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Can you please share more information about the reforestation bot PLA-1 ? Also ,why isn't robot use in reforestation more common ? 12-24k plantings/hour sounds

by minthd 11y ago

Can you please share more information about the reforestation bot PLA-1 ? Also ,why isn't robot use in reforestation more common ? 12-24k plantings/hour sounds fantastic.

vosper 11y ago
I've been googling around, and I can't find anything online about the PLA-1. I even tried "russian tree planting machine". General searches for tree planting machines turned up this [1] at the top of the results, but they're only claiming a max of 4000-5000 plantings per day - much less than GP claimed for the PLA-1. So, I dunno. GP sounds like they know what they're talking about, but I would still like to see some references. [1] http://www.damcon.nl/en/machines/tree-planting-machines/tree-planting-machine-pl10/ http://www.damcon.nl/en/machines/tree-planting-machines/tree...
- ommunist 11y ago
  Look for ПЛА-1 and ПЛА-1А. Sorry, the abbreviation stands for Automatic Afforestation Device (Приспособление лесопосадочное автоматическое), designed at Institute of Forest in Homel. I worked there after university. At 6 km/hr and planting 2 saplings per meter it achieves 12 000 saplings /hr.
- ommunist 11y ago
  Oh, in the same source there is a new one - МЛА-1А «Илана». Can plant forests at 3,75km/h with same cassette feeder 4000 saplings per load on clearings _with_ tree stumps (if stumps density is below 600 stumps/ha.
  - vosper 11y ago
    That seems pretty impressive, actually. Are these machines being marketed outside of Belarus?
    - ommunist 11y ago
      No. No one tried to the best of my knowledge. I personally know to whom I may address your potential enquiry, but I doubt the existing process of decision making in Belarus will produce any fast answers. The best way is to go there and talk if you are really interested.
      - vosper 11y ago
        Thanks for the offer, but I was just curious. If the machine is really superior to what's on the market then it seems like a business opportunity for someone with know-how and industry contacts - but that's not me :)
- ommunist 11y ago
  This is Galmor Tree Planter with load of 10000 saplings -http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/ODW1002.pdf/$FILE/ODW1002.pdf http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/ODW1002.pdf/$FILE/ODW1002.pdf It is not so portable comparing to its Soviet competitor.
ommunist 11y ago
Sure. This was the only reforestation automaton made (ПЛА-1) in the USSR. Take any Soviet reference for mechanical planting of forests - it will be there. Technically its an add-on to large forest plough ПКЛ-70 supplied with cassette feeder. http://goo.gl/RtVgTd http://goo.gl/RtVgTd <- Page 21, sorry for Russian source. It takes 4000 saplings at once, and goes at 6 km/hr, can plant every at 0.5m, gives you 12K saplings/hr. You have to recharge it with cassettes with saplings. Nothing fantastic, ideally works for forest plantations in the Northern hemisphere.

by minthd 11y ago

Can you please share more information about the reforestation bot PLA-1 ? Also ,why isn't robot use in reforestation more common ? 12-24k plantings/hour sounds fantastic.

vosper 11y ago

I've been googling around, and I can't find anything online about the PLA-1. I even tried "russian tree planting machine". General searches for tree planting machines turned up this [1] at the top of the results, but they're only claiming a max of 4000-5000 plantings per day - much less than GP claimed for the PLA-1. So, I dunno. GP sounds like they know what they're talking about, but I would still like to see some references. [1] http://www.damcon.nl/en/machines/tree-planting-machines/tree-planting-machine-pl10/ http://www.damcon.nl/en/machines/tree-planting-machines/tree...

ommunist 11y ago
Look for ПЛА-1 and ПЛА-1А. Sorry, the abbreviation stands for Automatic Afforestation Device (Приспособление лесопосадочное автоматическое), designed at Institute of Forest in Homel. I worked there after university. At 6 km/hr and planting 2 saplings per meter it achieves 12 000 saplings /hr.
ommunist 11y ago
Oh, in the same source there is a new one - МЛА-1А «Илана». Can plant forests at 3,75km/h with same cassette feeder 4000 saplings per load on clearings _with_ tree stumps (if stumps density is below 600 stumps/ha.
- vosper 11y ago
  That seems pretty impressive, actually. Are these machines being marketed outside of Belarus?
  - ommunist 11y ago
    No. No one tried to the best of my knowledge. I personally know to whom I may address your potential enquiry, but I doubt the existing process of decision making in Belarus will produce any fast answers. The best way is to go there and talk if you are really interested.
    - vosper 11y ago
      Thanks for the offer, but I was just curious. If the machine is really superior to what's on the market then it seems like a business opportunity for someone with know-how and industry contacts - but that's not me :)
ommunist 11y ago
This is Galmor Tree Planter with load of 10000 saplings -http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/ODW1002.pdf/$FILE/ODW1002.pdf http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/ODW1002.pdf/$FILE/ODW1002.pdf It is not so portable comparing to its Soviet competitor.

ommunist 11y ago

Sure. This was the only reforestation automaton made (ПЛА-1) in the USSR. Take any Soviet reference for mechanical planting of forests - it will be there. Technically its an add-on to large forest plough ПКЛ-70 supplied with cassette feeder. http://goo.gl/RtVgTd http://goo.gl/RtVgTd <- Page 21, sorry for Russian source. It takes 4000 saplings at once, and goes at 6 km/hr, can plant every at 0.5m, gives you 12K saplings/hr. You have to recharge it with cassettes with saplings. Nothing fantastic, ideally works for forest plantations in the Northern hemisphere.