MikeTM150

i'm glad i'm not the only one who gets these kinda phone calls, i find the hanging up departement to be good or the 'hang a minute i'll put u on hold and transfer u to the right person' and just pass them round my chaps for a quick chat before finding there in the wrong department on every occasion. Did have one call centre who i hung up on, then rang me back and put the phone down on me once i'd answered it (fell into that trap didn't i!)

i like to think i'm fairly good with heights, but thats way out my league!!!!!:001_rolleyes:

wow, never thought this would generate so much discussion:thumbup: from what i can make of what you lot are saying is, plant a bit of everything, cut it down when its ready and plonk it on the fire!!! But i do have some serious concerns over deer, i like to think most end up in the wife's aga with a bed of red wine but in reality i'm sure there's some that like to nibble! Is deer fencing the only way of 100% keeping them out and will they always be a problem eating regrowth when i coppice it? so syc/ash/robinia and some euc if i can find a suitable variety?

Thats some brilliant idea's, i'm 30yrs old and want it for the rest of my life and hopefully my childrens to! So oak is good and will produce some nice firewood, its only for my own consumption so it will be as i am now, if it;s wood and its well seasoned i'll burn it. I've got a small 6acre field thats too small for our big kit really and is stuck out on a limb of the farm so i was gonna plant that field up, so i have plenty of space for different tree's and different growth rates to occupy the same space. What variety of EUC would u suggest? Can see so far, sycamore/ash/robinia/oak being the fav's, probably stay away from populars we've got a few lines of them around the farm and the suckers are a pain to keep controlling and just keep spreading!

hi I want to plant some coppice for producing firewood for my own use. Been reading some threads on here, but can't see the wood for the tree's so to speak? I've been considering a mixture of ash/sycamore/sweet chesnut but then some would make me think alder or birch are worth considering? I know its all a matter of opinion and there's no hard fast rule but tell me ur thoughts! Oh yeah it will be on cotswold brash at around 500feet on what i class as poor arable land. Many Thanks in advance!

i have to give it does look cool from the other direction! especially ur magical powers that sucked the timber back up to the top of the tree!!!!

would u be happy to assume that its safe to use and have the required stamps to ensure it meets safety regulations......... its probably not a saw a 'professional' would buy so leaves it to general public to buy and use who perhaps don't realise the safety issues that maybe present!

ahhhhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeemmmmmm CHINA my lord!

hi shame ur not closer cuz i'd be interested in buying that, could u take some pics of the whole machine perhaps i might take a punt on it and get it shipped down er!

I've gotta say mate, u do a very good service, its refreshing to see someone who still believes in 'repairing things' not just fitting new parts or condeming as scrap because 'its just not worth it'. Winds me up when someone looks at my workbench and says 'why the hell are u bothering to fix that scrap!', because its satisfying, hopefully cheaper and therefore worthwhile doing!!! Though i have to admit sometimes i get it wrong. Know where i'll be sending any chainsaw i can't get to work!

Right here u go, a few pics and i'll try to describe how it works! First pic just shows what it looks like, properly agricultural! 2nd pic shows the rod that comes up from the foot pedal assembley to operate the control level and if u look carefully u maybe able to see the 'r-clip' which you can move to adjust the height to which the ram returns. 3rd pic shows the guide attached to the splitting wedge plate that guides the rod and 'lifts' the r-clip when it comes up to stop the ram in the upper position. 4th pic just shows the 'r-clip' and hopefully if u can see them the holes which u can select to stop the ram at a different height in the upper position for differing height logs if u want to, thus saving wasted time returning right to the top everytime if ur only doing small logs. 5th pic shows the pedal assembley underneath the table, with the added return spring to help bring the rod down when your foot is taken off to make the ram return back up. So basically you put ur foot on the pedal until the ram decends and the log is split (i have quite a sharp narrow blade that comes within a few millimeters of the tableso it will cut any stray wisps of wood), you take ur foor off and a combination of the return spring and the weight of the actuating rod bring the pedal into the up position which then makes the valve lever move into the down position making the ram return upwards. As the ram lifts the guide attached to the splitting wedge plate travels up the rod until it reaches the r-clip and lifts the rod and consequently the control lever into the neutral position. I use a 'detent' on the control lever just to make sure it 'flicks' into its desired positon fully and easily. The other lever on the right is for the log lift that i haven't quite got fitted on yet!!!! Hope that helps and is not too complicated to follow!

i'll get the camera out and take some pics for you!!! I apologise in advance for the colour of the machine, but i ordered DARK green paint for a grain store and its painted in what was left over!!!!!

can't comment on either but i'll let u know in 10yrs as both maybe become a problem soon!!!:thumbup:

wow, thats seriously impressive

I like to think i'm a brave strong kinda chap, but see a wasp and i'm running and screaming like a schoolgirl, unless i think i can handle it with a large flame thrower, shovel, tank, nuclear missile or such the like! So here's a reason not to become a tree climber if that what u encounter up there!!!!

Go hydraulic!

ha, i've been selling some very nice spalted beech to my brother in law from my firewood pile for about £10/cube......think the price may have to rise a wee bit!!!

:confused1:Right, this may seem a simple question to most but i've got a few youngish (approx 8-10" in diameter 1meter from the ground) and want to cut them to make them into pollarding tree's. I love the old tree's we have that are ancient pollards for firewood, they produce good ash firewood and the tree gets to live. But i want to know do i just go and cut the the tops straight off at say 12feet or is it a bit more technical than that?

anyone for a glass of par char? comes with a slice of twaddle and a heap of hopefulness!!!

tis an interesting read, got bfgoodrick AT's on disco and they do job well on road and fairsh off. Got MT's on my farm 90, worn well for the abuse they get, but heard the new version which complies with the new EU regs are too soft and wear really quick. Mate put them on and reckons 50% gone in about 5000miles, reckons cooper's the way forward......

Hodge, i've got to agree with you, its a real shame they didn't get back to you. Thats how they work the nfu, franchised agents, means u have a direct line to a real normal human being and if needed a desk to go and stand infront!!!

surely not??? will have to read the small print then cuz that puts a whole new view on it!!

Hi Just testing the water ( so to speak ) i am considering stepping up to a ecoangus log boiler, and was wondering what the chances were i'd be able to find wood (anykind and anyshape and anycondition and any moisture content!) to collect to stuff on the beast, soley used to help supplement the on farm supply. Can collect and load myself within sensible distance of badminton (s.glos) for 50k tractor to collect! Say stuff that other firewood proccesors don't want cuz its too twisted ect. Just wondering as i currently supplement my farm 2000 with straw at times of tight wood supply, but they don't qualify for the RHI grants. having to replace the old girl as she's a bit thin and ripe (ie started weeping water where water jacket got v.thin!!)

this won't apply to many, but milkstone remover is very good at cleaning many things including blocked drains!!!!