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new stove and fuel spec
renewablejohn replied to firewoodman's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
Installed a Dunsley Yorkshire day before the snow arrived. Thankfully does exactly what it says on the packet and have been warm as toast all winter. Only downside is it gets very hot if you have kids it will need to be guarded and even opening the door you will need to use the proper tool otherwise you will burn your fingers. -
So where are all these people. Is Arbtalk not populated with people in the North West? those who have already posted I thank for your positive comments but for something like this to work we do need physical support in the supply of woodchip the end result being a product equivalent to coal which can extend your product range and make you a good profit.
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On the farm we would lay the stumps at ground level and plant a new hawthorn hedge on top of them. If the stumps sprout all well and good you have a nice thick hedge within 5 years if not you have a nice thick hedge in 10 years. Certainly would not consider doing it now if you want the hedge to survive. Nice warm job for the middle of winter.
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I can see this being a temporary problem as within 5 years there will be a ready market for arb arisings and chipping onto the floor will be a thing of the past.
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So long as it is fresh virgin timber then no it can all be turned into torrified wood.
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Asplen The funding is a 4 million pot with a minimum 1 project from each county so Cheshire,Lancs,Cumbria,Merseyside, and Greater Manchester so the Arb communities would need to be organized by County so I suppose my 25 mile should really cover the whole of Lancs. Min grant is 200k and max 500k with grant award upto 70% hence my interest.
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This is my biggest fear. Funding is available in the North West for my torrefication process however to qualify I need a community of tree surgeons willing to provide the raw material. If I was in France we would not have a problem as it is normal to operate coops particularly in the wine industry. Here such arrangements are treated with suspicion.
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Fair point Dean but I was trying to point out that it would no longer be waste as a commercial product would be produced from the arisings Can a moderator change the title
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Looking to set up a CO OP or community of tree surgeons initially within a 25 mile radius of Bolton to process your Arb waste by torrefication and convert it into torrefied briquettes and torrefied pellets. The idea is similar to contract haymaking whereby a proportion of the hay is retained by the contractor as payment for his services. Could this work or am I missing something.
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Drop as much as you like at our farm as we have the Environment agency licence to handle it but it must be clean arb waste not contaminated with beer cans and lunch wrappers which we have had in the past. PM me with contact details and I will give you my address but we are between Bolton and Bury.
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Be careful with your land rover some VAT inspectors are very hot on which types are allowable for VAT reclaim. Best advice is double check with a reputable land rover dealer that your chassis number is eligible for Vat recovery. I always find a simple Purchase and Sales day book keeps the VAT inspector happy and then post into a computer system to get your management information. It is quite normal to get a Vat inspection after you submit your first claim so that the inspector can assess your understanding of the Vat accounting system.
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Obviously not been sugar beeting. Prior to front 3 point link the topper was attached to the front loader. The sugar beet harvester attached to the rear and the depth of the harvester controlled by the trailer tipper pipe while the depth of the topper controlled by the front loader.
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Get a pto hydraulic pump and tank. that way you can still use your loader and tipping trailer at the same time. You could possibly put a valve on the rear 3 point link hydraulics but I think you would run out of oil capacity if you used both the loader and trailer at the same time.
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You could just work out how much you have spent over the last 10 years on maintenance and add to it the cost of installing gates locks etc. Divide the figure by 10 to give an annual maintenance charge which you then invoice them. Once paid you issue a key on an annual basis therefore establishing your right to receive an annual maintenance fee in return for access. Again speak to a good land agent they deal with this sort of matter on a daily basis and can handle the legal speak and stress on your behalf.
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If it was me I would appoint a good land agent and then install locked gates at either end of the access road and then if they think they have a case let them take you to court. I think a judge would probably rule in your favour so long as you can prove that you have spent the money in repairing the road and can quantify it and the other party was unwilling to contribute to the road. It makes a big difference that they have independent access to the site.
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If you have any gas pipeline contactors around they have the skill and equipment to do a proper root weld job.
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Is the access the only route to the site if so the courts would not allow the access to be extinguished however if it is only convenience that they use your track then you could have a case that the access had been abandoned. A good land agent should be able to sort it rather than a non specialist solicitor.
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Dean Register your Section 36 exemption with the environment agency and then you have an annual limit of 150 tonnes per hectare which you can level your site with. Environment Agency - Paragraph 36 exemption - spreading dredgings while your on to the EA its worth checking that you have all the other useful exemptions in place so that when planners come looking you have the EA seal of approval.
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Dean Register your Section 36 exemption with the environment agency and then you have an annual limit of 150 tonnes per hectare which you can level your site with. Environment Agency - Paragraph 36 exemption - spreading dredgings while your on to the EA its worth checking that you have all the other useful exemptions in place so that when planners come looking you have the EA seal of approval.
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Dean I thought you were installing new drainage and regrading the land at the same time to stop the flooding.
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All my trailers are fitted with steel floor grating including my plant trailer for 3 tonne Hitachi digger. Oldest trailer fitted 6 yrs ago with only surface rust on the steel good for at least another 6 years. http://www.fhbrundle.com/flor-sf1.htm
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All changed in 2006 as a result of the high court ruling. NFU backs growers after court rules polytunnels were unlawful - NFU Online
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Sorry but the rules have changed due to a few farmers growing acres of soft fruit under polytunnels. You now need permission for any commercial tunnel.
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Sounds about right. But somebody must be so hard up to supply them. Its just packaging gone mad although saying that I have just found out that wood pellets are being sold as cat litter in small 6kg bags which work out at £460.00 per tonne. The World has gone mad.
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next time your lorry gets stuck in mud........
renewablejohn replied to hazzygawa's topic in General chat
Have seen them used by the coal survey people around here
