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Equipment Spotlight: Chippers and grinders

Rawlings
With over 40 years of experience in the forest and sawmill related industries, Rawlings delivers wood grinding equipment with a reputation for durability, performance and reliability. Rawlings offers a complete line up of wood grinders in a full range of sizes and models. Add a wide variety of available options such as work platform decks, choice of belt, chain, vibrating in-feed and out-feed conveyors, metal, or magnet protection, product screening and separation, and you’ve got the flexibility to customize the perfect wood grinding system.
www.wastewoodhogs.com

Rotochopper
Rotochopper continues to raise the bar with its solutions for high-volume grinding efficiency by releasing a set of enhancements for their B-66 horizontal grinder. The B-66 is now available with up to 1,050 horsepower, increased throat opening, RotoLink monitoring system, the KeyKnife Chipper Knife package, and the only patented grind and colour system in the industry. Add those features on to the existing benefits of grinding with a Rotochopper, and the B-66 continues to be a standout choice for any company that needs big throughput capacity with steady uptime and simplified maintenance. www.rotochopper.com

WSM
WSM Vertical Feed Grinders offer a simple yet highly effective design to process a wide range of feedstock, at rates up to 150 tons per hour. These rugged grinders feature a heavy-duty rotor with innovative disc and hammer configuration options. The optional pivot housing provides easy access to main wear components with all infeed components remaining in place. From fine grinding of wood chips for pellet fuel or chipboard, to coarse grinding of bark or wood waste for mulch or biomass, WSM vertical grinders have the flexibility to provide the best solution for your application. For a turn-key system, WSM’s complete biomass feedstock processing systems include bulk feeders, pre-screening and cleaning for low cost processing with reduced grinder wear and increased through-put.
www.westsalem.com

W.H.O. Manufacturing
W.H.O. Manufacturing Company designed and patented the first tub grinder in 1947. W.H.O. is celebrating its 70th year of producing these grinders for the different markets they have developed over the years. The company’s wood grinder units are highly efficient processors of waste wood in cost of cubic yards processed verses cost of operation. Over the years, W.H.O. has constantly improved its grinders with a focus on increased production and durability with ease of maintenance. 
www.who-mfg.com

Acrowood
Acrowood has long been known as a quality chipper manufacturer. From 42” disc diameter Rechippers to 175” disc diameter Whole Log Chippers. Acrowood and our predecessors Black Clawson and Sumner Iron Works have supplied chippers and forest products equipment for over 100 years. Since the 1960’s, our Slant Disc Chippers have seen wide spread acceptance and use in waste wood chipping applications. The Acrowood Slant Disc Chipper has proven to be a great choice for the recent increase in the utilization of smaller diameter stems. Acrowood’s Slant Disc Chippers deliver high quality chips for both pulp and pellet mills.
www.acrowood.com

Andritz
The HHQ-Chipper has a unique chipping geometry and optimized cutting speed that enables it to produce superior quality, thin and square shaped chips, as well as homogenous micro-chips for pellet production at the highest production throughput. The HHQ-Chipper with horizontal infeed is well suited for any log length from shortwood up to tree length. The horizontal feeding of logs through a large spout with a controlled conveyor speed keeps the logs stable and correctly oriented to produce superior chips. Low maintenance requirements, easily changeable wear parts, and ergonomic and compact design all contribute to the total economy of the HHQ-Chipper.
www.andritz.com

Morbark
A revolutionary new Wood Hog horizontal grinder, the 3400XT is powerful, productive and versatile. One of the most important features of the 3400XT is its standard width of 8’6” (2.59 m), making it within the legal transport width in any country. The size of the 3400XT allows the same model, using a broad range of engines (from 540 to 800 horsepower (402 to 596 kW) and also electric power options), to be configured for multiple applications and a wide variety of global markets without additional design considerations.
www.morbark.com

CBI
The CBI 6800B Horizontal Grinder delivers uncompromised production, efficiency, durability, quality, and ease of maintenance. This horizontal wood grinder has been specifically designed for land clearing companies and yard waste processors who demand high-volume throughput and maximum reliability. Available in portable, stationary, or track-mounted versions, the CBI 6800 is the perfect solution for your wood processing needs, no matter the location or application.
www.cbi-inc.com

Bandit Industries
Bandit Industries’ Model 3090 Track is relied on by land clearing professionals because of its 25˝ capacity and powerful Caterpillar steel tracks. Bandit’s unique Slide Box feed system provides superior crushing and pulling power, making it easier to feed the 3090 into the massive 30-inch by 36-inch throat opening. Experienced operators can see fully loaded chip trailers in less than 20 minutes.
www.banditchippers.com

