Chris Gagen
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aha, works out a treat then!
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pray tell where can i get free red diesel?
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find a welder, and welding guy if necessary and build your own! see avatar for my efforts! haven't got a piece of wood stuck on it yet! and cost me less than £450 including labour!
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surely truss wood is treated no?, i haven't looked into it, but one assumes...
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not sure how much diesel cost would be, depends how fast you want to run the tractor i suppose..., 23p an hour sounds pretty cheap though:thumbup:, how have you managed to measure that? re planed timber, iv access to plenty of truss making waste myself, couple of questions though; 1. is there an issue with using treated wood for kindling? regards fumes etc, i guess people's opinions differ on that 2. when cutting to length for your machine, are you being selective with the knots? i know with my current setup i have to get rid of any knot larger than 1/4 inch, complete faff really. obviously the hydraulics wont grumble and the stroke is completely through each time, whereas mine relies on the wood "popping" and only "cuts" about an inch into the end grain.
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where there's a will there's a way!
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fair comment, you are quite right, and i'm watching ebay very closely....
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rootball diameter 24", recommended maximum circumference at breast height 6", so only for small trees...
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well that fell flat on it's face. ebay it is then, when i get around to it.
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hahaha, i can so relate to that!! Electric Log Cutting Saw 2200W - Machine Mart here's what i bought, only problem i've found is that it is so well guarded that the saw dust comes out where ever it can!
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so begs the question again, why are u selling when kindla is faster and takes larger timber? and i guess you've no need for a treespade...
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what dimensions are your truss pieces? i felt the same way regarding waste of fuel and also the space needed (chances are you're out in the weather with the processor). so i bought a cheap cheap cheap electric saw bench to cut 3"x3" window frame components to the required length, only thing is you'll have to cut your 6 meter lengths into 2meter or at most 4meter lengths to handle... i've cut 15 cm with my little saw and it cost less than £200:001_smile:
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Got an idea for kiln drying logs. Any feedback appreciated.
Chris Gagen replied to Danny Boy's topic in Firewood forum
spot on, also you have an accurate measure of how much firewood you've got at any one time:thumbup1: -
not discouraged at all, in fact am encouraged that you're taking the time to discuss:001_smile: i take it you've seen the setup i have from previous thread? it certainly is a long-winded way of making and packing kindling but it does seem to be making a little at the moment, however i have hankered after a machine with greater output with less fuss for a long time, but i'm concerned now having provided such a clean presentable package that the shops i supply wont like the nets of kindling even though id be able to offer them cheaper, because of the increase in dross (loose splinters, bark etc). even the basic kindla as opposed to the faster kindlett and other high capacity machines would easily half my production speed. if i could know i would be able to sell high volumes of kindling then i wouldn't hesitate to buy this machine but, well that's it really!
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roll up roll up folks, i know this machine is going to be just perfect for one of you budding tree transplanters! somewhere in the region of £2500 (plus VAT) is all i'm asking and that is of course negotiable!
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could you explain what you mean by par?
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Got an idea for kiln drying logs. Any feedback appreciated.
Chris Gagen replied to Danny Boy's topic in Firewood forum
am i right in thinking that those who don't use the ventilated bulk bags, don't use them mainly due to not having a loader of some sort with which to handle them? just seems to me that there's so much handling of the timber that could be avoided. cutting up your firewood green and letting season in the stacked bags under a cover of some sort in the draught is surely the most cost effective way! even the loader issue can be solved by using the barrow bags! let nature work for you guys! -
that must have hit you very hard, lets hope the worthless ...... have had some serious bad luck since!
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hows a swap for a treespade sound???
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not sure id like to swing that axe, hell of a trunk for that
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have you any splitting wedges flyguy? aluminium wood grenades are good, see any good tool catalogue. then you can cut what you can on the top of log, then use wedges to split this section off from the end grain, giving you space to continue the cut and repeat. so when you've finished giggling at my crude diagram,you'll see that you cut through as far as you can on the top of the log (the red line ((it is red i promise!))) then drive 2 or 3 wedges/ grenades in the end grain in line with the bottom of your cut (dotted line) to split off a portion. then repeat. choose where you place your wedges carefully though as you'll swear if you place them to low and get them stuck... so, a big hammer solves the problem yet again!
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new target alex:001_tt2:
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well done, i was going to point that out for you, but you beat me to it...
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now you come to mention it i do recall seeing systems like that..., what made you stop?
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hmmm, have no experience outside my yard, have sold xmas trees here for 40 years... we are half a mile of an A road, but having been here so long we have a lot of repeat custom. i wouldn't want to guesstimate how many trees to have in your situation, job enough for me with previous years' records! and as has been said, you'll only end up having to get rid of the ones you don't sell, shame they can't be made to last for next year too! if you're in the middle of a town then you'd be able to up the price from what i quoted, round here anyway, not sure about up your way:001_smile:
