New Products LOFTNESS INTRODUCES TILT HITCH FOR EXCAVATOR MULCHING HEADS A new Tilt Hitch is available for 20 and 30 Se-ries Battle Ax excavator mulching heads from Loftness. It allows operators to hydraulically tilt the mulching head on the boom for greater ver-satility and enhanced productivity on the jobsite. When equipped with the Tilt Hitch, a mulching head can be tilted up to 45 degrees to the left or right, offering one of the highest ranges of mo-tion in the industry. Other advantages include a light weight and low cost, thanks to its practical, simplistic design. Tilting the mulching head allows an opera-tor to fully expose the knives when cutting into trees. Additionally, trees can be held in place for faster mulching performance by tilt-ing and positioning the head so that the shear bar rests against the tree to prevent it from wobbling. When ground mulching, the head can also be tilted in a way to keep material from ejecting out the back or to help pick material off the ground for further processing. www.loftness.com NEW WOOD FIBER MACHINE FROM PREMIER TECH ACCELERATES SUBSTRATE PRODUCTION AIR BURNERS LAUNCHES NEW SELF-CONTAINED CHARBOSS BURNER SYSTEM CharBoss, the world’s first mobile onsite biochar production system, has arrived. Air Burners partnered with the USDA Forest Service to boost the environmentally-friendly tech-nology while adding power and speed to the new self-contained CharBoss. The fully assembled above-ground air curtain burner system is an advanced pollution-control de-vice scientifically proven to eliminate wood waste 40 times faster than open burning and significantly reduces particulate matter, like black carbon smoke, to help mitigate climate change. The CharBoss accepts whole trees, logs, root balls, slash piles, invasive shrubs, and other unwanted biomass debris. It burns one ton per hour, leaving behind 20 per cent biochar, a valuable carbon-rich residual to sell or return to the soil. The towable CharBoss is ideal for hard-to-reach remote areas, like forest thinning, land clearing, and disaster cleanup. www.airburners.com The BPE Series Wood Fiber Machine is a compact, robust and energy-efficient equipment that allows for on-site production of wood fibre. The patented technology applies high pressure to the raw materials, generating heat above 100 C, which produc-es and sanitizes fibre, meeting RHP standards. With a production capacity of up to 12 cubic metres per hour, and an expansion ratio of up to 1:3, it consumes 30 per cent less energy per cubic metre produced than typical refiners, resulting in significant cost savings. Various wood by-products can be used, including white softwood chips, forest residue, and compost wood. The produced fibre maintains its volume when mixed and has excellent water dispersion capacity for root development. www.ptchronos.com CONVEYOR WEAR LINER ENGINEERED TO PROTECT CHUTES, EXTEND SKIRT LIFE NEW FAE BL1/SSL MULCHER FOR SKID STEERS STARTING AT 45 HP FAE introduces a new forestry mulcher for small skid steers: the BL1/SSL/VT for vehicles from 45 to 65 hp, which can shred vegetation, shrubs, and trees up to 10 cm/4 inches in diameter. It can be used for vegetation maintenance along roadsides, railroad tracks, the banks of canals, rivers, lakes, managing and protecting wildlife habitats, main-taining vineyards and orchards, commercial and residen-tial green areas and sports grounds. The head it designed for high productivity, durability, and easy maintenance. The BL1/SSL/VT’s Variable Torque (VT) piston engine boosts mulcher performance compared to a fixed-cylinder engine, increasing torque when an extra boost of power is needed and minimizing rotor stalling. In the field, the mulcher always operates with the maximum torque needed, for exceptional performance while optimizing fuel consumption. www.fae-group.com Martin Engineering has introduced a new standard in wear liner technology. The Manufactured Canoe Liner is made from durable urethane molded around a rugged steel plate to ab-sorb impact and abrasion from the punishing bulk handling environment. With the protective plate integrated directly into the urethane liner, the design delivers superior shielding of the skirt sealing system and chute wall from heavy, fast-moving cargo. The result is extended equipment life, longer periods of dust and spillage control, improved safety and less mainte-nance, reducing the overall cost of operation. www.martin-eng.com FALL 2023 20 Canadian BIOMASS
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