The Jatropha Organisation of South Africa

Jatropha Equipment

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Jatropha Farming Equipment

Jatropha Oil Extraction Equipment / Jatropha Oil Expellers

Jatropha Biodiesel Manufacturing Equipment

Jatropha Household Equipment / Jatropha Domestic Equipment

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1. Jatropha Farming Equipment

De-Bushing / Bush Clearing Machinery Jatropha Mulching Equipment Jatropha Filling and Seeding Equipment New * Biodegradable Compostible Nursery Planter Trays * Jatropha Bagging Equipment Plastic Planter Bags for Jatropha Propagation Digging Holes for Transplanting Jatropha Jatropha Pruning Equipment Jatropha Harvesters / Jatropha Harvesting Equipment Jatropha De-Hulling Equipment / Jatropha Decorticator Jatropha Power Generators Inverters / Batteries Jatropha Engines Jatropha Containers / Flexi Tanks Jatropha Bio-Degrader Jatropha Irrigation & Setting up of Nursery Boreholes Transportation of Jatropha Saplings

Timing of the Start up is of a Jatropha Plantation is of extreme importance and should be well planned. There is a window of opportunity during the warm and rainfall season to get the plantation established failing which one would have to wait until the next season to begin. The idea is to avoid the high cost of expensive irrigation and to get saplings into the ground so as to benefit from rainfall and natural climatic conditions.

Potting and Sowing require soil a temperature of between 24 – 26 degrees and must start as soon as it gets warm in spring. Potted or bagged plants in the Nursery will require irrigation, where there is no rainfall during this period. Tree planting must be carried out when the rainfall starts and throughout the entire rainfall season. Once the transplanted Jatropha saplings have ‘taken’ there will be no need to irrigate when the rainfall stops.

The use of advanced equipment will aid organised development initiatives in third countries to quickly establish Jatropha plantations resulting in progress in real terms at grass roots level.

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De Bushing / Bush Clearing Machinery

The M726E Mulcher carrier is designed for horizontal drum mulching attachments requiring up to 230 hp. Ideal for right-of-way and commercial land clearing applications, the M726E will mulch standing trees, brush and blow down.

Benefits & Advantages:

• Cummins QSL9 300 hp Tier III engine

• High capacity cross-flow cooling system

• Hydraulically driven reversible fan • Automatic fan speed control

• Two transmission options

• Standard two-speed or wide-range infinitely variable.

• Highly durable design and construction

• Heavy duty front chassis and boom system

• Strong, well-guarded cylinders • Extreme-duty centre section with tapered roller bearings

• Thick steel plate with the highest quality machining and welding.

• Excellent service access

• Reverse engine orientation directs hydraulic pumps and filters to the rear for ready access.

• Quiet, climate controlled operator’s station

• Insulated and isolation mounted

• High output heater/air conditioner

• Extreme duty suspension seat; ergonomic with armrest mounted joysticks

• Excellent performance in challenging terrain

• Choice of horizontal drum type mulching attachments requiring up to 230 hp

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Mulching Equipment

The new 480 Mulcher is a 370 kW (500 hp) class track driven mulcher carrier well suited to tough terrain, sensitive site applications and large scale land clearing and right of way projects. Excellent access to both sides of the engine and hydraulic filters. High lift boom system Compact and maneuverable.

Benefits & Advantages:

• Cummins QXC15 Tier III engine

• Efficient, high capacity cooling system

• Automatic variable pitch, reversible fan for improved fuel economy and cold weather starts

• Oscillating track system with heavy duty track frames and mounting system

• Long track frames for low ground pressure

• Highly refined closed loop track drive system

• High-lift boom geometry

• Tigercat quality built for full-time forest duty cycle

• Quiet, climate controlled operator’s station

• Insulated and isolation mounted with high output heater and A/C

• Extreme duty air ride seat

• CRF counter rotate function for one touch 'on a dime' turns

• Ergonomic armrest mounted joystick steer and drive

• Excellent performance in challenging terrain

• Choice of horizontal drum type mulching attachments requiring up to 328 kW (440 hp)

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Filling and Seeding Equipment

Large-scale Plantations in the region of 1000ha to 10,000ha plus are a major challenge in establishing Jatropha farms quickly and effectively. The limited number of saplings that can be propagated before the natural rainfall window of opportunity arises diminishes large-scale planting operations. The following mechanised equipment will facilitate the bagging of at least 86,400 seeds per day per machine in a 9-hour day.

Benefits & Advantages:

Design and Capacity for mechanised Filling & Seeding Equipment for Jatropha projects.

Design capacity:

Based on a 530mm x 322mm reusable plastic or biodegradable planter trays, 15 cells/cavities.

