Debarking

[Highland Forestry]

Hi All...

Silly questiontime is here again.

 

I run a squad of guys carrying out telegraph pole processing, part of which involves 'peeling' the poles, or debarking them.

 

Just wondered if anybody else on here has done this in the past?? I'm trying to find a more streamlined way of upping production. At the moment the boys use peeling spades, but it is hard work and production is limited.

 

Any ideas??

 

[Buzz]

Get an american de-barker, operates like a stroke de-limber i think. Again PM Ed lol.

[Mr Ed]

There used to be a german company built HUGE mobile debarkers, costing around £500,000, with twin handleing cranes and massive engines. Company went bust in the early eighties as shortwooding became prominent.

 

The simple US built chain flail debarkers are very good bits of kit, but still very expensive...

 

or here's a good piece of kit, with a little bit of engineering it could be hooked up to a three phase generator and truck mounted -

http://tcr-sawmill.co.uk/Valon_Kone_VK600_debarker_complete_with_VK_log_infeed_conveyor_maximum-m-2093.html

[Stephen Blair]

i have seen attachments for chainsaws mat, cant remember where. most probably u tube mate.

[Highland Forestry]

Yep, know the ones you mean... they bolt to the end of the chainsaw bar, called a log wizzard..

 

Only problem is I would have to put the whole labour force through chainsaw tickets!!! (not an option)

[Mr Ed]

another -

http://www.sawlinemachinery.com/?page=1004〈=1&selected=4160

[Stephen Blair]

Yep, know the ones you mean... they bolt to the end of the chainsaw bar, called a log wizzard..

 

Only problem is I would have to put the whole labour force through chainsaw tickets!!! (not an option)

 

get a bigger whip and tell them to stop whinning.

[Highland Forestry]

There used to be a german company built HUGE mobile debarkers, costing around £500,000, with twin handleing cranes and massive engines. Company went bust in the early eighties as shortwooding became prominent.

 

The simple US built chain flail debarkers are very good bits of kit, but still very expensive...

 

or here's a good piece of kit, with a little bit of engineering it could be hooked up to a three phase generator and truck mounted -

http://tcr-sawmill.co.uk/Valon_Kone_VK600_debarker_complete_with_VK_log_infeed_conveyor_maximum-m-2093.html

 

 

Sounds a nice piece of kit that!!!

Wonder if I could dream something forwarder based to debark the poles in the wood before extraction

[Log-ologist]

I had to do that as a trainee, mosly barn poles.

 

The spades ate better than those lethal chainsaw attachments, and you can chat to the next bloke at the same time.

[Highland Forestry]

Log-ologist,

Have you used the log wizzard attachments?? Are they any good?

I've only heard good reports, but they would be coming from people trying to flog them..