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  1. gensetsteve
    In 6 years I had 4 complaints two of them were ok when reassured 2 of them were such p****s I picked up and refunded. Stayed perfectly polite but made it plain they were not to call again. Things are worse this year as there is more timber about people are short of cash and need to moan at somebody. As the winter draws on and logs run out people are more grateful for anything they can get. Just part of the job, try to focus on the really nice people you deliver to they are the majority and its a pleasure to meet them. Dump the idiots on your competition down the road. The more you refuse to deliver the more they want it even had their relations trying to order on their behalf.
  2. gensetsteve
    I thought the cider was good especially the last one good to meet you all. The evening seemed to end too soon but judging by some of the troops may have been just as well
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    I am looking for cheap softwood to plank and turn into kindling. But the transport alone I think will kill it. The easiest and most profitable ideas I think are above.
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    I am always looking for joinery offcuts. Untreated no mdf ply or man made boards. Ideally cut to exactly 6inch I have several supplies of this for £5-£10 a bulk builders bag. Or large timbers 2x2 upwards at least 3ft long. A bag of assorted stuff 7in long is a waste of time for us and worthless. The 5in offcuts we struggle to sell for £10 a bulk bag to the public.
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    We were there at 12 had a swift half will be back later
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    off the A366 postcode BA35XF
  7. gensetsteve
    Arctic load for the silky
  8. gensetsteve
    If you get some big bits of pop I would be interested in driving up and paying you for a sample of 3 tonnes to try on my woodmiser for kindling if it works out would take an arctic load if we can get it in.
  9. gensetsteve
    Chuck it to the back of the shed put it down to experience and buy some proper stuff off someone on here. Burn your chestnut and softwood next year.
  10. gensetsteve
    I may drop in during the day if we have time. Do you need kindling for your fires bbq s . I have dustbin fulls of rejects you can throw on to get things going or to feed a firepit. Will bring some sample bags of kindling we sell if I remember. I will be their in the evening after been for a meal with family.
  11. gensetsteve
    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.
  12. gensetsteve
    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
  13. gensetsteve
    I am going out for a cider with Jon on saturday but I am hoping I will not need to join Alcoholics Anonomous.
  14. gensetsteve
    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.
  15. gensetsteve
    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.
  16. gensetsteve
    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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    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.
  19. gensetsteve
    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.
  20. gensetsteve
    £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
  21. gensetsteve
    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.
  22. gensetsteve
    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.
  23. gensetsteve
    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.
  24. gensetsteve
    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.
  25. gensetsteve
    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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