Enclosure 3D - Project Summary Form
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NATIONAL FIRE PLAN COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE AND WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE PROJECTS
Application for Fuels Utilization and Marketing Projects
Applicant
Applicant/Organization:
Forest Restoration Partnership
Phone:
Type of Applicant: (enter appropriate letter in box)
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541-929-4377
FAX:
A. State
B. County
C. Municipal
D. Township
E. Interstate
F. Intermunicipal
G. Special District
775-263-4242
Email:
darin@forestpartners.org
H. Independent School District
I. State-Controlled Institution of Higher Learning
J. Private University
K. Indian Tribe
L. Nonprofit Organization
M. Other (Specify) _______________________
Address (Street or P. O. Box, City, State, Zip):
1420 E 22nd Ave, Eugene OR 97403
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator (Name and Title):
Darin Stringer, Director
Organization/Jurisdiction:
N/A
Phone:
541-929-4377
FAX:
775-263-4242
Email:
darin@forestpartners.org
Project Information
Project Title:
Harvester Chipper Bagger Machine design and construction
Proposed Project Start Date:
110/04
Proposed Project End Date:
9/05
Federal Funding Request:
$261,700
Total Project Funding:
314,040
Are you submitting multiple projects? If so, please explain and prioritize:
No
Brief Project Summary: Who, What, Where, Desired Outcomes in relation to NFP Goals and Community Risk Assessment and
Mitigation Plans (This should summarize page 2).
FRP proposes to design and build a harvesting machine which will harvest small diameter trees, chip the
trees, and then bale the chips for subsequent forwarding to the landing and finally to the biomass facility. The
machine will mostly be based upon existing available components and proven technology. The existing
technology includes: New Holland TV145 Bi-Directional Tractor; Valby 10” PTO driven chipper; Nokka
grapple loader and trailer; Norrhydro Felling Grab; New Holland BR740 bailer modified to handle chips.
Slight modification of some of the components will be required. All custom designed components will be
illustrated with computer aided design (CAD) software, and assembly instructions will be published. The
machine design will be published on a web site, and 4 month of demonstration tours will be conducted on the
Deschutes National Forest. The machine will be a prototype for a final production machine costing less than
$175,00 which can be assembled by loggers.
Project Location:
County:
Federal Congressional District:
Philomath Oregon, Bend Oregon
Benton, Deschutes
2nd
Name of Federal, State or Tribal contact with whom you coordinated this proposal:
Telephone number of Contact:
Cindi Glick, Deschutes National Forest,
541-383-5495
Enclosure 3D (Page 1 of 3) - Project Narrative Description
Applications for funding must include a narrative response that describes the proposal. Please do not submit responses longer than one page,
single space, 12-pitch font.
Describe project including, but not limited to:
 Geographic scope of project
Address these
 Is the project linked to a plan?
items as
 Project time frames and partners
applicable:
 Specify types of activities and equipment used
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Anticipated outcomes and measures of success
How will the project results be reported?
Special skills or expertise needed to complete the work
For this project, explain the level of cooperation, coordination or strategic planning, through a “Local Coordination
Group.” If you haven’t worked with a local coordination group, why not?
Response:
FRP proposes to design and build a harvesting machine which will harvest small diameter trees, chip the
trees, and then bale the chips for subsequent forwarding to the landing and finally to the biomass facility. The
machine will mostly be based upon existing available components and proven technology.
The basic machine will be a New Holland TV145 Bidirectional Tractor. The TV145 and its predecessors,
including the TV140 and the 9030 Versatile, are durable machines with a long track record of customization
for forestry applications. Over the past decade, these machines have been fitted with knuckle-booms for use
as brush mowers throughout the west, and with processing heads to harvest small diameter trees in Eastern
Canada. The TV145 has 105HP (PTO), is articulated, has three separate hydraulic systems with up to 60
GPM, and has both PTO’s and 3 Pt hitches at both ends of the tractor.
The cab end of the TV145 will be fitted with a Nokka 4475H knuckle-boom, and a Norrhydro felling grab.
The Nokka will be frame mounted. This combination will allow the operator to reach out and fell small
diameter trees (2” –10”) and build a small piles of chippable material in front of the machine..
A Valby Chipper (CH260) will be mounted on the 3 pt hitch on the cab end and powered through the PTO of
the TV145. The Valby will handle material up to 10” in diameter and the infeed can be controlled from within the cab. The operator will use the Nokka and felling grab to place the material in the infeed chute of the
Valby. While the material is being chipped, the operator will continue felling and bunching small diameter
trees.
