Handling GROT — An introduction

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There are several GROT harvesting options. One is to only work with two assortments: saw logs and . Remaining portions of the stem and small trees are used for biomass. This can be done by the "roughing" off the branches and cutting the into manageable lengths. A better option, from an perspective, is for the harvester to place the "log tops" or small diameter trees in a pile with no further cutting. This work will later be done with a forwarder equipped with a saw. The forwarder will use the saw to cut the stems into manageable lengths when he is loading the wood.


Stem wood chips are prepared using or slabs, and do not contain needles or bark.
The roundwood may be , or (more commonly) low quality roundwood that is not suitable for any other use.
Another type of chips comprises "".
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The chipping is done using wood.


The GROT can be chipped at the landing site and then transported to the . It can be transported in a special chip truck with no loading equipment, however, then another vehicle, like a , is needed to load the chips into the containers on the chip truck. The GROT chipped at the landing site can also be driven to the terminal by a bucket truck or it can be transported there by a special equipped to load and unload the container itself. trucks are used for both chipping and transporting GROT from the landing site to the terminal. A realtively new system is represented by the truck with a . The detachable chipper can be parked at a while the truck transports the chips to the heating plant.