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Thank you for that, I have a mate with a mobile band saw mill, so hoping not to have to haul. I am thinking mill at 65-70mm? Then once planed be approx 60ish mm thick?

Hey Up, Go gentle on me! Besides dropping and chopping I know very little!! Our farm has some chunky Elm suckers, 3-4’ at the butt, then 30-33” on the straight, mostly 20’ long before they branch . A few have succumbing to the beetle, and are leaning on the edge of the wood so have dropped them before they died. ultimate plan is to make a couple of large ‘farmhouse’ kitchen table tops, circa 10-12’ long. My question is; how thick a slab should I start with? I know there is a fair element of wastage when planing down a slab. They were dropped this autumn, plan to slab ASAP and can store to season as long as needed. any pointers would be greatly received. thanks in advance, C B

Thanks, bud I was thinking around £40-50/t so I'm not a million miles out, vs the first reply, I expect there might be a bit more than 5-6mt though, I brought 6 muck grabs full of the hedge bits and only boomed 1/4 way out they were making my 2.5mt loadall bleep. The heap is about 30' deep and about 15' wide, the pictures do make it look small but the shed is huge. if they only offer £5/mt I might have to adevertise it as DIY logs ?. i might have to run it accross the saw bench after all. Thanks for the replys chaps ?

I do appreciate this is a bit of a how long is a piece of string question, however some guidance would be helpful. i have a reasonable heap of assorted timber, approx half arb waste from the resident landscapers, so there is a bit of conifer in there, but not a vast ammount, mix of everything from oak to eucalyptus, birch chestnuts, you name it it's probably in there. But the other half is blackthorn, ash, Hawthorne, elm, from over grown hedge removal on the farm, where I burnt the brash and kept anything 5" plus. it was mostly cut last winter and this spring, the hedge wood has been in stacks outside till now but is now indoors, but looks very dry thanks to the summer sun, the rest has been inside for 6 months minimum, (well apart from a fresh cut tree at front right that appeared this week). i have a couple of people interested in some or all of it, as I have no use for this ammount for personal use, and whilst I have the gear to log it up I don't have the inclination to sell it to the public. It would be handy to get this cleared before they start filling it back up again this winter. so how do I value it, by the tonne is easiest as a weighbridge nearby, but is that fairest, I could let them process it on site and charge a m3 value? what do you think? There is a 45 gallon drum on the edge of the heap that gives a bit of scale.

Hi Guys, Do you know of anyone who has experience repairing Ferris Zero turn mowers, I have one that runs and drives fine but has an intermittent cutting fault, most likely electrical. Google has not proved very useful, have found a firm in Leicester. I'm based near Huntingdon. Cheers C B

sorry not sure how to copy the Gif into here: http://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?attachments/ai-imgur-com_8ezvpga-gif.55482/ C B

Scroll down the below link, there is a good sized trunk that might be for sale?? fallen trees for firewood - British Farming Forum C B

I thought exactly that, thought that would be interesting!!

I can't take any chip yet but can take all your logs depends on your extraction point but i know of several yards just south of Peterborough where you could get rid of the wood. I'll send you an email.

Area of concrete is getting bigger...

Neither can I personally, I'm a bit worried the 'tree surgeon' may be telling porkies as he has just gone a bit silent on my mate, not returning calls etc, after finding out there was a problem. Oh well we'll see what comes of it..... C B

Not in Huntingdon, it's lincoln area! But yes can't believe the trees they are wipping out in GodManchester. Unfortunatley nothing on email he was told over the phone.

