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they did once (in the UK) And they still do (in Poland)

burning it is fine. Splitting it can be a bit of an ordeal though.

I understand that they are supposed to be light-weight, but IMO the straps and shell of the Alveo in the picture look a little, well, lightweight (if you know what I mean). (but the white/ black colour scheme does match your iPOD).

Not that I know what I am talking about...... .......but the linked webpage implies different.

O Yeah, now I see the little smiley face on your post . Fair play then, just my excuse to have a ranty moan more cider required, I think.

The odds are, if he got a saw and nibbled around at the edges it would probably fall down at some point, no one hurt. 'course there is a chance it may not, so who in their right mind would give that advice?

Why does he NEED a saw ticket. its not a legal requirement. Chainsaws aren't some controlled substance. You can get them at FOCUS, or in the ARGOS catelogue (other suppliers are available - terms and conditions apply) for goodness sake. The chap wasn't sure, so he asked a question and got (some) common sense answers (and a few stupid ones (like mine)) - good on him - if you aren't sure, why not ask?

nice. But I reckon pictures 2 and 4 are the only pictures I have ever seen of you truck with the drivers door shut. Born in a barn per-chance

Energy gained from burning woodchip needs to be greater than... Fuel to drive empty truck from where it is, to woodchip pile in surrey. Fuel for Loading woodchip. Fuel to drive to screening plant in midlands. Energy to unload chip. Fuel to send truck towards next destination. Energy to scree / process woodchip. Energy to dispose of waste / rejected woodchip. Fuel to drive an empty truck from wherever it is to the screening plant Energy to load it Fuel to send it on to the powerplant (wales / scotland) Energy to unload it Fuel to send the truck on its way. Energy to get the chip into the furnace. (I may have double accounted a bit with my truck movements) either way, I can't see it very efficent energy wise - so I guess there's a bit of govn't subsidy going on here.

well, thats grown-ups tree work! Watching with the sound down (trying to get the baby to sleep before dinner) All that 'speeded up men walking about' business reminds me of benny hill / teletubbies.

Yeah, thats the ticket ('though I can't help but think that might exceed some of the lads CAT B driving licences )

No1 = Hobby (better than telly) No2 = Therapy (mental state) (staring into flames is better than any other S.A.D cure) No3 = Therapy (relationship) (glass of wine, open fire, kids in bed, bliss!) No4 = Business nessessity (got to get those trousers dry by tomorrow somehow) Heat? 'fraid that all goes up the chimney :-(

Arrrrr, sorry. my mistake. In that case, don't you mean "some of it was mine"

Yeah, but you don't seem to want it

As stated, a trip to the weighbridge, me thinks. The confounding issue here seems to be how heavy the tipper body that has been mounted on the chassis is. It seems strange that GVW, GTW and axle weights are stated on the transit doorframe, and the tipper body has warning labels about unpropped bodies, and the strength of tie-down points, but nowhere does it say what the maximum load that can be stuck in the tipper body is. Strange how often the most useful bit of info is the one thas missing.......

I have had an ARS saw head on a 'spare' set of insulated rods. Had the thing for years and there is barely a speck of rust on the blade. Using an ARS saw still brings a smile to my face (which is handy as I hate rodding!)

step 3. consider I was only kidding.

step 2. light a fire at the base, just like 'fred' would do.

Step 1, read the thread on lighting a bonfire with wet wood.

Cheers all, The chipper is carried on the tipper to avoid messing about with towing trailers. The ramps are at approx 15 degrees, and the discharge spout is normally removed for travelling. Couple of ratchet straps and you are in business . The origional question was for the weight of the chipper combined with the transit exceeding GVW. Maybe a trip to the local weighbridge will solve the issue. As to the height, whats the issue there?

Hi all The timberwolf is a TW190 TR. The Transit is a 05 plate 90 t350 Crewcab tipper with twin wheels on the back axle. The Gross Vehicle Weight of the Transit is 3500kg. I guess the chipper weighs 1300ish kg. Do you rekon the chipper take the transit over the gross weight when its on the back? If not, will it exceed the rear axle weight anyway? many regards (and may it not rain on your fireworks )

The NPTC materials are only 'performance criteria' i.e. they are not intended to be training materials. Some colleges provide materials with their chainsaw courses that are compiled in line with the NPTC requirements, or you could do a 'LANTRA' course, which will be accompanied by some fairly comprehensive manuals. Either of these should give you all you need to know to pass the assessment. I must admit that I haven't seen the books that you have linked to, but they may miss out on some vital information, terms or techniques - or they may include methods that are not acceptable / appropriate for an NPTC assessment - or they may be produced for US or AUS markets (heaven forbid that you should get terms such as hung-up tree mixed with widow-maker, or attempt to get your hung-up tree down by spearing lumps off the bottom ) 'course, if you just want a little light reading, order away (and if the books are any good, you can post up a review )

You will certainly get good excercise loading it. Those load beds are really high. Mind you, If you good lady has gone ape with you for buying the thing, you might be in no hurry to go home :-)

Ha Ha, what numpties! I rekon there's two types of bonfire workers, the smart ones, and the ones that stand in the smoke " Ooooo Ooooo Ouch! a little tiny spark went down my neck "

I can't believe people are advising using petrol or diesel. It is a wicked waste of out earths precious resourses These days we all MUST recycle, for the sake of the children. and thats why you should use sump oil and tyres (for the sake of the planet, man:thumbup1:)