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  1. cessna
    Processing wood today in the rain,I wondered if any of you are using an improvised tent type of structure, which covers your truck(when backed under firewood processor elevator), and processor elevator,so your split wood is kept dry. I have been looking at some ex army tents which may do the job ,AS LONG AS THEY DO NOT BLOW OVER. Just an idea .
  2. cessna
    I forgot to say,that Steve Blairs "avatar" says it all, neccessity is the mother of invention without spending a fortune .
  3. cessna
    Thanks guys for all your replies very much appreciated, so many ways to make the job slightly less back breaking,without spending a fortune. Makes one realise how useful this forum is,thanks again.
  4. cessna
    Hi Steve, Many thanks for the advice,I quite agree with what you are saying. Very easy to spend money but hard to get it BACK especially with firewood. Always concerned about health and safety issues with extra help,UNLESS,I know there background,especially with chainsaws.
  5. cessna
    I am wishing to try and take some of the strain off my back while processing firewood,as like many of you our back is my weakest point!! I have a firewood processor,hycrack splitter for real knotty wood and a 75hp tractor with front end loader. Like the rest of you, wood I buy in is any thing from 2"inches round to 2ft round so much chainsaw work involved. As a 62yr old one man band how would you suggest making things easier??? I know you young smart guys will say retire:thumbup: Serious suggestions please,£25,000 would be max I would want to try and borrow to make life bearable to over 65.
  6. cessna
    I wish to purchase some EX Car component wire cages for seasoning logs in. Do any of you know of a good source. Thankyou.
  7. cessna
    1.3cu mtrs £100 half load £60. Amazes me how many people are buying kiln dried logs around here, Cotswolds, for around £160 for so say 1.1 cu mtr bag, what the sales of kiln dried logs in your area.
  8. cessna
    Thanks bolthole, I say yet again I believe "Sustainable Woodland" is possible on a small scale but in the big picture it is not. I am not in the slightest against cutting down trees ,now doubt there are some do gooders out there that are, I need wood for firewood like the rest of us on here where ever,it comes from to be honest.
  9. cessna
    I fully understand the principle of "Sustainble Woodland" as you gentleman have explained,and how it works on a small scale,BUT I am not convinced that with the huge amount of wood now being consumed for paper pulp , construction industry,furniture making, wood burning stoves,open fires, and now the huge power generating stations(I appreciate only a small recentage of there fuel burn but that still comes to thousands of tonnes),that in the big picture, that "Sustainble Woodland" is achieveable. As you well know, to make matters worse the trees in most of Canada and I believe Scandinavian countries grow much slower,than in the U.K and New Zealand, and they are felling thousands of tonnes of lumber per day. "Sourced from Sustainable Woodland", I very much doubt could be genuinely pinned on much the wood that goes for all the uses mentioned above,the amounts being cut down per day world wide are so huge.
  10. cessna
    Full marks to those guys,very well put together. Why don't we all start Emailing Log Burner Suppliers /Installers, asking:- "Why is it bad to burn seasoned soft wood on log burners,as most Scandinavian countries ,where the wood burner originated, only have softwood forests and so softwood to burn.??? I am certainly going to Email the question, as we all need to try and start to get this myth gradually done away with.It just shows yet again how joe public is so nieve and gullible to the media. I will be also finding any log burning stove forums to see what is said on them about burning seasoned soft wood.
  11. cessna
    . Bloke down the pub said. Is that the Best Place to reliable information , especially after a few pints!!!
  12. cessna
    Sustainable Woodland seems to me to mean to me unsustainable supply of wood, on a world wide basis.
  13. cessna
    We all see the "sourced from Sustainable Woodland ", info bounded about, but please can someone explain what "Sustainable Woodland" is.How can it be achieved, if trees are being cut down,for whatever end use, faster than they must growing worldwide,not just our tiny U.K. Every one can plant as many trees as they like but they are going to take years and years to grow. I will need some convincing.
  14. cessna
    Thank you for all your replies so far. Still waiting for a Stove Supplier to comment,but starting to think we might have a long wait!!! So seriously , any sensible, realistic suggestions, of how we can make a joint effort, of making inroads to change this situation,about hardwood only to be used in wood burning stoves
  15. cessna
    Am I correct in thinking that most Scandinavian countries burn mostly softwood in there log burners, the countries from which they originated from, as I thought that the biggest percentage of there forests are softwood. If so WHY OH WHY,do log burner suppliers tell customers to use only well seasoned hard wood,and not to use softwood,especially now hardwood is getting so expensive and scarce. Sustainability of wood as a fuel???????
  16. cessna
    Renewablejohn,can you tell me the actual model of trailer and crane you have,and which tractor you pull it with,have you had the unit long. I assume they are very well built.
  17. cessna
    Is Timberwolf U.K associated with Timberwolf Corp U.S.A as their logos are not that different.
  18. cessna
    Has any one tried building on of these:- [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfQTk73WoXs]Building of a Holz Hausen (Wood House) - YouTube[/ame]
  19. cessna
    I am considering purchasing a forwarding trailer with built on crane, to use with 100hp 4wd tractor. (1) What is a good all round size forwarding trailer/ lift capacity crane to buy for use in moving thinnings and the odd large beech/oak tree. (2) Which make would you go for,I need a really strong well built machine. What is the main differences between Farma Cranes and Botex both sold by Jas P.Wilson.
  20. cessna
    Thanks for that Arnie. I must do that,a bit late now but winter has a long way to go. I will try and put some pallets on top of sheets as well as stack in a very exposed site as wind and rain comes from the west. I am north of Cirencester. Thanks.
  21. cessna
    As my log stacks are outside, uncovered, I am splitting wood down in to smaller logs due to the extremely wet October/November weather, so that logs will dry out quicker in customers log stores, I was wondering if any one else is doing the same. A lot of my wood is smaller diameter (100/160mm) and although it dried out really well through the summer it seems to have reabsorbed moisture. Not the sort of logs to go customers that say "Can you please drop them into the cellar!!!! So much for a nice bit of breeze and sun to keep the logs aired.
  22. cessna
    Does anyone have some suggestions where I can purchase some Heavy Duty tarpaulines ,good enough to cover the top of wood stack. Most tarps I see on the internet look absolute crap, to cope with really exposed wood stack site. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
  23. cessna
    I would like to know, if any forum members, have built a tree trunk splitter for splitting 4/5ft diameter by 3ft long lengths of knotty beech,oak,chestnut, elm,etc . Obviously a serious piece of kit and not cheap to build,as some very high pressures ,forces needed from hydraulic ram ,and the splitting blade ideally a 4 WAY blade to split the trunk in to 4 pieces.
  24. cessna
    Thanks Steve,very good advice, today I was spoilt as wire rope new. Good gloves for handling wire rope any suggestions,as wire rope wires can be extremely dangerous/painful. In which forum should I ask about recommendations for "REALLY GOOD" ,practical waterproof forestry clothing and boots, I do not care about "image!" I just want gear that does the job.
  25. cessna
    Just wanted to say I had very good day today using the new winch for the first time. I was lucky enough to have a semi retired forester and his son to give me a hand for the day, they were fantastic having so much knowledge from their own experience over the years. The winch is a super piece of kit,BUT it was their tips about using the chokers to drag in several branches,chain them to back plate grooves and then pull cable out and pull another 3 branches using chokers on cable,great job.

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