Marko
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I agree that you should buy it and get on with your new chosen life. You should know what is a fair price for your area (around here we are on £12k pa for grade 1 and £8k+ for anything else). However I would not buy it if it created a debt that I had any doubt about servicing. A conservative business plan is they key to the decision but I do hope you can make it work. Good Luck!
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A real account of installing a log boiler to power Central Heating and DHW at a B&B can be found on Sustainable heating using wood fuel at Coed Cae B&B, North Wales As others have said, the realisation about the amount of wood needed to be seasoning always seems to be a surprise. Hard work but it is away of converting your own time into cash (or at least a cash saving).
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It depends on which school of thought you are from... we settled on splitting cord and leaving them stacked to season in meter lengths. We then saw them up to length on a sawbench as required.... if the wood is seasoned split or in rings then the length is already fixed so it was impossible to service the extremes of 'Granny Logs' one minute then 2ft lenghts for log boilers the next. We have a middle of the road 10/12 tonne splitter and an industrial 22 tonne jobbie. There is a big difference in build quality.
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Best I have found are leather welding gloves but it will be interesting to hear from anyone who has found a better solution.
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Farmers delivering firewood using tractor and trailer
Marko replied to WFWales's topic in Firewood forum
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I have been making again, kuksa, spoons, spreader.
Marko replied to Baggy's topic in Woodcraft Forum
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You should charge the cost of buying, processing and deliveriing your logs plus an appropriate profit margin.
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For what it is worth my recollection is that accumulators are far better suited to underfloor heating rather than driving rads... something about maintaining the temperature gradient in the tank. A laddomat is an essential purchase though.
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I have a 10 tonne splitter driven from either the tractor hydraulics or a separate pto pump. It works far better on the PTO pump. I also have a 22 tonne splitter that has its own PTO pump built in. Great machine.
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We 'counted' for the first three primarily to ensure that we had enough seasoned wood around for the coming season. 18 m3, 22 m3, 16m3 (it is still written on the garage wall). Mrs loves the fire on full and roaring and as others have said the rooms are far hotter than you would have it if burning gas or oil.
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a planning inspector calls again !!!!!!!
Marko replied to Johny Walker's topic in Business Management
I had a similar issue with containers. They said I needed to submit an application for them to determine whether I needed planning permission. I felt this was like extortion but left it (in writing) that I would be happy to submit an application if they could provide me with a copy of the "rules" which specifically state such an application is required. Never heard anything more. I do believe that if services are connected (electric or water) then they have a better case for planning as it is deemed no longer temporary. -
Crickey. And I thought I had had a bad day until I read this.
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For those in the North West who are aware of the work Derian House Children's Hospice do... a local lad is going to drive a brand new £175,000 Fendt 700 Vario out of the factory in Marktoberdorf, Germany to Derian House in Chorley, Lancashire; a journey of 1437km on a single tank of diesel. Sponsors (a sticker on the tractor is only £100) are urgently sought as are donations of any size. See Challenge Paul - Paul Taylor from Tarleton, Lancashire raising money for Derian House Children's Hospice, Chorley for more details or PM me. I know everyone will have there own good causes but if this is something that you could support please do help. Thanks.
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Sorry, I have no idea how many whips are planted and don't know the variety. I acquired the cuttings from SRC growing for power station woodchip for the trail. My intention was that if it shows any promise of working then I will quickly add a trial of named hybrids to see which best suits the ground.
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I try and keep pop (and willow) out of the logs for sale (tired of trying to fight the myths) and keep it for myself. As people have said so many times before, all dry wood will burn, and I am more than happy to use it all up myself and get a quiet life when making deliveries.
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No ground preparation. Just stuck 2ft whips into the ground which all struck but needed a year to get going. At the and of the year they were about 6 - 8 foot high but very thin. These will be cut off this spring and then the clock starts. I planted a block of about 1/4 acre (max) done in 4 rows so I could see what (if any) impact the prevailing wind had. It is all a bit trial and error but I too was intrigued by the claims on some websites and thought it was time it was put to the test. My alder plants of 2 years are doing really well on the same ground but (on marginally drier land) the ash plants of seven years are a sight to see. Patience is a virtue but not one of mine.
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I've not got that far with it yet. I wanted to test the claims myself (I have to admit to sharing a degree of skepticism on the claims made) before committing any serious amount of ground to it. The rows of SRC Hybrid willow only went in at the beginning of 2011 with a view to: Year 1 a year to get going (woodchip mulch + rabbit protection) Year 2 Coppice Year 5/6 4-6 inch logs???? I have to say that my money is still on alder for this type of ground but I am more than happy to be proved wrong!
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Just burning willow on the fire tonight. Two years since cutting & splitting and it burns very hot. I have put some SRC hybrid willow into some wet ground last year with a view to seeing how it performs for logs rather than chipping. I believe SRC willow is generally about 4"-6" at the base at the end of growing year 3 so I expect to be logging in year 4 or 5. The man who knows said don't leave it too long as the SRC cycle is as much about optimising the regrowth as it is harvesting the wood.
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Thanks for that. Just what I hoped to hear.
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I have mains three phase. I don't have either starter at the moment and did not want to invest in the wrong kit for the sake of asking. If there are two choices I have a habit of always picking the wrong one.
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Agreed. Unless someone says different I do think star delta is the way forward. There has been a few on ebay that look ok but I am not that sure of the spec I need so some help in this department would be very much appreciated. Suggestions on any other places a suitable starter might be hiding would also be good.
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Hi, I have bought a tidy 3 phase motor, hydraulic pump with a good sized reservoir with a view to seeing if it will power a log splitter instead of running a tractor. The unit allegedly came off an industrial paper guillotine and I can understand the rework I need to do to the hydraulic circuits but have no idea about 3 phase so need some advice... The motor is 415v 5hp 7.9 amp. The plate on the motor gives two wiring diagrams for the starter; Star Delta and Direct On Line. I have had a look at star delta control panels and can understand how and why they are the preferred option but they are silly money new (especially just to see if it will work). The people I have talked to all say go for Star Delta (but based on experience of much bigger motors). Any thoughts? Anybody got a second hand one?
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Signed off this morning.
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Official Raffle Results
Marko replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Arbtalk Christmas Charity Raffle 2011
Then could I add a very big thankyou to Kev. I can't remember the last time I won anything in a raffle so it is a very welcome surprise. -
Official Raffle Results
Marko replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Arbtalk Christmas Charity Raffle 2011
Thanks to Arbtalk and FR Jones for the raffle prize. A lovely surprise awaiting our return this evening.
