Overview of harvesting system Planning Falling and bucking Transport Loading Yarding Unloading Road construction Planning Reconnaissance Road and cutblock layout Permits Contract management Falling and bucking Hand or mechanical Right of way falling for road construction Falling for yarding Yarding Ground based Cable Aerial Loading Wheeled or tracked Line or hydraulic Grapple or forks Log Transport Mostly by truck now (water and rail for secondary transport) Pole trailer Fifth wheel trailer Number of axles Unload Unload to sort and send to secondary transport. Unload truck and place load directly on secondary transport