Bandit Industries
Bandit Industries’ Model 3680XP is the most popular model in The Beast lineup. With its 35-inch tall by 60-inch wide opening, patented downward turning cuttermill, and specialized cutting instruments, The Beast cuts more than it grinds, producing more material using less energy and delivering material at a lower cost per ton or yard. A wide array of tooth options are available to cut, split or grind, delivering a uniform product for a multitude of markets.  
www.banditchippers.com

Brunette Machinery
Brunette Machinery’s Whole Log Chipper is a horizontal feed chipper with a powered upper press roll and powered lower bedroll to control the feed of the logs to give a high quality chip. Two rotors are available – the standard rotor for up to 1¼˝ nominal pulp chip, and the new MicroChip rotor which is designed to produce a 1/4˝ nominal chip. Each rotor can be outfitted with the standard Brunette quick-change knife system or the ‘disposable’ Key Knife system. The Brunette Whole Log Chipper includes a common sub-frame which ties the infeed, chipper, motor, and HPU together for rigidity, and one lift installation. The Brunette Drum Chipper is available in various sizes and model configurations to suit.
www.brunettemc.com

HogZilla
HogZilla monster grinders are built extra heavy duty in sizes ranging from mid-sized to massive and can be configured as stationary, fifth-wheel portable, track mounted, or with a mounted grapple. Twenty standard models with numerous options are available, providing the most durable, most reliable and efficient, diesel or electric powered, high capacity tub or horizontal grinder with proven production. HogZilla grinders are for waste reduction, recycling, land clearing, construction demolition, etc,. From stumps and logs to railroad ties or tires, HogZilla can handle the toughest jobs and can provide the highest production rates.
www.hogzilla.com

USNR
USNR’s Wastewood Chipper is a powerhouse that comes in four sizes and three configurations, handling logs from 11”- 22” diameters. Basic horizontal feeding needs no special installation layout, while gravity feeding handles high volumes. The J-spout design has a higher capacity typically fed by a vibrating conveyor. All models accommodate bottom, rear, and top discharge. The helical knives of USNR’s Norman Chipper slice uniform chips instead of scraping them from the stock, thus eliminating sawdust, slivers, and oversize split ends. Models handle logs from 8.25” to 22” diameters. This high-capacity log shaver produces top quality shavings and chips from waste logs and log pieces. 
www.usnr.com

Barko
The Barko CH6025 whole tree chipper offers upgraded components and an enhanced eight-knife design that contribute to optimal operating efficiency. Featuring Barko’s patented ConeHead drum technology, the chipper provides an innovative slicing action that uses less energy and produces consistent, superior quality chips. The CH6025 is powered by a 520-horsepower turbo diesel engine with a 150-gallon fuel tank, and offers a 22-inch-diameter whole tree capacity. The unit’s infeed table with replaceable floor measures 10’ long by 35” wide. One horizontal and two vertical hydraulically-powered feed rollers consume mounds of limbs and tops quickly, and large blades on the drum ends throw chips forcefully into collection trucks to pack in more material, thereby increasing efficiency and productivity. 
www.barko.com

Peterson Pacific
Peterson Pacific Corp has the new 5050H stationary, electric delimber debarker disc chipper that produces high quality low bark content chips for wood pulp and pellets, processing whole trees in one continuous operation. The 5050H, equipped with a large feed throat accepts up to 56 cm diameter single tree or multiple smaller stems. It can be configured with several optional sheave sizes to make precisely the chip needed. Chipping rates up to 136 tonnes per hour can be achieved depending on chip size and wood characteristics.
www.petersoncorp.com

Peterson Pacific
Peterson Pacific Corp’s new 6310B drum chipper is suited for high volume biomass producers who have a wide variety of feed material from logs up to 91 cm in diameter to brush and small feedstock. At 86,000 lbs the track-mounted 6310B is designed for operations requiring high production and frequent moves between jobs. The 6310B drum chipper is powered by a 1050 HP C27 Caterpillar engine or an optional Tier 1V engine. The 6310B has two drum configurations for standard biomass chips or micro-chips. 
www.petersoncorp.com
 

Kadant Carmanah
Like all Kadant Carmanah chippers, the 96” Whole Log Chipper is designed to produce high quality chips with a focus on machine longevity and simplified maintenance. The shear pin protected anvil reduces operational costs by limiting damage caused by tramp metal and rock hits. The heavy-duty base is constructed from thick steel sections to minimize flexing under heavy load and permit close knife-to-anvil clearances. Kadant Carmanah’s 96” Whole Log Chipper can easily be adapted to produce either standard pulp chips or micro-chips as small as ¼” for use in the biomass/pellet industry.
www.kadant.com/en-us/kadant-carmanah