renewablejohn

Is there phrase in his advert that you could register as a trade mark then every time he uses that phrase he will actually be advertising for you as the legitimate owner of the trade mark. ie cheerio which could mean goodbye but also a breakfast cereal.

This is how we run our 7.5 tonne Merc. We were pulled by VOSA at Chelford market and told we needed a tacho (fitted but not used) I argued for 2 hours that we did not need and relied on this exemption even suggested they rang Chadderton test station were my truck is tested with record of my exemption. "Jobs worth "was having none of it and issued me with a compliance notice by which time I had missed the farm sale. Took it up with Chadderton and 2 weeks later received a written apology that the site officer had made a mistake and we were correct in not needing a tacho in the circumstances and the compliance notice was lifted. Chadderton enforcement officer was very good and justified his opinion by saying it was critical that the goods we took to market and returned from market belonged to the farm. It also helped that the farm was over 5 hectares which is the DEFRA break point between farm and small-holding. Since then we have always paid for goods even at a nominal amount so that we cannot be accused of hauling somebody elses waste.

I think you will have a hard time arguing this in court. If you purchased the timber from the client and have evidence of this transaction taking place at arms length (ie commercial purchase price for the timber) you might have a plausible argument but without this you are providing a waste disposal service for your client.

Torrefied wood will be cheaper to pellet and briquette with no need for a hammer mill. The end product is a direct equivalent to coal and does not absorb moisture unlike conventional pellets or briquettes which have to be stored dry.

Anyone knows what the rules are for kerosene as my chinese tractor was designed to run on kerosene.

BigRedDog I would hang on to your 100k as this type of plant is on the verge of becoming obsolete.

Normally a collection service using IBC containers which we supply.

Peter At the moment we are looking at Arb waste and brash (not grass clippings) within roughly 50 miles of Liverpool. We have plans for two further plants in Bristol and Hull but not until later this year.

would make good hot tubs

logbaron googlemaps says 55 miles so just on the very limits as it is virtually motorway all the way. The burner is much more efficient then a drax burner but the generation works on a similar basis to Drax but is dedicated wood fired not co-fired. We chip using a MBTrac and Heizohack chipper on site into IBC containers. Two containers located behind MB Trac cab.

Even green Rhodie is good brash for power station fuel. If you have a large volume of brash and within 50 miles of Liverpool then we would be interested in using it rather than having to hire an air burner.

mikey10 If we get the CHP plant in Bristol we will be able to offer a briquetting facility within 50 mile radius of Bristol which could include yourself.

Machines start at just under 10k but you can rent them Scott & Sargeant Woodworking Machinery Web site I cannot get the link to work direct to the machine but if you look under dust extraction you will find the comafer range of briquette machines.

Dave Make sure the hydraulic ram on the trailer is a low volume ram as your 955 will have a smaller hydraulic oil tank than larger tractors. Our you could fit an additional hydraulic tank.

Need to get a handle on tonnage first before we commit to modifying their plant. do you have any idea of tonnage available.

Thanks for the info will contact

I have been requested to convert a small gas CHP plant in Bristol to using woodchip. Whilst technically it is not difficult I need to gauge how much woodchip would be available within a 25 mile radius of Bristol. All fresh Arb arisings and brash can be utilised but being from the North I have no idea of the volume available in the area and I am sure some forum members will be able to assist. The alternative will be shipping wood pellets from Scotland direct into Bristol.

Not quite bonsai but I used to hire out christmas trees with live roots. We used to root prune every year to maintain dwarf growing character and keep trees compact. Every 3 years we would then transplant into a larger pot increase by 5 ltrs at a time upto 25 ltr pot than after that plant out in woodland (approx 15 yrs old 12-15 foot tall) If grown direct in the ground same tree would be in excess of 30 foot so bonsai did work. Mainly Norwegian Spruce and Siberian spruce but also experimented with Noble Fir Frasier Fir Korean Fir Picea konica Nordman Spruce

Yes 100% full details at the address below 23 November 2009 - Press Release - DECC invites applicants for £1.5 million Bio-energy infrastructure grants - Department of Energy and Climate Change Other downsides besides slow payment is that machinery has to be unique to biomass production so tractors and trucks are not eligible and the scheme does not apply to Scotland

Sorry I dont know what type I leave it to the experts who look after my vehicle but apparently certain types of clutch fluid can react with the metal lines and produce air bubbles which is why the pedal degrades over time. It is more noticeable on a long distance journey as the clutch fluid heats up. I have come back on several journeys not being able to use first gear because of this problem until we identified it was the fluid at fault.

Might not be the slave cylinder . My Merc 814 suffers from a similar problem and it turns out after replacing the slave cylinder that the actual problem is the clutch fluid oil. Oil now gets flushed out every 2 years and rebleed to produce good pedal.

Busy Daddy The next round of the Bio Energy Infrastructure Scheme grants is now open and is exceptional in being 100% rather than the normal 40%. We bought our Hazo from the last round the only downside is the government being so sloooow in paying out the grant it took over 7 months for us to receive our first payment. PM me if you want advice on the hoops you have to go through to fill in the application form.

Your problem is moisture content. To briquette you need fine woodchip between 8-17% moisture and for wood pellets fine powder between 8-12% moisture. Briquetting pressure of our machine is 120 kg/cm2

Depending on how soon Alex at A C Price can fit my heizohack chipper to my MBTrac I will be looking for a small job like this to test it. Transport might be the killer as its a long way from Lancashire.

You would be far better cleaning with kerosene and a commercial horticultural sprayer (with sealant rings that dont perish) You can easily get 4 bar pressure for cleaning and when you have finished the kerosene will mix with the diesel and you will not have a water problem.