Biomass Harvesting

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Biomass Harvesting Demoat Potlatch Tree FarmClearwater Region : 

Biomass Harvesting Demoat Potlatch Tree FarmClearwater Region 18 November 2009

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The Valmet 911.3 leveling wheeled harvester easily works through the thinning area sorting saw logs, pulp logs and tops

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Valmet EX10 Harvester with 35 ft reach boom, thinning 70 ft harvest circle sorting 5 sorts at the stump.

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The forwarder does final sorting at roadside of 3 saw log sorts & 1 pulp log sort with the biomass being the 5th sort.

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3 saw log sorts & 1 pulp log sort from the first thinning in this 30 year old stand. Saw log recovery was 445 m3 of the total 692 m3 harvested, or 64% of volume on the first day

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The beginning of the biomass pile of tree tops and limbs

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The biomass pile is windrowed behind the log deck

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The forwarder picks up the tops that have been sorted and dropped by the harvester

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The forwarder easily picks up large piles of the logging residue, keeping it clean and dirt free

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The biomass is collected and loaded as the forwarder makes its way through the thinning site

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The collection of the tops is quick and efficient, about 10 minutes to collect a load and forward down to landing.

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The forwarder unloading at biomass storage site, 2 minutes to unload

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The biomass sort is created with all tops laying the same direction, butts towards where the Bruks 805 mobile chipper will position for chipping

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The biomass windrowed pile will be left about 6 months to dry

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The forwarder brings another load of biomass down to the landing

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Unloading the tops into the pile

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After just a few loads the windrowed pile is growing quickly

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This pile is approximately 36 ft long by 16 ft high after just a few loads The net weight will be measured during the next step after 6 months of drying. (Estimates indicate $2 to $3 per ton to remove Biomass with the Forwarder

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As the pile of tops dry over the next couple of months, all the needles will fall off and a large amount of wood fiber will be ready to chip

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Logging contractors, Potlatch forestry people, the US Forest Service, transportation companies , chipping companies, paper mills and many others participated and watched the demonstration.

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People gathered at the landing to hear presentations about the Valmet CTL Equipment and the Bruks 805 chipper. Processes and techniques were discussed as well as production estimates

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The equipment operators discuss the days work by the fire

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Night falls on a days work. The biomass value will grow as markets mature, however being able to remove this during the logging operation economically, is what we came to do and proved.

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The next step will be chipping the windrowed material in the spring of 2010 with a Valmet forwarder mounted BRUKS 805.2 Mobile Chipper. We will also demonstrate the Roll-on-Roll-off bin-style transportation system.