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  1. arboriculturist
    I did not have the foresight to sign up in the early days, which I put down to being overcomitted time wise - should have spent more time critically thinking and less time working! I do have a kiln as I have previously posted, but not as you know it and not taking the subsidy. Air drying is easy if you have the space, handling infrastructure, shelter and capital. Kiln drying is advantageous, but that has gone now except for the few as discussed- knowone can rely on 20 years of financial support anymore good or bad.
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    Yes, I have noticed as you say. It's human nature to be jealous of others in the same business who have an edge, however it doesn't pay to dwell on the negative. It was good business sense on the high tariff - all changed now of course.
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    Agreed, many would not, but for those who have forward planned, invested wisely in their business and are established in the industry, their business model can be effective. Like in nature - survival of the fittest.
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    Those who commissioned their boilers in the days of high tariffs like yourself can afford to compete - in todays levels things are marginal. Understandably there are several on the Forum who wish they had had the foresight to invest at the time, but as always there are still other options available to them.
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    As Mortimer predicted - prices falling:thumbup1:
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    If customers can buy quality naturally dried firewood for considerably less than kiln dried, it will not be long before they realise that kiln dried has no advantages, which is the case in fact.
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    No panic
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    All good, knowone minds, interesting views as well:thumbup1:
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    BY THE WAY YOU ARE ON THE WRONG THREAD FOR THIS TOPIC. However with tariffs tumbling I think it is clear that the 'Hay Day' of making money from the feed in tariff is coming to a close - unless you are on the previous tariff rates of course. You can make the figures look more attractive of course if you don't factor in your labour costs involved with the whole forced drying process.
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    Sometimes the obvious is not obvious! However many do not have the luxury of unlimited storage space and/also cannot afford the stock levels they require to adopt your processing system. I'm envious though:thumbup1:
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    Those times are going to result in decent firewood. Winter felling we find makes a significant difference to drying times and by end October when sales kick off most June processed timber species reach around 20 - 25%. Stored on a windy site though. Thanks
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    Are you replacing with tin on the basis that the tin will heat up the interior? Surely you then loose all the solar gain from sunlight.
  13. arboriculturist
    Of course, but for those of us like you and I who only sell a premium product, the date will be quite a bit different.
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    I am interested to hear peoples views on when they consider is the latest you can process hardwood logs to be ready for sale in October. I am talking about storing the split logs in slatted crates, stacked 4 high with tops covered outside. We always considered end of June late enough. Any answers much appreciated.
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    The great thing about a Posch are the ergonomics - everything is in the perfect place for the operator and access to the splitting chamber is ideal. May retrofit with a shorter ram though, as no point in having a 20" stroke when splitting 10" long logs - just adds to the cycle time. For owner operators speeding up the ram operation is a straightforward engineering process. So even though the Posch is great now straight out of the box - it can be made greater!
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    As many change their machine every 3 years, perhaps build quality is not such a consideration - not sure how the re-sale value compares with a Posch though?
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    Thats a lot of timber cut with 1 sharpening! Fair play, some are better than others with a file - makes bar and chain processors look a lot more attractive. Thanks:thumbup1:
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    That all sounds good - I nearly bought a Lasco off Wilsons but found too much inconsistency in size of split roundwood lengths and lots shards produced when processed, but there again we have very fussy customers.
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    Not seen it Jon - I'll check it out:thumbup1:
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    That machine will go on forever - just be sure to grease the bank of 4 grease points where you stand every 4 hours, other points every 8 and pto every 8. In some ways the 350 had the edge on the 360. Give it 10 mins to warm up with the output conveyor running before use. A wise purchase for the money.
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    Wow 600 tonnes on one sharpening! I think Wilson's are keen to retain their customers, so John may trim his margins a touch ( although they now have Simon Munro who negotiates a lot of sales). Hoping to get a few more replies on machines you have mentioned - pros and cons etc. Thanks again.
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    That's my thoughts exactly. Time spent building good relationships with suppliers generally pays off - decent straight sub 12" timber arriving and with the log deck fed with the 360 and grab, the Posch can produce impressive meterage with zero downtime.
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    If the price is rock bottom - agreed can be worthwhile if you have a boiler to take waste, however given the price of labour consider what meterage of decent roundwood you would have run through the processor in the time it would take to process that lot!
  25. arboriculturist
    The time is approaching to change the processor - no issues just not keen to have the main machine older than 3 years. TCT circular blades have been excellent - Practically zero maintenance just swap blade every 200 tonne of throughput. I must say maintaining a bar and chain processor is not an attractive thought. Wilsons Machinery always seem to give you a great deal when you trade in for a new machine and their after sales has always been faultless in my opinion. I am inclined to stay with a Posch unless anyone thinks a change of machine make would be worthy of serious consideration. Any opinions would be much appreciated.

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