| Horse Logging Costs and Productivity | WHS 3/98 | |||||||||
| ref: LIRA Tech Release V6 N2 1984 & personal observations | ||||||||||
| Cultural issues, water, camp | ||||||||||
| Costs: | $/day | Productivity: MBF/day, Oak Int 1/4" | ||||||||
| Horses (2) | $25 | Skid Distance, meters | ||||||||
| Cart | $20 | Skid Slope | 25 | 100 | 200 | 300 | ||||
| Saws (2) | $20 | 10% | 9.79 | 4.20 | 2.28 | 1.42 | ||||
| Self Load Truck | $180 | 0% | 11.75 | 5.63 | 3.26 | 2.09 | ||||
| Labor (2) | $240 | -10% | 12.67 | 6.16 | 3.54 | 2.26 | ||||
| Risk & Profit (20%) | $97 | -20% | 17.67 | 8.11 | 4.44 | 2.83 | ||||
| Total | $582 | -30% | 18.51 | 8.63 | 4.11 | 2.65 | ||||
| Unit Cost: $/MBF Int.1/4" delivered on 1 hour haul (15 mi.) | ||||||||||
| 3000 | # Team with Cart Payloads | Skid Distance, meters | ||||||||
| LBS. | BF Poplar | BF Oak | Max dbh | Skid Slope | 25 | 100 | 200 | 300 | ||
| 943 | 118 | 94 | 17 | 10% | $59 | $139 | $255 | $411 | ||
| 1,053 | 132 | 105 | 18 | 0% | $50 | $103 | $179 | $279 | ||
| 1,179 | 147 | 118 | 18 | -10% | $46 | $94 | $164 | $258 | ||
| 1,584 | 198 | 158 | 21 | -20% | $33 | $72 | $131 | $206 | ||
| 1,722 | 215 | 172 | 22 | -30% | $31 | $67 | $141 | $220 | ||
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