methods shows Matthews' method gives slightly inaccurate results when landing costs are significant. A necessary condition for minimum cost is that variable yarding costs equal road costs plus twice the landing costs. Forest Sci. 24:209-217.