The chipped material will be blown through a tube to the engine end of the TV145, where a modified hay
baler will be mounted (New Holland BR740). The baler will compress and roll the chips into a round bale (4’
wide by 4’ tall), the bales will be tightly wrapped using the EdgeWrap™ system to prevent separation. The
bales will be expelled from the baler and deposited on the forest floor. Subsequently the bales will be
forwarded to the landing using a conventional forwarder or a forwarding trailer towed from the cab end of the
TV145. The bunks of the forwarder or forwarding trailer will be slightly modified to accommodate the bales
of chips.
The forwarding of the bags to the landing will minimize site disturbance, and large landing size, usually
associated with whole tree harvesting. The compressed bags of chips will maximize trucking efficiency. Flat
bed trucks will be loaded with the forwarder or the knuckle boom on the TV145.
The components needed will be: New Holland TV145 tractor; Noka 4475H knuckle-boom; Norrhydro felling
grab; Valby CH260 chipper; Nokka 122H forwarding trailer; A modified New Holland BR740 bailer.
Partners Include: The Deschutes National Forest – Demo Site – Cindi Glick; Nichols Consulting –
Engineering – Bill Nichols; Trent Machinery – Machine shop – Troy Trent; South Fork Fabrication –
Machine Shop – Russ Salvage. Rotochopper, Inc.
Anticipated outcomes: The final outcome will be a fully functional harvesting system which will be
demonstrated to potential users on a demo site on the Deschutes National Forest. Assembly instructions and
CAD blueprints will be published on a web site so that other users may assemble their own machines.
Project results will be reported via a web site and through demonstrations of the system.
Enclosure 3D (Page 2 of 3) - Project Evaluation Criteria
Applications for funding must include narrative responses that address the following four criteria. Within each criterion, subcriteria are listed in descending order of importance. Limit your responses to the areas provided.
1. Increasing Economic Utilization of Woody Material Removed in Fuels Management and Forest Restoration
Activities (50 Points)
A. Will biomass or forest fuels be utilized? If so, in what manner and how much?
B. Will the project improve the local economy in terms of jobs and sustainable economic activity?
C. How many jobs are expected to be created or retained, and for how long?
D. Are any private businesses involved in this project? If so, what are their roles?
E. Can this project be offered to serve as a model to other communities or businesses? If so, why and how will the model be
conveyed or made available?
F. If the project involves new product development, what evidence is there for appropriate markets and end-users?
G. How will the project be sustained or carried forward beyond the project timelines? Will it depend on public funding sources?
Response:
Utilization: The system is specially designed to effectively and efficiently harvest and utilize small diameter
forest biomass. In addition, the system is design to minimize site disturbance by allowing for the forwarding
of the chip material to the landing as opposed to skidding. Because the machine will produce dense bales of
chips in a logistically logical size (4’X4’) trucking efficiency will be maximized. This will enable flat bed
semi trailers to be loaded to maximum allowable gross weights.
Economy and Jobs: Successful design and assembly of the machine and harvesting system will revolutionize
the harvesting of biomass fuels in the intermountain west. The efficiency promoted by the system will
significantly reduce the costs of producing biomass fuel from small diameter thinnings. This efficiency will
lead to a whole new industry related to the harvesting and burning of biomass. It is anticipated that hundreds
of new jobs will be promoted in the forest products industry if this efficient harvesting system is designed and
implemented.
Private Businesses: Innovative engineering firms and machine shops with extensive experience in designing
and modifying harvesting machines will be the primary basis for design concepts and mechanical solutions.
Theses business were listed in the previous section.
Model: The whole intent of this proposal is to design, model, build, and relay the plans, of a harvester
specifically designed to meet the need for a fuels reduction in the West. Information will be conveyed at
demos, and through a detailed web site which will publish assembly information, and blueprints, as well as
production information and user instructions.
Appropriate Markets: It is anticipated that the machine will cost about $175,000 to build, once the design and
modifications are worked through. This means that a logger could buy the components, and easily assemble
them himself, and be up and running with less than a week of assembling and building time, for less than
25% of the cost of a cut-to-length, processor/forwarder system. In addition, almost half the cost of the system
is in the TV145 tractor which could easily be sold or leased into the agricultural market, during poor market
conditions, or during the winter months. Hence, the machine and system is very attractive to gyppos and
would be in high demand. Because of it efficiency, the machine would help to create biomass markets where
previous inefficiencies prevented the development.
