John Hughes
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I could collect as much as I could get on a pick up and flat trailer, about 2 ton on Thurs. Man handable sizes not too short to tie onto trailer. Alternatively is it worth milling with the Lucas mill??
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Great looking timber, dry it and then it must be worth £70.00cu ft:thumbup1:
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How about 10 cube for £50, but then they are softwood:confused1: eBay - The UK's Online Marketplace
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Plane trees seem to attract metal. Let me know when you get any thing decent. John
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Hi Peter Looks like it was a nice tree, anything worth milling? They look a bit short in the photos. John
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I am just outside Dunmow, you are welcome to tip logs, small quantities of woodchip and nice butts for milling here. John
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No , I have nothing that thick. John
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I probably have a piece of walnut, will look tomorrow. John
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Have you found anyone yet? If not I may be interested as I have been contacted by another member who has a tree in Reading. John
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Not sure of the make. I bought it but then came across a nice Farma trailer with a crane and grab. The pins on the rotator are 20mm. one of the bore holes is well worn. I could bore it out. John
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I have one I bought on ebay a while back, never used it. It will need new hoses. It is in our woods near Llandovery but I won`t be going down there till mid Sept. The rotator is here in Essex. If you are not in a hurry I will try and find a photo of it. John
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Here is a picture of the mill loaded on my truck. It takes about 30 minutes to set up around a log. I got to Peter's at 9.00am, he then got the logs off the pile with his crane and I set up around the oak, probably started milling just before 10.00. Finished milling about 2.00 and left site about 2.30. I had to change the blade twice which takes a bit of time.
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Sure will, mind you it may take a couple of years till I get round to using it. Just finnished a bench for someone using oak I've had in the barn since 1987:001_rolleyes::001_rolleyes:
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Great photos Peter. I had a good day, hit no metal and the blades I retipped myself cut reasonably well although I did lose a few tips. I know the turkey oak is not the most desirable timber and is not durable but it had to be worth milling. I have 30 cubic foot on my trailer and probably another 20 still to collect. Not sure what it will be used for, I will store it until a suitable job comes in. There was a fair bit of rot in the cherry, but did get some nice wood. This when dry will probably be used as the worktop to frestanding kitchen dresser units. John
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Just I bit too far for me to travel, especially as I would have to get through the road works on the M25. John
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Give Unipower a ring. No idea of the cost. Universal Engine Power Ltd (Uni-Power) Honda,Briggs,Kubota,Lombardini,Kohler...
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I have a couple of slabs of dry burr elm. Pictures in this thread. http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/alaskan-mill/17320-pricing-timber-milling-2.html John
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My old International and Palax. I must get more organised. I don't sell many , we burn alot ourselves though. John
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The above is my baby Zetor with a post peeler on the back.A few peeeled posts transported on the front. The second photo is a Farma trailer behind a Ford 2120, the tractor seems to handle the trailer pretty well in the woods but it is not roadworthy. John
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A more professional video of this job can be found here: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MxVLUVgkuM]YouTube - Urban Forestry with woodlands.co.uk - A London Plane Tree[/ame]
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I just bought a small Arbor eater pto chipper, the blades look like they have not been off for some time. I am struggling to get the two 8mm allen screws undone, I don't want to round them over. Should I heat them up with oxy/acetylene and then cool them rapidly or will this take the harndness out off the bolts. Thanks John
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Yes definetley the highlight of the year. Wiggins for a top 3 finish?
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A short clip of the Plane I milled recently. Not one of my better videos. You can just here the sound of metal. :cursing: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL9SZQ-yvSE]YouTube - plane.mpg[/ame] More imformation here: Jeff Segal, London cabinetmaker: Bedside cabinets in solid English cherry
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An invitation to foray with me
John Hughes replied to Tony Croft aka hamadryad's topic in Fungi Pictures
The Hatfield Forest day would be good for me, I would cycle down the old railway line, the Flitch Way to get there. John
