Chipping hardwood rings

[kernowstu]

The diameter is no problem but why rings. Worse possible for chipping. How long are they.

Southern wood energy could do it but if short rings then it is a recipe for constant jamming. As you probably know chippers cut well across the grain but not with it.

 

WH Bonds Liskeard have two bandit beasts (one is for sale) this will not have a problem with rings,but I don't know about if it produces G30/50

[arboriculturist]

The diameter is no problem but why rings. Worse possible for chipping. How long are they.

Southern wood energy could do it but if short rings then it is a recipe for constant jamming. As you probably know chippers cut well across the grain but not with it.

 

Rings 8 - 12" long.

[arboriculturist]

I would say a bit less for hardwood. Why chip it, surely would be more money in it to sell for firewood

 

Like I say, never make a good return if you manually handle timber and investing 35K in machinery, which will handle 800mm dia. arb. waste is definitely a non starter.

 

A sensible train of thought to many people of course.

[Mortimer Firewood]

Rings 8 - 12" long.

 

With hard wood in such short supply why chip it. To much good quality wood going for biomass IMO.

[se7enthdevil]

up to 4' in diameter???

 

trees that size should be milled...

[cornish wood burner]

WH Bonds Liskeard have two bandit beasts (one is for sale) this will not have a problem with rings,but I don't know about if it produces G30/50

 

Shredded chip is not good for biomass if that is your plan. bridges, jams augers etc.We have had a load chipped with the beast, never again. Very few biomass setups could cope.

[arboriculturist]

Shredded chip is not good for biomass if that is your plan. bridges, jams augers etc.We have had a load chipped with the beast, never again. Very few biomass setups could cope.

 

Agreed- the Beast, absolute waste of time for biomass - good for conposting though.

 

Southern wood energy's chipper will handle the size, and the screen should do the rest - in theory.

 

I'll call them up.

[cornish wood burner]

Rings 8 - 12" long.

 

All ringed up?

[arboriculturist]

up to 4' in diameter???

 

trees that size should be milled...

 

Every time - but you can't get a timber trailer into the back garden of Mrs Smith's semi !

[cornish wood burner]

Agreed- the Beast, absolute waste of time for biomass - good for conposting though.

 

Southern wood energy's chipper will handle the size, and the screen should do the rest - in theory.

 

I'll call them up.

 

Explain to Dan what you want to chip. I would think they might spend as much time clearing jams as producing chip. It will be very costly per ton then.