The sub-process of cross-cutting describes the
transformation from tree lengths or a full tree into short logs. It can be
carried out either in combination with the delimbing of the tree or detached
from the delimbing as a single function.
If the tree is delimbed and cross-cut in one step,
this is usually done on the trail (buffer 21 to 23) or the forest road (buffer
31 to 33). The combination of delimbing and cross-cutting is executed mechanically
with a processor ( can also be executed with a harvester) on the trail or the
forest road.
If the tree length is cross-cut as a single
function, it can be done either in the stand (buffer 12 to 13) or on the trail
(buffer 22 to 23) or the forest road (buffer 32 to 33). Usually it is done
motor-manually with a chainsaw.