Target production

Planting program: 10’000 ha

Planting density: 1666 seeds per hectare

Seedlings required: 16.66 million

Survival rate: 95%

Production input at nursery: 17.5 million

Production months in nursery: 4 (104 days)

Daily requirement in nursery: 168’300 cells/seed

Design capacity of Filling and Seeding line

2 trays/min, 5760 trays per day = 86400 cells/day

Two complete production lines required.

Media magazine

1.5m3 holding capacity

The line requires 108 liters/min of growing media to fill 12 trays/min

Recommend use of a small front-end loader (or Bobcat) to fill the media magazine required every 14 minutes.

The magazine also incorporates an agitator that can be used for mixing fertiliser or any other component into the media. A spray line is also included should water be added to the mix.

Operators platform optional. This allows for monitoring of the mixing process, if needed.

Media feeding belt

Media is automatically fed from the Magazine into the hopper of the Filler.

Feeding is activated through a level detecting sensor on the Filler’s hopper which signals to the Magazine to open the bottom hatch and the media-feeding belt to feed the media into the hopper.

The belt has ribs to ensure fast feeding and self-cleaning rollers for extended lifetime.

Flexi Filler

The Filler is customised to the plastic or biodegradable trays used to ensure normal or “soft” feeding of the biodegradable tray for filling.

Dibbler

Dibbling of the media to create a centre hole in the cavity for sowing.

Precision seeder

This seeder is customised for sowing Jatropha seed and includes a program for single, double or triple seeding, depending on the germination rate of the seed.

Seeding accuracy is generally >98%. For Jatropha an accuracy of 99.5% may be expected.

Tray covering unit

Applying an even layer of covering material over the seed to create even germination conditions.

Accumulation conveyor

Allows for accumulation of trays while loading trolleys to be transported to the nursery

6m non-driven roller conveyor.

Freight and Supervision of Installation

2x40ft Containers

Supervision of installation (2 weeks)

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Biodegradable Compostible Nursery Planter Trays

Enormous cost reduction in terms of systems, efficiency time and money.

Although the Biodegradable Compostible Nursery Planter Tray is designed for the quick and effective establishment of Jatropha plantations, the product can be used for all Agricultural sectors where a different size or capacity are required. The biodegradable tray may also be used with or without mechanised seeding and filling equipment.

How it Works:

Seeds are sown in the trays using a planting medium and cared for in a nursery environment. Once the saplings have grown to a transplantable size, the tray may be separated into individual saplings by breaking each segment of the tray along a perforated division. Each segment together with sapling contained therein to be out planted and buried together at the depth of the intact root system.

Benefits:

The advantage of this product is that it provides a streamlined farming method for quick and effective establishment of large plantations. Practices that are expected to change will be:

1. The direct planting of seedlings within the tray segment without having to remove a

planter bag from the root structure.

2. Use of an Eco-friendly, biodegradable and/or compostible product.

3. Facilitation of quicker establishment of large plantations.

4. Optional mechanised bagging system.

5. A streamlined, cost effective system of planting and transplanting seedlings.

6. The establishment of a preferential system for organised afforestation in third world

countries.

Alignment to climate change objectives:

In accordance with the world’s response to climate change, the agricultural and forestry sectors are the key areas for setting goals to guide and advance action on climate change.
Sustainable Eco-friendly products have become a mainstream issue provoking concern for climate change and the environment. The use of biodegradable products in developing this sector will produce fewer harmful environmental effects and contribute towards the reduction of carbon emissions while meeting Kyoto Treaty commitments. The use of biodegradable seed trays will therefore mitigate the Green House Gas Life Cycle.

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Types of Bagging Equipment

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Plastic Planter Bags for Jatropha Propagation

Black Nursery Planter Bags

Pack per 1000

Code	Material	Litre	Description	Microns	Bags Per Pack
W2h	Virgin	0.75 Lt	63 + 63 x 180	50	2000
4lbh	Virgin	1 Lt	87 + 87 x 160	60	2000
W3h	Virgin	1.5 Lt	87 + 87 x 200	60	2000
8lbh	Virgin	2 Lt	112 + 112 x 185	100	1000
8lb1h	Virgin	2.2 Lt	112 + 112 x 210	100	1000
W4h	Virgin	2.5 Lt	112 + 112 x 225	100	1000
8lb2h	Virgin	3 Lt	112 + 112 x 250	100	1000
Aussie	Virgin	3 Lt	100 + 100 x 230	100	1000

