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  1. arboriculturist
    Looks like G.Farrow about the only setup in the country with a Log burning kiln that will meet the new September emissions criteria. Do you know the Sept 2014 criteria for where the timber to fuel the kiln now has to be sourced? Thanks
  2. arboriculturist
    So to summerise, the claim from JAS P's customer that hardwood logs pack fix wrapped up on the exposed windy hill covered on top can reduce to a moisture content of approx 20% after 3 months in the winter months - could be correct?
  3. arboriculturist
    Only smallish scale 500M3 nothing like the pro's.
  4. arboriculturist
    Anyone on the Forum with experience - good or bad of Kiln Drying their own Firewood to sell. The purveyors of the 'plonk it down and turn the key' Kilns argue that you are making a huge saving on tying up capital buying in roundwood and seasoning it yourself. There is of course possible RHI payments to consider when crunching the numbers. However when some of their setups are anywhere between £40 and £100K, buying a few arctic loads of roundwood to season isn't looking so bad after all!
  5. arboriculturist
    Nice setup and thanks for replying. I agree if you are a practical person not afraid to do the research, going it alone can often be the way forward. Many many people jumping onto the Renewable E bandwagon who know less than you or I. Looking forward to seeing more pics! Where abouts r u?
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    That may well be true, but for some who have limited space to air dry timber it could be necessary so they can still feed those hungry children waiting at home. Some people use waste wood to fuel their Kiln, so perhaps eco-friendly in some cases, particularly if they are supplying people who normally use fossil fuels to heat their homes.
  7. arboriculturist
    Perhaps save a lot of messing about and buy a Log Drying Kiln!
  8. arboriculturist
    How are you getting on with your Log Dryng Kiln?
  9. arboriculturist
    Ah, any idea why this is a Beech 'appears' to be denser than Ash? Certainly easier to cut Ash when green.
  10. arboriculturist
    Yes Bakers bags are surprisingly tough and give good airflow as you have just confirmed. 6 months to nearly 20% with Beech - thats interesting.
  11. arboriculturist
    By white woods do you mean Sycamore and Ash. Is your building just a roofed over structure with logs heaped on pallets or divided up in crates? Thanks
  12. arboriculturist
    I have noticed on the Forum in the past, that quite a few stack their timber covered in an exposed place intentionally, so you could suggest that wind speeds have a significant influence on wood drying times.
  13. arboriculturist
    Point taken, but how do you explain a saturated bath towel hung on the washing line 8am yesterday was bone dry by 4pm?
  14. arboriculturist
    Busness booming then - Let us know if you run short as we have plenty of the type with a nice white fluffy coating!
  15. arboriculturist
    plenty of sweet chestnut about but i suspect you wont be wanting that?
  16. arboriculturist
    Need to live on a 'high hill' to have that dried and ready for sale this year!
  17. arboriculturist
    consider it a 'perk'
  18. arboriculturist
    Thanks J.
  19. arboriculturist
    Thanks for that.
  20. arboriculturist
    Well nice to have the science behind the process. I'll haul some up the hill tomorrow armed with the 2 pronged calculator for testing, knock both ends out the old dog kennel, load up with logs and report back in due course.
  21. arboriculturist
    Ah, so that's the answer for all the Sycamore and Oak logs with the lovely white mould all over it - get it sheeted down up on the hill!
  22. arboriculturist
    One of the boys said a customer of JAS Pprocessed a batch of their wrapped netted pallets of Hardwood up on the hill with just a tarp over, open each end dried from unseasoned to 20% moisture level in 3 months in the winter months! Is this an Insane claim - or a possibility?
  23. arboriculturist
    Ah Thanks - bit pricey though?
  24. arboriculturist
    Anyone know of any used Potato boxes for sale in Devon and what is the going rate these days? Thanks
  25. arboriculturist
    We have that with a J. Deere then. We need a knife configuration with more than 28 sections, as those logs look too large for the majority of people with small woodburners these days. A compromise I expect, as I suspect would be limited to say 600mm log ring diameter the more knives in the splitting fabrication. Ping me your mobile and I will call you up when you have a minute.

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