Aug 16, 2000 20:57
24 yrs ago
German term
Helga
Kranvollernter
German to English
Tech/Engineering
term found in a technical text concerning equipment used in the forest industry. As I understand it, it is a comprehensive "harvester" - -ernter - of trees, with a crane. Is there a nice English term for this? Help!
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| 0 | (crane) harvester |
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(crane) harvester
The cranes go into harvesters. To distinguish from harvesters which don't have a crane, you could say, a "crane harvester"
The following is from the 1st URL below.
"Timberjack harvester cranes: productivity and reliability
Timberjack began full-scale production of its own forest machine cranes at the beginning of 1999. The crane is a key component of forwarders and harvesters"
Here is a description of a German site:. Caterpillar, 487 (Harvesters
53% - Articles & General info: German only. Used Equipment. Harvesters. manufacturer: Caterpillar. type: 487. year: 1998. hours: 1873. cond. code: description: Engine Cat 3126,166HP, Crane SJ1800, Head 655, Computer ... 07/17/2000
Not that the crane is listed as a component of the harvester.
The following is from the 1st URL below.
"Timberjack harvester cranes: productivity and reliability
Timberjack began full-scale production of its own forest machine cranes at the beginning of 1999. The crane is a key component of forwarders and harvesters"
Here is a description of a German site:. Caterpillar, 487 (Harvesters
53% - Articles & General info: German only. Used Equipment. Harvesters. manufacturer: Caterpillar. type: 487. year: 1998. hours: 1873. cond. code: description: Engine Cat 3126,166HP, Crane SJ1800, Head 655, Computer ... 07/17/2000
Not that the crane is listed as a component of the harvester.
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Comment: "Thank you for your prompt reply. You were the only one and I found you reference very helpful. Thanks again. Helga "
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