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Factors affecting power requirements for chipping whole trees
Document Type: Report
Author(s): Bryce J. Stokes; William F. Watson; Donald L. Sirois
Publication Year: 1987

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ANNOTATION: This study was performed to evaluate some of the factors affecting the power requirements for chipping whole trees in the South for energywood. Results are presented for the effects of tree size, moisture content, and species on power requirements. Large and small in-woods disk chippers were used in field tests to determine the power requirements for chipping whole trees. Hardwood and softwood species were evaluated over a range of diameter classes and moisture contents.

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Stokes, Bryce J.; Watson, William F.; Sirois, Donald L. 1987. Factors affecting power requirements for chipping whole trees. ASAE Paper 87-6012. St. Joseph, MI: American Society of Agricultural Engineers. 10 p.