timberbear
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I certainly think you can make a living, but there again I'm in a fortunate position owning my own small holding and equipment. I know someone (can't say who cause he is on here) who makes a decent return from his firewood business. In fact he makes such a decent return that I had considered buying his business, cause he wants a change of career (getting old I call it). But I only want to make enough money to be comfortable, I'm gearing my business up as my retirement future.
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We use Bishop Lifting, there in Cardiff and have wire ropes of all sorts of diameter off the roll, they can attach a hook or eye if needed.
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In the name on ancient monument protection.
timberbear replied to timberbear's topic in General chat
I couldn't agree more, especially when I do a bit of firewood myself. The area had an outbreak of Sudden Oak Death last year and all the Rhodies had to be burnt, FERA advised that it was best to burn the timber in order to prevent possible spread of disease. How ever the timber can be removed in a sealed trailer and burnt else where.
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In the name on ancient monument protection.
timberbear replied to timberbear's topic in General chat
Well it's all on the deck now, just got to burn the lot! I'll post some pictures of work in progress when I have the chance to sort them out, cause there's loads!
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I'll stick it on my longer lanyard especially with tall leggy trees with longer distances between branches or old coppiced trees with lots of head on them.
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Well I took the plunge and got myself the spiderjack, rope positioner, Teufelberger CE lanyard and a Multisaver. Looking forward to seeing if it makes life easier.
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Speak with Nick, he's given me a price for a couple of loads to south Wales, failing that I've got an associate who's got several hundred ton of mainly Ash coming out of a large woodland in Surrey, I'll send you the details.
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Why not ask fellow Arb talk users for accommodation, this could be the start of a new thing, like the youth hostel association, but called the arbhostal association.
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Not far from Magor, can't really give an exact location, you never know who's reading these posts!
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Still thinking about getting it out, it's down a very tight woodland path, no turning area for tractor and trailer, was thinking about getting a dumper truck in and tipping it into my trailer, the area is so wet it will ruin the track.
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Nick, what would you be charging for a load straight down the M4, over the old Severn bridge, turn right to Chepstow, then left to Portskewett! (cash of course). Best PM me.
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I think I paid £1000 for the timber and £200 quid for the haulage.
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Your looking at 13k for a new one with log lift, try Riko who supplied mine.
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forest,park and gardens [llantrisant,south wales]
timberbear replied to Martyn Amos's topic in General chat
Yep, they moved to there new premises on Treforest ind estate. Looking forward to collecting my new bracken bruiser and pallet forks. -
It's surprising how much is there, photos are of piles either side of the track and run for about 35m. I'm keen to offer a good a price because I might get the woodland work next year. Not sure why the contractor cut into such random lengths, I can only think they used a dumper or tele handler and bucket. I've got a road tow processor so will process what I can on site, and take the rest once cut to length to the yard which is only ten mins away. Thinking of offering £250 for the lot providing I can leave on site until early summer.
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Been offerd this ash, unfortunately it's all sorts of lengths, 6ft, 3ft,2ft down 16inches ranging from 6inch to 24inch diameter. All will have to come out on a compact and trailer. A quick estimate is about 30m3. What should I offer? Or what would you offer me for it?
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Cheers Guys, 99.9% of the trees I work on are broadleaf and most of the time it's to remove hung up branches or remove damaged branches caused by felling adjacent trees. Most of the work is deep into the woodland, often on foot so travelling lite is the order of the day! I'm going to try the spider jack. If the trees coming down then the spikes are always used no matter what size it is.
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It's on a site called Prisk wood in the Wye valley (grid ref SO 533 091), summer roost for various bats, I'll check with the reserve officer. They were last pollarded about ten years ago and for part of an old boundary on a former millstone quarry. They appear to be small leaved limes for which the site is known for. Age is about 400 year. The biggest problem is the larger of the tree is in almost two halves and were moving a lot as I worked on them. Might consider banding them.
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Near Portskewett, 3miles west of Chepstow.
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I've now climbed for the last 24yrs and like everyone I've progressed onto new better ropes and loops. After a week of heavy climbing I'm thinking of moving onto using a Spiderjack or lock jack. I've never used either but need to make my climbing more efficient and easier (my arms ache these days). I use three different ropes, Yale Imori (my favourite), New England Hi Viz and Yale XTC Fire. If I decide to move onto one of these devices could I still use the same ropes. Most of my climbing is on tall woodland trees so I don't spend too long up aloft. I appreciate using a new device would be a new learning curve but what device do you recommend?
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So do you think there is a Market for my " pole saw drill" attachment?
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Thought I'd share these pictures of the pollarding of the limes (bat roosts). Last done about ten years ago. Trefor ( orange forestry) made a classic dead hedge with the masses of brash.
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Artic load of mixed hardwoods @ 25t on the ticket, added to the pile of beech, the beech came in @26t.
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Report it to the council, just say you've seen people helping themselves and you'd like some timber to. They may have permission.
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Contact your local forest district manager. Or ring the WHAM office (Wales harvesting and management ) there based in Aberwrystwyth. Try the online sales section, sometimes they sell small standing parcels. I buy there surplus softwood under there firewood framework agreement.
