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I agree with all these comments and thank you for the support. I'll certainly not be chasing him re a delivery. The more I thought about it today, he has been a right royal pain dans le derriere - complained of a short load once, went to collect the money once only for him to say I'v just spent it on parts for the Land Rover I'm working on and similar on another occasion it took 4 visits to get the cash off him!! He can go cold or go elsewhere!

Cheers guys, my thoughts exactly. He can go to the back of the queue whilst I serve 13 grateful repeat customers.

I've just bought a MS362 off an arbtalk member....ringing up large diameter stuff that is too big for the processor was very tedious with my MS260 but the 362 zips through them.

Been supplying a mate with logs for 18 months now.. I usually deliver them to his house, stack them in his log store and shed and charge him a bit less than my normal price. Get a text this afternoon "I'm logless, any chance of some more but can I have some that burn this time. That last load was crap. It wouldn't stay alight unless the air regulator was wide open." I replied asking what was wrong with having the regulator open (doesn't fire need oxygen?) and he replied "The clue is in the name.!" So I told him the only supplier I knew of with much drier stuff was providing kiln dried and its 50 quid more than mine...and if he wants a delivery he is no. 14 on the list. Silence!!! They were obviously so bad he used them all and wants more! He complained last year that three year seasoned oak I supplied him was dripping wet, you could see the water running out of it...what did he do? Apparently chucked it in the stream by his house...but he didn't come back for more until 4 weeks after I delivered..so what did he burn in the meantime?

I keep thinking of advertising mine as organic!

I work one day a week for my uncle organising training courses for commercial fishermen - first aid, sea survival, engineering, navigation, etc - and I would implore anybody going out on a boat to always wear a life jacket and to do some basic training such as a sea survival course: it's only one day and £120 and could save your life. I know one instructor we use used to be a fisherman and says he wouldn't be hear today but for a simple thing as a rope hanging over the side of the trawler - he went overboard and was only able to get back on board because of the rope. Here endeth the lesson.

Really pleased to hear your good luck after reading earlier threads. If you chip it I presume it will be for power station use? Otherwise it will be too wet for most domestic/commercial boilers and I've head poplar takes a long time to dry out. A firewood guy I know couldn't even dry it in his kiln. Good luck, look after the pennies and keep safe.

9 orders placed in last two days - I'm now cutting in to the stock I was hoping not to touch until September.

I thought you said that was a new duck pond you'd built Darren!!!!

Yes, attended a meeting recently and one of the topics discussed was the new accreditation scheme now HETAS is no more. Apparently any one installing a biomass system that qualifies for RHI will only be able to buy their fuel from a supplier on the approved supplier list to guarantee their RHI payments. It is designed to prove sustainability of the wood used as fuel we were told.

I would send a letter of complaint to them outlining the course of events, request them to explain their actions and if a refund is not received you will take the matter further.

Got it sorted today in around 2 hours - drove into NTS, up on the ramps, my friend took the prop off, gave me his car keys and off I went to CPS Drivelink on the Team Valley, handed in the propshaft, 15 minutes later new UJ was installed and others greased, back in the car, pull into NTS, up on the ramps, prop back on in a couple of minutes. Jobs a good'un!

Would this not do the trick??? Wedge | Clas Ohlson

A UJ on the rear prop of my 2007 Ford Ranger needs replacing. Does any one know if I took the rear prop off, could I still drive it??? I remember doing this with a Defender but that was permanent four wheel drive.

Its £215 for 12 months

From somebody who used to work in a high street bank, I would echo the above. Once you have a credit card, use it every month and then pay it off in full before the due date. It builds up a bit of good history and any subsequent lender should take it in to consideration. Good luck with your new venture, I wish you well.

Always used softwood, its straighter so stands better and lights easier.

I'm busy watching season 4 of Axmen on DVD now. A few new characters but pretty similar to previous series, just cannot help watching it. Glad they put subtitles on for the swamp man!!

They have worn out from processing firewood and handling logs. I did look at the Strauss ones online but needed some for the next day so went to my local Arco. I liked the Wells Lamont ones Costco used to stock but have not seen them there for some time and they are the only UK stockist.

Arcos best leather gloves, on the right, after 8 days work! Glad they were half price when I bought them.

If its an extra cab you want as opposed to a double cab bear in mind there is only the Ford Ranger and Nissan Navarra and the brand new Isuzu where the rear door actually opens which would make putting kids in much easier.

But 340 miles from £70 = 420 from £90:001_tt2:

I've had the same thoughts the last few weeks. I'm now getting very choosy with new customers - must be really local or referred. But when I look at the dwindling log pile I panic - dont want to turn away customers I have built up over last year as I am sure when September comes and I ring them they will've gone elsewhere. From what I am hearing from other suppliers, if you are offered any wood, take it as it will be in short supply soon.

That is thirsty. I average 340 miles from a tank and that is with a load of logs on most of the time.