Table 6. Delay time in yarding and processing of single and multi operations.
Classification | Single operation | Multi operation |
(sec/cycle) | (sec/cycle) |
Yarding | Mechanical | Machine checking | 18 | 21 |
Battery change | 14 | - |
| Sub | 32 | 21 |
Operational | Hang-up | 8 | 8 |
Carriage error | 18 | 11 |
Waiting | 19 | 20 |
Re-hook | 11 | 5 |
Cutting | 3 | 2 |
Re-setup of guyed line | 19 | - |
Skyline tension checking | 4 | - |
Auto-choker error | 9 | - |
| Sub | 93 | 44 |
Personal | Talking | 3 | 1 |
Rest | 21 | 22 |
| Sub | 24 | 23 |
| Total | 149 | 88 |
Processing | Mechanical | Machine checking | 9 | 4 |
| Sub | 9 | 4 |
Operational | Operating for yarding | 2 | 19 |
Waiting | 87 | 43 |
| Sub | 89 | 62 |
Personal | Rest | 7 | 5 |
| Sub | 7 | 5 |
| | Total | 105 | 71 |