renewablejohn
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At present putting in a new drying shed once up and running we will be offering better chip rates than stobart unfortunately it will only be local as transport kills it.
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I have two MB Trac 1000's a conventional and a forward control 4WS. The conventional does the roadwork and the forward control does the forestry as the 4 wheel steer means you can turn on a sixpence which is handy in the woods. As others have said 6 cyl engine on the 1000's are bullet proof unless you allow idiots at a unimog dealer to get there hands on it. Pictures already on arbtalk somewhere just cant find them at the moment. When you do find picture of my forward control you will see it with Heizohack chipper on the back with tipping chip skip bin. Handles chipper easily although have muck spreader flotation tyres on rear as chipper on 3 point link is nearly 2 tonnes.
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Would have been good to have a decent conference at the APF. Normally decide which day I attend the APF by the seminars available. This year they seemed rubbish so did not attend any instead enjoyed the sunshine on the Thursday. Thank goodness there was not an interesting seminar on the Friday. As for paying £250 these people must be in cloud cuckoo land.
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If it was me I would just chop the branch off 3 foot above the bees then just strap it back to the existing tree branch using tree ties keeping the entrance direction as close to the original direction as possible. Certainly would wear a full bee suit as some wild bees can be a bit lively even at this time of year.
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Stove is similar to this But modified to burn sawdust by inserting half a dozen bricks into the lower barrel then inserting horizontally a commercial air cleaner from truck or compressor on top of the bricks to hold the sawdust. Obviously the paper filter is burnt out first leaving a metal gauze cylinder in which you can place the sawdust. The polytunnel is 40 mtr long with a 1 mtr slope on the ridge so heater placed at the low end and by natural convection a heat barrier is created along the ridge of the polytunnel without the need for fans to provide frost protection.
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not even sure how to describe this?
renewablejohn replied to fergusonforestry's topic in Large equipment
If anyone wants the same result I do it on a regular basis using my excavator with shear head and heizohack chipper. Just take the top off as high as the excavator will reach then take the bottom off and the jobs done with no chip left on the forest floor. Also a lot quicker than that machine. -
Dry loose fill in IBC containers in polytunnel. Once dry chip and store in IBC containers then use in sawdust burner to keep polytunnel frost free in winter.
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pm sent
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Thanks for all the offers hopefully I can sort it but I won't know until I have heard back from the factory tomorrow.
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Cant say much more at the moment as I have a gearbox in bits needing these parts.
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email sent.
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He just laughed when I initially asked for parts for my ancient tractor. Boots now on the other foot as he realises how much commission he has lost through me buying direct.
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Hope someone can help. Have a German tractor and have always ordered parts direct from the manufacturer in Germany. UK agent has found out and complained so factory no longer able to send parts to UK address. This has really wound me up but the German factory say they can still deliver to a German address with cash on delivery. Hence my question anyone based in Germany with a German postal address who would be prepared to receive my parts and send them on using Dachser to UK.
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Bit of clear wood glue and nobody would be any wiser.
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I am sure your right. Fortunately it wont be me.
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I am not splitting hairs its in plain english you need planning consent or proof you dont need planning consent. Either way the council planning office are informed of your application and if in a smoke controlled area the application for a GF boiler should be rejected. As for getting a scheme prior approved by ofgem thats just good business sense.
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Why do you listen to these idiots. They want to sell you a system and will tell you anything so that you sign on the dotted line. Just read the Ofgem reference I posted earlier. The planning aspect is in vol1 ref 3.8 and 3.9 then decide what to do. Its no skin off my nose either way. Also have a look further down the same document in respect of parasitic load which is in effect what your drying logs to burn logs is. If 50% of your drying load is deemed to be parasitic then you will lose 50% of your RHI income. Rework your figures on that basis and see if they still stack up.
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More fool them. Specifically says in the ofgem files that planning will not be checked at time of application but will be required when inspected. Suggest they get a retrospective planning application in ASAP and hope the inspectors dont pick them up on it when they come to inspect.
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Should really be no need for misinformation its all on the ofgem site you just need to trawl through it all rather than cherry pick the bits you like. https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/guidance-volume-one-two-and-fuel-measurement-and-sampling-guidance
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They also said I could use one in a smoke controlled area just dont tell the council. Only problem is you need planning permission to get the RHI. Even the single heater that past the test was exceptionally close to failing at 27.6 pm when the limit is 30 pm. It seems stupid to me that you can test a 175 kw plant and then assume that a 195kw and 295kw plant will also pass the test without actually testing them.
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Yes air flow is critical for good gasification
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Fines are a real problem in a wood gasification plant but if you know the client spec you can easily screen them out.
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But the problem you have is the Glen Farrow is only approved for RHI purposes if this waste wood is VERY dry specifically in the range 14-18% MC and with no more than 5% contaminant level. So if your target to dry logs is 20% MC there is little point drying beyond that down to 18% just so that you have fuel for the next batch. If instead you use mixed logs rather than waste then the moisture content increases to 17-23 % Which means part of your batch of logs which could have been sold to your customers is now used to dry the next batch of logs.
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Of course you going to loose. Its only a refund your still stuck with the Glenn Farrow boiler which will need to be replaced with a more compliant boiler in order to get the RHI. If you stick with Glenn Farrow then although the boiler has cost you nothing you still need to fuel it although if your not claiming RHI it can be all the rubbish and offcuts without any restriction on moisture content. To be honest I would go for the free boiler option as burning my waste wood is far better than burning wood that I could sell to a customer.
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Sounds more like the guy could not be bothered taking out the 50mm screen and thought he could wing it as a 30mm sample.
