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It is really quite a long and complex method to determine moisture content of chip Dean. Most boilers under 500KW will require fuel of 35% moisture and below and the best way to test it is to use your oven at home! Take a known quantity of chip (by weighing it) and place it on a tray or in a steel container and put it in the oven. Leave it for 12 hours at 105C. Re weigh the sample and perform the following sum: MC% = (Ws - Wo)divided by Ws times by 100 Ws is the weight of the sample before drying and Wo is the weight after drying. You can use a microwave as well: 1.microwave on high for 10min - stir 2.microwave on high for 10min - stir 3.microwave on medium for 10 mins -stir 4.microwave on low for 5mins -reweigh 5.repeat step 4 until consistent weights are obtained and then perform the above calculation Hope this helps!

It was up for sale last summer with a price tag of £12,000 and there were no takers

Save your money on buying a splitter Chris, and your bad back, and just give log orders to me and I'll deliver dry, well seasoned logs to your punters

Okay Rich,here's a few more for you.

Yes, I agree Chris. The zipped bottoms also tend to have the drawstring waists. The matching jackets are good as well although the one I have has no pockets on the outside. I remember going deer stalking in horrendous weather and staying dry as a bone in my ex army goretex outfit that cost £20 and my mate coming back soaking in his new £300 Sealand outfit!!

Yes, one of the Countys had a roof mounted crane. Some more pics of the saw although it looks the same in every pic! Some big John Deeres there as well.

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Some photos from a steam and classic rally at Corbridge in Northumberland today.

How long is a piece of string?? After reading similar posts on here for the last two years I would say it all depends on location. Here in the north east we seem to pay more than elsewhere. I have just taken delivery of mixed hardwood at £45 a ton plus vat, delivered but they were asking £50 to start with. A friend of mine has been quoted nearly £60 so £37 a ton Little Green Woodchopper is the stuff of dreams in our neck of the woods (pun intended!).

It shows you how hypocritical they are and cost is king. Last week he was trying to get them to take on meatballs made from British rose veal - they said public would not buy it as the word veal conjured up bad images. Low and behold Jimmy found veal escalopes in Tescos made with veal from Germany where animal welfare standards are a lot lower!!

Steve, I've told you mate, stop posting pictures...we miss it too much and want it back!!!

Yep, just paid £1.359 a litre for diesel this afternoon. It was only a few weeks ago it was £1.489!

I have just received my renewal notice for my vehicle insurance - a Ford Ranger pick up - and it has gone down!!!!!!! I think this is the first time in 20 something years the existing company has offered me a renewal at a reduced premium. Well done Direct Line for offering me a 10% reduction and I have had to make a number of changes to the policy over the year and they have done this without any extra premiums or admin fees. (Previous company wanted £29 when I rang to inform them I had been made redundant and wanted to change use!!)

Ah,so you got one Darren? Lets see pics of what you've done then.

I'm with you Sam, some research does need to be performed to assess the damage done by these birds. I take on board Dans comments re the food chain and buzzards being at the top so its natural.....but what preys on the buzzards? Nothing, so do we just let the buzzard population grow and grow?

This looks an interesting machine. Off-roader Not Land Rover - GMC 6.5 Diesel - Mercedes Tractor | eBay

No problem with fumes, door is always open and is 20 foot by very high! Also there is a gap between the concrete panels and the metal panels higher up so there is usually a draft. Don't know what a wareing shed is Rob, think manufacturers and builders were S&A Fabrications.

This is my set up for processing and was pictured when we had a large order to fill hence the 28 cube skip. The Ford TW20 was a bit overkill but the Ford 4610 we usually use was out of action. I say my set up when in actual fact I must have one of the best mates on the planet - its his shed :60ft by 140ft; his TW and his dads 4610 - the processor and timbers mine!!

My uncles best mate purposefully drives at 45mph on the motorway to achieve 77mpg from his Passat - I consider that not only very tight but also dangerous. Since the rise in prices I try not to exceed 60mph on the motorways and brake as little as possible. I think there was a "Which" report last year and the best mpg was achieved by driving at the lowest speed possible.

My friend pays anywhere from £25 to £35 for softwood at roadside for chip production.

I have a price list from two years ago when I was researching firewood processors and the vertical log splitters are listed between £1386 and £2646 plus VAT.

Very neat winch mounting on the Navarra there - unusual for modern pick ups, they usually stick out a mile!

Good advice Steve. Good books is very important, bank cash as well as cheques otherwise you are just spoiling your chances later down the line.

I was a mortgage advisor for Barclays up until 2009 and used to cringe when I knew a customer coming in was self employed (unless they were a dentist or a doctor!). We always had a very strict lending policy and for self employed we required three years accounts and used to take an average of the net profit. However, following the problems with the economy we then had to look at any finance commitments and deduct a years worth of payments of 3x net profit. A budget planner also had to be completed and enough surplus left to meet FSA requirements for a couple or a couple with a child,etc. I would always advise people to shop around when it comes to a mortgage as policies to vary between lenders as a lot of what the FSA issues are guidelines and it depends how strictly a lender wants to follow those guidelines. And never just see one "independant" advisor - when I was interviewing customers who had been to an independant I could always guess which were the top three lenders they had told the customer about would be;not rocket science, its just those were the three companies that offered the best commission to the advisor! So shop around and always ask your own bank - its the biggest financial commitment in your life so make sure you are happy with the advice and deal you are offered. Good luck.

Or for something even more useful buy a Ranger Super cab as the rear door opens giving fantastic access to the area behind the front seats. I cannot understand why Toyota and Mitsubishi do not do this.