gensetsteve
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Everything posted by gensetsteve
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We can supply kindling from Andover Hampshire. 500 will weigh about 2 tonnes if you would like to collect with van and trailer. If you are interested I will need to check with wife I know she has sold a few thousand this week.
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I looked into it and found I could buy it in for exactly what it cost me to produce. 1. I could not sell what I produced for a profit so no point. 2. You dont have as much control over quality I would imagine it starts of well. 3. There is always the chance of handing over money and seeing nothing. 4. the locally sourced green advantages people like, go out the window
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I have always paid something for my logs. If someone drops of a tonne or three least you can do is bung them £30 for a couple of kfc. Your average wood fairy seems to be a civil servant in a 40k car and a good pension why give them any more hand outs. you could be damaging someones living to help out a banker most blokes who do logs I am sure would collect a few cheap ifor Tipper loads to help out every ones a winner.
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Have a chat with the other chap if its a negative meeting start up another business and have some fun with the old name. Pull some fast ones on previous bad customers and blame it on him.
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We are in the test valley full of well off people but prices are low and I would suspect lots are retired so could be. The rich dont get rich by spending it.
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Has anyone tried to press chip into briquettes?
gensetsteve replied to njc110381's topic in General chat
I found a company 2 miles down the road that spent 100k on their kit. I bought 20kg bags for £2.75 ea and added a £1. They were low sellers so I figured crap stuff made in a cheap machine would be a waste of time. People want Beech logs round here. -
I have been burning some 18 month seasoned pop on the wood burner tonight and it burns with a nice bright flame from start to finish and leaves more of a bottom in the stove than the pine we have. Cant see it burning any quicker than the beech we have so far impressed. I found its best to get it done with pop and not leave it hanging around for a couple of years.
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When you heap the load you give away nearly 20% I used to make my bodies high and narrow for access also less margin for error when heaped.
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I need to try this stuff in my Disco 4 this time next year I will be a millyanaire rodders.
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That sounds like your average business plan from someone who has just received a 7k redundancy
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I would imagine next time 6 tonnes of machine is in front of crash barrier the yellow flag and safety car will be slowing them to a crawl especially in the wet.
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Get a good used 50mm one and make sure the ends are open with prevailing wind through will stop mould.
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I am not sure why the man in the box is waving a green flag ???? I think there may be some communication problems there which explains why he was going so fast.
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I always found M Large tree services really helpful and the stuff arrived in a day or two.
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We have nice dry kindling. Cheapest way is to drive up for a truck load 2-300 bags set your self up for the winter.
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To do it fairly calculate the volume of the lorry allow some air space. If its nice straight 12 inch sticks 3/4 of the volume is wood. If its twisty beech sticks just over half the lorry is wood. That way the weight is irrellevant he could get 12 tonnes or 16 tonnes but still has the same amount of wood. Otherwise you are getting shafted for a third of the wood. Thats the way I would see it if things dont pan out I would be cutting it and getting it straight over the weigh bridge and paid for.
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He is a farmer he knows to the grain or splinter what he has and has not paid for
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I assume the op is not vat registered otherwise it would make no difference and so no reason to post. I am vat registered and can claim it back. Just a side note I often employ lads that are not vat registered and although I cant claim vat back I offset their whole bill on tax so they are not at such a disadvantage for example. £100 + vat = £120 - Vat = £100 - 25% Tax at end of year =£75 £120 no vat = £120 -25% = £90
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time for a new bar. I used to fir oregon or windsor on our 2x but that was only a 13" bar so cant give you the number. The chain needs to be spot on or it wears one side of the bar. The other indication bar has had it is chain comes off. I bought a lidls bench grinder and after 6 or 7 tickles I took the chain off and ground it transforms the cut and prolongs the life of the bar. I changed the bar about every 150 - 200 tonnes £15
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Although you cant claim the vat back you do put the whole lot against your tax so your not actually 20% worst off and you get more domestic jobs because you are 20% cheaper swings and roundabouts.
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I never run mine through the night and often out in the day. I snap firelighters in half 48 for a £1 turns into 96. £5 for the winter 30 tonnes of kindling normally in the yard. Saves lots of wood dirty glass and sooty chimneys. When its on its hot and efficient.
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Rethink required, billet bundles are too heavy
gensetsteve replied to difflock's topic in Firewood forum
Yes robbed although if I see it again we would have no clue if it was suitable without some serious homework right pressure/ right flow. Working out the sae is easy but would be cheaper to find something made. Maybe a silent generator with burnt out alternator ? 1500/1800 rpm sae bell housing and flexi disc ? -
A good way to look at it. My 33% is the margin I aim for on used plant resale so often over night. Buy it for £6000 sell it for 10 . If I tie my money up long term I dont have the 6k. The little pot I have will be used to buy another small holding as they are currently building new hutches around me which will house life style people.
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Rethink required, billet bundles are too heavy
gensetsteve replied to difflock's topic in Firewood forum
About a year ago there was two lister aircooled hydraulic packs at least 4 cylinder about the size of an old shape mini. They were in the reading plant auction. Half the the people had no idea what it was the other half had no use for them. Then there was me who had an empty trailer and £500 to take home and play with unfortunately someone else had £700 on them. They are probably lying in yard somewhere and may pop up again. But proves things like that are about. -
Rethink required, billet bundles are too heavy
gensetsteve replied to difflock's topic in Firewood forum
Skid mounted diesel power pack with wireless remote to power down to tick over. Would allow the duck to track about easier aswell.
