renewablejohn
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Rethink required, billet bundles are too heavy
renewablejohn replied to difflock's topic in Firewood forum
I thought you had solved that problem with your crawler. Maybe cut and stack in billet lengths in the wood then attach crane to crawler with outriggers front and back to collect billet lengths when required. -
Only reason we got one as it improves our margin by approx £10 m3 for no extra work.
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Yes using solar. Looked at biomass but kilns like the one at the APF are not approved for use in smoke controlled areas which we come under. Nothing against using biomass if it was waste sawdust or chip etc but cannot see the point of kilns like the one at the APF which are only approved for RHI if you use logs with MC of less than 23% or waste wood with MC less than 18%. This means a large proportion of your kiln dried timber will be needed to fire the kiln especially when the kiln itself is so inefficient due to lack of insulation keeping the kiln at very low temperatures.
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Looking at the log kilns on display at the APF I cant see anyone being daft enough to buy one for that price.
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Rethink required, billet bundles are too heavy
renewablejohn replied to difflock's topic in Firewood forum
I just use the chainsaw. Place tip of chain on sawn end rotate saw 180 degree on handle where tip touches log again is cut off point. All billets cut to same length. Vary length by using different bar length. -
Had a look at all the seminars pre going to the APF to see if anything was relevant which would then decide which day I attended. Was so disappointed that not a single seminar provoked any interest.
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What size timber would a tree shear do the job
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Solar kiln drying. Once dried below 20% MC we can store in IBC containers until required. Try and keep my methods fairly close to my chest as it is the only way I can compete with the likes of Stobarts/Jenkinson.
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If its log twigs your worried about then get a heizohack. Never ever had a problem of twigs although I do use a G30 screen rather than a G50. As I say fines are a particular problem I have with a customer using a gasifier but they can be screened out. As for moisture content I like to achieve below 20% although for the briquettes it needs to below 12%.
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Hope it didn't need any welding if mine is anything to go by.
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I think there would be. Our briquettes made from brash certainly have a higher ash content due to the bigger percentage of bark. Still a lot less ash than briquettes made from waste paper pulp.
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The numbers can stack up but you need to know what the niche market is for your brash product.
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I thought it significant that there was no brash recovery equipment at the APF this year although plenty of flails to pulverize brash into the ground.
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You need to accept brash chip needs to be graded with the fines taken out. :001_huh:Fortunately we have a market for the fines in our briquette production.
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I was amazed that little tug managed to pull you up the hill in the woodland.
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Cider £4 a pint on show ground. Good job I was driving otherwise would have been expensive.
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Which is the best day to go. Have never been on first day before thinking they would still be setting up. Trouble is you then get the excuses you should have been here yesterday as where nearly out of timber so are now restricting our demo's.
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This is the most useful one I have seen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4dRwZcWjDY Personally I would just stick the brash through my heizohack chipper using my excavator to feed chipper
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Until somebody tells me different I am only reporting tonnes supplied as RHI approved.
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Looking for green mixed wood for cutting
renewablejohn replied to Hurricanejack's topic in Firewood forum
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Under EU rules I think the grants where capped at 200k euro's which worked out to approx 150k sterling.
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Looking for green mixed wood for cutting
renewablejohn replied to Hurricanejack's topic in Firewood forum
Dont have mixed wood as we only do hardwood but have plenty of big butts for you to play with. -
Would not do it with a file but it is a trick of the trade using a scythe sharpening stone to identify the protruding longer teeth. Once identified sharpen as normal but using twice as many file strokes on the identified teeth. Repeat process every time you resharpen and eventually all teeth will be the same length. Personally I just send the blade off to a saw doctor and it comes back like a new blade.
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Do you want them cutting into Christmas Tree Bases.
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Prior to RHI had 240 m3 of solar kiln capacity but now more beneficial to claim solar RHI and use original kilns for backup.
