Name: 12" brush chipper
2013-12-09 Harvest Main plot poplar chipping using a 12" brush chipper. Poplars were hauled by hand by a crew of 5 people and fed into the brush chipper. The biomass was collected in a truck and later weighed to determine plot weight.
2013-12-10 Harvest Main plot poplar chipping using a 12" brush chipper. Poplars were hauled by hand by a crew of 5 people and fed into the brush chipper. The biomass was collected in a truck and later weighed to determine plot weight.
2013-12-12 Harvest Micro plot poplar chipping using a 12" brush chipper. Poplars were hauled by hand by a crew of 5 people and fed into the brush chipper. The biomass was collected in a truck and later weighed to determine plot weight.
2013-12-13 Harvest Micro plot poplar chipping using a 12" brush chipper. Poplars were hauled by hand by a crew of 5 people and fed into the brush chipper. The biomass was collected in a truck and later weighed to determine plot weight.
2015-11-10 Harvest Corn grain harvest, main plot
2018-12-05 Harvest Used mechanical shear on skid steer to cut down and remove border trees of each plot for a remaining 2 rows with 11 trees in each split plot. Used mechanical shear to cut the remaining 22 trees, chipped them into a dump container mounted on a Gator utility vehicle. The whole vehicle with container and chips were weighed and subtracted from a tare weight. A grab sample was then taken, weighed and dried for moisture. One 3 foot log from each split plot was taken for use with later debarking(this log was included in plot weight).
2018-11-27 Harvest Used chain saw to cut down all border trees and center 2 rows of each plot for a remaining 2 rows with 11 trees in each split plot. Used chipper to chip trees. Used chain saw to cut the remaining 22 trees, chipped them into a dump container. The whole vehicle with container and chips were weighed and subtracted from a tare weight. A grab sample was then taken, weighed and dried for moisture. One 3 foot log from each split plot was taken for use with later debarking(this log was included in plot weight).
2018-11-28 Harvest Used chain saw to cut down all border trees and center 2 rows of each plot for a remaining 2 rows with 11 trees in each split plot. Used chipper to chip trees. Used chain saw to cut the remaining 22 trees, chipped them into a dump container. The whole vehicle with container and chips were weighed and subtracted from a tare weight. A grab sample was then taken, weighed and dried for moisture. One 3 foot log from each split plot was taken for use with later debarking(this log was included in plot weight).
2018-11-29 Harvest Used chain saw to cut down all border trees and center 2 rows of each plot for a remaining 2 rows with 11 trees in each split plot. Used chipper to chip trees. Used chain saw to cut the remaining 22 trees, chipped them into a dump container. The whole vehicle with container and chips were weighed and subtracted from a tare weight. A grab sample was then taken, weighed and dried for moisture. One 3 foot log from each split plot was taken for use with later debarking(this log was included in plot weight). Rep 3 and Rep 4, only the -N side was harvested.