| INVESTMENT OVERVIEW FOR 1200, 3000, AND 6000 CORD PER YEAR. | ||||||||
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| Types of investments |
1200 cord/year |
3000 cord/year |
6000 cord/year |
Comments | ||||
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Investment |
Cost/cord |
Investment |
Cost/cord |
Investment |
Cost/cord |
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| MiniQuick with wood waste heating including 3 set of baskets/kiln and freight. |
$189700 |
$33 |
$474250 |
$32 |
$948500 |
$32 |
Normally the best choice for small and large operations Scales easily. |
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| MiniQuick with Natural gas heating including 3 set of baskets/kiln and freight. |
$142200 |
$43 |
$360500 |
$42 |
$721000 |
$42 |
Natural gas can be your best choice. Scales easily. |
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| MiniQuick with LP gas heating including 3 set of baskets/kiln and freight. |
$142200 |
$85 |
$360500 |
$84 |
$721000 |
$84 |
LPgas is basically too expensive Scales easily. |
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| Container based with hot water stove. including 1.5 set of baskets/kiln and freight. |
$311500 |
$48 |
Not realistic |
Not realistic |
Not realistic |
Not realistic |
Not practical for for large volumes Does not scale |
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| Large kilns with hot water heat including 2 set of baskets/kiln and freight. |
$323800 |
$32 |
$1014200 |
$31 |
$1975800 |
$32 |
1200 cord = wood stoves 3000+ cord = auto wood boiler Expensive to scale |
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| Large kilns with low pressure steam (or pressurized hot water) including 2 set of baskets/kiln and freight. |
$365600 |
$33 |
$864000 |
$30 |
$1708000 |
$30 |
Different boiler system sizes for each production volume Extra investment to scale |
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