rowan lee
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Thanks lads, yeah 16 rooms Difflock excluding bathrooms, so probably more like 300 - 350m2, it was just ball park - and thus yeah a big reservoir of water needed. I'll have a look at those brands. Thanks. Wood will be seasoned in ibc's, dropped off to basement access point and wheeled inside via manual pallet truck.
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Doing a bit of research on oil and gas heating system alternatives for a large old farm house. There is a plentiful supply of wood available, so I'm interested in hearing about large wood boiler systems, makes/brands and how they work. Ideally the system would live in the basement, and possibly co-exist with the current oil fired boiler system that heats the radiators and hot water. Systems needs capacity to heat about 250m2, or about 16 rooms. Thanks.
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The OP video is like a 'chuck and duck' brancher.
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Yeah the 4 way is useless on 1m billets, unless its 8 - 10'' diam. straight ash or sycamore. Anything bigger it just gets bogged in it, the four way head is literally too wedge shaped. I do like the 4 way on rings though, really speeds thing up in the 8 -16" range, so long as it not exclusively gnarly twisted beech grain.
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I'm just a young fella having a bit of craic with firewood at the weekends when I'm not in my full time job. My setup is very basic, doing about 30ton a year from my own woods, with chainsaw, splitter, portable log rack, and a combination of ibc cages and 1m billets on pallets. This is my delivery vehicle for local drop offs near base. She has never let me down yet!
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This is a particularly good design taking some mechanical advantage of gravity. LANCMAN SAF-X-CUT 700 |
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What model are you looking at? I have a magik 13 (pto). very fast, powerful, and safe. Reason I preferred it over other makes was the leader control system - which allows you to draw the blade down one handed (or with the foot control if you pay for that extra) with enough force to hold log in place but not enough to sever your finger(s) off before engaging full splitting power with both lever controls. This makes for very efficient safe splitting, although I'm sure you can probably bypass the two handed system on most machines. No cons I can think of.
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Nice video. That looks a proper saw.
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Nice one, can't beat a bargain this time of year.
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Magik 13? - had one for nearly 4 years now. No JD for mine though just an old 35. Excellent build quality, and leader controls make it really efficient.
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Anyone have a pro's / con's listing for this type of cutter. [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq0adm7vVlM[/ame]
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I found a roll of plastic door strips in work, like what you see hanging in a butchers cooler. Work great, and allow airflow, but stop most of the rain.
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haha - have to admit I would be too scared to use that Slack. Defo not a hangover cure either.
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With regards to logs jumping I know a fellow who had his front teeth knocked out using a HP eagle. I like this machine from bgu - the gripper and bridge over the blade appear to potentially eliminate any possibility of logs kicking up at the operator. Also any opinions on this style of saw, where you pull the blade through, rather then push the log on a cradle??
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Agree on the gripper, essential on the last cut when things are getting short and your hand is within 6'' of the blade.
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What cutting device do you use for +/- 1/2'' accuracy Logs?
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enjoyable (ish) Good tip on the round logs. I think i will start segregating this type of material to one side for bagging only. I do something similar to yourself, but its a large crate on a 3 point hitch which can be lowered and highered for convenience. Nepia I use a rack horse like that (homemade though) as well. Great for rough bendy stuff you can lift, but not so great for sawing accurate that all need to be within +/- 2 to 3cm parameters.
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I use one of these for logging up billets for bagging. Keeping a consistent length aids productivity i.e no snagging, easy stackable sacks, neater product etc. Is there an easier way other then a processor. I have looked at circular saws, pto and petrol, but very few have a decent measuring stop block for accurate length. Also I like to cut sub 3'' material as well, and I don't fancy the final cut on a powerful pto saw given the risk of the log spinning and kicking back at me. What do others use for cutting up accurate length logs for bagging with a tray system bagger?
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IBC cages are great for seasoning in, much faster turn around then a large random piles of split logs. They cut down handling as well. Try and prep your raw material on tree surgery jobs. As Goaty said, if on a budget the rack type saw horses are very productive for all the stuff you don't ring up on site.
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Is that a 4 hooked corners kind of jobbie? any pic's. Use a bagging tray, but often wondered if the open bag method might be faster, out of ibcs.
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Agreed, Can be like fixing a jigsaw together at times. Sorry no experience of bagging softwood, but with mixed hard, about 25 an hour in 45x60's (aver. 15 pieces per bag).
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Very nice, fair old bit of pipework to the tip of the dipper but I'm sure it worth it.
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I keep a stash of seasoned billets on the side just in case my regulars need more towards the end of season and I'm running short. It takes a bit of guess work towards the middle of the season - factoring in weather conditions, how many one off loads I've done to new customers etc. If all else fails I have a contact elsewhere for seasoned material, I don't profit from those loads greatly, but I keep everyone happy, and as the customer base grows I can factor in extra production for the following year.
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Wonder how much this system is from fuel wood? I like the concepts. [ame] [/ame]
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True and yes same as I have (Only fitted to table rather then stand)
