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As you are charging per cube, have you taken into account the "varied" nature of most firewood from tree surgery. I know that I'm very selective now about what timber I keep for my firewood production v's selling on for other firewood production - 8" dia straight birch/alder/ash/ oak etc is far quicker to process than a whole load of oversize and bent branch wood. If you can cater for that then it's a belting idea, I have a few regular clients (hotels, estates etc) that have access to wood and not the know how / kit to process it quickly and effectively. Some now get me in to fell and stack it, then get me back in the spring to process it into the woodshed:thumbup:
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What public spirited marines, very good them to assist the "customer". There's nothing quite as pleasing as natural justice.
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I run 357's(15"), new 346(15") and an old 365 special(20"). I'm going to try an 8 rim on the 346, for all the smaller stuff coming up. All that said I'll still reach for the old 066 on 30" for the big oak,beech etc. As for keeping the 200t, you won't regret it, I tried the old husky top handle and it was either disappointing or not working. Is there a 5 series replacement for the 357 yet?
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Yep, done the Haute route a couple of times now, had some mixed weather - stuck in huts and dodging avalanches the next day or playing crevasse pooodle on the end of a rope with vis at about 10'. But then cruising into town under the Eiger is just ace.
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Cash or Cheque on delivery here. The only exception is a couple of companies that rent out tents / yurts with stoves in. They are there when I deliver and do an online transfer from his Iphone as I unload, then I email the invoice thru. Hodge - do you do kindling? if so, where do get it from? trying to source some here as I'm getting more requests than ever.
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Anyone know people/places to go for forestry machine training and or assesment. I need a couple of quotes for a grant application, have already got one from Barony. Any other ideas/suggestions?
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[quote=Lumberjack Pad;472600 went to the county this morning and someone has nicked the exhaust off it (brand new too). Was it at the new site, or still at the old one? Perhaps Andy the digger driver might know, or a quiet word at the "special" school might come up with the goods. Only know of one other county about. Got the Landy fixed?
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That's what I'm doing next week, once the bamboo removal is sorted, and the estate had to confirm a deer management plan to get the WIG. On the upside, that's more stalking for me and a high seat paid for.
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Try sticking some sand down by the badger flaps, or take the surface down to a fine earth cover - depends on how many you've got to do. Check them, regularly and smooth them out after checking - you'll soon find out what's coming and going. Might not give you the answer but it'll give you a start.
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Good Lad Sam. Looking forward to having you tear thru a couple acres of coppice with your name on. Just the driving test to go then!!
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Fair enough, I'm tight on space (till the next building goes up) so the bags suit me, also I deliver in them and just tip out at the customers. Kindling drying shed is the next project, or perhaps in the neighbours hay loft that he doesn't use:confused1:
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Thought about that, but how do you tip out?and what about storeage when empty.
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Use an IBC block, take the pallet off the bottom, cut out top and bottom of plastic block. This leaves the sides plastic cover to stop the logs catching on the frame. Hold the bag loops over the top and onto the frame. Slides off the bag easy and gives you a cubic metre of logs every time.
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The alstor will take care of most of the £50K, you might get that and a basic firewood processor, the splitter might have to be an axe! Try looking at Oxtrac / Forcat, (can get loading trailer to go behind for £4Kish), will do a similar job and leave more for the splitter / processor. Thought of a kindling machine? - would complete the package nicely. Have to echo Mr Blair's question, £50K of toys all of which can and will bite big time. Nice problem to have though!! Good Luck
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If you're not gonna have to carry tools, but need to get muddy, don't go VW go LR - try one of these: Bowler Offroad - Home
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I'm presuming that you guys bag it into nets and stack them to dry already bagged up? You may have guessed by now, bar burning the stuff , kindling is all new to me How about the larch bit? most kindling seems to be white wood of various types.
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Is it showing signs of decline? If it needs something, I'd go for a reduction of the top crown over the drive (Pic 1 splits 2 ways at 2/3 height, the right of the two). As for the large deadwood, have you tried pull testing it (rope over 2/3, to 3/4 way out and two guys bounce it), see if anything wags off or it breaks. If it can hold 2 guys yarding on, I doubt its gonna fall off anytime soon. Other than that, if it looks sick this summer, re-assess, if not, it'll probably out last most of us.
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The situation is that I've had an offer of larch slab wood from a fencing contractor that cuts his own rails etc. The deal includes a building with 3 phase to do it in and a good price on the slab wood (to be nailed down yet, but will depend on wood to bark ratio for starters). Anyone out there do something similar already, any one tried and had poor results? Does kindling dry faster than logs or is it similar?
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No tpo's or Con areas to stop him BUT, felling licence constraints might kick in if he fells over a certain volume of timber (not more than 5 cubic metres per calender quarter for own use) - see FC website for a PDF that goes in to loads of detail. Irrespective of felling licences or not they still need to stay the right side of various wildlife legislation (nesting birds, various mammals in and around tree, bats etc). This all assumes that there's someone around / bother to use the legislation to prevent or punish after the fact.
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Cheers for the info guys. Have contact with local fc wildlife guys, so will try them and tenax. The release pen stuff is a bit light weight but worth a look for producers that might do heavier versions. Cheers guys
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Anyone got a good source for this? need several 100 metres for some copice work. Ideally 2m high but 1.8m will do. I've managed to find some via internet, but seems to be lighter weight and smaller holes than last lot I got (suppliernow nolonger trading!). All help gratefully recieved:biggrin:
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Moving timber to ride/collection point
treedave replied to Urubaen's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
If you have one of these locally worth a look, only seem to cut up the top 3-4" and could pull a few of your 7' sticks at the time. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOh3PLvjKso&playnext=1&list=PL39A1E3441362EDF0]YouTube - OXTRAC[/ame] If ground conditions permit a good size tractor and winch wil out prouce it, depending on wether or not you need to reinstate the tracks created. -
Species/Length/Use of logs.
treedave replied to Sam Thompson's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Sam, Feast your eyes on Utube or here, Alstor 8x8 But they aint cheap (£40K+). Big J Do you hire out man & machine, or flat out yourselves? In Cumbria and could use that machine on occasions, anyone else got one you know of? -
Saw one today, Palfinger on the back of a big fendt. Northwest electric using it to lift down a transformer(?) box off a pole in a field. Didn't look like it was on the linkage arms, more like it was bolted on. Sorry no more help but I was doing 50 in traffic at the time.
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Stan (Woodmad) is in Carlisle at the moment with his mog, not sure if the trailer went as well. So if it needs doing in the next few weeks might fit in. Otherwise cubby might know but from what I've heard most are busy at mo- lumberjack pad is still fighting the good fight in south lakes, depends on your time scale. Try sam Hannafins at Hannafins timber big rig but based nr milnthorpe.
