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Thats what I thought. So anyone with either a TR70 or TR110, A, How does the machine perform day in day out. B, Whats the back up like from Welmac if you need parts or a repair. C, The net bags of fuel it produces, how well are these liked by the public, I would have though pretty well as they can be carried home in a car boot. I would not want to get involved in delivering them unless taking something else. D, What sort of money does one of those small net bags fetch retail ?, £8-£10? Thanks A

Those would both do the job well assuming they can handle Oak ok. Not seen the SuperPlike before, need to do some more work on that. Thanks for your help. A

A few months ago there was a link to a vid to a machine that cut bits of cord about an inch or so in diameter into about 6 inch lengths, just fed the cord it on one side and it spat the lumps out the other side. A, Could anyone please repost that link. B, Does anyone know if that machine would handle strips of dried oak board about an inch square. Thanks A

I am only processing maybe 20-25 days a year but even so its one of those air masks as soon as it gets here. Not noticed any reaction with fresh felled, earlier this year I have done probably 30 cube of Ash and 25 of assorted soft, mainly Leylandi and larch. I will now have to amend my Risk Assessment statement to cover this. A

I have been suffering from what I though was hay fever for the last couple of summers, as I am now 60 the first 58 years were fine. Today I have been running my processor all day, cutting mainly Syc and a bit of Ash which are about 18%-20%, so very dry considering they are still in log form. Processor is outside with the wind at my back blowing away from me. When I started I was fine, not had any issues sneezing for a couple of days, last day processing was Wednesday. However within a couple of hours I was sneezing and had a constant running nose, it occurred to me that this could be a reaction to the dry sawdust and not hay fever at all. I do have a similar reaction from the dust in a grain store. Doing a bit of research on the web it appears that the dust can be quite dangerous and wearing a mask is recommended. I do wear a chainsaw helmet with face guard but not a mask. Cant see that this has had much discussion here, so I assume I am pretty unusual. Any recommendations for a mask, needs to cover nose and mouth, any thoughts on the wider health issue?. Thanks. A

So what happened in the end here?. A

ok thanks, will do. A

That is excellent, thanks very much. I did not realise that there were 2 choke settings, I thought out pull it up and release and that's the choke on. Could you just check, So half choke out up and release, what is then the full choke setting?. The book says for cold start out and up, when first fires move choke lever down to set the throttle. It always starts then first or second pull. For hot start is says raise to choke position then immediately lower to set throttle before pulling it over, then away it should go. Have I understood that correctly?. Have usually run it out of fuel, cuts for about 20 mins on a tank when ringing, may need to make a mental note not to allow that to happen. Interesting that the starting instructions from the dealer were nothing like that though, Thanks A

Yes, nice firm. think they also have farming interests. A

So you use choke when hot as well as cold?. A

Looks very close to the pelheat, even the same colour. A

Thats what I call a tractor, learnt to drive a similar 4 cyl Petrol/TVO when I was not really big enough to crank it over if it stopped. A

Bought a new 560XP a few weeks ago, use it for ringing larger logs to put through the splitter on my processor. Cold start works as per the book perfectly, but had a problem with the hot start yesterday afternoon. Teaching my daughter how to use my processor and of course we had quite a few stops. Press decompression button, pump bulb to pressurise if having refuelled, otherwise not. No choke. press down on choke lever to set throttle, chain brake on and away you go. Instructions say pull it and it should run, and sometimes it does. But if its a quick restart then it fires and runs for maybe one second then dies. Fuel is of same batch. Once it does fire and pick up it does work well, the air filter is taken off and blown out before work starts and the chain is sharpened. Very little contamination anyway. Any ideas on the starting technique needed, seems I must be doing something not quite right. Feels like its a fuel issue, filter in tank is clean, saw has done under 10 hours work. Thanks in advance, A

Pelheat have been working in this field for at least the last 5 or 6 years. They know as much as most about low end and mid market machines. Pellet Mills For Sale and Complete Pellet Plants | PelHeat I would suggest buying a proven product from them rather than chancing something from China with iffy or non existant spares back up. A

Been burning softwood all winter in my stove shop, burns like hell, customers very impressed. A

Not link selling but a Carbon Monoxide alarm is now a legal requirement under the building regs when installing a stove or solid fuel cooker, the recommendation is a sealed 6 year alarm. The alarm needs to be kept in the same room as the appliance. That Screwfix one has a replaceable battery, £25-£35 is the price range, the higher priced ones have the recommended sealed 6 year life. A

Just replaced my blade on the same mower, could not work out why it would not pick up grass only mulch. Comparing with a new blade I had an inch each end missing and the turned up bit on the end of the blade was also gone. New blade and it works better than ever before. Balance the blade ?, it simply bolts on with one bolt, how would you go about balancing it?, mine was real chamber of horrors stuff yet it cut grass. A

Perhaps this is why, Home Bargains. Verdo The Verdo briquette is a top quality product, the price is though where is needs to be to be cost effective against logs. £5 a bag for briquettes and they wont sell. A

Talk to your local JD dealer, he may know where there is one. JDs are generally good tools, dont blame you for keeping it, 15000 hours not that unusual. Other dealer reps are also handy, I was put in touch with a guy when I was looking for a MF135 by the local New Holland rep. Classic Tractor magazine may also provide a lead. A

I have had the missing dog one as well. Two of them creeping through the farm enterance instead of down the drive, totally silent. Luckily I was having a quiet sit with my lab and clocked them. When challenged they disappeared very fast without calling the 'dog'. So fast that by the time I had got to the end of the drive they had long gone. My misses had just come back with her Defender and was unloading it, and we all know what ladies and their keys can be like. A

Certainly that 380mm or so log coming through at 1.50 or so and split 6 ways left timber far to big for my customers. Would need to be half that size and cut at 200mm. Then another one coming through at 4.20 at the wedge gets dropped, top logs are huge. Stoves are getting smaller as insulation levels improve and heat requirements drop. As a result demand for smaller logs will increase and demand for jumbos coming off that machine will decline. A

I have been processing some Sycamore this week, came in this time last year. Not tested the moisture yet but I think its 18%-20% probably. Remarkably dry considering the winter we have had. A

How are you looking to market the finished product?, I have tried to sell them for 3 years without any real success. Suspect its a cost issue. A

Bet there is 15 cube there, maybe more. A

Went for £350, quite cheap I thought. A