log sizes

[gensetsteve]

One of the reasons we stopped buying cordwood. On clearance jobs at the side of the road the lads are trying to squeeze 6in stuff through the chipper. In the forest they are picking up 1" sticks and trying to make up loads. I dont want to be buying under 2" and we dont want 24 tonnes of 3 " fussy arent we. The money is in the 6-8" stuff on a processor thats why we spend 15k on a processor.

[ThrustSSC]

I think HETAS say that under 3" is "branchwood" and a compliant load of logs should have less than 15% of it in. Must admit, I'm one of the ones who can't be bothered processing the stuff (folks protest "but it fills up the load!"). Tends to get chipped or given to friends and family.

 

So THAT's what branchwood is defined as. I've wondered for a long time, as their seemed no difference to me between a 12" trunk and a 12" bough. I wouldn't dream of even trying to sell that stuff - and if I got any delivered in a cordwood load it would be going back (or on the bonfire at no expense to me)!

 

Selling that sort of rubbish is just ripping customers off. Period.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

I'm a hypocrite tho since I tend to put as much tree in the cord stack as possible yet don't want it in my yard!

 

Yep, the perfect sticks are poker straight ~7' long ash 6 - 10" diameter...

[Alycidon]

There is another standard that was coming in for wood fired boilers fueled under RHI than fuel needed to be 90 or 95% trunk wood. I had assumed that was exactly what it meant. I would think that will probably go by the board now if RHI for domestic has been kicked into the green deal.

 

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[slasherscot]

There is another standard that was coming in for wood fired boilers fueled under RHI than fuel needed to be 90 or 95% trunk wood. I had assumed that was exactly what it meant. I would think that will probably go by the board now if RHI for domestic has been kicked into the green deal.

 

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what we going to have Trunkwood officer going round checking that out Wood is wood, branch or main stem.

 

6cm up all goes on my wood pile, it all burns, the smaller stuff dries quicker and will give off excellent heat.

[truncator]

what we going to have Trunkwood officer going round checking that out Wood is wood, branch or main stem.

 

6cm up all goes on my wood pile, it all burns, the smaller stuff dries quicker and will give off excellent heat.

 

I agree surly it should be the moister content and how good it burns!

[gensetsteve]

I never seen a difference between branch and stem both weigh about the same so must have similar BTU.

[Alycidon]

what we going to have Trunkwood officer going round checking that out

 

Not one, probably 100s, all on 50K a year, paid for by you and me to ensure that we two the Euro line, mad, French have the best idea, if they dont like a reg it gets ignored.

 

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[Joy Yeomans]

i was looking again at the tr branch logger i can see a time when all brash will and should be used if we did more tree surgery i would consider one instead of chipping all branches

obviously time and volume of waste plays a part but this service would give added value to the customers wood when most want to keep logs for own burning

 

joy

 

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[hedgesparrow]

i only sell to customers wood that is above 6" dia and is split any smaller i keep and burn on my log burner. but its a pain to cut up. but to sell small stuff which is a stick to a 80 year old is beyond the pale. diddling the OAP,s just because they do not know is wrong. i could not sleep at night. i try and treat all customers the same the right way. they then come back and pass on my name to others.