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gensetsteve

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  1. They interviewed a professional log seller on the news tonight . Who explained he bought his cord two years ago so now it’s ready for cutting up and sending out ?

    How is that kiln dried .

    Also when we sold logs and bought in cord I found beech left in the stick for two years was still 35% in the middle. The best way  to season was to process green and barn store in crates for a year or two or put in a poly tunnel.

    i don’t think logs up north reading 20-25% is a problem it’s the 40% green stuff that needs cracking down on 

     

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  2. On 11/02/2020 at 07:08, Khriss said:

    Sadly also, if we let the Chinese build this for us, it would be finished by Thursday this week and coffee shops in by Saturday ? K

    Crashed or broken a week later and parts obsolete like the rest of the crap they turn out ?

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  3. We have made and sold tonnes of kindling this year but struggling to find nice down graded pine timber . If anyone knows of anything or wants to supply it so we can turn it into kindling for them let me know. We recently picked up this packing case timber which is ideal . 1 metre long + 2x2 and bigger are what we are looking for .thanks for looking 

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  4. The price paid for chip for biomass has jumped up recently this has to have an effect on clean softwood available. 

    Last year the supermarkets were selling kindling cheap at around a £1 a kilo . This year I see Tesco selling small bags around 1.5 kilos for £2.99

     

    we have held our price for 3 years at £1.80 for 3.7 kilos but our timber source is drying up so the only way we will survive is to pay more for the raw material and increase our price. I would say £2.30 is about right . If we can’t get that sort of money I will shut down but I think a lot of others already have that is why we have been so manically busy recently 

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  5. I have the same solinoid on my bobcat Peugeot engine first one lasted 15 years now I seem to need a new one every few years I think I get them from hella. The other thing to do and this is even more important on the later td5 is don't run around on empty all the time as the fuel gets hotter as it passes through the engine and empty tank heats up more and quicker than a full one 

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