Rob D
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I don't think it sends the wrong message and implies you can sell the logs cheaper as you're asking him not to contact you again.... .... but I like your thinking in calling his bluff! Tell us how it plays out Ben
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I've got a system that sounds similar to cordstrap (but don't know the name off the top of my head). It's very good, the strapping is tough and very easy to re tension. Just checked it and can't see manufacturer though....
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Another solution is to ask 'what do you think a fair price would be for the logs you had?' Pay back the difference to him, say you appreciate his point but you are not going to drop your prices and next time he should contact someone else for his logs. This saves you having to collect them, it's fair and it means you won't have to deal with him again. I'd say I get 2 to 3 people unhappy with their logs each year - it goes with the territory IMO. I try and come to a compromise as above and then request that they do not contact me again.
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As above beech is a tricky one to sell... If you had the tree milled what will you do with the planks? An easy solution is to see if someone will mill it with you for a % of the wood (although that % likely would be in their favour). But then you'd have some planks to play with for little outlay.
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That may be a peterson mill as they have honda engines. By the way bob the forum has a no swearing policy.... this also includes putting * into swear words... I got picked up on it and this is how i know!
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Ho Ho excellent!
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Log sales steady, not advertising yet and selling 20 cube a week to previous customers. Will start advertising the week after it gets cold.
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Sounds very pro - almost nicked to order.... Sorry to hear it... you work so hard and then this happens.
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Hi Bob, Welcome to the forum. The Stihl MS650 is 85cc and the max recommended bar size is 30". I suppose you could put a 36" bar on it as there is some leeway.... .... but your chain sharpening skills and general saw maintenance would have to be very spot on to get away with it. If the above are 'so so' 30" would be your max.
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I'd get a job with a firm first (or see if they need anyone to help at weekends). That way you'll get to see if you like the job without having to spend money on equipment etc. See how you go through the winter doing it! If all goes well you could then look at starting your own business next year.
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That's impressive for hawthorn! I'd quarter it up as I've tried drying/sealing it in the round but always seemed to crack... That should keep you turning over the winter!
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Are you doing the job for the timber Ian or are you working the wood for someone else?
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Alright Mark - I don't have any long bars that will fit the MS660.... The longer bars for the MS880 etc have different size tensioner holes and the oiler is in a different place. I'm not even sure if there are any 42" bars.... oregon did some at one point available from Baileys US but no longer. I can look into a 42" Cannon bar for you if you like as I know they do one - that's prob the best bet if you really want to stick with the MS660? Sounds a beast of a tree.... if it's that large at the felling point I think you'll have to borrow a lovely heavy 880 with a 4 foot bar! Don't suppose you got any pics of the tree?
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New to the site- what do you think of my first carvings ?
Rob D replied to SherwoodCarving's topic in Chainsaw Carving Forum
Excellent - although taste is so personal as I think the first 3 are very good but not so keen on the owl... The meerkat is superb... now if you could do a family of say five with 3 looking up, a baby one doing something else and another doing something else..... I've not tried much carving but from feedback from customers etc lots of people like groups of things rather than something on it's own.... just a thought and keep it up you have talent -
£100 cubic meter for hardwood
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That's a very good price. I do get a lot of people moaning about the prices I charge but then I get a lot of repeat business from previous happy customers....
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I got one of these for my mobile home... Windy Smithy She's stoked up as we speak!
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They're fussy buggers near you then! Around here I offer mixed wood (hard and soft) which will include poplar and willow for £85 a cube, £100 for mixed hardwood, £120 just split oak. And most always go for the mixed wood. But it is amazing how it differs from area to area....
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I got pretty excited about it! And I don't get excited about conny hedge reductions. So in my book that makes you - wrong!
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Very pro set up... Strange how not many views of the vid on youtube as it's well put together... maybe not been published long. Looked at the prices £141-00 per cube! Makes me feel cheap!
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Good vid - those sort of jobs are great
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Well spotted!
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No the ram comes up against that black metal plate in last pic which then forces the handle to a stop position!
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Ho Ho! Yes but I don't like to use it as it makes everything so greasy! Yuck!
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I have a thor 13t farmer on a fast tow trailer. I wasn't hugely impressed by it but then I wanted to use it in a horozontal position not vertically.... And maybe I'm just a fussy git! Adapted mine with tables on either side. The problem I see with a lot of splitters is that you need to have some sort of tray tables to catch what your splitting. Otherwise you have to do so much handling. With this adaption you only lift the log once onto the trays. Then throw them into a log bag after. To my mind the thor splitters are very well made.... but they are made by people who don't perhaps have to use them themselves. Or not in 'the field' so to speak.
