muldonach

There are systems that work on the movement of waves rather than tidal flow as well. Imagine a 'snake' consisting of lots of individual units connected by springs/cabling. As the waves move the snake the cables and springs extend and contract which can be transfered to electric. Like a kids toy with a drawstring essentially. I have no idea how effective/expensive they are but seems like a great concept.

Hmm - since all waves are wind generated this is just wind power in another guise - with lots of moving parts

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mac

Not for my neighbour, he destroyed them with a 360. Police sent a beat cop, not the wildlife one , he told him it was OK to carry on. WTF

How very refreshing to hear of the exercise of common sense and discretion - could do with a few more like that!

I was going to say just give the local FC a ring - our local folks have been very helpful to me and easy to deal with.

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mac

Not direct personal experience but just had SSE in contact a couple of weeks ago - they want to replace a pole on our land but there is a sett under the pole.

They fitted some one way gates into the sett holes so that the badgers cannot (in theory) get back in once they leave - all under licence.

Did not go and look so cannot comment further - but there is at least a potential for getting the work you want to do done

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mac

If it's 10% on the outside and 30% inside its probably averaging less than 20% across the whole log anyway. So of course it burns well.

 

 

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If it is at 10% on the outside and 30% on the inside then it is at 30% - wrap it up any way you want - its not ready to burn and "seasoned" firewood should be ready to go into a fire

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mac

how is willow once dried? I brought in about 15 ton last week now wondering whether to risk putting any in my bags or give it away.

Its absolutely fine

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mac

How many of you guys are 65 yrs old and still breaking down 3ft /4ft + plus butts with wedges and axe 5days a week. If any of you are ,good luck to you(the saying "being a busy fool ,comes to my mind if you are") ,because I do not have the will or the patience at 65 !!!

No need to break down 3-4 ft butts with wedges and axe - sthil 084 with 36" bar will take careof that!

A mere stripling at 58

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mac

Hi

 

bought about 10ton oversized timber from someone on arbtalk who needed to clear their yard so was selling it cheap(ish)......

 

long story short, massively over-estimated my ability to process this into firewood so need someone to come in and process it for me

 

largest pieces are about 30-40 inch diameter and 2-3 meter long........does anyone have the equipment & capacity to do this for me in the next few weeks?

 

i'm based in central Wakefield and can supply 3 people to help if needed

 

ta

All you need is a saw that will run a 20" bar and a good axe

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mac

Thanks...

Yep can do that at a pinch

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mac

Hi, I have an 084 with the extra oiler button, this might be a silly question but are you supposed to pump it or just hold it in with the saw running. The reason for asking is with the saw off, manually pumping the button does nothing and with the saw running I can't tell but seem to get more oil just by holding it in cheers in advance.

 

Chris

you are supposed to pump it - ever time you push the button it should put a shot of oil into the chain groove - but it may not work - the manual oil pump on my 084 has never worked.

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mac

More than fair - he should be happy with that!

anyone else gone through the Survey for upcoming changes to BSL and implementing charges to be registered.

 

£95 a year + 11 or 12p a ton I think was one price they are considering.

 

as in 2 years I have had 1 order and 1 enquiry for BSL logs it's not worth paying a penny imo.

Tried to go through the survey but when I got to Q6 there was no option I agreed with and the software would not let me proceed without making a selection to say I agreed with one option or the other.

Likewise have only ever had one enquiry and all they wanted was a token invoice from a registered supplier

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mac

Best option is to mow it with a fully mounted mower held at 6" or so - any matched tractor and mower can do that. Flailing is a good option as well - but better to mow than top

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mac

Aaaaaargh it's that time of year again! Can't stop scratching anybody got any remedies, sensible or otherwise! :eek:

Definition of panic - chainsaw operator well into a cut - and a cleg on his nose under the vizor!

Fly tipping is the first thing that will happen! Which then has to be cleaned up at taxpayers expense.

It's been like it here as long as I can remember!

Fly tipping is cleaned up at the landowners expense - taxpayers only pay if it is on council land.

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mac

I emailed jas p wilson a few weeks ago via their online enquiry form and never heard owt back

You are not the first person to have that experience

Second hand bagging frame in light tube - not collapsible but easily lifts off a filled bag -£4

what does everyone use for their fork lifts?

