My first few questions...

[pgkevet]

First question. Yes I am planning on getting some chainsaw lessons before I start waving one about...so where does someone 6 foot 8 inches and almost 17.5 stone with size 13 feet find PPE to fit?

 

 

Second Question: The farm has a dutch barn 1/4 full of timber potentially for firewood...but I'm told it's got woodworm. Advice? The House does have 20yrs left of a 30yr woodworm guarantee..

 

Third question (then I'll leave you guys alone today:001_smile:)

 

This was just an impulse purchase because the place is beautiful. I haven't had a chance to really go throgh the woodlands but much of it is on a slope, vey mature and undergrowth heavy going. There was a 1-2 acres of new planting of Silver Birch that I'd guess is about 8/9 years old now? About 5/6in diameter?.

One of the tentative thoughts I had was to coppice that at that size..as a source of timber for building some fruit cages once those plantings come on. It may not be the most suitable timber? But free...

[Paul Jenks]

Timber with woodworm burns very well i'm told. Sort the house out first, the woods will look after themselves for a while yet. PPE, well there's a few guys on here who'll be able to get you some of that.

[Mark Bolam]

Where are you PG?

[slack ma girdle]

Most PPE is available in large sizes, but normall to special order. One of my previous employer was simmilar dimentions to you and he never had problems getting ppe.

 

If the timber had woodworm, bring it in in the house in small batches, and don't leave it lying around.

Birch seasons quickly, burns quickly, and rots quickly, particularly outside, so it wont last long for fruit cages.

[pgkevet]

Where are you PG?

 

Near Croydon at the moment... It will be Llanfyllin later this year if the purchase keeps moving on...

[Kev Stephenson]

Just about any of the suppliers listed on the right will be able to kit you out. I have seen people asking for size 14 and 15 chainsaw boots before.

[Sam Thompson]

Just about any of the suppliers listed on the right will be able to kit you out. I have seen people asking for size 14 and 15 chainsaw boots before.

 

Me, Meindl is the best for big foots.

[Daniël Bos]

Where's Big J, he's of such epic proportions. I'm a modest 6'5" 16st of prime idiot with nicely common size 11 feet so never any issues.

[skyhuck]

Birch does not coppice well, they tend to die when felled, IME.

[Daniël Bos]

Birch does not coppice well, they tend to die when felled, IME.

 

On my home turf in the Netherlands, my parents are fighting a lifelong battle against birch, and cannot get the buggers to die. Cut them down, graze the new shoots with sheep, they're invinceable. The only thing that seems to keep them down is to ringbark them with goats, the evillest form of livestock on the planet!