I think a barge with a water jet propulsion unit is a better idea. You're both forgetting that the harvest will be quite heavy. And one of the harvesting methods developed in the papers I have was using a water jet dredge to hydraulicaly dig out the roots and wash them clean at the same time, after chopping the tops. Think of a hay chopper on the front end of the barge, blowing the chopped tops into a large bin (or maybe a second barge) and then the dredge on the rear, sucking up the roots, washing them, and blowing them into another bin. As Dr. Pratt, one of the main researchers said, if you harvest in alternating strips, you don't have to replant and don't harm the wildlife. On Mon, Sep 16, 2002 at 10:25:42AM +0800, Marc de Piolenc wrote: > Hovercraft are an even better choice - lowest ground pressure when > passing over reeds. > > Currently designing one for harvesting wild rice... > > Marc de Piolenc > > LINVENT@aol.com wrote: > > > I would suggest an airboat to harvest them. That way you are not > > destroying the below water rhizosphere and all of the other ecology and going > > from one area to another is very easy. > > Gasification List Moderator: > Tom Reed, Biomass Energy Foundation, tombreed@attbi.com Biomass = > Energy Foundation, www.woodgas.com > List-Post: <mailto:gasification@crest.org> > List-Help: <mailto:gasification-help@crest.org> > List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gasification-unsubscribe@crest.org> > List-Subscribe: <mailto:gasification-subscribe@crest.org> > - > Gasification List Archives http://www.crest.org/discussion/gasification/200202/ > Bioenergy 2002 http://www.bioenergy2002.org/ > 200 kWe CHP Discussion > http://crest.org/discussiongroups/resources/gasification/200kWCHP.html > Gasification Reference http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975339_7.html > > > -- Harmon Seaver CyberShamanix http://www.cybershamanix.com Gasification List Moderator: Tom Reed, Biomass Energy Foundation, tombreed@attbi.com Biomass = Energy Foundation, www.woodgas.com List-Post: <mailto:gasification@crest.org> List-Help: <mailto:gasification-help@crest.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gasification-unsubscribe@crest.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:gasification-subscribe@crest.org> - Gasification List Archives http://www.crest.org/discussion/gasification/200202/ Bioenergy 2002 http://www.bioenergy2002.org/ 200 kWe CHP Discussion http://crest.org/discussiongroups/resources/gasification/200kWCHP.html Gasification Reference http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975339_7.html >
