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  1. gensetsteve
    Depends what they are paid as waste. If they get a good price and know customer is good for it why deal with smaller outfits in this economic climate.
  2. gensetsteve
    I think it feels quiet because firewood is quiet so less toys to show. Recession has possibly slowed work on the arb side. There was a few bullies on here making arrogant posts about 6 months ago but that seems to have gone. If you are posting something tongue in cheek aimed at someone you know well a smiley on the end helps. If you are putting something that may cause offence it probably will.
  3. gensetsteve
    I would look carefully at buying in the kindling. You will make about 20 bags an hour because the prep will take as long as the kindling and one man operating a machine will make about 40 bags an hour. I saw the posch machine working it looked a disaster if it jams you have to trash loads of wood to get it back to making neat stuff. We use a kindlet best wood is joinery off cuts.
  4. gensetsteve
    Why do you need star delta. If you dont have enough 3 phase hire a 30 kva diesel generator for the day and connect direct on line to test it. The reason for star delta is to soft start ie genset is too small. Or are u thinking of a transwave rectifier so u can run it from 240v.
  5. gensetsteve
    Looked a bit big for kindling. What would it do with 14" stuff.
  6. gensetsteve
    We have probably done ok but it just feels quite after the last few years. We were so busy with making and sending kindling out last summer we did not get the logs processed. Lost opportunity or so I thought things have been quite due mainly to the weather and all the reasons stated by log baron. Not sure what will happen next year but could lead to less competition and cheaper cord prices. 1/3 rd of my turn over goes on cord so if you cant make it pay with free wood its not looking good.
  7. gensetsteve
    I got one of these jobbies works well. Dont carry it in your pocket or glove box as once it switches on thats it till it eats the expensive 9v battery. Most cheap meters only go to about 45% but over 20% wood is pants for burning. When I first got a moisture meter it was a bit depressing, sorts the men from the boys. Bone dry looking logs 20% on the end cut it in half 35% in the middle.
  8. gensetsteve
    Occasionally the coast guard sell their old sets. I had a lister 16kva super silent diesel with huge fuel tank under. about 50 hrs from new bought it for £1500 sold it 3 times for £2400.00 not seen it recently but would suit you well. It was 15 years old but mint would cost about £10,000 now new.
  9. gensetsteve
    Countryman made some good sets. I have had some of these ex army sets with the v twin Vanguard engine rated to 7 kva. They are down rated to provide that output in the worst conditions ie Heat, cold, dust, high altitude. I would have thought you should be able to get 4kva but hard to say without seeing Alternator. Yes I remember Harath they had quite a reputation
  10. gensetsteve
    I dont tend to sell many small 3000 rpm sets as they are the least quality with the hardest life. Anybody selling these units is up against rubbish from China. I have sold l these sets to standby users and occasional users ie up to 200 hrs a year. Not saying they cant do more its just we make a gross margin of £100 on the sale so cant spend much time on after sales. I would not sell it for burger wagons or people living off grid etc. I remember reading the Yanmar book and its due a full strip and rebuild at about 2000 hrs. If the engines not broke dont fix it. If it was me I would sell it and buy a new one. I would consider spending 4k on a lister 1500 rpm unit. Changing the oil at 50 hrs is an excellent idea as there is only 1.6 litres in there. When I see these small installations I am glad we are into the big stuff. Hope this helps
  11. gensetsteve
    Yes and the other thing that keeps it high is the power stations have a 50% grant so if we can afford £40 they can go to £80. But in this economy who knows what will happen.
  12. gensetsteve
    Not here compared with last year its dead. Luckily its only part of our income
  13. gensetsteve
    I have never used one of those but if its good enough for Rob and people with alaskan mills use it must be good. Milling must be one of the hardest uses of saw chain. At £50 its not a once in a life time investment either.
  14. gensetsteve
    Unless we get some proper winter they might pay you to take it away:biggrin:
  15. gensetsteve
    I have an acct with central spares and they are carlton agents. they were doing decent ones for around £100. I bought something from lidls made in germany. The chain guide is a bit flimsey but its great and it sharpens all my chains For £20. I have not felt the need to spend alot of money and I can get the stuff trade. The more adjustable and complicated it is the less likely you are to use it. I tend to only sharpen 325 and the larger 3/8
  16. gensetsteve
    How many other people had exactly the same thought
  17. gensetsteve
    Diesel wont come down because the government have such a huge tax interest in it. But heating oil last year was £1 a litre this year it stayed at 59p . Gas is going down. I think if you are buying it in you would like to think it will be £35 at road side if you are selling it your hopeing for £55. I wont need to buy much more for next year and if alot of people are in the same boat demand wont be very strong so guess what might happen
  18. gensetsteve
    I have a bit of chinese junk in the garage attached to a defender winch bumper. Quick release pins to remove from vehicle. I stuck it on ebay £200 but think I was too honest with description rather than saying dead chinese rubbish I should have said genuine warn new in box with tags vintage retro
  19. gensetsteve
    A small cut to us may mean a lost finger to a child young fingers are alot softer. Try and find a safe way. I got my worst finger injury about 6 months ago from a small jig saw. Been using big mean machines for over 20 years but did that hurt, had to put my head between my legs like a big girls blouse. The bolt on the blade squashed my finger into the case the allen head bolt went through the nail:thumbdown:
  20. gensetsteve
    Sell to everyone, try everything, see what comes out on top. Pubs get through alot of kindling as they dont have time to play around with there fires and no time to cut up pallets. Local log sellers often dont have a good source and loose a good profit stream. Making a pound a bag on kindling does not seem alot until you find you are selling 500 a week and not having to make them:thumbup1: the trick is not to buy rubbish kindling for £1 a bag but then I would say that:biggrin:
  21. gensetsteve
    Would be great to supply you with kindling. We dont have minimum orders if its worth you collecting its worth us selling. I dont really know anything about pallets as we have never used them far to labour intensive. We have small village garages that sell 100 nets a week in cold weather. The big boys are just that too big. Best aim for local independants.
  22. gensetsteve
    depends on your timber if you have 20 acres of 8" ash to get out in the next 5 years a processor makes sense. If you buy in your average 26 tonne wagon of cord, half will be too big and 1/4 will be too small to be efficent through a processor. A safe guarded saw bench with conveyor for £1500 will handle 3" sticks, processor size stuff and billets leaving plenty of money for a decent splitter.
  23. gensetsteve
    I think we are too far away to be any help. We sell to arb talk members for £1.60 a bag, some sell onto garages for £2.50 they then retail for around £3.95 maybe you could find a member near you in the directory. Pallets are not a great idea as alot have chemicals and paint on which your not supposed to use.
  24. gensetsteve
    Rikko are just up the road from us I should take some time to go and have a look. The Wp36 looks good for the money. Not sure how the rest of you guys have got on but after the last two winters this year looks a bit sad for us. The price of cord got so High last January it would have priced us out of the market round here. It got cheaper in August by which time it was late so we are well stocked for next year. Be careful of investing big money in processors Ie 20-30k as alot of people in the past got a grant for half the money. A processor for under 10k new I think is doable but you need some serious amounts of straight timber to get a wage and make it pay back in 3 years. Less than half the cord I buy is under 14"
  25. gensetsteve
    That looks vastly better sorting the bogies makes a big difference on its own. Not sure if I said but the blue tits love nesting in the mast I think those holes must be just the right size.

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