Kev Stephenson

Bob, Did you take a seperate van for all the kit?

No because you would exceed the GVW

Stud extractors for removing the sheard bolt, a helicoil kit puts new threads into an old hole which has had to be drilled and retapped too big.

I'm booked on for Monday, anyone else going from here?

5 years this time which is wood according to the old listings, Her in doors didn't take kindly to being asked if a few pocket fulls of chipped wood would suffice.

Have to agree with Ed on this, surely while he was moving this at 120ft his groundie/banksman would have noticed the manhole and let him know. Assuming he had one!!

Completely standard units available from most trailer places but they do bounce abit due to the light weight of the chipper and the rating of the suspension units - don't worry unless the units start to collapse. Kev P.S. I am sure Bob will show up

Get in touch with Bob on here, he did his Entec not too long ago so will know all about the decals etc. As far as the rubbers in the axle go, it is usually recommended to just replace the axle. If yours is a single piece axle then you are looking at £300+, if it is the 2 short half axles then let me know as I have 1 (of the 2 needed) unused on a shelf if you need it.

They were only cut Monday, I was splitting the stuff from last years log pile, that is as close as I could get the tractor

There might have been a receipt in last years accounts for a new rear window, so you are not the only one.:blushing:

Just a few running the splitter

Read the previous posts, based on actual percentages you calculation is right but wood moisture is quoted as ratio percentage therefore you are wrong. Where were you last night when we were all tying each other in knots with the different calcs........:001_tongue:

Speak to your insurance co, I had a long discussion with my insurance company after contracting someone in who had a different idea to me. They said as I had quoted the job and I was invoicing the client the work was entirely on my insurance even if i wasn't on site. I was saying that as I had handed the entire job to person x (who quoted me for doing it and were invoicing me for money) and I wasn't going to be onsite then the work was being carried out by person x and any cockups made were entirely the responsibility of person x. My insurance company agreed with me. If you are not on the site then you cannot be held responsible for mistakes/accidents. However if you get a subbie climber in and you are stating which branches are to come off or are working on the same tree/job (i.e you are in control of the work site as principle contractor) then any cockups will need to be handled by your insurance company. It is a very grey area and my insurance co recommended carrying employers insurance that covered the use of bona-fide subcontractors, at least then the damage will be paid for and the insurance companies will then argue between themselves to recover monies if necessary.

Your calculation doesn't take into account the weight of the wood. The 100 in your calc is just changing from % water content to % wood content which is incorrect as it isn't a true % it is a ratio %. Try your calc with 200% moisture, it doesn't work. To the OP, forget that customer or have it in writing that the weight is at time of sale, if the customer keeps the logs inside for any length of time the weight of the bag may fall below the sale weight. It is never a good idea to sell logs by weight.

The 100 is needed as it is not a true percentage in mathmatical terms but a ratio of wood to moisture expressed as a percentage. The 100 is the amount of wood present which doesn't change.

Double checked and the calc is weight x (100+final moisture content% / 100+initial moisture content%)

I see where you are coming from but if the original said 8kg @ 200% what does the calc look like? 200% states there is 2x as much water as wood therefore it is 8kg x 0.33 or 100/(100+200). Does this mean that in the original example it should be 8kg x 100/(100+32) = 6.06kg dry 6.06 x (100+11) / 100 = 6.72kg @ 11%

If thats the case then Rupes calculation wouldn't work. If your wood is originally 200% moisture how does Rupes calculation (100% - %moisture@ start = initial multiplier) work?

Depends on definition - you could have wood with 200% added moisture vs dry weight but it doesn't make sense as you are not adding anything you are removing the moisture by drying. 100% is the starting point not the end point therefore when you cut the wood it is 100%, this reduces as you dry it. Also selling wood calculated the second way gives a lower %moisture figure which looks better.

The original post says 8kg at 32% moisture therefore just under 1/3 is water. If this is the case and you dried it completely then you would have 5.44kg of wood left at 0% moisture. The add your 11% of 5.44kg and you get 6.03kg. There is another number to add to the mix...... As Dean says it depends on your definition of moisture content. Is 4kg of dry wood 100% wet if you weighed it at 8kg when fresh cut? No, because 100% wet is pure water. Eucalyptus can hold more than its own weight in water (i.e 8kg of euc could be dried to less than 4kg of dry wood), this would mean using Deans method then it is more than 100% wet when freshly cut. Confused.com...........

32%-11% = weight lost by drying = 21% 21% of your original 8kg = 1.68kg lost New weight = 8kg - 1.68kg = 6.32kg

Contacr RobD on here, if he doesn't want it then he will know someone who does.

Looks like I am getting charged double then, family bag full it was too :blushing:

Contacted Graham at Orange Plant late morning yesterday to get details and a spec for a replacement axle for my 10 year old entec 25. My local trailer place needed a load of measurements to make one up and were quoting 7-10 days for delivery, Graham thought there might be one left at the wholesalers, made contact to confirm it's existence and priced it £50 CHEAPER than getting a copy made, He arranged a Saturday delivery (Yes I had to pay for it but it mean't he had to rush it though) and it was with me just after 9am this morning. Couple of hours in the garage today and the prompt and helpful service from Graham means I have not lost any working days. The only worry was the unusual packaging. Bubblewrap - check, packing tape - check, shrinkwrap - check, packet of starbursts??????? What was all that about then? Very nice while fitting it though. Thanks Kevin

My 06 200T has just had a new carb on warranty, symptums were similar to when the piston holed on an old blower. Push for a new carb if no damage is evident on the P&P