Skyline -Cableway stretched tautly between two spar trees and used as a track for a skyline carriage. Skyline carriage -Wheeled device that rides back and forth on the skyline for yarding or loading. Skyline crane -Yarding system capable of moving logs laterally to a skyline as well as transporting logs either up or down a skyline to a landing. Both main and haul-back lines attach directly to the carriage. The skyline is lowered by a slackening of the line to permit the chokers to be attached to the carriage.
Lateral movement is provided by side blocking.
The haul-back line returns the carriage and holds it in place during lateral yarding. Slash - Branches, tops, and cull trees left on the ground following a harvest. Although some of this material can be used for firewood, slash may be arranged in brush piles to provide wildlife cover. Left scattered, slash can protect seedlings and sprouts from deer browing and reduce soil erosion. Slasher -Machine that bucks longwood into shortwood at the landing.