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Slash-bundler in clear felled Eucalyptus plantations of Australia
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Slash-bundler in clear felled Eucalyptus plantations of Australia

Mohammad R Ghaffariyan, V Andonovski and Mark W Brown
Proceedings of the 4th Forest Engineering Conference: Innovation in Forest Engineering – Adapting to Structural Change, pp.80-84
Forest Engineering Conference: Innovation in Forest Engineering – Adapting to Structural Change, 4th (White River, South Africa, 05-Apr-2011–07-Apr-2011)
Stellenbosch University, Department of Forest and Wood Science
2011
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Forestry Sciences Eucalyptus plantation slash-bundler
There are many different biomass harvesting technologies which can be classified based on logistics, the source of the biomass, and the machinery used. Slash-bundlers have been used to collect forest harvesting residues for biomass utilization. In Australia, the harvesting residues are an estimated volume of 3 million cubic meters. This study aimed to evaluate the productivity and cost of bundling operation, assessment of collected and left slash in the operation site and the cost of site preparation in clear felled areas of Eucalyptus nitens. In a distinct plot, first the ranking of the slash into windrows by tracked excavators was timed. Then continuous time study methods were applied to evaluate the bundling production. The work cycle of bundling operation included loading the slash, bundling, cutting and removing the bundles. Any working delay was recorded during the operations. After bundling, the area where slash was left was measured per ha using a systematic-random grid. This paper presents the site preparation and bundling costs. This information can be useful for planning biomass utilization in the future.

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