Bio Baler

[tommer9]

The owner of the machine organised the demo. He is a very sorted guy.......but then given his family background he should be.

[kernowstu]

what are they chipping it with

imo a tub grinder or the beast would be a more viable option

[William]

The system is excellent where ramorum infected plants are present. The bales can be made, the kit is disinfected, and the bales transported (covered) to the storage site, where they are covered for 3 months in breathable membrane, then chiped into covered artic lorries, then sent to biomass plants, meaning that infected sites can be properly cleaned up and the infected material completely remioved.

 

Other than removing the above ground part of an infected plant (leaving below ground infected roots) - and creating inoculated aerosols through chipping (against FC guidance) how is it excellent on p.ramorum sites, as infected material is not completely removed?

[tommer9]

what are they chipping it with

imo a tub grinder or the beast would be a more viable option

 

Im not sure Stu, I was listening to him chatting to people from natural England when he was describing that.

 

Other than removing the above ground part of an infected plant (leaving below ground infected roots) - and creating inoculated aerosols through chipping (against FC guidance) how is it excellent on p.ramorum sites, as infected material is not completely removed?

 

The primary use is not for removal of infected material, more for the likes of moorland reclamation or (for e.g) miscanthus harvesting etc etc. TBH I idnt get a huge amount of time to chat to him in detail much more than i have mentioned in the thread so far, but he did mention clearance with more machinery, and lads with saws and fires clearing the final remains after ramorum clearance, the obvious benefits being the speed of the clearance, and a;so the useability of the cut material.

[PeteB]

nice vid and good luck to the firm involved. I watched a Tilhill contractor brash bundling the other year on a new road scheme, and thought that that was impressive as well. Right up to the bit when the brash bundles had to be stored.

 

They take up an awful lot of space per btu.

[tommer9]

It does, but space is not an issue for these guys....they own half of the moor from what i can tell!!

[TRADITIONAL LOGGERS]

How much diesel does it take to produce a single bale from average materials then transport to the drying area and again chip up and transport to the place of burning as green fuels?

 

Do birds nest in the bales whilst being dried?

[tommer9]

YOu would have to contact Moorheat for that sort of info. Sorry.