Performance of a portable chain flail delimber/debarker processing northern hardwoods.

Michael A. Thompson; John A. Sturos

doi:10.2737/NC-RP-297

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Performance of a portable chain flail delimber/debarker processing northern hardwoods.

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Authors:

Michael A. Thompson, John A. Sturos

Year:

1991

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NC-RP-297

Source:

Research Paper NC-297. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

Evaluates the performance of a Peterson Pacific 4800 chain flail delimber/debarker processing pole-size hardwoods in northern Michigan. Describes the productivity, cost, and delimbing/debarking quality achieved by the flail.

Keywords

delimbing, debarking, processors, harvesting, chipping

Citation

Thompson, Michael A.; Sturos, John A. 1991. Performance of a portable chain flail delimber/debarker processing northern hardwoods. Research Paper NC-297. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station