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  1. renewablejohn
    If anyone interested due to retiring my Kesla forwarding trailer and crane will be for sale. Will post on arbtrader in due course.
  2. renewablejohn
    In light of the other electric chainsaw thread running I thought I would dig out this thread to find out when I got the Oregon saw and how long the chain has lasted. I would normally for my petrol Husky buy a new chain every year. This Oregon chain I have deliberately used as a trial to see how long it will last and while it still cuts its way past my annual chain replacement policy so will be getting a new chain for it.
  3. renewablejohn
    Sounds like you have ground the chain down by grinding to long. Only needs a couple of seconds at a time to put the edge back on the chain. I certainly wont be going back to manual sharpening. Once ground down replace with a new chain which I used to do every year on a nornal chain so no real difference.
  4. renewablejohn
    Conversion kit includes new bar chain and sharpening system found on the Oregon saw. Think they do them for most husky and Stihl saws.
  5. renewablejohn
    I have the Oregon electric chainsaw as a yard saw and it has been brilliant. Would call it more of a professional saw as you have the grunt to cut big stuff the same as my Husky. With that in mind you do have to treat with respect like you would do with any saw doing big stuff. Thought the chain was a bit noddy when I bought it and the sharpening tool a gimmick. How wrong could I have been. 2 seconds from unsharp saw to sharp saw why had I spent all that time in the past hand sharpening saws. So impressed I bought the Oregon sharpening conversion kit for my petrol husky. Only criticism is the tension mechanism which you do not need spanners for and works really well but has a tendency to slacken over time so you need to get into the habit of checking chain tension prior to starting work which should be an automatic process anyway.
  6. renewablejohn
    Nothing murky about it. There is definitive rules about whether a load is safe or unsafe and if you abide by the rules its a safe load. Within the rules IBC cages are defined as a rigid structure capable of containing loose goods. For a load to be considered light it needs to be less than 400kg which an IBC full of seasoned logs will be well under that. So as long as the IBC is securely restrained to the headboard of the forklift there is nothing wrong in respect of the load being unsafe on the pallet forks. The only element then would be if the load made the tractor unstable but as already stated its deemed to be a light load as less than 400kg.
  7. renewablejohn
    Typical HSE garbage. Notice the use of the word "May" You need to look on the VOSA site as their the ones who do the prosecutions. The relevant legislation is in reference to insecure loads. There is no restriction on carrying loads on pallet forks but they must be secure. In practice for loads on forks that means the load has to be secured to stop side movement of the load and forward movement off the forks. I comply with both by securing the IBC container to the headstock of the fork lift with the appropriate ratchet straps to strapping points. As my tractor is a reverse control holder it does not have a fore end loader and is not a telescopic materials handler therefore the notice is irrelevant. The forklift is actually attached to the 3 point lift and never runs with forks sticking out as the forks fold back onto the headstock for travel when empty. If this HSE garbage was extended to implements attached to the front 3 point link on tractors then modern farming would cease.
  8. renewablejohn
    Not that I am aware of. So long as the IBC container is securely strapped to the carrying frame then I believe it meets the regulations.
  9. renewablejohn
    Have been wondering if there is any mileage of having a mobile briquette and wood pellet service. Already have both machines but mothballed as at one time imported briquettes and wood pellets were so cheap. Now that prices have gone up it looks like it could be viable.
  10. renewablejohn
    Personally I have always been down the high temperature thermal oil route at upto 230C then two distinct cycles a conventional steam followed by an ORC cycle the waste heat for UFH. Its made easier now with screw expanders.
  11. renewablejohn
    Thought some tegs are good for 230C .
  12. renewablejohn
    No idea whether open cell or closed cell foam just spray on insulation but timber looked perfect.
  13. renewablejohn
    You could easily achieve 30w from a teg on your stove in fact go the whole hog and get a 500w teg then if you are short of electric just crank up the wood stove.
  14. renewablejohn
    But if the alternative is a ban on all wood boiler stoves then you have no free heat from wood as you cannot buy a stove to burn the free wood on. Which is precisely the stage were at now with this 2022 legislation taking perfectly good stoves out of the market place for wanting a proper chimney installing. As for 30 watt thats only half the electric of an old 60 watt lightbulb and a decade ago that size lightbulb was the norm. Dont think theres any annual service apart from a normal chimney sweep which you should do anyway.
  15. renewablejohn
    No idea but the cell structure of the timber had totally changed to a powder like you can get with dry rot.
  16. renewablejohn
    It really is a none problem sorted out in Austria two decades ago. What there trying to do is reduce pollution of PM 2.5 and PM 10 particles escaping from the chimney. Its not a stove function but having a compliant stove approved for use in a smokeless zone is a good start. Its actually a flue/chimney function to stop the PM2.5 and PM 10 being emitted from the chimney. Okofen solved this with an electrostatic filter cowl in the top of the chimney so why it has now become a stove problem I have no idea. Electrostatic filter for wood burning stoves - OekoTube OEKOSOLVE.COM An electrostatic filter for all wood burning stoves and wood heaters with a capacity below 50 kW, mounted on top of...
  17. renewablejohn
    That's food for thought, thanks. It looks good but the permanence of the stuff would make me uneasy. Every right to be uneasy about it. Farmers have been using this foam for insulating chicken sheds for years. Its only now that the true cost of using the foam is becoming apparent. The structurally sound looking roof trusses had turned to dust with no structural strength whatsoever. I would personally not touch this with a barge pole.
  18. renewablejohn
    The Dunsley Yorkshire would easily meet the 2022 specs using the okofen chimney but you will be out of luck as Dunsley stopped producing it rather than go through the retesting required.
  19. renewablejohn
    You really do sound like a stooge working for Woodsure. So few posts on the forum and all so proactive in favour of Woodsure. Thankfully I am one of those quite happy to stick two fingers upto Woodsure.
  20. renewablejohn
    Stop being so modest your the one that cut it diagonally and the rest is history.
  21. renewablejohn
    You will struggle finding the Arpal ones as I believe their Ukranian and their a bit busy with other matters at the moment. Hope they all keep safe.
  22. renewablejohn
    Yes I think everyone has pinched Woodworks idea. He really should have patented it. Also needs a couple of tree ties otherwise the first gust of wind and they blow off.
  23. renewablejohn
    I dont believe it thats just pure speculation. Show me where that appears in the legislation. Certainly Woodsure have been making wild speculative claims but if you actual delve into the legislation there is no such legal requirement just a con for all those to idle to actually check the legislation.
  24. renewablejohn
    You will find they dry a lot quicker with a hat on. You will need to have a word with Woodworks in respect of a suitable hat,
  25. renewablejohn
    All my logs are processed into IBC containers and solar kiln dried in IBC containers. Then delivered direct to customer with tractor forks front and back direct into their garage to keep dry. If no garage then I can supply IBC weather proof kit for outside storage. IBC's on exchange basis with deposit taken on first delivery.

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