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Herringthorpe Valley Road:thumbup1:

I'm building a garden for a social housing project in Rotherham, and could do with some local wood chip to mulch beds over Mypex. Well-rotted preferred, but fresh considered. Need around 10m3. Please pm if you can help. Thanks, Tom:thumbup1:

I wondered that. Is she Mrs Tumpy or is he Mr Stumpy?

postsaver.com sleeves - hd ones have 40 year guarantee. Couple these with larch or chestnut and you're pretty bullet-proof, depending on what you're trying to keep in / out

He should be paying you. If it was worth anything, why didn't the guy who felled them clear up? I'd say you want c£550 to clear that lot up safely. You've then got all that wood and you're part way to a load of easy firewood on a wagon. If he can't pay, walk away.

Estimated to be 75,000,000 field voles in UK: good luck with the trapping....

Far the best ratting dog for your needs would be a Bedlington. Super round children; vicious with vermin. Ideally get a pair. You want a working strain. Happy to discuss via pm if you want more info.

Don't buy either: get a 550 and enjoy cutting:thumbup1:

If it's in a play area (or any public space for that matter) you will need to comply with relevant British Standards (many libraries allow free access to BS info). There are many, and they are expensive to buy, but vital to understand if you're fitting this kind of furniture on a regular basis. It's usual to sit timber seats above ground on a concrete foundation, and fix with suitable stainless stud bolt / epoxy acrylate resin chemical anchor (or ss brackets and studs). There are lots of combinations. Must be stainless fixings - steel will quickly look a mess. "Top heavy" doesn't sound ideal. Maybe look again at your design to make it safer and easier to install. Consider also need for products liability insurance. I know it's a bore and Mr Anti Health and Safety will be along any time soon to complain, but it's a claim culture and you have to be covered, especially where young children are using what you've made.

Doesn't sound very peachy to me, if you're already worried about being paid. I'd get a % upfront to cover your break-even at least, add as many words to your Ts and Cs as you see fit, and hope you get your final payment. Ensure invoices clearly state huge interest rates per day for overdue in big red letters....

FFS:angryfire:

OP gets up from lie-in; has breakfast; looks outside to see what weather's doing..."Huh, maybe go for lunch somewhere today?" Scratches head a bit; sips tea. Thinks "Ooh, I'll just pop onto Arbtalk, see what they all think about my licensing idea. Yeah..." Don't worry OP - there's still lunch right?

Licensing could lead to serious problems Door of The Woodman's Arms swings open, and in walks Stretch Hamstring, wearing a very baggy overcoat, hiding something lumpy. Petrol drips slowly from the hem. There's no light in the bar, except for the dusty window: gas supplies were cut off by Putin in 2017; coal ran out in 2022; what biomass is left only gets burned every other Thursday. "Hey mate..." Stretch leans over and whispers in Mendip's ear "You wanna buy a...shhh....chainsaw. Hmm? I got a sixty six with three boxes of chipper chain...never touched wood this chain. And I got matching files. Fresh, matching files from the 2010s! You know how hard they are to get? Go on mate, help me out. I'll let you pull it off in the toilets if you like" "Nah pal, not for me. I just got off a four stretch in Pentonville. Got caught on a ride-on mower doin' a lawn for a bloke up Weston. Turns out he was Old Bill. I ain't goin' back. Ta Jon 'n' that but" "Suit yourself. But when you need a loan for your next kilo of kindling, don't coming running to me"

I've done a lot of birch regen clearance with a big Stihl clearing saw, and they can be useful once you get the knack. You can direct the stems into a pile almost. Get a few blades and sharpen them a good bit before working, so they bite nicely. Maybe fell into piles and take second pass over stools to tidy. A well-fitting harness is also crucial, or you'll be walking round like Quazimodo.

FFS:BoomSmilie_anim:

Only joking.

Did you get a 50% grant for all those pallets?

The bag on the right is stone offcuts and weighs 55 kg-ish...

RHI is a massive con for taxpayers, paying for heat installations for big, dilapidated country piles. We're paying people to use up more of our natural resources, when we should be offering incentives to people who use less, save energy by living off-grid, living in super-insulated homes etc Those Arbtalkers who are getting their RHI whack won't be worried by the thoughts or opinions of the "tree-huggers", but the eventual negative effect on the sustainability of UK forests will be there for all to see. US are already complaining to DECC about UK's effect on US forest wildlife of the wood pellet trade IEEC (Euro Enviro Policy bods) said way back that there is no evidence that UK renewables policy will save any carbon emissions

Do the course; might save you being a statistic, or a newspaper story. We were shown horrific A and E pictures of saw incidents when I did mine, and it still plays through my head whenever I pick up the saw. You can be too cautious, but do the basic training.

I've got a Logosol mill, and run 084 on it. Also got the timberjig, which is usefull for breaking down bigger stuff. Logosol is not for day in day out work - you know if you've been on it eight hours The main benefit I get is being able to take the mill to the tree. Cuts down on haulage costs, and you can get some fair feet cut if you have a tractor bringing wood to you. Keep everything bolted tight and you should be alright. Logosol UK are helpful with parts, and there are some good deals to be had.

You do sound a bit patronising - only saying. I run a business too. I'm not questioning the actual mechanics, I am questioning the sense. One of the forestry industry's USPs is wood's carbon neutrality (don't all jump on me about this - it's a big subject, I know). The more effort you waste - grants, machinery, resources - the more this gain is affected. Like someone else said, you could just peg the clothes on the line. I'm also challenged by the notion that the more logs you cut and the more money you make the bigger your business will be and the better everything will get. We're travelling very different roads.

That as well. But are they giving out grants for tumble driers?

Somebody tell me what's the sense in kiln drying logs. I want to know what the advantages are. Can't for the life of me think of any sensible reason to burn wood to dry wood to sell wood in a damp climate. Is the world going completely mad? And am I right in thinking you're getting grants to do it? Bl^^dy hell.

No I get you. I was just trying to offer a slightly off-centre view of investment. I understand stocks and shares, at least in principle. But share investment is still risking your money reliant on someone else's productivity. ATB