Fatores operacionais e de custos na colheita de pinus em área declivosa no sul do Espírito Santo

Abstract

This study aims to examine the general factors and operating costs in the harvesting of pine trees in the area south gradient in the Holy Spirit. Specifically aimed to quantify: the levels of tilt of the areas depending on the activities and transactions, performing technical analysis of the system of forest harvesting and transportation in areas of thinning; evaluate the operating costs of harvesting and transportation system and analyze the forest quality of harvesting operations and transport in forests of pine forest in thinning regime. The characterization of the topography of the study area was conducted with the purpose of defining levels for topographical analysis of the system of harvest with the use of GPS equipment, clinometer and ArcGIS ® 9.1 software. The technical and cost was carried out from time and motion study data and operational costs passed on by the company. The quality of forest harvest operations were scaled from the assembly of parcels in the areas of assessment batteries and vehicle transportation. According to the results obtained, the area has been heavily wavy, where approximately 58% of the total, had inclination between 20 and 45%. The technical analysis showed that interruptions interfere significantly in all forest harvesting operations, came to represent 71.16% of total time in activity related to the tracing of the log. The largest operating cost was found in transport (36.6% of total) and the largest representativity in costs occurred in relation to the costs of fuel and labor. Lower operational quality was found mainly in the activities of the court, mostly represented by caging and hooking trees