gensetsteve
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I never had sycamore in the yard until I had the problem when we finished processing it problem cleared up. I never mentioned syc in case someone else did.
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I had a major problem with this about six months ago lasted at least 2 months. I think it is related to species. Never had it before or after. Will try and nail down which wood caused it. I was cutting Oak, spaulted beech, ash, lime, Sycamore, birch,
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I like your log stacking is that customer logs or house logs. I need to get tidier we finished using the splitter months ago and some where under the log pile is the attached trailer and Honda engine.
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Measure the volume and sell it as level load. Pulling heaps about will attract the old bill. The sides on your trailer look smaller than the tipper we have. I tend to charge at the higher end in my area. The logs tend to be beech and ash and seasoned for more than a year so I put a very slight heap on so it looks better on arrival especially if it settles at all. so advertised at 1.5 but probably over 1.6
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Smack on. An inch up makes a big difference an inch out not much. The sides I think are over 500mm from memory. I am sure our tt105 ifor tipper is bang on 2 cu as well. Are you sure the sides are only 40cm high if they are 45cm high you will be over 2cu. A heaped load would give you your 2 cu metres.
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On a single cab hilux I would say 1.2 cu max if your lucky. This a 2 cubic metre load on a hilux
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No expert but oak good. Hazel will probably be good in the weather as I think its used for spars on thatch roofs ? but maybe small. Beech, syc not good outside.
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Now your just teasing there will be firewood blokes all over the country fitting mud terrains and digging out their thermals Put mine on in July
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Sometimes it depends on the quality of the bag. Some monofilament bags we put kindling in are the same measurement but hold 15% because they stretch. We have striped vented 1.5 cu bulk bags when emptied into our 1.5 cu truck we sometimes have to add more.
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I am with you, but if we load ours with 2 cu metres of green beech its lacking in the brake area ( about 800kg ) . May have a faulty load sencing valve we worked out the other day.
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even the new ones are 2500kg. I think they give the king and double cab a higher gross kerb weight to take the passengers. and give a tonne pay load for tax reasons and allow a cap and towbar to be fitted.
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Yes but alot of them cant work it out. Hence its a load with a very thick piece of ply in the bottom,
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Could be francs again soon.
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about half a tonne if you have a big driver. The gross train on a single cab is only 2500kg whereas king cab nearly 3 tonne. If I change the truck I will put the body on a king cab if I can
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We used to hire large silent generators to everyone in the 90's . Often the fuel tanks would come back half full of water so they saved themselves £40 in gas oil Now due to the expensive common rail fuel systems we have to be very choosey who we hire to. No events, no building sites. We generally only hire to blue chip companies who require standby power and we supply the fuel. Contamination in a large common rail fuel system and your talking 3-4 k in parts alone. The more it happens the harder it will be in future to hire kit in. You reap what you sow.
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There will be no wind at all nice flat calm day
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Ok so I got it wrong looks like it might be next friday
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We simplified our log business. This the last year now concentrating on our wholesale kindling business. Anyone for 200 bags of kindling
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1000mm bags are 1cu metre 900mm bags are .73 cu metres 800mm bags are .51 cubic metres
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Small suppliers should be able to compete due to the cost of moving heavy low profit goods along way. Packaging boxing and covering in cellophane is also looked down on as not pc. Local,quality and enviromentally sound is the way to go.
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converted about 3 years ago excellent little truck just watch payload especially on single cab.
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I dont think it matters what trade dealing with the general public can be hard work. I get people ringing up to buy cheap chinese diesel generators to live off grid running 18 hours a day. When you explain they are rubbish they argue that they dont want it to last a life time just a couple of years. Your lucky if they last a week.
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Few more weeks and they will be grateful for anything they can get their hands on. Cord prices are through the roof, cutters are concentrating on softwood ( where all the subsidies are ) after last winter alot of people wont have stocked up as much as previous years. Bit of snow on the ground they wont ask how big how much or whats in it same as two years ago.
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Do you do your own logs. If not make sure you can get a good supply of granny logs locally before you fit it.
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Its easier to find a different use for your skills while you still have some wool on your back. The last generator I built from my business unit was in 1999 just before the mellenium bug. Could not compete with the susidised irish manufacturer or the Italians. Now the Itialians cant compete with China and the Irish manufacturer has lost its subsidies and gone to China. Point I am making is the world is constantly reinventing itself and your time may come round again just not now. Large harvesters may become too expensive to run and build and not pc. I diversified in 99 and am still here.
