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  1. gensetsteve
    I have put wire mesh panels all round which are strong enough to pile wood against. You can push up to about 4ft with the bob cat when unloading but 31/2 ft is a mistake as I found by mistake:blushing: we dry logs in 1.5 cu metre bags and tip in tunnel to refill every few weeks during the winter so no need to go to the back until we have have a clean up in the spring. We stop doing logs so now have the woodmizer at the back and repair our vehicles at the front. Fantastic place to work all year breaks the wind in winter and bone dry, unlike tin sheds which sweat. In the summer nice and cool and shaded. I cant remember the supplier but they definately came from sussex and were called poly build or something mega helpful when we built it.
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    Why cant he ask what the going rate is. If he underprices it he could get one of your jobs he is struggling and you are out of work. I could do it cheaper than alot of people I have paid my mortgage and have several means of income does that make it right.
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    Hi Ed and Jim could I come out and grab a trailer full and pay you for it. A good mixed bag big ones small ones knot free and knotty. That way when we get a big load know what we are dealing with. We have a full order book. I was asked a few months ago was asked for 650,000 bags but wife was not keen to make them
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    Nick have you got one of the new fuelwood 3 ph kindling machines. I think big rings are good as less bark but need to cut them accurately to 6in for our kindlet triangles work better than rounds as they dont shuffle up and down the conveyor.
  5. gensetsteve
    Its alright Dave my glass is completely full again, yard much tidier and my back does not hurt. Where is Dave Martin gone anyway see he not been on for months not broke his glass has he.
  6. gensetsteve
    If it goes through kindling machine without jamming or breaking up and looks good in the net thats 90% of it. The only thing left is does it burn and start the fire, needs to light easily and last long enough to get going. Once I have found a stick to try I may be interested in getting some pop of you in future only problem is no access for arctic and now no processor as we have given up logs.
  7. gensetsteve
    Is it your timber of choice for kindling. Do you have a stick I could buy to try.
  8. gensetsteve
    I think they have tom leave a certain amount to create habitat for bugs and things.
  9. gensetsteve
    I use round up bioactive from scats £54 for 5 litres. Not available off the shelf and you will need certicates or tell them you own a small holding I think you have to sign for it.
  10. gensetsteve
    Or sitka spruce if any one has some close by,
  11. gensetsteve
    Yes 11kw has 40kva genny written all over it. You may get it started with less but it wont do genny or motor much good long term. I have a 60kva and run a big 5kw dust extractor at the same time. Engine driven is more portable but noisey and expensive to run especially petrol.
  12. gensetsteve
    Mines leccy its alright if you know a generator engineer dont make alot of difference cant work it anyways
  13. gensetsteve
    I think all mine are on a left hand thread
  14. gensetsteve
    been looking for years but need a sample of pop to try first.
  15. gensetsteve
    I would say as much as you like 2 or 3 ft as long as the conveyor can grip it to feed in it would create less jams as well.
  16. gensetsteve
    Looking to buy a couple of tonnes to try through my kindlet. If it works a regular supply in the future. Can pop be bought in 8" cord or does it tend to get cut when much bigger. I need softwood that does not have to much bark or bark that falls off when part seasoned. Not too many knots and splits easily and cheap
  17. gensetsteve
    I bought the mizer to do that job but very quickly worked out if I was 5 times faster would still be on a losser. I can process 1 cu metre of planed timber in about 20 minutes took me best part of a day to do a metre of cord into planks then into 6" blanks. The woodmizer is great at making a valuable product but if you try and add too much value you over work it. I am thinking 10" cord with minimal bark and the right processor to make small logs.
  18. gensetsteve
    Wow I thought I was a bit green but never gave it a thought. I did plank a load of larch last autumn and then cut them to 6" but they were so tough on the kindlet and stringy they did not make great kindling not bothered since. Is there a saw mill guide for dummies . I will leave the oak till winter
  19. gensetsteve
    I have a couple of bits of oak and ash maybe 20" by 10ft long. A piece of oak 15" with all the sap wood rotted off. They were only bought for firewood so any mistakes I am no worse off. I have a couple of big bits of pitch pine which I may turn into kindling. If the timber has been dead and down years would you still wait till october.
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    I am always interested in lengths of sawn softwood timber especially with out too many knots . If I bid on the mizer it would be a cheeky 2k if no one else was at all interested. I have a lt15 with elec up down I bought to make sawn timber for kindlet complete waste of time for my purpose as any band saw would be too slow for low profit work. Great piece of kit for more skilled products like beams or making things. when I have learnt how to use it properly then will then probably sell it as it has no commercial purpose for me. Marcus I would put a low bid in just in case it will be a long way for you to travel but at least you know the machine will be good as it should be new and unused so dont really need to view.
  21. gensetsteve
    I was told to put 15/40 eng oil in the hydraulics of our 751 bobcat its been in there 12 years so must like it.
  22. gensetsteve
    This one sold on ebay a few days ago. But often they are still available could even be the one in saturdays auction as Oxford is not far away. I dont need another woodmizer but if no one else wants it and it goes for a song I will put it in to stock. If anyone else wants to bid let me know and I wont. May go saturday for a look I am looking for sawn softwood cheap to put through our kindlet and a motor driven bench to cut cord into 6" pieces. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WOOD-MIZER-LT15-WOODMIZER-SAWMILL-BANDSAW-FORESTRY-/200932885031?pt=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item2ec8888227&nma=true&si=2LWHrvxhvUZwrEryUkTN4XTJ2IU%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
  23. gensetsteve
    Is there any other goodies
  24. gensetsteve
    If its in a house clearance type sale it could go for a song although the auctioneers are not stupid they will know what its worth and put a reserve on and find a specialist auction to move it.
  25. gensetsteve
    I see an lt15 with engine made 2009 must have been on here or ebay in the last few days not far from me.

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