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  1. gensetsteve
    We simplified our log business. This the last year now concentrating on our wholesale kindling business. Anyone for 200 bags of kindling
  2. gensetsteve
    1000mm bags are 1cu metre 900mm bags are .73 cu metres 800mm bags are .51 cubic metres
  3. gensetsteve
    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.
  4. gensetsteve
    converted about 3 years ago excellent little truck just watch payload especially on single cab.
  5. gensetsteve
    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.
  6. gensetsteve
    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.
  7. gensetsteve
    Do you do your own logs. If not make sure you can get a good supply of granny logs locally before you fit it.
  8. gensetsteve
    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.
  9. gensetsteve
    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.
  10. gensetsteve
    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.
  11. gensetsteve
    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.
  12. gensetsteve
    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
  14. gensetsteve
    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.
  15. gensetsteve
    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.
  16. gensetsteve
    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.
  17. gensetsteve
    No better off with cheap poly tunnel and leave ends open.
  18. gensetsteve
    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
  19. gensetsteve
    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.
  20. gensetsteve
    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.
  21. gensetsteve
    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.
  22. gensetsteve
    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.
  23. gensetsteve
    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.
  24. gensetsteve
    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:
  25. gensetsteve
    Yes much better put

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