Code	Material	Litre	Description	Microns	Bags Per Pack
M/S	Virgin	4 Lt	127 + 127 x 250	100	1000
W5h	Virgin	5 Lt	137 + 137 x 300	100	1000
W5ah-thick	Virgin	5 Lt	137 + 137 x 300	150	500
2 Gallon	Virgin	6.5 Lt	162 + 162 x 250	100	500
W6h	Virgin	7.5 Lt	137 + 137 x 400	100	1000
W7h	Virgin	9 Lt	162 + 162 x 350	125	500
W7ah	Virgin	9 Lt	162 + 162 x 350	150	500
W8h	Virgin	11 Lt	162 + 162 x 450	125	1000
W9h	Virgin	13.5 Lt	175 + 175 x 430	150	500
4 Gallon	Virgin	16 Lt	212 + 212 x 370	150	200
Cucumber	Regran	15 Lt	220 + 180 x 400	75	500

Code	Material	Litre	Description	Microns	Bags Per Pack
W10h	Virgin	20 Lt	212 + 212 x 460	150	200
W10ah-thick	Virgin	20 Lt	212 + 212 x 460	200	200
30L	Virgin	30 Lt	250 + 250 x 520	200	100
W11h	Virgin	40 Lt	270 + 270 x 550	200	100
50l	Virgin	50 Lt	290 + 290 x 600	200	100
W12h	Virgin	60 Lt	320 + 320 x 625	200	100
80L	Virgin	80 Lt	370 + 370 x 620	200	40
90 L	Virgin	90 Lt	380 + 380 x 700	200	40
100 L	Virgin	100 Lt	460 + 460 x 860	200	20
200 L	Virgin	200 Lt	680 + 600 x 870	250	20
Perennial	Virgin	2.2 Lt	105 + 105 x 230	80	1000
Long Tom	Virgin	4.25 Lt	140 + 80 x 400	90	1000
Pebble Bags	Virgin	20 Lt	300 x 600 0.75	100	970.00
Pebble Bags	Virgin	20 Lt.	300 x 600	120	100
Pebble Bags	Virgin	20 Lt	300 x 600	150	100
OG 10	Virgin	10.23 Lt	162 + 162 x 390	125	500
OG 20	Virgin	22.02 Lt	212 + 212 x 490	150	200
Compost	Reg. / Black		510 x 760	75
Compost	Reg. / Black		510 x 760	120
Compost	Reg. / Green		520 x 650	170
Refuse bags	Reg. / Black		880 x 760	25	200
Delta	Reg. / Smokey		500 x 580	40

SHEETING

100 Micron: (Items to be pre-ordered)

Code	Material	Description
Sheeting	Virgin	1m (W) x 100m (L) black
Sheeting	Virgin	1.2m (W) x 100m (L) black
Sheeting	Virgin	1.5m (W) x 100m (L) black
Sheeting	Virgin	2m (W) x 100m (L) black

150 Micron: (Stock Items:)

Code	Material	Description
Sheeting	Virgin	1m (W) x 100m (L) black
Sheeting	Virgin	1.2m (W) x 100m (L) black
Sheeting	Virgin	1.5m (W) x 100m (L) black
Sheeting	Virgin	2m (W) x 100m (L) black
Sheeting	Virgin	3m (W) x 100m (L) black
Sheeting	Virgin	4m (w) x 100m (L) Black
Sheeting	Virgin	2m (W) x 100m (L) Opaque
Sheeting	Virgin	4m (w) x 100m (L) Clear

250 Micron: (Items to be pre-ordered)

Code	Material	Description
Sheeting	Virgin	1m (W) x 100m (L) black
Sheeting	Virgin	1.2m (W) x 100m (L) black
Sheeting	Virgin	1.5m (W) x 100m (L) black
Sheeting	Virgin	2m (W) x 50m (L) black

Other:

Code	Material	Description
Bootliners	Regran	1m (L) x .750 (w) x 20 mic
Tie Strips	Virgin	Tree Ties: ( sold per roll per Kg)

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Digging Holes for Transplanting Jatropha

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Jatropha Pruning Equipment

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Jatropha Harvesters / Jatropha Harvesting Equipment

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Jatropha De-Hulling Equipment / Jatropha Decorticator

De-Hullers / Disc Decorticators

This Disc decorticator has very wide usages, It is used in decortications of jatropha seeds, cotton seeds, peanut and other oil seeds. This decorticator can also crush oil material and oil cake. The working theory is to crush the shell of oil material by the use of a coarse surface. The design and structure is easy and simple to operate and adjust.

Model Capacity Power Net Weight Size

T/24HS) (KW) (KG) (MM)

GCBKY45 28 7.5 550 1320×600×910

GCBKY71 35 17 1100 1921×1004×1438

GCBKY91 60 30 2000 2400×1260×1790

Please Note:

1. Minimum Order: 1 unit

2. Price includes 3 phase Motor.

3. Prices quoted are available for 1 month.