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Try turning the bolt round one flat often cures it. I would get some spare bolts from memory they are higher tensile strength than normal bolts and although under virtually no strain ours used to shear off occassionally.
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You need to check what they have been treated with. Most people who make kindling from pallets seem to get a visit and the stuff sent to the power station.
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I thought last year was bulk bags. Whats this year ? . I thought it was all about not creating extra packaging even if you can reuse it 3 times.
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Our couriers doubled their prices over night so we binned them over night. We send up to 10 kg next day for about £9 in vat then 50p per kilo extra. We only send royal mail under a kilo and I think they have 2 weeks to deliver it ( plenty of time to loose it )
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Just the fuel without labour or wear and tear has to be £1 a mile
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You need forks that go out to at least 1500mm and dont walk back to the middle every few minutes. The ground between the cord and deck is going to be bogging after a few hours anyway so just get stuck in.
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If the pile is triangular and it goes back 15 metres there is alot of firewood I think there could easily be 300 tonnes if it was wet. But dry it will be lighter but you dont want to buy water. Someone near by doing doing logs with a 14 tonne grain trailer would do alright.
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I have a log grab for my bobcat dont use it, forks pick up more and are easier. Ball ache taking grab off when a pallet is in the way.
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No better off with cheap poly tunnel and leave ends open.
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Find someone with a big yard and telehandler then split a nick load between you and forward to your yard yourself. 4 bays one ea
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I have a ms260 and a ms 390 if I had a load of timber to cut under 8" I would use the small saw all day if it was all over 10" I would just get the ms 390 out especially if I had a small bar for it. I fnd the 260 a bit under powered and the 390 not very heavy especially for crosscutting.
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I am only speaking for myself but I dont see anybody in the arb world as the enemy even my biggest competitor in the area we are on good talking terms. There are one or two that are a bit ferral that I avoid on the whole most people are just trying to provide for their families. Part of the reason I expanded my log business is to fill a gap in the local market there was, for two winters absolutely no seasoned logs in the area. Now due to last winters mild weather and every tom dick and harry doing logs tonnes of fully seasoned logs in yards all over the country. Hence no gap and no me I wish everyone luck in there log business and hope the almost free wood keeps coming and if you need some top quality clean bone dry kindling to further boost your profits we are happy to load any vehicle van, tipper, tuck tuck, bentley, Rolls Royce or Ferrari.
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Giving it a quick go on the calculator it looks like you offer good value for money. My calcs are not spot on but 54 metres of beech with air space comes out at 29 tonnes when green. 29 tonnes comes out to 43.5 metres of logs when split loose loaded. From experience this feels about right but someone may have a different way of calculating the air space I normally allow 45% for air unless timber is large and dead straight. We are increasing our kindling business to keep up with demand. We have looked at using Ash but the rest would be no good for us. I am looking for the ideal softwood to out through our kindlet. At the moment we use about a 7.5 tonne load a week or an arctic a month but this may increase very shortly. I cant get an arctic in the yard but an 8 wheeler just fits.
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That looks good but what wood is it and how dry. On an arctic for £1300 we normally get 24 tonnes which turns into 36 cu metres. I think you must have a better processor and more energy than me. Two of us take 6 hours on a satuday to get 20 metres through our machine and we are too knackered to deliver anything.
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Well it confirms what I already knew really. 5 years ago I was paying £24 a tonne for beech delivered in you could justify the cost because it was easy to put through a processor. But the cost has doubled and so has red diesel. The cost of a load of logs has not doubled especially after last winter. Thanks for every ones views.
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Up to 200 tonnes large poplar required Northamptonshire
gensetsteve replied to Big J's topic in Milling Forum
I was going to offer some of my skirting boards but 200 tonnes is alot of skirting board for an ifor williams trailer:001_smile: -
Understanding the engine terms “rich” and “lean”?
gensetsteve replied to ^TANK^'s topic in Chainsaws
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Wanted - seasoned hardwood nets & softwood kindling
gensetsteve replied to MJW's topic in Firewood forum
cant help at the moment we have been supplying to order all summer but if we get in front of orders may be able to do 500 bags if your still struggling in a few weeks. -
Kiln dried logs are ideal for the British market as we are not capable of buying logs a year in advance unlike most of europe. As log merchants we need to buy cord at least a year in advance and handle it twice so logs can be ordered and burnt that night. Borrowing money to buy cord a year in advance and handling the product twice makes it expensive. If we bought green cord and processed straight into the truck and delivered it would be much better for the enviroment and cheaper on the price.
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Not sure if its relevant as most of my income comes from big commercial companies on generator service contracts. But things slowed down in 2009 and 2010 - 11 was a disaster selling logs actually kept the bills paid worst time in 20 years. sept 2011 onwards best year ever. I would think positive. Work has been left for years and people are now thinking we need it done regardless of how long the recession will last. We may not officially be in recession but we are further back than we were in 2009. Positive people attract more work get stuck in there before the austerity measures kick in around April.
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Understanding the engine terms “rich” and “lean”?
gensetsteve replied to ^TANK^'s topic in Chainsaws
With out a tacho its difficult to set a carb on a saw with out some experience. For a complete novice I would suggest if you can rev your saw off the face of the earth its defo to lean and will damage its self. If its cutting the timber fantastically well better than ever before its probably too lean and about to cook the piston. When you rev the saw at full throttle it should make a 4 stroking noise almost like a slight miss fire. If your saw stinks when you are using it has no power and is difficult to start it is probably too rich. If this looks wrong and confusing can one of the mods delete and I will have another go. I have taught alot of youngsters this way and they seem to get it straight away, I give them a service book and I just get blank looks. -
apparently its on my wifes video camera as she knew it was going to end in tears my brother had more confidence. When its converted to digital will put it up
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Years ago I loaded our unimog onto a large lorry we had on hire using pallets. The last 2 ft involved full throttle and about 30 broken pallets nearly the most stupid thing I have done so far. My brother filmed it using his phone but too:blushing: to put it up.
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very long alloy ramps that you can store over the head board would make it safer.
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I am sure I knew someone down there if it comes back to me will let you know. Have you tried the firewood directory and ask on their especially tree surgeons. A couple of transit loads may be ideal for you.
