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  1. Alycidon
    The grant the Hardwood guys got closed in Feb this year, if there is anything else about could some one pm me details please. I am in East Midlands. A
  2. Alycidon
    What sort of diameters ?, processor friendly or rings or a mix. Nick would struggle with rings on a timber trailer me thinks. A
  3. Alycidon
    Put woodturning timber into google. Quite a few specialist suppliers come up, I would send an e mail to a bunch of them and see what happens. Cant believe they wont be interested. A
  4. Alycidon
    Never knock a guy selling to dear, far far better that than selling to cheap. look and learn !! . I was in a DIY shed today, netted logs marked Hardwood Logs looked like softwood to me, Not Ash,Oak, Beech or Birch for sure, Forgot to take my moisture meter in for a prod. A
  5. Alycidon
    I read that the Hardwood Logs guys got a grant from the East Midland Development Agency to upgrade their processor to the new Pinosa. http://www.hardwoodlogsltd.co.uk/ My investigations seem to show that this line of possible funding has now been closed by the govt. Anyone care to comment on if this is correct or not and if so are their any other grant funding options. Pretty sure I am not in a development or deprived area. Thanks A
  6. Alycidon
    With a single roll I assume !!. I learnt on the Dexta in the rain, no cab of course, I was not allowed off until I had mastered it. Mind you I have never been able to reverse a 4 wheel drawbar set up, seen it done yes but never needed to learn as we had nothing with that axle configuration other than a bale elevator which could be moved by hand. A
  7. Alycidon
    Fully automatic seems the way forward to me, one operator who fills the infill load rack and removes cut logs. Cant see any point at all to have a guy pulling levers all day. Combine harvesters now have camera controlled steering systems to keep the head in the work, ( you try maintaining the end of a 30 foot cutter bar to within a few inches and monitor the machine at the same time, add in the dark as well, when your lights only show you about 30 feet in front of the machine I have had some days with a 20 foot, not easy) I therefore cant see any problem with full auto machines assuming the transition of logs into the splitting chamber is foolproof. I do like the new Pinosa but it seems some with one dont. Just thinking out loud !!. A
  8. Alycidon
    Agreed, I was also driving Fordson Dexta's and Super Majors at about 8 or 9 usually on thinks like chain harrowing of rolling. Then graduated to discing,ploughing etc when a bit older. Having a feel for what the machine is doing and when its just starting to struggle by the engine note is only learned by experience. A
  9. Alycidon
    Same here. It it sells this winter fine, if not it will be worth even more next winter !!. Got a few cube going out this week all with new stoves, I do a cube of soft and a stove and flue parts on the same load. Just a bit of a pain getting the cube into a 5 foot IFW box van. Push fit either side due to the bags expanding out. A
  10. Alycidon
    Dont quite know how old this lad is, 17-18 maybe, left school anyway. He would be supervised by another guy in his 30s but he would also need training on the processor. The older guy has formal chainsaw training. Interesting about working alone, I pretty well always use it alone !!. I can see the point though, both people should also ideally be first aid at work qualified. Thanks for your thoughts and input. A
  11. Alycidon
    I am looking to take on a lad to run my processor on a casual add-hoc basis. Maybe 10 hours a week. I am sure somewhere there are H&S requirements about young people and dangerous equipment, given that he is given proper training in the use of the machine ( JAPA 700) and associated tractors ( MF135) and loader ( JD 4400) and safety equipment is there a minimum age limit that applies?. Got a feeling its 21 but might be wrong. Thanks for your input. A
  12. Alycidon
    Yes almost certainly. Now softwood or poplar is perfectly OK as a fuel for your stove ( thats what most Scandinavians burn!!) so long as it has a moisture content below 16% ideally or 18% at a push. If you are a new stove owner then invest in a mositure meter. A
  13. Alycidon
    I had an instance last spring where another well known out of town shed sold two ladies a bag of logs for their new stove ( not one I had supplied !!). I got called in when they would not burn. The girls had paid about £7 for about 10 logs maybe 250mm long and 75-100mm dia. They thought that due to the weight they were getting hardwood, wrong, they got softwood at between 45% and 50% moisture. Problem is these sheds buy on price and price alone. They also demand 100% availability, timed deliveries, full credit on anything deemed to be 'faulty' etc etc. A
  14. Alycidon
    I have used Geodis for delivering stoves when they need to go a fair distance, about £45 a pallet + VAT is the rate. 10 years ago it was £65!!. A
  15. Alycidon
    The Morso ones I sell do look slightly different but the image on the Morso web site is the same as the one you have posted. Morso are a stove manufacturer and would buy things like this in all be it in large volumes. They would also have to hit Morso's high quality amd reliabily requirements. I have sold in excess of 70 in the last year with no returns or complaints at all. A
  16. Alycidon
    Morso do one, £36 inc VAT. It will do all you need. A
  17. Alycidon
    Pm sent. A
  18. Alycidon
    I would be interested, I am between Northampton and Rugby so maybe 20 miles away, would use an IFW 8' x 5' trailer pulled by my Disco, it goes most places. A
  19. Alycidon
    Here you are , all done for you, Energy Cost Comparison | Nottingham Energy Partnership Also includes every other energy source and has Co2 emissions per fuel type. Enjoy, A
  20. Alycidon
    Looking at the big US made gear on another current thread here they use integral engines of about 75hp to power hyd motors. So the old NH wont find much use there !!. On the firewood side as processing is not that critical give or take a week or two then maybe contracting may be a way forward, but you would want to see some serious work in front of you to invest 100k plus in one of those machines. A
  21. Alycidon
    Not sure I would want to sit in it for long the way it bounces about, reminds me of discing hard ploughing on an old Fordson Major 45 + years ago. A
  22. Alycidon
    That does look a good machine, similar to the American ( CRM?) one. I wonder about Health and Safety and shielding that blade. Weighs 14,500 lbs so 7 tons, need to be pulled by a tractor. Costs about $90,000 but does 9 x 128 cu feet ( so about 54 cu meters per hour, that is shifting it in anyones language. A
  23. Alycidon
    That would depend on a diameter of the cord you are putting through it and the length of the logs you are cutting to. The machine seems to handle up to 500mm, thats about as big as most get. If I cut all small diameter timber I only get about half the output per hour that I do cutting 200-300mm stuff. Most tests seem to be done using Silver Birch, that cuts very easily. Landmark look like a contractor, take me 4 hours with a Disco to get up there, (I am also in Northants) take 4 days with that old 4x4 tractor. A
  24. Alycidon
    New defenders do seem to be a nightmare but the older Landys are OK. I have a 225,000 mile Disco and a 100,000 mile Defender, both 03. Good reliable tools that work every day. Of the others I would walk away from a VW, I had a small VW (Polo?) van, the thing was a nightmare all its life and nowhere near as economical I was was assured. Once they had my money VW did not want to know. Fords and Vauxhalls are well engineered and stand the test of time, milage and driver abuse. A
  25. Alycidon
    Do those white brackets shown in the pics on your web site come with it?, if so then we could maybe bolt it on somehow. Thoughts are at the moment to bolt onto the underside and run the belt up and over. PM sent with e mail addy. Thanks A

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