Biomass Harvesting Equipment/Conversion Technology Review

The overall goals of the project are to reduce the net cost of reducing fire danger in forested areas of the central Sierra Nevada, California, and improve the feasibility of utilizing removed biomass for useful energy.

This page contains audio-visual material collected for specific equipment, project report, presentations, and other resources relevant to the project.

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Single function machines
Felling	Continuous felling and processing (row-planted energy wood)
	Steep terrain chassis
Extraction (primary transport)	Clambunk skidder
	Yarder with grapple carriage
	Yarder with self propelled carriage
	Slash forwarder
Processing	Multi-stem harvesting head
Densification	Slash bundler
Comminuting	Chunker
	Truck-mounted chipper
Transport	Stinger-steered chip van- photos courtesy of Dave Haston, USDA Forest Service, San Dimas Technology and Development Center
Multi Function Machines
Felling/Processing/ Comminuting/Extraction	Bioenergy wood harvester
Felling/Extraction	Feller-skidder (clambunk)
	Harwarder
Felling/Densification	Feller bundler
Felling/Processing	Remote controlled harvester
Extraction/Transport	Roll-on Roll-off bunks
Comunuting/Extraction	Chipper Forwarder