gensetsteve
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Not the same material but in the last 6 months we have done more than 10,000 bags of kindling. From 3 different manufacturers all monofilament 40x50 we bounce our bags of kindling and top them off so they stay neat. The cheapest bag took nearly 5kg of kindling the best quality took only 3.5kg. the volume of wood between the bags was more than 30% due to fabric stretching it would not surprise me if bulk bags did a similar thing.
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I bought a 260 and a ms390 about 3 years ago for £150 ea and they have been great. I bought them from the husky dealer nr Paignton in Devon while on holiday. He does not like stihl saws
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I am going out for a cider with Jon on saturday but I am hoping I will not need to join Alcoholics Anonomous.
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Yes your right you do it manually you cant do enough to earn a living you buy kit there is no profit left. The more you do the worse it gets because you need to buy cord in. I think you need to do it as a side line with arb arisings or buy standing, harvest transport process and sell 1000 tonnes.
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Difficult to say what that is. If its softwood the growth rings will be large and thick ie a 4in log may only have been growing a few years. I can tell you what I dont think it is. Its not beech, ash or oak. I dont think its birch, lime, cherry, hawthorn one bit looks like it could be sycamore. Sorry cant be more help we sell hardwood but dont think I have ever had any of that here.
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From your posts I gather you do alot of firewood. The only reason I can see for doing billets on a large scale is if you have a lot of large butts. Is their not a large machine on the market that billets then cuts and conveys out in one go. If I was going back into logs I would make some 3 metre crates like my local competition and process into them. When it comes to tipping out big rotator on a telehandler. billets straight into logs has to be the way to go with bigger cord wood comming out the woods all the time. My view was if a human touched the timber profits were draining away. Tools and toys only
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I would agree with the above. We have been selling logs now for 6 winters. The first 4 we could have sold ten times as much. Last winter was a waste of time and so far this one is not much better. Alot depends on how many small people are in your area and if the weather is cold enough they will run out. I think selling logs is down to how much competition is in your area even if you have the best logs at a reasonable price at the moment for some its a struggle. Maybe look at pallet freight into areas with less competition.
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Were going to the tuckers gave this sat for cider
gensetsteve replied to mendiplogs's topic in General chat
I plan to take it easy if you are not used to cider it can be a bit hard on the gut. Those people in the pic look very young and they have hair. -
Were going to the tuckers gave this sat for cider
gensetsteve replied to mendiplogs's topic in General chat
I have been in training this week . I have this image in my mind of the blackadder sketch where they were all sitting round a table with false boobs. -
£800 is alot of money for 2 hrs work to chuck a flue down a chimney. If you have a heatass cert, insurance companies will look for something else so they can welch out of a claim. Britain has gone mad on over the top legislation even brussels dont adhere to half of their own rules they just make it up to see if the brits are stupid enough adopt it. They must be rolling around on the floor
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My tipper is 1.5 cu metres but it is always slightly heaped. The customer is looking for a decent heap of logs for the money. under promise and over provide. If someone wanted to challenge the amount of logs in the tipper I would be confident if they loose loaded them into a solid 1.5 cu metre box it would always be full. Yes my customers probably get 1.6 cumetres but I have allowed for that.
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If you look on most pint glasses the pint mark is about 7mm from the top of the glass so you get a proper pint and head on your beer.
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I use 1.5 cube bags but tip them into a bund a few weeks before delivery. two reasons allows the rain water to dry out and also we bobcat them into a 1.5cu tipper. Some bags over fill it some dont. Make sure your springs are not too hard on the back of the truck and take it easy over speed bumps.
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I did billets for a couple of years and it made great logs. The reason I went for processing into big 1.5 cu metre bags was to save double handling and having to cut through the winter. Also the kit I had suited logging straight away. The beech we had did not cut evenly and tended to break up or produce alot of arrows. I have this year had some problems with mould due to the wet weather so billets make better logs and you can get away with cheaper kit but does take more time.
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I found the secret is make sure the bag is flat on the floor when you start filling. When the bag is nearly full lift the handles with the forklift and bounce to settle. If you start filling the bag in the air held with the handles the bottom bulges and you will never stack them safely.
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we put a 11hp honda on our 10 tonne sheppach. The spitter has a 2" ram but the engine often stalls under load before the relief valve lets go. The splitter was originally 3 phase. Never got to the bottom of the problem but often feel it needs the 13hp or a little diesel with more torque.
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I did it once it did not give me a warm fuzzy feeling to see the 30 something reclined in his armchair beer can in hand watching the tv in the warm so I did not do it again. I also sussed out the log store every year would get further away from the drive to a more visually pleasing but ball aching location. My log sales are slow at the moment perhaps its my customer service
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Thanks for all the feed back its all sunk in and will be used to make the decision just need to get in front of the work so I can go and have a look.
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I have had experience of Brian Nixon and I am not going to say a word on here.
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I have been offered a really clean low hr 526 machine 1996 but its got manual control on the 4 w steering is this good or bad. I think later ones were electronic.
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Best thing I like is unloading an arctic everything from one side especially on single track roads saves turning round. And my planning is not the best so can grab a bulk bag 6 rows back. Replace that light on the corner of the building. If your going to spend good money on a forklift may as well spring a bit more and have a tele.
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So what toys are you getting your self this xmas lol
gensetsteve replied to mendiplogs's topic in The Lounge
They are not toys they are justifieable tax deductable useful additions to the business sometimes -
I bought a stove from scats when it was on a special deal like a 3rd of the price ( think they put the wrong label on ) I think it is made by arda down dorset way. Mega efficent stove and very controllable. I did not expect much for the money but its miles better than our hunter in the lounge.
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Anybody else use one ? need to keep the interest going. Put on a few more pounds since giving up logs.
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Using silky... Unskilled labour?
gensetsteve replied to David Goss's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
And there is a saying "the customer is always right when he pays on time"
