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Firewood suppliers directory feedback and support forum
farmer_ben replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Firewood forum
nice one steve, could you let me no what the trafficing jargon means sometime? be interesting to no exactly what the figures relate to -
looks really nice way of enjoying time off matey. me and the girlfriend did a the section around Hartland Point last year, was awful weather but hinda made it cool and earie at the same time
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wheat and beans fit already? thats madness
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thats really interesting stuff nick,only my 3rd yr of making hay but each year i could sell my little bales 100s of times over. alot of contractors around here have moved onto small heston size hay bales, which may be ok for yards with a loader etc but i think there is still a huge market for good small bale hay. I could of sold 2000 small bales to Isle of White last year at £8 a bale, shame I didnt have a shed full!
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I baled my hay and the heavens opened just as the baler pulled out of the field. they have sat in the field stacked loosely in 8s now for 10 days, might get them in tomorrow if not combining. hay was not really dry when i baled also oh well, only make a 1000 for the girlfriends horses, she can have it cheap or get £7.00 a bale from down the road!!
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UPDATE.....just having quick sandwich then we're getting combine started and trying some barley, nice wind and sun here all morning so it should go
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makes sense now, i did wonder why i'd never really heard of it.
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Ah i see, i no absolutely nothing about turnip seed harvest, didnt doubt you for a mintue matey!!!!! High value crop that just needs to becut before it goes down i suppose
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not sure i understand what prop corn is?
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i no just what u mean!! we generally cut early as we grow some early maturing barley and we put muck on afterwards and like to get a chit to spray off before drilling rape. works very well in our system
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real was low as straw was still damp and i was struggling to feed in going very slow. was better once things shone up on header and the sun came out, sped up and fed much better. yeah blockage behind roters, so wacked emergency stop. dont worry i didnt waste anything, went straught through when i started her up again
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possibly and that is probably right, but if anyone is cutting already and having to dry it they need to hang fire for a bit!! got another 2 months to be throughing red diesel at dryers
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i use to work for waitrose and use to hate the people who use to linger around waiting for me to reduce things. to get my own back i would put reduced stickers on items with a reduced price that was more than the original, and the people that use to buy it just cuz it had a red sticker on hahahaha
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I may be wrong egg, but very doubtful any one is cutting tonight, not unless they escaped the rain rest of the area had today and yesterday?
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we started cutting on tuesday, earliest i have ever got going. rained weds night though and hoping to get going tomorrow afternoon again pic 1, is me just striking off into first field on tues, 2, first load coming off the combine and second is lunch time, had break down so actually stopped for a bite for once!!
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Could you send me over the details too please buddy, could be interested in them also. many thanks
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Firewood suppliers directory feedback and support forum
farmer_ben replied to Steve Bullman's topic in Firewood forum
how is everyone getting on with their firewood directory listings? I havent had any enquiries yet but werent really expected much yet tbh. Cheers -
have you got a postcode, or first part of one so i can work out rough distance. thanks
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i've changed position of splitter now to make things even easier
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i am toying with processor right now but i always have 2 blokes on firewood and not sure it'd be any quicker than my set up now
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good on ya pall, do you think i'd find much demand for said logs ina rural area, not near beachs or festivals??
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works well but just make sure all corners are really well secured, i filled one herris cage completely and it collapsed!!!!
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i have never seen these before....is that wrong?? but very interested now are they as simple as sawing a few times down into the log? and how easy are they to light?
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If i had time to keep a flashy pick up clean i would love to have one!!! Dont get me wrong, I take pride in my trucks as I am constantly on customers drive ways and land, but a flash navara or hilux is not suitable to my job or lifestyle, infact I would get laughed off some of my customers farms if i turned up in a brand spanking new chelsea tractor!!!!
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not when your afraid to get in dirty or cant tie anything down properly
