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Get a high end Tom Tom, anyone spots a camera van notifies the system of its location by pressing one button on the screen,, all other users are immediately notified if they are within half a mile. As you go past you get asked if it is still there, yes or no, again one push button. It also gives you your average speed on stretches of road with gatsoes. A

Cameras are getting very clever, 10 years ago or more on the A38 in the West Country there was a camera site with a sensor to measure the vehicle height, anything over a given height doing over 50mph was ticketed. Friend got done in a Scania, he was keeping up with traffic in a 60mph area at about 53- 54 mph ( it was limited to 56mph) cars got through unscathed, he got a ticket. A

This is not really the correct site for that sort of request, lads here are looking at far larger quantities but of more common woods. They are mainly arb guys, so cut trees for a living. However most of the timber these days is retained by the home owner for his own use or for sale to his friends, wood coming back to these guys is usually low grade stuff like poplar and conifer. Those that sell firewood tend to buy in uncut cord wood ( usually thinnings ) in 24 ton loads then process it into logs for sale to a homeowner maybe 2 years later. WoodLots do have timber for sale, but the small volumes you want will be difficult for you. Andy Harrision who is near Kettering buys standing trees and supplies timber to the wood turning people, he also has a pretty big firewood buisness. He might be worth talking to: Andy Harrison - Wood, Wood Turning, Landscaping, Timber and Firewood WWW.AHARRISONWOODTURNING.CO.UK All type of wood working.

Chalgrave Steve was who I was thinking about, he is still here. A

My accountant tells me the the VW Amorak 4 door pick up is now taxed as a car due to the amount of luxury stuff its fitted with. leather, air con, auto,cruise, not the sort of things you would usually find in a van. The high end Izuzu has most of these as options so maybe that will also come under scrutiny. A

There is a guy near Toddington that is I think a member here that might be interested, he was selling in barrow bags only a few years ago. Cant see him on a search now so maybe he has packed up. One of the issues is that most arb waste in Conifer and Pop, most decent timbers the house owners keep for themselves or their friends. So ideally it wants to be someone with a decent kindling business. I am to far away to be viable even if it was all good stuff. A

I have an 03 plate Defender County, so seats in the rear. Had to take the rear seats out otherwise HMRC were going to tax it as a car. A

I had some of this kindling last year and can recommend, its dry, nicely packed and fairly priced. A

If going Sthil try Farol, the John deere dealer. When I bought a 462 they were 10% below anyone else. A

They are NOT yet drafted into UK law, the govt was sidetracked by brexit. They are Europe wide and come into force Jan 2022. As far as firewood is concerned the internal moisture level of logs sold in any volume of 2 cu m of less has to be below 20%. Any green wood sold for self seasoning has to be in volumes in excess of 2 cu m. I would assume that the buyer of green wood would need to be made aware that the product needs further seasoning and is not ready to burn but I am unsure how that will appear in print. Thats it so I understand with regards to wood. A

Almost certainly leased, most of the kit on these big farms is. Combines are so much a season for maybe 3 seasons, then they are exported. Grants for set aside ( leaving land fallow) have now ceased. Some grants do come in from the EEC yes, area aid payments etc, but that is after taking those into consideration. Wheat is still 80 - 200 pounds a ton depending on supply/demand, in the late 1960s it was 60 - 80 a ton. Yields have increased from 1.5 tons per acre in an average year to getting on for double that but fertiliser and other input costs have swallowed all that. A

Every flue manufacturer has different joints, and some again have different joints for different sub brands. I have no idea whose that is, if push comes to show I could maybe find out. A

My brothers farm, and do a pretty good job of it. Neither married, they worked out that their profits over the last 25 years divided by the amount of hours they put in then as a salary it would equate to 25p per hour. Not to many rich farmers around unless they have a more lucrative sideline line a wind farm. A

UNDER 2m3 loose then below 20% . Single orders over 2m3 can be what you like as long as you advise the buyer of the need to season for some months. A

You can buy a half tidy 65hp tractor for 10k suspect that the applicant would need show that they have also committed to the project.

