Talk:Feller buncher

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I think someone got this one wrong: "Additional features include a type of holder that strips branches off the tree and measures trees for specific lengths, cutting the tree at the specific point." Methinks this is no "additoinal features" but instead an example of a feller-buncher (or tracked excavator) which has been equipped with a full blown harvestor-head. But I'm no expert in full-tree logging. Maybe the are feller-buncher head with this kind of features but that would appear to be rather self-defeating.. Narym 00:37, 25 Sep 2004 (UTC)


[edit] Images

There are two images available for this page, the one I started with that I created:

Feller Buncher Tree Cutting Machine

and the one that was put in by another user, this one:

Image:FellerBuncher.jpg


The other guy complains the image is "cartoon like." I disagree. I made the image from cutting and pasting different pictures so as to get a better view of the grabber arm, and changed the background to make it less busy and make the fellerbuncher stand out more. Now, perhaps if I had better tools to edit the picture or had taken more time it would look perhaps less "choppy" than it does, at least you can see the machine.

The problem I have with the second image is that you can't see the machine! The contrast between the machine and the trees is almost nil. If someone has a better picture that one can see the subject of the picture, that's fine. But showing a picture of an object that is virtually invisible is silly.

[edit] Image quality is shamefully poor

The quality of this composite image is well below Wikipedia's standards, and the file must be replaced immediatly. Rfc1394, do not dispair. Everyone was a beginner once. Here are some pointers:

  • Match the scale of the images you are combining. The tool is of a much larger scale than the tractor.
  • Find high-res source images. This will save you loads of trouble.
  • Find source images with the same lighting pattern, and be careful of shadows or the lack thereof.
  • Mind the angles of the two pieces.

Using a composite image in such a situation is possibly dubious. Ideally, someone should find and photograph such a machine. If time permits, I might get around to creating a rendered diagram of a Feller Buncher, which would be another solution. --Casito 21:51, 2 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Image:Fellerbuncher.gif

I removed a link hidden in comments to this image. I also uploaded and linked a new image from a US military site. kmccoy (talk) 02:31, 1 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Feller vs. Feller Buncher

Someone familiar with the machine I just added pictures of called it a "feller" rather than a "feller buncher" since it can only fell trees, not do anything else with them. Is that a real distinction? —Ben FrantzDale (talk) 01:11, 26 November 2007 (UTC)