With woody biomass, the forest has untapped, and unlimited, possibilities. It can create jobs. Strengthen communities. And increase our energy independence. It's why we're doing everything we can to help you harvest this potential on the forest floor by helping give you a voice in energy policy. And it's why we've created a complete equipment system designed to help you harvest biomass in a competitive and eco-friendly way.
Turn forest residue into renewable and profitable energy:
1 Begin by thinning timber with one of the four machines in the Deere harvester line.
Begin by thinning timber with one of these eco-friendly wheeled harvesters – 1070E, 1270E and 1470E available with John Deere heads.
- Productive on slopes exceeding 35 degrees
- High flotation, exerting low ground pressure and minimal soil disturbance
- Excellent operator visibility
Harvest the low-land softwoods or the hardwood hills with one of these three agile tracked harvesters – 703JH, 753JH and 759JH – available with Waratah heads to match your timber.
- Cool-running, fuel-efficient hydraulics
- Multi-functioning at your fingertips
- Fast and nimble for maximum productivity
2 The 1490D Energy Wood Harvester follows, gathering slash and compressing it into manageable bundles.
The John Deere 1490D Eco-III Energy Harvester is the first machine of its kind – it allows you to turn "waste" into profits.
- Gathers biomass with an extended-reach boom and grapple, and compresses it by 80 percent
- Produces bundles for biomass energy or fuel feedstock
- Able to gather and compress in excess of 25 bundles per hour
3 Next, a forwarder collects logs and bundles and stacks them for transport.
Fuel-efficient John Deere D-Series Eco-III Forwarders are available in five models – 810D, 1010E, 1110E, 1510E and 1710D.
- Provide superior ground clearance and operator visibility
- Total Machine Control (TMC) – on the 1110E, 1510E, and 1710D
- Provide superior ground clearance and operator visibility
- Total Machine Control (TMC) – on the 1110E, 1510E, and 1710D – adds increased forwarder productivity
- Great all-terrain performance
