Rob D
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I am with you on that.... indiscriminate pollarding and topping for every tree is totally unacceptable. But as a considered way of managing trees I think it's fine.
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Sell it as mixed loads i.e. mixed hard and softwood and it'll fly out!
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That is true Dean and I agree fell and plant a smaller species perhaps not in direct line of sight. But on the other side if they are happy to get into this cycle and have looked at all the possible avenues and this is still their preferred option?.... Are they wrong? What about France where pollarding is a regular thing? That's how they look after and maintain many of the street trees. Are they wrong? My missus is from New Zealand and I've been over several times. If you took the moral high ground and walked away from jobs because you didn't agree with what the customer wanted over there this would likely give you a bad reputation!
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Advantage Tommy
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I've done some very heavy pollards on trees that certainly weren't in the interests of the tree. I'll always point out firmly to the customer what I feel is the best course to take but if they have thought it out and are adamant and the tree is unprotected and or permission has been applied for I'll do it. It's not the norm and in 8 years I can only think of 3 examples of doing this but I didn't and still don't think it was shoddy practice.
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Will do. This one is just a rough one to get the feel for how to make a proper one. Thanks for the comments
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I'll double that ditto.... They are a very arrogant company and for that reason I'm....
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The double milling set ups work really well... when they're working. But it's fiddly setting up, then what can happen is one saw won't start and then the cursing begins! They still make the 076 for sale in South America but I can't find anyway of getting them over here.
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Portable/lightweight/folding bulk bag frame - any suggesions?
Rob D replied to Tom at Heartwood's topic in Firewood forum
Good post Mick I've been looking for these for a while. -
This is just a rough 'un! I just wanted to see how it could be fixed. The next one will be posh with no tights snagging!
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The way you've done the feathers is excellent
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That is horrific! I assume the driver came out unscathed. It's that old 'she'll be right mate' but no she won't!
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I've not tried much swinging lately but used to do a lot when I was younger! For a couple of years I've wanted to make a swing seat for summer. This is the Mk 1 bodged together. I just wanted to see how it would work. The Mk 2 I'll use some bigger wider timber, chains, springs and it'll sort of look like this in a frame Bespoke Curved Oak Garden Swing Seats UK which if it looks very similar I haven't copied it at all it'll just be coincidence! Anyone else made a swing seat out there? Is there a good place to buy ready made cushions for one? (cream if possible)
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As I said you have a good system there and maybe because you have that in place it's harder to see why people will pay £120-00 a cube. I'm not sure it does have to be cheaper than oil or gas. People who are putting stoves in don't seem to be doing any calculations as to costs etc. Once they've spent £3,000 installing a stove they're going to use it! Builders bag sizes have been discussed in many other threads and most have moved onto the fully vented, reusable cubic meter bags. I've been using them for 2 years as have many others treet| Treet Firewood and they are widely available. My firewood prices this year will be £85-00 mixed soft and hard, £100-00 mixed hard only and £120-00 oak only. So there's some options for people there and 65% of the logs I sell are the mixed hard and softwood. I know you think £120 a cube is not sustainable but you'd see perhaps differently in the middle of a cold Feb when there is no dry wood to be had for love nor money!
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No prob Lee but bear in mind I have never used a 84" bar yet only the 72" with the 880 so I can't say how well it will drive the chain.
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Your system works well Keith... ..... but if/when your arb contractor is offered money for his arb waste you may look back on these days as the 'good 'ol days'! At the moment you have a good thing... whether it will continue for much longer..... A lot of contractors round me now charge for their wood waste when 2-3 years ago they couldn't give it away. To get their wood I now pay them £20 or so and have to go on site, help saw it and collect it at their convenience. Looking ahead I would predict £120-00 per cube is not only sustainable but will rise year on year.
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Price is £360-00 for bar inc vat. Chain would be Granberg £89.00, Oregon £66.73, Stihl £77.87.
72" mill and oiler kit £329.40
All the above inc vat and delivery free
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Yes that's 7' and no idea if the 084 would power it!
Prob suited more to an 090. Bear in mind with these longer bars you get quite a bit more bar 'droop' in the middle and they are a real handful to manipulate!
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Stihl are good machines but could be a whole lot better. But they come across as such a smug, we are the best company, we will dictate exactly what you do or you won't sell our products. I'd love to see them knocked down a peg or 2. You've got to be able to suck the dust off an 880 filter to be a dealer with them these days!
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I'm charging £100-00 a cubic meter for hardwood this year! And there's lots of others that'll be doing the same. (although if people buy 2 cubes it's a tenner off).
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Hopefully the moderators will see this thread and get rid of it... posts like this are almost like a type of forum spam. I can see you've registered and just whacked on a couple of threads to advertise yourself. Advertise in the firewood directory. If you're going to start a thread like this at least introduce yourself properly, tell us how you process, season and deliver logs so you're contributing to the forum. :sneaky2:
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Granberg ripping chain £61-92, Oregon £46-44, Stihl £54-18. All + vat.
This is for the 59" Stihl bar as I have no 72" bars left and won't be getting more for a while.
The only other bar I have is 84"!
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Typically I just sold my last 72" bar... trouble is they're really hard to get hold of as now I need to order 20 at a time and I only sell 5 or so a year so not sure if I'll be getting any more. I do have 59" Stihl roller nose bars though and also Cannon 60".
56" Alaskan (with bracing), oiler and Stihl 59" bar would be £575-00 inc vat and postage. This doesn't include ripping chain though....
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Yes I do Lee. It's £240-00 + vat to you (taking account of arbtalk discount), Rob
You may also want the oiler kit at £36-00 + vat as well.
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Catch 22 gaining experience but no-one will employ you!
Rob D replied to 656solo's topic in General chat
Sorry but straight away from this post I would not employ you as the above smacks of a 'bad attitude'. No one is pigeon holing anyone and starting a post 'you are all missing my point' is a sure way to irritate any potential employers out there. You would only be 'working for nothing' for a day or two to max in order to show someone you'll work hard so it's not a completely pointless exercise.
