Oil injection method

Abstract

To provide an oiling method capable of saving time and labor such as going back and forth along a work road, which has conventionally been required for each oiling, and improving the efficiency of work. [Solution] In this invention, in a method for refueling a machine working at a site beyond a work road, a machine carrying an empty fuel supply container (18) returns from the site along the work road, stores fuel in the fuel supply container (18), and then travels to the site along the work road to refuel other machines working at the site from the fuel supply container (18). The machine carrying the fuel supply container (18) has a loading platform (6) at the upper rear side of a base (2) on which a running section (3) is mounted, and the fuel supply container (18) is mounted forward of the loading platform (6). A cab (4) is provided at the upper front side of the base (2), and the fuel supply container (18) is mounted to the side of the cab (4).

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a method of supplying fuel to a machine working at a site beyond a work road. [Background technology]

[0002] In forestry, road networks are developed to efficiently carry out forestry operations such as timber harvesting in forests (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this road network, forestry roads on which wheeled vehicles such as trucks can travel are formed by branching off from forest roads, and forest work roads on which crawler vehicles such as various forestry machines (feller bunchers, forwarders, etc.) can travel are also formed by branching off from the forestry roads.

[0003] The timber harvested at the felling site by a mobile felling machine such as a feller buncher is loaded onto a mobile logging machine such as a forwarder at the felling site, and the timber is transported along a forest work road by the mobile logging machine to a loading yard formed at the junction of the forest work road and a forestry road, and then transported from the loading yard by a transport vehicle such as a truck. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2017-201936 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] In the past, only special vehicles such as crawler vehicles could travel on the forest work roads connecting the felling site and the loading yard, and because fuel supply devices were installed in the loading yard, mobile felling machines working at the felling site had to travel back and forth along the forest work road between the felling site and the loading yard when refueling.

[0006] This required a great deal of time and effort, such as traveling back and forth along forestry work roads every time oil was applied. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] Therefore, in the present invention as set forth in claim 1, the traveling logging machine Working at a logging site at the end of a forestry work road other In a method of refueling a machine, an empty fuel supply container (Containers storing fuel to be supplied to the other machines) Equipped with The aforementioned The mobile logging machine travels back and forth along the forest work road to carry out its work. The aforementioned If you need to refuel other machines, The traveling logging machine is Return from the site via the forestry work road and store the fuel in the fuel supply container, then The traveling logging machine is We went to the logging site via the forestry work road, The traveling logging machine is Working at a logging site The aforementioned We decided to refuel other machines from a fuel supply container. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] The present invention provides the following effects.

[0011] In other words, in this invention, in a fueling method for refueling a machine working at a site at the end of a work road, the machine equipped with an empty fuel supply container returns from the site along the work road to store fuel in the fuel supply container, and then travels to the site along the work road to refuel other machines working at the site from the fuel supply container.This makes it possible to refuel other machines, such as traveling logging machines, at the site at the end of an uneven work road, eliminating the time and effort required to travel back and forth along the work road each time refueling was previously required, thereby improving the efficiency of operations. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0012] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a right side view (left side view from the front) showing a traveling logging machine equipped with a fuel supply container. [Figure 2] Left side view (right side view when viewed from the front). [Figure 3] Same plan view. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a lubrication method according to the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0013] A specific configuration of the lubrication method according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[0014] As shown in Figures 1 to 3, a traveling logging machine (here, a forwarder) 1 has crawler-type running units 3,3 that can travel on uneven ground on the left and right sides of a base 2 that extends forward and backward, allowing it to travel back and forth on forestry work roads. Note that the traveling logging machine 1 is not limited to a forwarder, and the running units 3 are not limited to crawler-type running units, as long as they can travel on uneven forestry work roads and load lumber.

[0015] In addition, the mobile logging machine 1 has a driver's cab 4 for operating the machine at the upper left front side of the base 2 (upper right front side when viewed from the front), and a drive room 5 that houses the engine, etc. at the upper right front side of the base 2 (upper left front side when viewed from the front).

[0016] In addition, the mobile logging machine 1 has a loading platform 6 on the upper rear side of the base 2 for loading timber, and a crane 7 on the upper front center side of the base 2 (between the operator's cab 4 and drive cab 5 and the loading platform 6) for loading and unloading timber.

[0017] The crane 7 has a column 10 attached to the top of a base 8 attached to the left-right center of the base 2, and the column 10 is driven to rotate by a cylinder 9 extending in the left-right width direction. A folding boom 11 is attached to the top end of the column 10, and a grapple 12 for gripping lumber is attached to the tip of the boom 11. An operator's seat 13 and an operating tool 14 for operating the boom 11 and grapple 12 are also attached to the upper rear side of the column 10.

[0018] A cylinder 9 protrudes from the left side (right side when viewed from the front) of the crane 7, and a scaffolding board 15 is attached to the top of the cylinder 9. A ladder 16 is also attached to the rear of the cab 4. This forms a passageway to the operator's seat 13 on the left side of the crane 7.

