Have the definitive regulations regarding firewood?

[john87]

41 minutes ago, devonbrion1998 said:

Just had a measure up, L 1.96     W 1.75    H 0.51 Not sure what that is in terms of m3

If I drop two of those bags on there, to be honest I cant really get them all on

be good to know what im really delivering,the jobs hard enough without giving them away

Maybe 4 pallets nailed together and fill that up then see what that represents on the truck 

Thanks for your input

 

 

That is 1.74 m3 so say 3 m3 for the two of them.

 

john..

[dudders]

If your cu.m. bags actually do measure 1x1x1m, then 2 of them are 2 m3.   But, as John says, your truck bed is only 1.74 m3, so that's why it's difficult to get them all on, but you can do it by heaping them up a bit to get that last .26 m3 on the load.  I'm assuming you're emptying those bags into the Landie, not loading them in as bags, which you could only do by leaving the tailgate down.

[Justme]

On 17/03/2022 at 15:27, renewablejohn said:

Then delivered direct to customer with tractor forks front and back direct into their garage to keep dry. 

I thought that carrying goods on the road on front / rear of a tractor was now illegal?

[renewablejohn]

1 hour ago, Justme said:

I thought that carrying goods on the road on front / rear of a tractor was now illegal?

Not that I am aware of. So long as the IBC container is securely strapped to the carrying frame then I believe it meets the regulations.

[devonbrion1998]

loose loads on the landy,

Just empted a bag into a cube wooden frame,and one third was left over 

always filled the bag to the brim, but yes they have stretched over time,god knows how much I have given away

over the last 5yrs 

[dudders]

 

1 hour ago, devonbrion1998 said:

god knows how much I have given away over the last 5yrs.

Less than you think.  You know that the Landy takes 1.74 cu.m. if you fill it level to the  top.  Heap it up a bit in the middle to make up another .26 cu.m. and you've got a 2 cu.m. delivery.

[Justme]

3 hours ago, renewablejohn said:

Not that I am aware of. So long as the IBC container is securely strapped to the carrying frame then I believe it meets the regulations.

Travelling with a tractor with front-mounted attachment - Agriculture - HSE

WWW.HSE.GOV.UK

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When on a public highway, the forks should be removed, folded back and secured or covered/protected by an appropriate...

 

 

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Do not travel on the public highway with the machine attachment carrying a load, as this may contravene road traffic legislation. 

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So it might be ok & it might not.

 

Thanks HSE thats helpful.

 

 

 

[william127]

3 hours ago, devonbrion1998 said:

loose loads on the landy,

Just empted a bag into a cube wooden frame,and one third was left over 

always filled the bag to the brim, but yes they have stretched over time,god knows how much I have given away

over the last 5yrs 

I sell by the bulk bag, a couple of years ago I made a wooden box sized to fit round a new bulk bag. When I fill my bags now put them in the box, the box is the measure, the bag is just for transport. So stretched or different sized bags don't mean I'm giving away logs👌👌 

Its saved me a surprising amount !

[dudders]

3 hours ago, Justme said:

Travelling with a tractor with front-mounted attachment - Agriculture - HSE

WWW.HSE.GOV.UK

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When on a public highway, the forks should be removed, folded back and secured or covered/protected by an appropriate...

 

 

QUOTE

Do not travel on the public highway with the machine attachment carrying a load, as this may contravene road traffic legislation. 

END QUOTE

 

So it might be ok & it might not.

 

Thanks HSE thats helpful.

 

 

 

Well - that would have put me way out of order then, some years back.  After making a neighbour's hay each year, I used to come out of his field entrance onto a blind bend.  The tractor had a foreloader on with a flat-8 bale grab sticking way out on the front of it.  On the back, I was pulling the baler, with the bale-sled behind that!  Don't think there was an HSE in those days...🤫 

[Dan Maynard]

10 hours ago, dudders said:

Well - that would have put me way out of order then, some years back.  After making a neighbour's hay each year, I used to come out of his field entrance onto a blind bend.  The tractor had a foreloader on with a flat-8 bale grab sticking way out on the front of it.  On the back, I was pulling the baler, with the bale-sled behind that!  Don't think there was an HSE in those days...🤫 

Did you have a small child sat on the mudguard of the tractor too? Used to love riding there.