firewoodman
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i camped there last year and there was no rubbish left by us or others in the area i was in. we were asked to move in the morning:thumbdown: for the cars to park but they never used the field we were camped in. they did'nt like fires either, but as ours was raised on a metal sheet and contained in a b+q garden incinerator they did not as us to put it out. one year we had a lamb on a spit for the friday night, it was lovvveelllyy:001_tt1:
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lucky kids, never done that stuff before but would love to learn. closest i've ever been is flying a hawk that was'nt intrested in catching anything
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have seen that the dalen is fast but what put me off was it was almost twice the price of the japa, and for me ,at the time money was talking
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got a hakki and a japa. looked at a dalen but thought they were pricey hakki, japa and palax are all owned by the the same holding company i dont think there is a "best" machine out there. it is all about what you want and can afford. they all go wrong and who can get the parts to you the quickest. mine are next day with both machines and free consultation on telephone to diagnose probs and ensure right part sent out and how to fit if needed. enough said i think. talk to a current owner first and check locations to supplier on feed back too i am in cardiff and fuelwood are in warwick and m.large in belfast both next day.... guarenteed before 3pm ish (calling them) on all occasions
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i borrowed a mates and it was a twahat to start...brand new too evry time i pulled it it nearly tore my hand off it was so hard and stiff (oohh err misses) have heard something about the pistons/cranks going bacwards on the bigger saws including 3120s, although never had this prob with a 3120 and i am a stihl man
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who is your local dealer for palax????
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valid point there steve... i just increase the dry wood price every season to compensate. if the following years are to be similar to this one for demand then dry wood will be king at this time of year jan/feb/march
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thats what i use... not my photo but i stack them up 3 high and to empty them i just tip them over or undo the join...they dry pretty quick too. does take some time to organise the crates though just split all into a big barn at the mo
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yes i do. its only fair as not had to pay the rent on storing the wood in the barn. but on reflection weather the wood is fresh or seasoned, hard or softwood, it is still the same amount of work that goes in to it
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so how do you cook the three varieties then?
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they got caught on the hinges of the dropsides as the gates swung in the wind as the owners let go of them. pulled them right off the wall
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i've got an aarrow sm70, had it 13yrs. my opinion... i would not get another aarrow spares for older stoves do not exist, you have to botch a job with the spares from other newer stoves, as sent and told by aarrow. glass seals always need replacing almost as soon as you put them in and the door rope every year. as for heating the house... mainly a room heater and the wood is free.. free heat
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or drive out of their drive and take their gates with you, hanging off the back of the truck:blushing: kept that customer though!
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nah you wont......you'll lose them if you lie about the product, you get more respect if you are upfont and honest with them.
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i sell it as "a softwood" emphasis on the "a" burns alright when seasoned, maybe a little fast but gives off some good heat, can also dry quick.
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fully agree with that, i'm also selling freshwood as fresh wood and explain to the customer first, also with the option of them looking elsewhere.
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exactly... the answer is none
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hi mate
ref the heizo...its only a 16" but it does work well, easy to maintain and change blades (5 blades are only £10 each) and good aftersales from fuelwood, never delt with ac price. for wood fuel it is good for a specific size chip and is fairly fast, but for tree surgeons they find it slow on the brash, but it is actually quite fast. it just does not have enough weight in the top roller to break the brash down when feeding, but price do an add on for that. oh heavy machine that one is 2.5 ton and we need a front weight when on the road to balance. if ever down in cardiff feel free to come have a go. i quite like it an prefrer it over the junkari and farmi chippers. just dont get used enough.
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"HELP".....Looking for the following people..
firewoodman replied to firewoodman's topic in General chat
is it actually jason palmer or someone using his name as he sold his business and the business name which was Jason Palmer Tree Surgeon. if it is him then it would be great to get his number work up this way is v.slow for tree work cardiff stopped using agency staff when i left 3 years ago and used my post to fund and pay 2 students instead. reason for this post is a retirement so there could be a post soon.... but cardiff being cardiff, Dont hold your breath. they may make it post redundent to save money or it could go for re-deployment as all school maint crew lost the school contract and need to re-deployed. no win situ. treegezer from midland forestry lives in llantrisant and travels daily you could hitch to work with him. good luck and thanks for the info -
"HELP".....Looking for the following people..
firewoodman replied to firewoodman's topic in General chat
just been told that paul atkins may be living in a bus on the isle of wight...anyone down there??? -
does anyone have up to date contact details for the following arborists... please. all were arborists in cardiff city council as full time staff or students Jason Palmer... we think now runs a caravan site in north wales chris trivett... was/may still be a trainer with glendale andy/andrew wylie.... may be a tree officer somewhere Paul atkins... unsure but used to work for halifax before career change into arb any help is most appreciated also if you know of anyone who has worked there in the past 40years as an arborist and have contact details i would be happy to know
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:congrats: well said marko on your site you also show what a dumpy bag may cost £50-£70, might be worth changing that. in my experience if a customer sees a price on a guide web site they often tell me i'm overcharging, my reply is usually "quality is worth paying for, but feel free to phone around for other prices"
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i agree with that. most of those were written before the use of stoves and for use in open fires. (from website Use a moisture meter to demonstrate the moisture content of a random log on delivery dont force supplieres to buy equipment they may not want... poss change it to a suggested voluntary service
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as with tree surgery, the firewood industry has now become victim to the jack of all trades jumping on the bandwagon. to quote a customer of mine "how hard can it be? all you do is hit the log with the axe, whats difficult about that?" we all know what the best way to do it in "the ideal world", but i think it would be more practical to tell of the realistic commercial way. as demand increses the customer should be warned that at this time of year (after the xmas rush) stocks can be really low. as for measuring, we should stick to cubic meters and and have a comparison towards the dumpy bags which aren't