[0019] Meanwhile, a cylinder 9 protrudes from the right side (left side when viewed from the front) of the crane 7, and a mounting plate 17 is attached to the top of the cylinder 9, with a fuel supply container 18 attached to the top of the mounting plate 17. As a result, the fuel supply container 18 is mounted on the right side of the crane 7, between the operator's cab 4 and drive compartment 5 and the loading platform 6, on the opposite side to the passageway for getting on and off to the operator's seat 13 of the crane 7.

[0020] The fuel supply container 18 is a container that can store fuel inside and supplies fuel to other machines such as traveling logging machines at the logging site. This fuel supply container 18 only needs to have a tank for storing fuel, but it is preferable that it also have a pump for supplying fuel.

[0021] The mobile logging machine 1 is configured as described above, and in forestry operations such as felling timber in a forest, as shown in Figure 4, it goes from the loading yard along a forest work road to the felling site with its loading platform 6 empty (forest work road outbound process), and timber felled at the felling site by a mobile logging machine or the like is loaded onto the loading platform 6 using the boom 11 and grapple 12 (timber loading process), and then returns from the felling site along the forest work road to the loading yard with the timber loaded on the loading platform 6 (forest work road return process), and at the loading yard the timber loaded on the loading platform 6 is accumulated at the loading yard using the boom 11 and grapple 12 (timber accumulation process).

[0022] In forestry operations, the traveling logging machine 1 repeatedly performs the forest work road outward process, timber loading process, forest work road return process, and timber accumulation process described above. When it is necessary to refuel the traveling logging machine or the like at the felling site, fuel is stored in the fuel supply container 18 from a fuel supply device installed at the loading site (fuel storage process), and with the loading platform 6 empty, the machine travels from the loading site along the forest work road to the felling site (forest work road outward process), and at the felling site, the traveling logging machine or other machines are fed with fuel. Fuel is supplied to the loading platform 6 (fuel supply process), and timber felled at the felling site by a mobile felling machine or the like is loaded onto the loading platform 6 using the boom 11 and grapple 12 (timber loading process).After that, the loading platform 6 is loaded with timber and the fuel in the fuel supply container 18 is reduced, and the vehicle returns to the loading site via the forest work road (forest work road return process), and at the loading site the timber loaded on the loading platform 6 is accumulated at the loading site using the boom 11 and grapple 12 (timber accumulation process).

[0023] In the above process, the fuel storage process and the fuel supply process are performed when it becomes necessary to refuel other machines, but this is not limited to this, and the fuel storage process may be performed in advance, and the fuel supply process may be performed as needed.

[0024] As described above, the traveling logging machine 1 is configured to be equipped with a fuel supply container 18 for supplying fuel to other machines.

[0025] Therefore, the traveling logging machine 1 configured as described above can oil other machines such as traveling logging machines at logging sites at the end of rough forest work roads that can only be traveled by special vehicles such as crawler vehicles.

[0026] In addition, the mobile logging machine 1 is configured so that the fuel supply container 18 is mounted on the side of the crane 7 between the driver's cab 4 and the loading platform 6, on the opposite side to the access path to the operator's seat 13 of the crane 7.

[0027] Therefore, with the mobile logging machine 1 configured as described above, the space of the mobile logging machine 1 can be effectively utilized without interfering with boarding and disembarking from the operator's seat 13 of the crane 7, and it is easy to add and install a fuel supply container 18 on an existing mobile logging machine 1.

[0028] In addition, the timber collection method for collecting felled timber at a landing site using a mobile timber collection machine 1 equipped with the above-mentioned fuel supply container 18 involves storing fuel in the fuel supply container 18 from a fuel supply device installed at the landing site for supplying fuel, then driving the mobile timber collection machine 1 along a forest work road to the felling site, supplying fuel from the fuel supply container 18 to other machines at the felling site, and loading the felled timber onto the mobile timber collection machine 1 at the felling site, and then driving the mobile timber collection machine 1 along the forest work road to return to the landing site.

[0029] Therefore, with the lubrication method configured as described above, it is possible to lubricate other machines such as mobile logging machines at a logging site at the end of a forest work road that can only be traveled by the mobile logging machine 1, thereby eliminating the time and effort required to travel back and forth along the forest work road each time lubrication was required, and improving the efficiency of forest operations. [Explanation of symbols]

[0030] 1 Mobile logging machine 2 Base 3 Running section 4 Driver's cab 5 Drive compartment 6 Cargo bed 7 Crane 8 Base 9 Cylinder 10 Column 11 Boom 12 Grapple 13 Operation seat 14 Operation tools 15 Scaffolding board 16 Ladder 17 loading plate 18 fuel supply container

Claims

[Claim 1] A method of supplying fuel from a traveling logging machine to another machine working at a logging site at the end of a forest work road, comprising: A lubrication method characterized in that the mobile logging machine, which is equipped with an empty fuel supply container (a container storing fuel to be supplied to the other machine), travels back and forth along a forest work road to perform work, and when it is necessary to refuel the other machine, the mobile logging machine returns from the site along the forest work road to store fuel in the fuel supply container, and then the mobile logging machine travels along the forest work road to a logging site, and the mobile logging machine refuels the other machine working at the logging site from the fuel supply container.

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