firewoodman

so how long do you season it for then? this is taken from your web site... "When buying in firewood always ascertain the moisture content. Unseasoned (green) wood will be cheaper to buy than seasoned wood but will require you to store it for a further two to three years before it is ready to burn. Have you the space to store three seasons worth of firewood? The only way of knowing if it is ready to burn is by knowing the moisture content. If you buy your own moisture meter there will be no 'misunderstandings'." i know you are pushing the use of a moisure meter, but if you recommend the customer dries fresh wood for 2-3 years before burning, then the stuff you sell should be of the same quality. cant remember where i saw it but a forest research paper online, i think from america stated there was no actual further benifit in burning a log of over 9 months seasoning. they also said that the shortest time a log should season for is 3 months during the summer where it will reach a suitable moisture content in that time. if i stored all my split wood undercover for 2-3 years in the barns i pay rent on , then the cost of the fuel to the customer would be huge.

if its like the stuff in your avatar then its pretty easy to do so, but it is difficult to get it all that diameter when you process huge volumes. i take what i can get and process as much as i can to dry in time for the winter season. i do find with the demand so high the supply becomes more difficult and customers harder to please

i thought exactly the same thing:001_tongue: does the wife know steve?

so you have the space to season the wood for 2-3 years then, if so is that seasoned split or in the round?

mind you it does help if some sites actually put the prices on in the first place. no price = shop elsewhere other wise both... suites everyone then

today i cut and split 16" diam pine, 7' long which had been stacked like stockers said, result, wet as the day i put it there. 2yr old beech, lime, willow, sycamore...the same as above, nice and dry 3 yr old poplar... same as the pine 4 yr old oak...... as above suppose it depends on diam and species, usually all mine is split as soon as it arrives at the yard or asap, but now i am very desperate for any dry wood as are my customers

just out of intrest marko, what is it that you do?

i did have a problem one one winter when the 2stoke oil had been subjected to temperatures below freezing, this made the fuel waxy and gave poor performance. i binned the oil, bought newoil and everything was fine.

what do you class as liabilities?

having spent time at home with the kids,i have found this to be invaluable. when working i spend a lot of time working for what seems not much gain, and when i get home the kids are in bed. i work 6 days a week and would lke to work less. customers this year have become a pain in the ar5e since i put the prices up. fact is they are going up again this year as i feel i still dont get enough money for the amount of work which is put in. if you look on the business for sale websites the price does not reflect the profit

how do you put a value on your business to sell it. or in our industry does it make sense to dismantle the company and sell of all machinery?

we should play the most longest distance drinking game. drink a shot of your tipple for evry post that contains...................... any suggestions??? we can then see how stupid the posts can go before the moderators remove them! i know deans alredy started drinking

oh no ! what if we all have different times?

are the boilers reliable??? i know the one i supply - binder- has quite alot of down time

big funfair outside the city hall tonight along side the winter wonderland. but its -3 out there and the fire is on in here. no invites to parties this year and its usually an anticlimax anyway. prob still be on here as bidding on scheme bay

think you will find it is lime

does that work with chip??? i know they use i for pellets but the chip instalations i have been to all said it would not work and use augers. i know i would end up as the sucker:001_tongue:

live in center of cardiff so currently heat off gas, but misses is a childminder so we have a woodburner downstairs which is always on. did look into a boiler stove being fitted but will take upto 5 yrs to get money back, dont plan on living here that long 4) chip delivery is another issue.....its bad enough deliverig logs

1)they are too expensive 2)i live in a terraced houce an we dont have the space for evrything that is involved. 3) domestic ones are very particular about quality of chip

so what do you guys use them for?

of course its a she....... this pick proves it

and here she is with her top off now very lord of the rings

oh please can i come and see it working when you do it?

is the engine no good then?

i though it was a ford