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Not in a vehicle with a tow bar, otherwise I might have stopped and shifted it. For the public good, obviously.

I'll take it that's a no, then. Fair enough, who'd want to own up to being near Coventry...

Anyone going to own up to the (Timberwolf?) chipper that was sitting unceremoniously on its broken jockey wheel outside Burton Green school near Coventry at just after half past eight this morning?

For anything bigger than about 4 inch diameter - it'll be two years minimum, better after three. And like everyone else says, splitting will be a pig.

You'd need some bigger guards on that. I'd say half inch plate steel, welded into a box about 8 x 8 x 6, seam welded with the splitter inside and never be accessed by humans, to make it safe!

£25 a day including using your own gear? (And presumably the fuel and everything else too?) That's taking the urine. Nearly 20 years ago I was 16 years old and getting £2 an hour for casual labour working on a sheep farm and I didn't have to find any equipment out of that. And there was a local guy I did some work for who was paying £5 an hour cash for gardening work. The guy obviously wants to make some money out of the logs but you need to cover your costs and not be taken for a mug.

My favourite is "I love Macc", ironically because it's about the only one of their songs with not much swearing in it. Still not got anywhere near visiting all the pubs named in it though. Shelly's - I remember being outside there as a nipper (well, about 12) and seeing the TV crews because they were due to film "The Hitman and Her". I never made it in, Valentino's and Uropa I remember doing. And the Hacienda a couple of times before it shut. Good old youtube, here's a few memories: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTXJ6GOE69Y&noredirect=1]Shelleys - The Legend (FULL) - YouTube[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z7cwqqBHkU]The Macc Lads - I Love Macc - YouTube[/ame]

Had ours lit for the last couple of weeks most evenings, light it about 7pm, three or four logs (2 at a time) enough to keep the house warm enough that the oil-fired central heating doesn't kick in on the thermostat. Currently on seasoned alder (about 17% MC if my meter is working) but got some cherry to come; hoping it doesn't get really cold because once the log store is empty my pile of oak was only cut this year and is still about 35% MC. Need to find another source of wood... any suggestions? (I'm just near Warwick).

Call me a cynic but I'd rather not be up the tree and just waiting to find out if it got hit!! If I am going to get grilled my plan is on it being at a crem in about 50 years time if I've got anything to do with it:001_smile:

Call me a cynic but I'd rather not be up the tree and just waiting to find out if it got hit!! If I am going to get grilled my plan is on it being at a crem in about 50 years time if I've got anything to do with it:001_smile:

Well impressed with the bears in the boat, that's mint. Regarding the Wildcat, if it's not tough enough to allow a bit of touching then I'm not so impressed...

Well impressed with the bears in the boat, that's mint. Regarding the Wildcat, if it's not tough enough to allow a bit of touching then I'm not so impressed...

Crikey, I'm shocked that no-one has snapped this up at the bargain buy-it-now price of £90 a tonne for green wood, collection only! Tree Logs FOR SALE!! Over 5 Tons of Quality Wood | eBay

I saw this and wondered if anyone fancied a restoration project? Vintage collectable Danarm 55 Mark 111 Chainsaw | eBay

We went from an open fire to a DRU44 earlier this year. The DRU is rated at 4.9kW but according to a few reviews I've read will chuck out more heat if cranked up. It's also approved by the manufacturer for continuous rather than intermittent use; something the installer seemed impressed by (as well as saying he thought it was a well put-together piece of kit). I know what you mean in a way about not being as good as an open fire though - even though it is much more efficient and doesn't get through anything like as much fuel for the output, there isn't the same feeling of fierce heat as there was from an 18" grate. Not sure I can explain it properly but that's just how it feels. The other big positive point is that with the vents closed down there is no big draft of air going up the chimney 24/7, sucking cold air into the house.

Stick an ad on fleabay, you never know, you might flog the odd one or two - particularly if you make a list of all the potential uses...

I got one of these about four years ago (given to me by my father, who has never got on with petrol tools). It is not a patch in build quality on my baby Husky 235 but has got enough grunt for the 16" bar (IMHO). I've done all my firewood for a couple of years, cleared some bits of roots, sawed up chunks of kitchen worktop and it still goes okay (after sharpening the chain!) Downsides: - when it was about six months old the recoil on the starter cord packed up; I opened it up and found it had been "oiled" with some kind of vegetable oil at new, which had cloyed with age - after uncoiling the chain, cleaning with petrol and re-oiling with 20/50 it has been fine ever since - it will start okay from cold and hot, but put it down for about 20 minutes and then try to get it going again and you'll be struggling - it is nowhere near as easy to start as the Husky, mainly I think because there's no primer pump on the carb Upsides: - I paid nowt for it, which makes it even more of a bargain than the Aldi version

They emailed me back, including a link so you can all check the prices out. I don't think they are undercutting prices but I've never bought or sold logs... Firewood and kindling for sale - Warwickshire Web

Just seen a printed sign on my local parish noticeboard - the county council (Warwickshire) are doing firewood. Is this something new? There is no web address, just an email address. I'm thinking of dropping them an email to see what the prices are like...

You chaps can pick Bolt or Blake, I'll go for Ennis myself ;-) Still, whatever floats your boat...

I did something similar when I cleared a piece of alder woodland that was all about 15 years old - but stacked it without splitting in about 1.5m lengths, without being covered. The joy was that when I came to retrieve, it was easy enough to cut "slices" of logs off the ends of the 1.5 lengths, so no more handling. It all seasoned well; the long lengths that were on the ground ended up a bit the worse for wear but I guess if I'd had any to hand I could have used pallets.

All done, most split very easily other than a couple of knotty bits. Got to get my behind in gear and go and saw some more up. I reckon it'll take a while to season though; stuck the meter in it last night and it was logging 39%MC.

I have just got hold of some oak rounds, all about 12 to 14". Since I only do firewood for my own use, my splitting is done by hand (maul, 14lb hammer and a pair of wedges if necessary). It is currently green - best to split now or leave until seasoned? I am leaning towards having a go at it now to help it season a bit quicker, but wondered if I am going to be heading for a hernia??

I had it done three years ago; my wife ended up in hospital having surgery after our second was born so no more kids was a definite decision. I agree that the most painful bit is the local anaesthetic; it was generally an odd sensation to be on the table with two female nurses and a male doctor doing the honours. No major after effects but I had a lazy-ish day after the op.

He is posting on a website for tree surgeons... but a tenner for a cube is hoping a bit much!