 

I have a 5 ton 360 with log grab & a 30hp tractor with forks.

My problem is I use tractor to power my processor and need a Fork lift to move my bulk bags on pallets. I ideally need another set of forks and need ideas on what to use, I dont want to use tractor front forks as there not very manuvarable, I carnt use a normal fork truck as it would get stuck as they have no ground clearance plus they weight 2-3 ton (i have tarmac chippings) as a hard base but its too loose for a fork truck. I only need to pick up 1/2 ton and stack 1 mtr high, any suggestions?

 

I have a spare 4T dumper, maybe add a old tracktor 3pt linkage fork lift on the rear of dumper?????

Modify the tractor forks by making a bolt on bracket to go onto the digger arm or hitch as appropriate. Alternatively use the tractor forks as a pattern to make up another headstock to fit the digger and swap the tines between the two headstock as necessary.

We had the other option to you - a 360 with a set of pallet forks but nothing to fit tractor loader. Found the 360 excellent for building a neat stack of pallets but obviously limited in speed and distance for travelling and the stacking had to be planned in advance to minimise digger screwing about.

You can use the forks on the digger to load the processor

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mac

Dumb question, but how do you guys fund the woodland purchase? Is it just a mortgage type arrangement?

I ask as a friend an I have batted the idea around about buying one for amenity and ecological purposes, but no serious conversations yet other than "let's buy a woodland"

You can get a mortgage type arrangement through a bank, in the same way as funding any other purchase. They will want good security and a clear payback method.

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mac

I'm halfway through a planting and fencing contract. The job has to be finished and invoiced by the end of March. I am doing the planting and I've sub contracted the fencing. I am being constantly being fobbed off with one excuse or another by the fencer. He's halfway through the job and is hardly ever on site and even when he is, it's only half a day or so. I don't want to let my client down, but at this rate, the fencers not going to be finished in time. Can I impose a late completion fine or something half way through the job? First time I have used him. Anyone any ideas.

Unless already specified in the contract between you you cannot arbitrarily impose fines or late completion penalties.

I suggest a site meeting with the fencer and an independent witness, get your concerns voiced and get him to explain how he is going to complete the job (or not) in the time available. Do not allow yourself to be "fobbed off" but keep it cool but firm and make it clear that if you are not happy with the response you get then you will be looking at alternatives.

Following on from that meeting you may also wish to discuss the matter with your client and get an understanding of the implications for him if the job is not finished / invoiced on time. it is better to have this discussion before missing the agreed date rather than afterward.

Alternatively can you bring more labour in to complete your side i.e. the planting and take over the fencing yourself if necessary?

Even getting a couple of potential replacements along to discuss the job may get him focussed a bit more on your requirements.

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mac

I'm troubleshooting a tractor hydraulic issue. Would you expect a 10 tonne hydraulic splitter to split a gnarly, well-seasoned lump of holly? It's dense old stuff. Other bits from the same stick weren't a problem.

In a word - no

Its a good video, maybe could be improved by some of the minor tweaks others have suggested.

If you are felling trees as part of a hedgerow managment scheme could be worth a mention - get across that you are recyling rather than exploiting.

"As good as Kiln Dried" is definitely the wrong message - but already covered in the thread.

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mac

Very good indeed - no doubt who the star is!!

Ah, some of the stuff we were splitting was 2' across and some of it was really knotty. The 20 tonne splitter didn't have a problem with it but you wouldn't have dealt with it efficiently using an axe.

I kind of guessed that something like that would apply - again the OP is thinking of selling logs ready to split so would not endear himself to his customers with the knotty stuff - nor will his back like handling the 2' diameter stuff mor than he has to.

We find that the amount of stuff we actually need a splitter for is pretty limited and do 90% of our splitting by hand - irrespective of diameter, but we do not waste time and effort with stuff that obviously will not split by hand.

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mac

Thanks for replies im not vat registered because i only sell small amount about50pickup loads and normally get wood from local farms and trees we cleared.

Firewood is one thing where it is probably a good idea to be VAT registered irrespective of how low your turnover is.

All your inputs will have 20% vat on which you can reclaim - but you only have to charge 5% when sellling to end users - and non end users will probably be registered so not bothered by you charging them at 20%

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mac