Thinning is performed today with essentially two thinning methods, with strip-roads or stand-thinning machines. The result after thinning affects the stands future development. In this study, the two thinning methods was compared with regard to distribution of basal area, resulting damage, the distribution of stems, actual thinning intensity and the impact that these differences may provide in the future. The survey was conducted in Sundsvall, Sweden in two different stands where basal area- surfaces, number of stems, damage and thinning strength was measured. The result shows that stand-thinning machines produce less damage to the stems and a more even distribution of the basal area. The strip-road method carried out a thinning of excessive thinning intensity of 50 % compared to 30 % for stand-thinning method. From a quality point of view the stand-thinning machines performed a better result. These machines have a lower production (harvested volume per hour) which probably results in lower financial gains in thinnings. Keywords: stand-thinning, basal area, thinning strength, Vimek, soil damage.

Vid avverkning av virke vid gallring börjat handla om två maskintyper stickvägs- och beståndsgående skördare för att utföra gallring. Studiens syfte var att se om det fanns någon skillnad i antalet kvarvarande stammar efter gallring mellan de olika maskintyperna. För att komma fram till om det fanns någon skillnad mellan maskintyperna användes cirkelprovytor 5,64 m för att räkna stammar. Resultatet visade på skillnader i antal stammar per ha och också på en skillnad i grundyta. Beståndsgående skördare skapar förutsättningar för stabilare bestånd då inte breda stickvägar tas upp. / In thinnings two types of machines, strip road and stand-thinning machines are used. The study's purpose was to see if there was any difference in the number of stems per ha after thinning with the various machine types. To find out whether there was any difference between the types of machines circular plots were used, 5,64 m, to count the stem number and basal area. The results showed differences in the number of stems per ha and also showed a difference in basal area. Stand-thinning machines creates conditions for stable stands since wide strip roads doesn`t occur.