Hi Read,
Thanks for your comment on our site. About the challenge you mentioned, I don't really know, if the harvester/chipper has a need to drive over the stumps. In any case, I suppose that bamboo stumps are not more difficult to drive over than tree stumps of small diameter, so I consider it's an already solved problem. By the way, what do you mean with "...get back down (???) to Brazil"? Where do you live, on a very high mountain or even in the clouds? Sorry, but I could not resist to ask.
All the best,
Hans
De: bamboo-plantations@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bamboo-plantations@yahoogroups.com]
Enviada em: quinta-feira, 14 de abril de 2016 20:45
Para: bamboo-plantations@yahoogroups.com
Assunto: [bamboo-plantations] Re: Bamboo Biomass Mechanized Harvester / Chipper
Thank you all for the great information.
Hans, thank you for the update concerning Raphael and the Brazilian paper companies. I took a look at your website and its very interesting what you're doing with seedlings and workshops. Maybe someday I can find a reason to get back down to Brazil!
I keep hearing about the silica issues, but I have to believe that good engineering and appropriate materials can fix that.
One big challenge I see as well is the tires or tracks of the harvesting machine -- once the bamboo is cut, especially if swath harvesting, the machine would have to regularly drive over the cut stumps, and I just don't know what can be done to protect from regular replacement of tires or tracks (both of which are very expensive). With row crops, you've got the rows. And with grain crops, there's no danger to the wheels...Thoughts on this are welcome!
Best,
Read
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