John Hughes
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I would offer about £100 for it was reasonably local to me. As said above it is bound to be full of metal. John
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I think Hoppus feet is simply quarter of the girth squared times the length. I believe the Americans use more complicated scales with their Doyle and Scribner .
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One hoppus foot = 1.273 true ft3
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Yes , I would pay £6 or £7 a hoppus ft for good woodland butts delivered to my Woodmizer. Less if it is a hedgerow tree as the chances of hitting metal are much higher and there will be more wastage.It would take under an hour to mill it. If I have to travel to the log then realistically it is not going to take me less than half a day, probably longer to to mill and then get all the timber and the mill back home. I would not want to pay more than £4 and the further I have to travel the price would drop.
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Did you get a Buggsyscopic handler? Photos? John
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TC Where abouts are you, I have a Lucas mill so may be interested. John
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Big Bolt That is a little Zetor compact, a poor man's Alpine tractor. With it's dual wheels it goes most places, has front and rear linkage and pto. It has a post peeler on the back in the photo.
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This is what I use My tractor is not roadworthy so I get a friendly farmer to use his tractor with my trailer to fetch any thing that needs to go via road. What part of Wales do you live in ? John
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I am in Essex, so too far from me. John
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Richie What part of the country are you in? john
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I got mine from the Ecolots website, or was it Woodlots I can't remember. Occasionally they come up on ebay. Great mill . John
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I bought one from a dealer who had taken it in part exchange. A great machine, I paid £1250 and thought I got a bargain. John
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Looks like a job for a Lucas mill. John
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I have drooled over those Buggiscopics when I have seen them in auctions, they look just the right size for around the mill. Out of my price range though, I am saving up for a road going 4x4 tractor so I can collect logs myself without having to rely on friendly farmers. John
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I have 2inch 18month air dried beech. I am in Essex
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I have both. Where abouts are you? John
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Have you found anyone to mill this tree? I may be interested. Have you any photos of it? John
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If you are going to be sawing day in day out I would not consider a mill without hydraulics. Most logs I mill on my Woodmizer I will flip 5 or 6 times , firstly to square it up and then to cut the best face or relieve tension. The hydraulic turner makes this effortless and I can also adjust for taper with the toe boards. I cut the occasional hardwood butt but mainly saw fairly small diam softwood. I also own a Lucas swing mill which is great for big logs in inaccessable places. It is incredibly efficient at breaking down large diameter logs in anything up to 8 x 8. 8 inches is plenty wide enough for me as the timber will be planed and glued up if I need wider boards. My planer is 12in wide but my thicknesser can take 24inch. John
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Standing dead Walnut..is the timber worth milling?
John Hughes replied to Pete Hart's topic in General chat
If it was nice and straight with no branches I would pay £4.00 per hoppus foot. That is what it is worth to me, others may pay more if they have a better market for it. -
I milled a turkey oak last summer, I don't know why it has such a bad reputation. As long as one accepts it is not durable then I don't see a problem. I have used some in a small turning job and have planed a few bits up. Most of it sits in a shed air drying slowly. So anyone with any butts suitable for milling please get in touch. John
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When under load the two saws slow and do an equal amount of work. The cost of the big power units makes it an expensive mill.
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My chain mill uses two old husqvarna 2101xp power units. It works well.
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We try and stay out of the woods when it is wet, but then our woods are in Wales , so it is always wet!
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I have a Fransguard which seems good to me compared to the old Hesford I was using before. I got mine in Cheffins plant auction. What part of the country are you in? I am also clearing spruce in a small scale way. Are you managing to sell yours?what's it going for? John
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Once felled I would offer between £2 and £4 per hoppus foot. Could they be milled on site? I have a Lucas mill so would set up around the butts. any photos? Sizes? John
