Michael C
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When you think about it, there is a hell of a lot of work and time involved in turning a standing tree into firewood. Cut tree, sned branches, get it to roadside, transport it to firewood merchants yard, process it, store it for maybe 18 months, deliver it to customer. If ALL expenses are taken into account, and everyone along the way gets a fair wage, firewood needs to be dearer than it is, maybe so dear that it becomes a luxury rather than a viable fuel, when compared to other fuels.
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I couldnt agree more, and I have a similiar acreage of Sitka/Ash/Sycamore. We cut extraction racks and thinned out the ash and sycamore last year and I paid the guy with me a fair chunk of wages to cut it and get it stacked along the racks. Alas, due to the wet 'summer' this year, most of it is still lying in the forest. It would be lovely to have a 3 ton mini with a nice grab or other nice machinery to extract it, but it simply wouldnt pay. As regards buying cordwood, I think it would need to be a LOT cheaper (or firewood be a lot dearer) for a firewood merchant to make a decent profit, unless as said, it is at a massive scale. There is just too much machinery needed imo for it to be viable on a small/medium scale. Just my experience after dipping my toes in the water!
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I already bought one! Didnt take it out of the box yet but was thinking of putting greedy boards on the pick up. Weight is one thing, but would the load still be inclined to 'travel' if it was in a plywood box maybe 3ft high?
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What height greedy boards would the loadhandler take?
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Thanks
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£2500? You were robbed. I paid £1950 + vat for the same trailer.
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Came across this on another forum. Looks impressive! Yet Another Log Splitter - British Farming Forum
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Processor - Circular Saw vs Chainsaw ???
Michael C replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in Firewood forum
The other thing to remember is the cutting set up. Some of the CS machines dont have an infeed conveyer and you are also pushing the log into the blade rather than pulling a chain down through it. I have a 1x37 here and you do get a LOT of cutting before having to sharpen the chain. -
'For home use only'?
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I came across a nice site recently that was created (free) using Weebly - Create a free website and a free blog
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I'd agree about the circular saw being better, but the 375 or 1x37 has some big advantages- it will take bigger timber, it was powered infeed conveyor (huge advantage imo) and pulling the chainsaw bar down on the log looks that bit easier than pusing the whole log into the circular saw, the expert may even have hydraulic chainsaw operation.
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We need to start seeing the wood from the sea's
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Googling the part number throws up a few results..
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Just be realistic about what its actually going to cost you. Its very easy to wear rose tinted glasses when pricing a 'home build' but it all adds up. It wont be CE marked either if an accident was ever to occur.
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No, but I'm not sure that would bother them with a smaller machine like this. I suppose a quick phonecall would sort it out. I know they insure mini diggers etc using just the serial no, and these are often working on the road.
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The Insurance company might well insure it through the serial no.
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Its a load of Pollocks IMO.
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I bought the frame and the nets from bag supplies and tbh, I kinda regret it. I should have just bought their vented bags. The nets and frame take too long to set up and you have to keep 'sorting' the logs as the net fills because if you leave gaps (particularly at the sides) the net of logs will collapse to one side when you take the frame off. You also need a pallet for every net.
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I dont.
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Scam..
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So what you are basically saying is you dont want this DISCUSSION forum to be used to discuss what you are selling, you only want to use it for free advertisting...Very noble of you...
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Galebreaker Products for Agriculture
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I agree with this. I have 90 ton of softwood cord here that was cut down last may/june. There is no way I could/would sell that as seasoned.
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Useful enough looking, and no hydraulics! [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XATj-duHY9w&feature=related]Terex 860 SE fitted with mechanical grab from McQuaid Engineering - YouTube[/ame]
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mini digger log / waste / rock grab fit upto 1.5 ton excavator | eBay
