gensetsteve
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Once kindled if left in the wind will dry fast cover the top. How do you know which pallets have been treated. We dont use pallets because you cant tell which have been. If the EA show up all your stock goes to land fill.
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I used to look at it this way. But people are either going to sit on it for a year or try and burn it green and not get much out of it. If its green you have not had money tied up in it long. Knock £10 off space in the yard, their money in your pocket less to borrow to buy your cord this year.
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I bought a fantastic camera from maplins superb vision even at night until I noticed all the traffic overtaking on the inside. Make sure you get a mirror view camera in the end I got one from halfords for £15 as a stop gap but its been great so still on there.
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Yes but you cant blame people if you dont ask dont get. There is a lot of people on the net desperate to pass on their knowledge to their virtual friends. If someone is prepared to lie face down in the mud so you dont get mud on your boots should you stop them.
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Good way of looking at it. I think you are better with a machine that pays for it self in two years rather than a top of the range that takes twenty.
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First come first serve. Not sure there is alot of loyalty from customers unless logs are in short supply. If there is a glut they will shop around.
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Would be a good machine for you. Maybe even a 1x42 seen some of them for sale used. Posch and Palax probably better made but alot more money. A Dalen would be on my short list as its good at large twisted timber and well made all hyd machine and not stupid money. Any machine you buy will be happiest processing 2" below its max cap imo. Really big machines are great for big cord but tend to make a mess of 8" cordwood and smash it to pieces. May be worth talking to Theocus from his picks he has his dalen well set up.
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Yes your right but I doubt there is many people stocking up and getting ready for next winter. I bet there is a few that have run out of their bargain logs they bought in November.
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Its been dead all winter. I thought I was going to get stuck with a load of 18 month seasoned logs but last 2 weeks has been mad busy. Luckily the cold snap has dragged on otherwise it would have been a different story. I am guessing alot of people have run out and we are hearing some horror stories. Another week or so and I will be out.
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I have a similar tunnel and the poly is now 10 years old and still good. Made by visqueen or similar.
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Getting rid of the skirts will lighten it. Leave the spare wheel at home. My body is heavy but if you make them light they dont lift and can twist.
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I got them in Andover Hampshire but the sale stuff looked poor this week. Need to keep a look out if you ever go in. I would think huge trousers are often in the sales as I doubt people would buy often. I thought they would be stupidly big but I dont think I would buy smaller next time.
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There is too many people doing everything. We dont manufacture much so we now train people to service things or make missiles. There are too many people in a little island and people entering the country are not even illegal we have opened the flood gates to any other EU nation that has a struggling economy. If you can find work and it pays your bills I would say you are heading in the right direction. You are more likely to be a success at something low paid that you love doing than something high paid you hate.
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I was looking at the astra estate or van about 6 weeks ago. In the end I bought a BMW 320d touring 50 ish to the gallon extremely well built and quiet and hopefully reliable once the swirl flaps are out. 2004 142k on clock £2000
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The wood I logged this time last year is seasoned but dark in colour. It may be wet from the rain but thats alot different from year old beech that was logged last week. Same old story just people using the wet weather as an excuse to slip green logs out.
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I am a 40 inch waist but scats had some stihl chainsaw trousers in the sale down from £95 to £30 but they were 52 inch waist at £30 I thought I would grow into them . I tried them with braces and have found them spot on for logging easy to get on and off not to hot in the summer.
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46,000 litres per annum for 75kWe Generator???
gensetsteve replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in General chat
I thought lpg was able to compete with kero. Generators only turn about half the energy into electric the rest goes out through the rad and exhaust. Perhaps a generator chp unit. -
The old ones are much more reliable and dirt cheap to repair but gutless and heavier on Fuel. The newer ones are good on fuel or go like stink can do both but not at the same time. With the new stuff you get a good one or bad one. If they go bang your in for at least 4k
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We used to run a hakki pilki 2x . Run it for about 6 years and served us well. M Large were good people to deal with and always helpful with advice. If I was buying another processor on a budget new or second hand I would go for a 1x37 it has a bit more capacity which you need as the cord seems to be getting bigger. We have stopped processing logs as too many people local are doing it also our kit was getting old. Our kindling was busy and all kit on that side is new.
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46,000 litres per annum for 75kWe Generator???
gensetsteve replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in General chat
Make sure heating, cooking and refrigeration are on bulk lpg tank. 75kw is alot of power even for a pub. Because people have to run a generator anyway they go mad for resistive heating and before you know it theres a power station in the garden. -
Easiest way to check if 200 is 200 have old style v drive belt on pump and alternator. The 300 had a flat multi v belt. 300 the water pump is near the top of engine 200 nearer the bottom
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Hats off to them. They must do best part of an arctic a week over 35 weeks.I think alot of people have more energy than me especially now I am in my mid forties. Only about a 3rd of the cord we got would go through that machine.
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Do people really put 500 tonnes a year through a manual in feed machine with small tct blade. There must come a point where you are better spending an extra 2k and getting a machine with in feed conveyor. I would have thought 200 tonnes is enough
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I noticed that get the timing wrong on that and loose several layers of skin. Do you think he may be impatient by any chance.
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My memory of our fourtrack was good little truck nippy and pleasant to drive. If I was being picky I would say a bit high revving for motorway work and thirsty by todays common rail standards. Rear seat uncomfortable. But a reliable truck that tows 3.5 tonne for a couple of grand you cant go far wrong.
