Comparison of Czech and Russian Forest Technology and Processes, Analysis of productivity, Efficiency and Progress

Mikhail Nizevich

Bachelor's thesis

Abstract:

With the industrial revolution of the twentieth century, came many new technologies that have in many ways shaped and formed successfully the world we live in today. It has created efficiency, decreased manual labour, and most importantly gave agriculture the means of accelerated production all over the world. While analyzing specific production of skidding, harvesting and forwarding tools around the world with the help of modern tractor vehicles and engines, it becomes evident that while the industrial revolution has indeed had a global impact on forest processing techniques, some countries have proven to have superior production of such tools in comparison to others. The aim of this thesis is to highlight the differences in forest equipment production and its uses specifically between the Soviet Union (until modern day Russia) and Czechoslovakia (until modern day Czech Republic), starting from post World War II until present day. Through the research done in each respective country, this work will compare and analyze the history, technical features, and usage of harvesters, skidders, and tractors, locally as well as internationally. The comparison of success of these tools is yet to be revealed.

Keywords

Harvesting, Technology, Skidding, Forwarder, USSR, Czechoslovakia

Jazyk práce: English

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 20. 4. 2021

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedúci: Ing. Jan Macků, Ph.D.
• Oponent: Karel Zlatuška, CSc.

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences

Bachelor programme / odbor:
Forestry / Forestry