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  1. gensetsteve
    I have been looking to change our 525 for years and have decided on 527-67 or similar maybe 530 if its not too large. I have heard alot more moans about Manitous than jcb. Not got a problem with the red ones might even end up with one. Less electronics will be better for us piano keys rather than plastic joysticks.
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    I have a 10 year old hunter which I think is average. But I bought a hamlet made by arda in dorset I think. Fitted it in our falling down office and wished I had fitted it in the house cracking stove really efficent, well made and designed and easy to control only 5kw but chucks out the heat.
  3. gensetsteve
    We have top quality kindling made from new pine joinery off cuts. about 800 bags surplus to orders at the moment. We have enough timber to last at least a year. We can produce kindling all through the winter bone dry at less than 14% moisture content. Bags are 40x50 and weigh approx 4kg monofilament orange see through bag. For more pictures we have a listing in the firewood directory on here. Thankyou to everyone who purchased this summer hopefully it will be a good winter for all
  4. gensetsteve
    I think the problem with arb waste is you look at a big pile of wood and think £150 a tipper load. Two of you spend all morning grunting it about and decide you either need 30k in toys to do it efficiently or buy in cord for your knackered processor. I did contemplate pressure washing a load of pop for kindling that had been dragged through a muddy river. But decided not to bother or store it a year and wait for the bark to fall off.
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    When we did big rings we covered our processor deck with timber or ply and then loaded a few tonne on it with the bobcat. Pulled the rings to the vertical splitter with hookeroons. One man can do it on his own without breaking back lifting off floor. I have a pic somewhere but not on this pc if it helps.
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    Normally about £60 we now charge £10 for the labour the film and the pallet. Check what they do if it falls apart on route. Firewood or kindling is a pain to secure.
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    At least they had the sense not to steal a Land rover for the job
  8. gensetsteve
    I was looking after a fleet of diesel jetting machines in 1990. Harben century 10,000 psi at 10 gallons a minute. I was called to an accident on the flight deck of HMS Ark Royal. A young lad had cut his arm off and it was presumed lost arm in sea. Luckily I found it behind the wheels of the trailer. He had used insulating tape to lock the trigger on and then passed out in the sun. Unfortunately the water jet does so much damage you cant sew the limb back on.
  9. gensetsteve
    Probably yes, more over paid civil servants, I bet alot of their success comes from tip offs and gossip in corner shops.
  10. gensetsteve
    I thought the opening post was going to be a joke I even read it twice to find the punch line.
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    Hopefully this wont upset anyone could not resist this. The rude word is bleeped out if mods dont approve please remove but it made me laugh. If the link does not work its on u tube and its called bury my gold fish.
  12. gensetsteve
    I would say He got his experience because he bothered his butt to get his tickets. He got his position because of his experience and the tickets helped.
  13. gensetsteve
    8 inch wood screams out for an old hakki pilki 2x about £3000 second hand. But you cant really justify that sort of money for 20 tonnes a year but it will last along time.
  14. gensetsteve
    We tried this about 5 years ago but found billets never fall the right way in a processor. We worked out if we were to carry on we would mount one of those screw splitters on a bobcat or minidigger. the other idea was mount a log splitter face down on a bobcat dice the timber and leave stood on end and chase it about until its small enough to lift on to a vertical splitter.
  15. gensetsteve
    A well designed cutting edge on an 8 tonne machine can be as good as a badly engineered 13 tonne. We have a 3 phase sheppach 9 tonne which has been fitted with an 11hp honda. I like the 2 speed pump and the adjustable stops. The auto return is good
  16. gensetsteve
    meat and veg from an independant may cost 10% more but it taste 100% better.
  17. gensetsteve
    I have both and lost both twice last year for 3 weeks at a time. You need a claim form from Bt chased them about ten times. You will never see a form as then they dont need to pay out. Bt complete joke compensation is 50p a day. Save yourself some stress and get a dongle on 3G for a couple of weeks. If you are with Bt you are the last to be connected because they treat their own customers like dirt as there is no penalty clause like there is with Sky or Talk Talk. Hope you get it sorted soon.
  18. gensetsteve
    Expensive place to shop. Staff normally have a serious bad attitude you find a pile of them in a corner having a power meeting and ask for help they look at you like dirt. Always long queues at least 4 deep at ours. Offers always sold out. I do 2000 miles a week you wont find their fuel any where near my vehicles no matter how cheap. Aldi twice the quality and half the price. I hate Tesco with a passion.
  19. gensetsteve
    Why does it always seem to be us old boys who go through the chipper or get crushed by the tractor. Perhaps the younger generation are better at risk assesment.
  20. gensetsteve
    No I am sure thats the discovery 4 currently in my drive with full MOT soon to be famous on Autotrader.
  21. gensetsteve
    I would say twice the Hilux equal to the G Wagon and half a Hummer.
  22. gensetsteve
    A good way to look at it. Our figures come out different depending on how much time it takes to prep timber. two girls working the kindlet make 40-60 neat bags an hour. With the right timber the wife can make 50 in an hour on her own. To prep joinery offcuts to 6 " I think realistically it takes half hour for 40 nets worth. But if its long lengths this comes down to 15 minutes. I would say we make £15-£20 an hour for ea hour worked which for making kindling is not bad but I think a few people buy a machine thinking they are going to knock out 70 bags an hour single handed and forget about cutting the timber down to size. Our machine was never great with cord wood.
  23. gensetsteve
    How much does a head mistress earn ? ask them to justify it . The Headmaster of our local secondary school was keen to turn into an academy as his salary would be 100k a year not bad for a failing school and in special measures.
  24. gensetsteve
    The way its going there must be nearly as many kindling machines as there are wood burners. Do people buy them just to make their kindling for log sales or wholesale as well. Margins are tight and making your own on a small scale to save a few coppers it must take forever to earn your money back.
  25. gensetsteve
    Yours sounds a good truck ours were old. I am 6ft 3 which does not help the experience. The chassis is defo tougher on the defender and the parts are cheaper. I just found 200,000 mile hilux,s to still be be ultra reliable.

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