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That mill was on for £9k but it looks like it has been relisted at £8750. presumably no takers. I would make them an offer at £7k....what have you got to lose?
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what sort of money does firewood go for in France? must be quite pricey if they can afford to undercut you by that much?
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I was thinking more of the effort required to cut the timber and load up the sledge.
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it's hard to imagine how loads of that size were handled before the time of the hydraulic ram and diesel engine. Now we know......great pic cousin jack. even more amazing when you consider that all that timber must have been cut by hand without any mechanical saws and then loaded with pulleys and a bit of horsepower!
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shock is exactly what happened. the ram jammed on a knotty piece and the old propshaft I was using snapped at the UJ to correct the belt i got a small screwdriver in between the belt and the pulley and slowly pulled it round by hand using the other two belts. the belt righted itself and all belts seem tight enough and in line
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update: have fitted a new jonsered bar now works perfectly both with new chain and old chain to my untrained eye there looks to be minimal damage to the old bar if any. the damage is done when cutting the bigger diameter timber...the cut end falls into the chute then rebounds back up and strikes the the bar / chain Steve.. I think with my model it would be hard to mis mount the bar as long as it is seated correctly and the two retaining bolts are secure. Although there is always a first time for everything! woth regard to chain wear...after how many hours use do you notice the size difference? I have not noticed this myself but then 99% of what I cut is softwood
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many thanks for the input i've just carefully checked the bar and it looks like one side of the groove has sustained some damage that might be enough to put a bend into the cut. will replace with a new one and see what happens will let you all know the outcome. cheers
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"sorry mate not sure what u mean, dont you want to cut down through the log?? you will need to be very specific with the fault on this problem as they are varied before i can help " the chain and bar will only cut into the log up to the top of the bar i.e. 3" to 4" "Is there "slop" on the bearing on which the bar moves up and down? take the belts off and feel for play, sounds like its trying to twist in the cut." there is no unusual movement in the bearing apart from a bit of paint coming off what is the fault. Is the bar wearing out. Could "be an oil problem, clean the tank or are you cutting alot of small stuff. " the bar is new, been on a week and cut about 20m3 (loose) as Tom says it feels like the saw is pinching in the log the bar does not look bent. what do i need to look for on the bar if that is the problem? __________________
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I seem to be having a problem with my Hakki processor. the chainsaw seems to have a recurring problem with cutting down through the log. this first happened about a week ago and on that occasion i fitted a new bar and chain and this cured the problem. the old bar had processed around 5 artic loads of softwood. now one week on and the same is happening again after cutting around 20m3 of wood I've noticed that the paint is worn off the bar along the cutting (lower) edge approx half way along the bar but no where else. I have tried turning the bar but to no avail both bars were oregons and the chain is sharp I've also noticed that one of the three v belts that drives the saw has become twisted but not sure if this is affecting the above problem. any advice anyone?
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what type of wood do you think they are splitting?
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Also excuse eggs and sucking but to prevent cut lengths tumbling onto their ends (quite so much) in the splitting shute make sure the output end foot of the machine is slightly higher than the infeed end foot . This ensures that cut lengths have to tumble further to land on end and are therefore less likely to do so.
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Nice tip will give it a go. how do you deal with your sawdust? just shovel it out from under the tractor every our or so? or do have some form of extractor to blow it into bags?
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I've had that conversation half a dozen times as well. Also, has anyone noticed that if a woman makes an enquiry, 90% of the time after you have given her a quote she says " I'll have to speak to my husband and get back to you". WTF.....just get your husband to call in the first place!!!! What I do find unbelievable is how many people cannot visualise a cube whose dimensions are 1m x 1m x 1m One chap who called me was in this predicament and he said to me " a cube? is that the same shape as a dice?" I got the order and delivered a load but then started to worry that this guy was then going to be playing with matches to light the fire!
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Climate Change - Man made or not?
firewood replied to Jack-Arb aka Tiago Sinclair-Julio.'s topic in General chat
I could not agree more! I'm just old enough to remember that in the early 1970's the orthodoxy was that the ice age was returning as glaciers around the world were growing! With regards to energy sources we should be moving rapidly to renewables where possible (hydro, wind, tidal, geo thermal) not so much from a green perspective but for security of supply reasons. Do we really want to put or economic wellbeing in the hands of the Russians or the oil producing Arabs...I think not! -
great.... so an artic load of softwood should give you about 92m3 of loose split firewood after allowing for stripped bark , sawdust and other waste. (based on Steve's 1:1.6 ratio)
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hence the small number of suppliers in the market and the fact that the pellets are almost as expensive as coal!
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It seems that the newspaper type presses are therefore to labour intensive. There must be some sort of pto driven agricultural tool for processing animal feed that could be adapted
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I've seen these on Alibaba but was a bit dubious about quality. also alibaba is renowned for scams and fraud. has anyone had experience of buying and using one of these cheaper briquetting presses?
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I seem to be getting around 1.8 to 2m3 loose but i suppose it all hinges on the size of the split pieces and how "loose" they are loaded. so 300kg per m3 would definitely be be the upper limit for softwood assuming its at least semi seasoned. can anyone confirm the nominal cubic capacity of an artic timber trailer (tri axle job)?
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looks like i should be running a few loads south of the border how much for a transit load of softwood if hardwood is £240?
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yes or 28 to 30 wheelbarrow loads!
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ditto and maybe plus an extra half barrow if you want the bag to appear very full i.e. almost spilling over the sides
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I generally sell at 20% MC and would not sell above 25%. anything below 20% is great and if seasoning outside (i'm in Scotland) you would be hard pressed to get it below about 16% as the climate is so damp , compared with the South of Engalnd anyway Invest in a moisture meter to take the guesswork out of all this. I bought this one: [ame=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wood-Moisture-Meter-CEM-DT-125/dp/B000S0N3FG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1260373212&sr=8-1]Wood Moisture Meter - CEM DT-125: Amazon.co.uk: Kitchen & Home[/ame] not problems with it to date
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If you have an artic load of cordwood, (which is nominally 44m3?) 6" to 16" diameters, how many cubic m3 would that produce if cut in say 10" lengths and split, loaded loose onto the back of your truck. Would i be right in thinking that 1m3 of roundwood would bulk up to 2m3 split and loose loaded? Also what weight range per m3 loose loaded, can you expect for seasoned softwood? 300kg?
