CHAPTER 28 

 Economic feasibility analyses 



CONTENTS 



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 28-1 $13,000— COST OF OWNING AND OPERATING 



A 65-HP (DRAWBAR) DIESEL TRACTOR ON WOOD 



GAS 3499 



28-2 $120,000— AN 80-ACRE SOLUTION 3501 



28-3 $223,500— SMALL-SCALE MANUFACTURE OF 



PALLETS 3503 



28-4 $275,000— BOLTER MILL OPERATION TO PRODUCE 



SHORT LUMBER FOR UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE. 3504 



28-5 $292,550— SMALL-SCALE PRODUCTION OF 



ETHANOL AND FURFURAL 3506 



28-6 $350,000— WOOD GASIFIER RETROFITTED 



TO EXISTING GAS/OIL-FIRED BOILER 3509 



28-7 $336,838— MODIFICATION OF CONVENTIONAL 



HARVESTING SYSTEMS TO RECOVER FOREST 

 RESIDUES IN BALES 3511 



28-8 $474,000— SMALL-SCALE PRODUCTION OF 



RECTANGULAR BLANKS (OVERSIZE PARTS) FOR 



USE BY FURNITURE PLANTS AND INDUSTRY 3514 



28-9 $603,000 to $975,000— CHIP HARVESTING BY THREE 



SYSTEMS X 3517 



28-10 $700,000— MANUFACTURE OF CHARCOAL, OIL, 

 AND GAS WITH A PORTABLE PYROLYSIS 

 PLANT 3518 



'Values tabulated are capital investments required (1980 dollars). 



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