Anyone hiring branch loggers in SE?

[spandit]

I've taken down a large willow and have a huge pile of brash to deal with. I thought rather than just burning it in situ, it might be worthwhile getting it processed and provide some useful barbecue fuel (I like cooking on wood) and kindling. Rather than buying one (PTO powered for the tractor) I wondered if anyone locally had one they hire out (or with an operator?)

[AHPP]

Forget it. It’s a good idea in theory but not in practice. Separating twigs/leaves from meaningful wood takes ages and if you don’t do it, you end up with mixed fluff and chogs (unless you’re then going to screen/sieve mechanically and I bet that’s a fiddle too). Then storage and drying is a pain. They go mouldy unless you baby them about in small quantities. Poke some sticks in the ground to grow more trees and bonfire/chip the rest. 

[spandit]

Just now, AHPP said:

Forget it. It’s a good idea in theory but not in practice. Separating twigs/leaves from meaningful wood takes ages and if you don’t do it, you end up with mixed fluff and chogs (unless you’re then going to screen/sieve mechanically and I bet that’s a fiddle too). Then storage and drying is a pain. They go mouldy unless you baby them about in small quantities. Poke some sticks in the ground to grow more trees and bonfire/chip the rest. 

That was a concern. I'll probably just burn it in situ, then. Seems like a waste, though.

[AHPP]

I will bend over backwards to not be wasteful and chogging was still too much of a fuxk on. Don’t go and burn it this afternoon though. Some people on here chog (or have done, in the past tense, tellingly) and might have found a way to make it work. 
 

@Woodworks

Can’t remember anyone else. 

[spandit]

It's still a bit green to burn well and it's been raining. I'll leave it for a few days and hopefully we'll get some sun

[Stere]

I reckon a branch logger might be useful for a hazel coppice.

 

Alot of neglected coppice about &  hazel sticks burn well as kindling.

 

 

 

 

[scbk]

There's a guy on youtube who makes "horticultural charcoal" out of branch loggings

 

 

 

 

[AHPP]

Aye. He puts more effort into it than I did.

[Stere]

"You shouldn't eat it either -  just saying"

 

 

 

Dunno why but that bit was funny.

 

Like a real life wallace from wallace & gromit  🙂