Equipment Spotlight The newest innovations in chipping and grinding equipment Staff Report operation within minutes. With a feed opening of 60 x 40 inches (152 x 102 mm) combined with Peterson’s high lift feed roll; the 5710D can readily reduce a wide range of material including stumps. The Peterson 5710D horizontal grinder is powered by a Tier 4i Caterpillar C27 1050hp engine. large, brushy debris with ease. Plus, its innovative design incorporates several features to help reduce material spillage and jobsite cleanup time. The HG8000TX is equipped with a tracked undercarriage with 28” (71.1 cm) wide double or triple-grouser track pads. Fibre reduction MORBARK BANDIT The Bandit 3590XL features a 36-inch capacity chipper with a 36-inch by 48-inch throat opening, behind which lies a massive 48-inch diameter chip-ping drum. Feeding the 3590XL is a super-sized five-wheel feed system that can pull in, crush and compress even the hardest forked branches and largest whole trees. With engine options up to 1,050 hp available, the Model 3590XL turns trees into chips without even slow-ing down. The redesigned 40/36 Whole Tree MicroChipper is perfect for micro-chip producers. The latest model includes an enhanced drum set with 16 knives utilizing standard hardware, an operator-friendly slide-in forestry grate system to reduce oversized chips and a mechanically driven chip accelerator to fully load vans with the micro-chips. In customer tests, up to 95 per cent of the micro-chips produced passed through a ½” grate, and an average of 65 per cent passed through a ¼” grate. DOPPSTADT Built with the same collection of innovative features as all AK series grinders, the AK 635 is a high-volume machine designed to produce hundreds of yards of finished material every day. The up-swing hammermill engineering converts more of your source stream into a very consistent, high-quality product, maximizing your revenue and profit. Regardless of the fibre, the AK 635 has the ability to process even the toughest materials. VERMEER PETERSON At 88,500 pounds (40,150 kg) the 5710D was designed for operations that require frequent moves between jobs without a special permit. An optional transpor-tation dolly allows the Peterson 5710D to be easily moved, and then setup for The HG8000TX horizontal grinder from Vermeer boasts the largest infeed opening in its class, helping to increase your productivity and expand job possibilities. Powered by a 950-hp (708.4 kW) CAT Tier 2 engine, this unit handles big diameter wood and DURATECH INDUSTRIES DuraTech Model 2009 Industrial Tub Grinders are efficient and economical for grinding jobs that do not require high horsepower. They are powered by a 325 hp (242.4 Kw) C9 Caterpillar electronic diesel engine that meets Tier III emissions Canadian BIOMASS 25
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