Equipment Primer

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Equipment Primer

• Bill Padula
• VP of Forestry
• Pioneer SC

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Todays Objective
Wood Chips/Grindings
Woody Biomass Trees, Tops, Limbs
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NOT Today
Pellets Briquettes Torrefied Wood Cellulosic
Ethanol
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Produce Wood ChipsGrindings?
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Current Traditional Harvesting
Wheel Feller Buncher
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Bring Trees to Deck
Wheel Skidder
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Knuckle Boom Loader
Merchandise the Wood, De-limbor Load
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Two Choices
Chipper
Grinder
OR
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Grinder
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Horizontal Grinder
Green Waste 500 cubic yds./hour
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Peterson Rotor
Teeth
Grate/Screen
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Slow Speed Shredder
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32 RPM
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Grinderin summary
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Chipper
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Peterson Disk Chipper
Disk
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Woodsman Drum Chipper
25 tons in approximately 15 minutes
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Clean/Paper vs. Dirty/Fuel Chips
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Debark Before Chipping
Flail Chains removes Bark
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If Material Has Dirt???
Chipper
Grinder
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Refine the Product
Trommel Screen
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What Size Material?
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Thanks

• Bob Scott for the Invitation
• Live Product Demonstration
• Industry Experts Present
• Watch and Ask?