Moving logs or felled trees from the stump to a landing, usually with the forward end supported off the ground.
Dragging logs from where they are cut to a convenient landing where they can be loaded for transportation to a sawmill. In the Ouachita Mountains, skidding is usually done with a mechanical skidder (a machine like a large tractor).
the process of sliding and dragging logs from the stump to a landing, usually applied to ground-based as opposed to highlead operations.
Terrain transport in which logs are dragged to the landing, rather than suspended in the air or carried on a vehicle. Also referred to as ground skidding or, in some countries, as snigging.
Hauling logs by sliding, not on wheels, from stump to a collection point. This produces skid roads.
A term used in describing how an impeller slides on the solids in the bottom of a mixer.
The process of hauling logs from where they are cut, along skidroads or trails, to a skidway.
dragging trees or logs by means of a self-propelled machine
the act of moving trees from the site of felling to a leading area or landing. Tractors, horses, or specialized logging equipment can be used for skidding. Skidding methods vary in their impact on soils and the remaining stands.