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I really don't think so - if you are putting random lengths between 3-5m into a container you will be very luckly to get 30cu mtr of timber into that container. Using your multiplier of 1.5 you will end up with 45cu mt of split logs, as you say after all the work of processing them - and getting them out of the container may be a bit of a chore. I don't see it as being a viable proposition I'm afraid cheers mac

How much of your 60-65 cubic metre container are you proposing to charge at £73? you are going to lose 40-50% of the container volume to broken stowage, in other words you will get 30-32.5 cu m of timber into that container if you are lucky and neat Cheers mac

Seem to recall this one coming up before - looks like a good first aid kit could be in order Cheers mac

Depends on the customer - if it is a pensioner or someone who is obviously unfit to do it we will put them in a shed or whatever and try to smile and remember to bring a wheelbarrow next time - if it is a 20 year old dressed out of a catalogue they get chucked at the back of the trailer cheers mac

got 3 of them in use and if you have a machine sitting unused for a while would say they are well worthwhile - better than letting batteries gradually drain down and beats jump starting tractors for sure. cheers mac

when you turn to your calculator make an estimate of the missed volume - the pile max dimensions may be as listed but the pile is not full over all the dimensions. 18T £550 for a local buyer - looks too small to crane, unless you have some kind of loader will have to be removed piecemeal:001_smile: mac P.s. - if you want a second round have an estimate of whats in the botex in the avatar - yr old sycamore / wych elm / birch & a bit of oak - all 2.2m nominal & 1 yr old (been piled in the wood)

There is no "subsidy" on agricultural diesel - just a much lower rate of fuel duty - which also applies to domestic heating oil I believe. If the claimed health risks of using pump fuel are true then there is a good case to be made for having aspen treated in the same way. Cheers mac

Chap in question has come on 'ere looking for (and got) free advice in the past and is apparrently alleged to have infringed copyright by lifting pictures off another poster's website, an allegation which he has to date failed to reply to. The first post in the thread proudly announces his first ever sale which he has achieved at a premium price His latest post consists of free advice on how to run a business, given the two points above it is hardly surprising that this is not universally welcomed. Cheers mac

can I ask what make of stove that is since I have a mobile home that is looking for a woodburner:thumbup: cheers mac

We are currently organising a felling licence for removing a reasonable quantity of birch and willow from choked forestry rides. We can also provide lodgepole logs and spruce windblow pretty much all of it suitable for running through a processor - if of interest pm me and I will provide some photos of timber from the site. and give you an address to check haulage cost from My preferred option would be to sell as cordwood in 2.3m lengths but could discuss your requirements and see what we can do to meet in the middle if necessary Cheers mac

It could weigh 7t and it will take a serious mobile crane to lift that at 45m - or even half of it regards mac P.S. not got a chainsaw mill yet?

The only disclaimer that is worth more than the scrap value of the paper is one that you get from your insurers - who you should seek advice from before proceeding. The last thing you need is his insurers coming after you for re-imbursement and your insurers denying liability because you knew it would happen and went ahead anyway. If you have advised him in writing that he needs a structural engineers report before the tree is felled and then you go ahead and fell the tree without seeing such a report then imo at least you have just given your self both barrels right in the foot in the event of any damage arising You owe the householder a duty of care and you cannot absolve yourself of it irrespective of what he signs. Your insurance company requires that you act as a "prudent uninsured" person would. cheers mac

£50 per cube hardwood delivered up to 20 miles - I can only wonder at the prices stated so far with one or two exceptions. If I asked £100 per cube the customers would die laughing! You can only charge what your customer base will stand cheers mac

can do them no bother - but you would have to collect and it is a fair old way I'm afraid cheers mac

A shackle is a shackle irrespective of whether it has an arb worker hanging from it or it is being used to lift timber for joinery purposes. The same can be said for all loose lifting equipment I would expect that the extent and limitations of your qualification would be clearly defined by the issuing body and that the particular operation for which the lifting equipment is used is irrelevant. But you need to be 100% sure on this - if you step outside the limits of your qualification you will almost certainly be uninsured. Regards mac

A general rule in laying stones is "two cover one and one covers two!" Vertical running joints as so frequently used here are inherent weaknesses. It is also normal to build up the end cheeks and use a line between them to level out the courses. Although it is good practice to stagger the stone size so as to avoid horizontal running joints it is not normal to take it to this extent It would be interesting to see an end view to see if any batter at all has been used Regards mac

Timber in the round will season much more slowly than timber which is split (just compare the ratios of surface area to volume). I would process the majority of your timber into 10" split logs - I think you will find 6" tedious to produce and liable to present badly to the splitter on the Japa. I would keep a smalll percentage back and let it dry as best it can for any customers who want non standard logs. In order to get hard information on your seasoning get yourself a moisture meter Also not a bad idea to stockpile logs when you feel like cutting them rather than running the processor into the trailer in penny packets - get yourself a front end loader with grain bucket for the tractor cheers and good luck mac

stanton hope I think - got a supply years ago and seem to recall that was where we got them from cheers mac

Seconded - also grind into the crack and weld from both sides cheers mac

Don't take a 339 as a present - we bought one a few years ago and have found it to be pretty hopeless - starter is fragile and easily ripped out. regards mac

You might want to take into account that 1m3 of wood does not normally equal 1 tonne. The 10 tonnes you have allowed for will take 2 days to process and you need to allow for travel in both directions and digs if necessary. Regards mac

At £350-400 a day for a man with a chainsaw and a tractor to drive a logsplitter I don't think there would be anything inconsistent about it - there would be zero work! you would need to produce a pretty big pile of firewood in day to make it worth the customer handing you £400 regards mac

Well having an idle moment I made some sweeping assumptions and punched it out on a calculator. If your average tree size is 0.35m3 (10m high x 30cm dia at base) and you put in a reasonable 8 hr day you should end up with 60 trees felled, snedded and cut to length, those 60 trees will weigh 8.5t when they hit the ground. You are now faced with 2 runs on your tractor to your end user, you don't say how far away it is but running a tractor on the road takes time, as does loading and unloading so it is unlikely you will get much more done that day? So on a semi- educated guess the economics of your projected operation are that you will have a gross income of about £65/day if you can get a good price for your timber and from now on in it is all cost - travel, fuel, repairs and lost time (hung up trees, nipped saws, bogged tractors and trailer punctures). We did something similar to this about 20 years ago now and the stacked timber sat for three months through the summer before the buyer lifted it If it is a recreational project then fine - but it is very unlikely to be an economic one. Not wanting to rain on your enthusiasm but I think the above is a reasonably realistic assessment. Regards mac