TO THE QUESTION OF THE INFLUENCE OF NATURAL-CLIMATIC CONDITIONS ON THE PRODUCTIVITY OF SKIDDERS
At present, the question has arisen of increasing the productivity of wheeled skidders when performing logging operations in specific climatic conditions on soils with weak bearing capacity. The task can be achieved by improving the design of both the machine itself and technological equipment. The article analyzes the main problem points of the existing technological schemes for the procurement of wood raw materials for cutting primary and intermediate use with the use of wheeled skid-ders equipped with cable-choker technological equipment. To solve this problem, the authors performed operational and technological tests of a skidding wheel machine, which are based on the method of photo-timing of workflow operations. The most rational version of the design of technological equipment for increasing the performance of a wheel skid-der in specific climatic conditions is substantiated. Based on the results of the tests, the authors obtained a regression dependence of the interchangeable performance of the wheel skidder on the volume of the skid bundle of whips and the length of the skid. The results can be used in the design and manufacture of forest logging machines for logging at enterprises of the Republic of Belarus.