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Non-road fuel consumption and pollutant emissions FOEN 2008 52 6.4 Forestry machinery The figures recorded by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) and contained in the inventories database include very little information relating to the inventory of forestry machinery. For this reason, the inventory is mainly based on estimates by specialists in the workgroup, and information provided by manufacturers. In this inventory, tractors are listed as “haulers”. Inventory As we can see from Figure 24 (top left: only types with an inventory > 100 machines), the majority of machines used in the forestry sector are hand-held petrol-powered appliances (primarily chainsaws and cutters). Most of the diesel-powered equipment takes the form of tractors (i.e. haulers). Operating hours and their chronological development from 1980 to 2020 Thanks to efficiency measures, the total number of operating hours of machines in the forestry sector is falling sharply, though the proportion of machines with high-power engines is increasing (Fig. 24, bottom).

6 > Inventories and operating hours of the individual machine categories 53 Fig. 24 > Forestry machinery: inventories in 2005 and development of operating hours Top left: only types with an inventory > 100 machines. Reference year for inventory, 2005. By machine type By engine-power class total: 12,700 1380 110 284 1,050 66 5845220 1880 6900 2200 11,000 Chainsaws (forestry) Cutters Other small appliances Haulers Forestry Forwarder Other machine types (je

<strong>Non</strong>-<strong>road</strong> <strong>fuel</strong> <strong>consumption</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>pollutant</strong> <strong>emissions</strong> FOEN 2008 52<br />

6.4 Forestry machinery<br />

The figures recorded by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) <strong>and</strong> contained in the<br />

inventories database include very little information relating to the inventory of forestry<br />

machinery. For this reason, the inventory is mainly based on estimates by specialists in<br />

the workgroup, <strong>and</strong> information provided by manufacturers. In this inventory, tractors<br />

are listed as “haulers”.<br />

Inventory<br />

As we can see from Figure 24 (top left: only types with an inventory > 100 machines),<br />

the majority of machines used in the forestry sector are h<strong>and</strong>-held petrol-powered<br />

appliances (primarily chainsaws <strong>and</strong> cutters). Most of the diesel-powered equipment<br />

takes the form of tractors (i.e. haulers).<br />

Operating hours <strong>and</strong> their chronological development from 1980 to 2020<br />

Thanks to efficiency measures, the total number of operating hours of machines in the<br />

forestry sector is falling sharply, though the proportion of machines with high-power<br />

engines is increasing (Fig. 24, bottom).

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