firewoodman
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cant quote it but i would assume it means both hands have to be placed on levers to make the machine operate and both levers should be placed to prevent single handed operation. as for the hse, unles you find some one "in the know" who can understand what you mean, then the others cant really help ( in my experience).
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done some research but for a copy will cost £80... you want british standards BS EN 609-1 1999 ISBN 0580 327 558 Agricultural and forestry machinery. Safety of log splitters. Wedge splitters Apparently it does state two hand controlled use. so i am told
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whats the auto-cycle? intrested in that never actually looked for hse docs on it but just for my own info i might contact my suppliers for any info. will let you know what i find but again i aint enforcing it. except in my company.
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sorry dean appreciate what you are saying and also aware of home made equipment out there. that titan dont look CE marked to me and if it was i'd be suprised. have you seen the THOR log splitters? they have a foot pedal which will bring the blade down to hold the log and you then split through by using the 2 handles. i bought one 8yrs ago. i like them but sadly not fast enough for me now.
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if its home made and for your own sole use i dont know where h&s stand on that snd to be honest i aint gona police it. one thing i do know is you get what you pay for. anything used to break down wood in our industry has to be strong and well made cos it does undertake alot of pressure and stress. on a personal note i prefer the log table and controlls to be at waist height. used a vertical at ground level for some time and ended up with back probs.
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check their web site ian they should be CE marked and yes i agree if they are not compliant then they should not sell them. Money talks though to be honest it is the first one hand machine i have seen but have always been told about the 2 hand rule by the suppliers. imo i would not use it and definatly would not allow staff to use it i have 4 splitters of varying power and all have 2 handles to operate
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that is hilarious new meaning to getting/giving wood!!!
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because whilst using the control with one hand your other "could" be under the blade just waiting to have some hair or fingers removed. if you look at all the other machines by the pro companies they are all 2 hand operation Dean it is also ilegle to change a safety feature on a machine away from its specified purpose or to remove guards... come on you should now that one
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oh my god!!!!! its one hand operation. that is against H&S regs. dont touch it plus it looks like backache to me
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never seen one or found one on ebay
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as someone who has had to remove over 30 rootballed trees from city streets after other contractors have planted them i agree with drella remove the material covering the rootball.
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i heard alder nwil not rot in water if compleatly submerged, same as elm
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heard of that one too happened to a mate of mine living in a caravan
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got a customer that burnt wet ash all winter (not bought from me) had a call from him to bring some dry wood as he just had a chimney fire and was convinced it was from burning the wet wood and tarring the chimney. he wont be doing that again
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ok i've recently been told the following and looked into it and it kinda makes sense. ash burns well when fresh if only added to an already lit fire. true but ash does not always have a 50% moisture content.... this comes from thoes web sites ash burns well when fresh because it is from the oleaceae genus. the same as the olive tree it has now been suggested the tree contains a high enough oil content to sustain flames when fresh so giving this fresh burn quality. remember fresh wood will tar your chimney no matter what the species
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Climate Change - Man made or not?
firewoodman replied to Jack-Arb aka Tiago Sinclair-Julio.'s topic in General chat
how the hell do you know that? -
Climate Change - Man made or not?
firewoodman replied to Jack-Arb aka Tiago Sinclair-Julio.'s topic in General chat
its natural.............................but why should we make it worse its better to have tried and failed than to have not tried at all -
can you put a price on safety?? more speed =more danger danger increases risk of accident accidents make you look unprofessional can you see where this is going? be safe!
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absolutly tom. there are web sites out there that push the public away from arb firewood regarding it as rubbish. although there are also sites that say only buy FSC and what a waste of time that is in our country, thats another thread subject. i only separate cos thats what the cusomer wanted when i started but in the future it may not be what the customer gets. I too would be interested in the volume of coppice. maybe Nick Hilton will know?
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best advice i was ever told was "stick with what you know" especially landrovers..tdi's all the way got 2 mates with macs and they rave about them i got old pc 5yrs on xp in the office and its crap in comparison to the cheap advent laptop i use at home with vista which does everything inc my web design with frontpage. personally i would try to have a go on my mates before spending loads of bucks, after all you would test drive a car. i've also been told that they dont need any anti virus protection either???
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have also worked for Ancient Discoveries 3 Program where they wanted to heat up a large boulder too around 800 - 1000 degrees with firewood, pull the embers to the side, pour vinegar over the rock and then hit it with a sledge hammer and watch the rock explode. pretty cool its on the history channel next year
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worked in a woodland where we found 2 large clear sacks full of porn mags right next to another bag containing a dead piglet. NO we did not examine the pig!
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david, firewoodman comes from south wales and been in firewood for over 8 years. when i started in firewood i was told of lots of woods which were rubbish to burn, but as demand grew and ALL of my wood is sourced from arborists (at the momment) i didn't have much of a choice in the species. i just separate hardwood from soft and sell it cut and split. My business grew from there and still going strong. i have built up quite a knowlege of woods and thier uses mainly from talking to customers (the older ones) and others in the trade. but i will always belive my own results. alder was used for gunpowder...hmm was that stuff any good???? did it burn???
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phwoor good luck with that one petes advice is good i'd go with that one if you want to be safe though go for a larger root ball and get a crane or bobcat with forks to lift it and plant it put plenty of organic matter in the planting hole around the root ball to hold as much water as poss if the tree is that valuable i would look for someone in the area with the gear and knowlege to help you. oh when moving the tree from site to site try to cover the whole foliage to reduce the transpiration and wrap the root ball to stop it falling apart
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i beleive they are called tie straps. try your local chainsaw supplier if you get on with them, failing that just ask any chain supplier. worked for me in the past. if you get nowhere with that i'll be suprised but get back to me and i'll se my man by me for you. oh find a jam jar to put them in too. they are very easy to lose:001_smile:
