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we bought it for fuel wood.” Coombs says that some of the wood has been in the logging company’s yard for a year. But he adds that with roundwood be- ing used for fuel, “it can be beneficial” if you can let it dry out, so stockpiling it is not an issue. “The key is to keep it as roundwood until you are ready for it,” Coombs advises. “It will absorb moisture fairly quickly once you grind it, so for the most part, we have Major’s supply us with just-in-time delivery.” That just-in-time delivery is achieved with a 2004 Morbark 4600 that has well over 8,000 hours on the clock, and several truck and walking floor trailer combinations owned by Major’s that will make up to 60 trips a week between the yard and CBPP. “We have had the Morbark here in the yard for over two years now,” says Dean Major, who works at the company with his brother Desmond, sister Laura, and father, Darcy. “We run it one shift, five days/week, and the main activity for it is grinding up round- wood for Corner Brook Pulp and Paper.” TAG TEAM The grinder is teamed up with a Tanguay loader that feeds the roundwood into the Morbark. The pair moves around the 15- acre Major’s Logging site as needed. The                                                    CanadianBIOMASS 29