Project Future: Once the machine was up and running and the initial trial and demonstrations concluded, it is
expected that the machine would be put into full scale production. It would be used by FRP on fuels
reduction projects throughout the PNW, where visitors and interested candidates could continue to come and
see it in action.
Enclosure 3D (Page 3 of 3) - Project Evaluation Criteria
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2. Expanding community participation and collaboration. (30 points )
Identify the partners and community members involved in planning and implementing the project.
Describe the extent of local support for this project.
How much cost-sharing is there for the project? Who are these partners and what are the arrangements?
What are the direct community benefits that will result from this project?
How will you use multi-party monitoring to improve this and future projects?
Response:
Partners: include the companies listed on the previous page and the Deschutes National Forest.
Local Support: is very large for this project. Many contract loggers have express a great deal of interest in
the proposed machine and system. The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs are interested in it as a
means to better harvest biomass on their lands and to help feed their biomass cogen facility from outside
sources.
Cost Sharing includes 20% reduction in standard billable rates and materials for the Private Partners and FRP,
as well as a 20% reduction in price from the following machinery producers: New Holland, Valby, Nokka, &
Hakmet.
Direct Community Benefits include: greater utilization of biomass; jobs and higher income; and a sustainable
biomass industry.
Multi-party Monitoring will be used to convey new ideas and concepts into the project. Experts from the
federal agencies will be solicited at every phase of the project to provide peer review.
3. Taking Advantage of Existing Networks, previously-funded projects and knowledge. (20 Points)
A. Describe how the proposed project takes advantage of relevant, existing networks and previously-funded projects.
B. Describe who and what were consulted to ensure the best information available was used in designing this project proposal.
Response:
Relevant Networks and Outside Consultation: FRP has been working on a conceptual model of the proposed
machine and harvesting system over the past 3 ½ years. In that time, it has been taking advantage of its close
ties with its existing network of private partners, to help in this conceptual design. What has been proposed
has been thoroughly thought out and preliminary designs have been conceptualized. Marc Barnes, with FRP,
has over 20 years experience with small wood harvesting design and use. Over the past 3 ½ years, FRP has
consulted with numerous other firms who have used the TV140 and 9030 versatile as the basis for similar
harvesting systems – mainly cut-to-length (CTL)where residual slash deposition is irrelevant (wet forest
types). These firms include Rocan Forestry LTD www.rocan.com , which has been modify the New Holland
machines over the past decade into CTL machines. FRP has also consulted extensively with North East
Implement (http://www.valbysales.com/index.htm ), which has been involved with the design and distribution
of Valby chippers, as well as loader and forwarding trailers over the past 25 years.
Enclosure 3D - Project Work Form
Tasks
Time Frame
Responsible Party
Assemble Team and finalize
conceptual design
Month 1
FRP with Partners
Peer Review by USFS, and
BLM.
Assemble engineering plans for
machinery, order machinery and
components
Month 2
FRP
Bill Nichols
Work on customization design
and do CAD drawings
Month 3 –4
Nichols
South Fork Fab
Lent Machinery
Build custom components
Assemble machine – and
machine modifications
Months 3 –5
South Fork Fab
Lent Machinery
Months 5-7
Nichols
South Fork Fab
Lent Machinery
Little Industries
Test Machine
Months 7-8
FRP
Nichols
Demo Machine
Months 8-12
FRP
USFS
Nichols
Months 11 -12
FRP
Nichols
Prepare report and publish plans
and CAD drawings
Enclosure 4D - Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Applicant
Partner 1
Partner 2
Total
Personnel
30,000
6,000
36,000
2,200
440
2,640
Subtotal
Fringe Benefits
Subtotal
Travel
Subtotal
Equipment
NH TV145 Tractor, NH BR740
Bailer
Nokka Loader, Trailer, Valby
Chipper
Subtotal
111,000
72,000
133200
22,200
14,400
Supplies
6,000
1,200
22,000
18,500
0
261,700
7,640
7,200
Subtotal
Contractual
South Fork, Lent Machinery
Nichols Consulting
Subtotal
4,400
3,700
Other
Subtotal
Total Costs
36,6000
8,100
Project (Program) Income1
1
Program income is the gross revenue generated by a grant or cooperative agreement supported activity during the life of the
grant. Program income can be made by recipients from fees charged for conference or workshop attendance, from rental fees
earned from renting out real property or equipment acquired with grant or cooperative agreement funds, or from the sale of
commodities or items developed under the grant or cooperative agreement. The use of Program Income during the project
period may require prior approval by the granting agency.
26,400
22,200