Snow lady,I found the forestry commission very helpful when I was looking. But the funder does look for optimum value for their funds, ie how many new jobs would their money create. I am a stove retailer from a farming family, and they were happy with that. You will need a processing site with appropriate planning consent, a means of handing 3m or so lengths of cord and storage facilities for cut logs unless you are kiln drying and selling straight out of the kiln. If you want a chat pm me and I will look out the people I spoke to, but this was 5 years or so ago. I am also in Northants so it is relevant. A

Pretty sure that Posch do a trailer mounted version of their 375. A

2022 regs will make the supply of wet wood in small quantities below 2cu m an offence. Pre lockdown my local BQ were selling kd birch, looked nice stuff, special offer 6 quid for a bag of just 6 logs. Looked like they had shifted 30 plus bags from a large crate. Unbelievable.

Pretty sure I have seen this elsewhere and have replied in detail a few weeks ago, the drawing looks familiar. You will recall I was concerned about the height of the beam above. The regs appertaining to the installation of wood burning stoves are Approved Doc J, 2014, the front section only, the rear is for oil appliances. You can download a free copy from the web, no need to pay, its a big doc so dont print it !!. Hearth requirements are: A, To the rear, if the wall to the rear of the stove is non combustible and at least 200mm thick then a 50mm clearance is needed at the rear. I assume this is going into a brick built chimney. If its a false breast with a combustible ( plasterboard) wall to the rear then fit the Charnwood optional heatshield, (see specs below), you can then come down to 100mm or slightly more. B, To the sides, A, within the opening, there is NO legal minimum. We would strongly advise 150mm each side but will install down to about 100mm each side. You need a good airflow around the stove to allow the air to circulate and get the air coming out into the room. B, if the stove projects into the room beyond the front of the fireplace opening then you must have a min hearth of 150mm each side. C, In front of the appliance. The requirement is actually only 225mm from the foremost part of the appliance. However we recommend at least 300mm. Door on the Aire ( I am a Charnwood dealer) is 470mm wide, most of which is glass. So while 225mm is the minimum then a hearth covering a wider depth would be recommended, you dont want a bit of hot ash dropping on the carpet or wooden floor from the glass. You could go 225mm, then lay a piece of glass of the floor in the winter, that is one solution. If the floor is tiled then its not really to much of an issue. https://www.charnwood.com/files/documents/specifications/aire5.pdf I would advise the installation of the optional Charnwood direct air kit if possible, this ensures that incoming external air is always at the same pressure as the air at the top of the chimney thus the stove works well. We do have an Aire live in our Buckinghamshire showroom, without the air kit installed, and it still works very well though. I think you said this is a new build, in that case air ventilation to the stove room is a legal requirement irrespective of stove size on all houses built since 2008. a direct air supply into the rear of the stove resolves this problem. PM if necessary, if a builder is installing this then I am a bit worried, ideally get your local Charnwood dealer to supply and install. A

Agreed but thsts the wsy of the world.

Yes it is correct, research by one of the UKs leading stove builders three years ago proved this.

Thats why I use one specific supplier in lithuania who while more costly than most delivers me an internal MC of 5% or below on 95% of the logs. Yes this does go up over the winter, but with 10% - 12% the optimum for minimum emissions then we easily meet anyone specs. A

That's why I offer a choice of kd or seasoned hard or seasoned soft.

Missed this earlier in the thread, apologies for that. Eco Design is a Europe wide plan to reduce our emissions and increase of heating efficiency. The first round hits the Uk in 2022, minimum stove efficiency moves to 75% and lowers maximum emissions although this has yet to be formally written into UK law it is in the pipeline. Following that there is another round that is proposed to be implemented in 2025, 80% has been mentioned as a minimum efficiency and emissions levels further reduced, and there may be another round in 2030. Ironically while there are plans afoot to outlaw the dirtyiest fuels ( house coal and hi sulpher man made smokeless fuels) there is no requirement to ban the use of open fires whose efficiency is only around 25% and whos emissions are far higher than even old stoves. Personally I always carry a moisture meter in the Landrover to prove MC on delivery is asked. A

Me, try burning 20% hardwood in stove, it burns but only half heartedly. Then try the same species of timber at 10%, you will be astonished at the difference. All stove manufacturers advise they want a max moisture content of 16%, some 15%. In fairness 20% softwood is acceptable. A A