Conventional harvesting methods can represent cost savings for subsequent silvicultural and site preparatory activities.
For a landowner, harvesting woody biomass for energy might be a viable option for generating additional income from his or her property.
Conventional timber harvesting methods are likely to be favored by most loggers because they have to make few if any modifications to their current system.
Highly mechanized timber harvesting equipment, where the operator is off the ground and in an OSHA approved cab, is generally safer.