A friend had two trees at the bottom of his garden that he wanted removed to allow light into his garden, he approached a few tree surgeons who quoted for the job, one was given the job, the surgeon approached the TO to check if there was any TPO's on the trees he said there wasn't so proceeded to knock them down. During the take down a neighbour complained (as they do), to the council who came out and confirmed that there was indeed a TPO on the tree's!! By this time one tree was already completely removed and the second was just a pole! Who is liable for this cock up, the surgeon, the TO or the owner? C B

Just started to use you after reading about what you offer on here. What I have found is a great website that is easy to order from, very competative prices but best of all a team that is both helpful and reliable, calling to inform me of when my orders will arrive and advising me on a new hedgecutter. You were not wrong the HS81 R is unbelievable , i cannot believe I have wasted so many years hanging on to the HS45. good service deserves recognition Thanks Luke

Meant to highlight he is prepared to pay for the chip so not looking for any freebies. C B

Good Morning, I have a customer who wants 20-30mt of wood chip, (can't have conifer in it) it is to go on top of a membrane on a freshly planted bank of trees and shrubs so partially rotted stuff would be fine. Delivered or can arrange collection to Market Harborough area. C B

a good spring harrow is what you need, the old chain harrows which i guess you used are rubbish. A spring harrow is like a massive leaf rake with tines about 6-8mm across and staggered across the frame, drag it one way then at 90degrees to other way to get a good break up, i'd have thought down near Bath there would be plenty of local livestock farmers who would have one to hire you, Something like this: Parmiter Spring Harrow - Agricultural Equipment Manufacturer - Shelbourne Reynolds it needs to have straight tines, the curved types are for cultivating. C B

Just to clarify i have no connection whatsoever to this site or it's owners, but thought good service deserved promotion: Finneys Wood Finishes - wood staining & polishing advice There was an expert there on the end of the phone who happily chatted with me for a good 10+minutes on how to achieve the best finishing results on some oak beams I am polishing,there was no hard sell or obligation to buy his oils. Quite often when you ring somewhere you just get a salesperson who has no idea what they are selling or what you require it for, not with this chap, extremely knowlegable and helpful. Granted not the cheapest but i would happily pay a premium for the service I received. Credit where credits due. C B

Good deal i thought especialy if he's running short.

If they are a resistant strain then might be worth taking cuttings from them and growing them on, as i know a firm in Essex was selling cuttings from 'survivors' at mega money.

Well i have just spent a cold evening worming crap out of every orafice i can get access to on this, Steve if you thought my Rancher was packed with crud, this was a belter, jimmy jam packed. It had been a bit of a pig to start..... reason; the coil contact points that interact with the fly wheel (no idea on technical name) had a good 1mm of insulating sawdust and oil compound on them which i have now cleaned of. It now starts first pull Very tempted to buy it myself as i imagine it would be quite handy for hedge laying although not sure if HSE would like it being used on the ground one handed whilst bending a bit of hedge over:001_tt2: C B

I am about to ebay a friends MS200T (he is not internet savy by any stretch) my question to you guys; is it worth fitting a new sprocket cover & air filter cover. The current sprocket cover is very scratched and has the usual exhast scorch, the air filter cover is also scratched and has a small crack in it. My thoughts are to sell it as is, however he thinks it might be worth spending the £30-£40 for the new parts so it doesn't look so beat up, in all fairness it isn't that beat up for a 10yr old saw on all it's original covers. You thoughts please C B

What type of grass are you wanting? Pony Paddock? Ammenity? Sports Field? This is what i do:thumbup1: (Ag seeds, Fert & Grain) Send me a PM if you want. Also am local to you. C B

Cheers Spudulike, It's not an urgent sort i will have a further investigation on the points you have kindly raised if i haven't sorted it by the weekend I might send you a PM about getting you to have a look see. Thanks

Evening Gents, I have a MS390 that over the weekend decided to go tempramental on me , racing then stalling then simply not starting. Tonight gave the fuel tank a good rinse out (little bit of crud in there) cleaned the air filter and fuel filter. Saw now starts fine on half choke and runs fine on a bit of throttle, however it simply dies when the throttle is released. I have tried adjusting the idler screw however what ever position i have it in does not seem to make a blind bit of difference. Any of you knowledgeable folks have any suggestions or should i just admit defeat and get it down the menders? Cheers C B