Chris Gagen

Thank you treequip for explaining perfectly the reason for the 240v 3 pin plug. The price is perhaps a little on the steep side, but it's open to offers, so it's only logical that I should want to set the bar high so to speak...

having spoken to the guys who built it to get an idea what it cost in the first place, I'm looking for offers around £1200. the pack is only 18 months old, and has not been knocked about. Any sensible offer will be considered.

tbh i haven't really got a need for a powerpack, it just came as part of a package of machinery i bought.

so, here we are, over a week later with pictures as promised... hmmm, could have rotated the 2nd pic, whoops!

hey tony, how many are you after? or does the quantity required depend on the price?

I will post some pics a bit later, also a pallet dismantler available with it.

Does anyone know their stuff when it comes to electric motors and power packs? I bought this pack as part of a package and I have no use for it, particularly as it's 3 phase. My problem is I don't know the worth of it to sell on...(opening myself up here I know!!) 2 x double acting spool valves with electronic solenoid controls via foot pedals. The only info plate on the pack is on and referring to the motor and I'm reading it that this is a 1.5kw motor, but I'm not sure of myself! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

are you referring to the log size or the net size...?

so long as you have the capacity to fulfil the orders then there is no harm in approaching more outlets with samples. don't forget that it is still early in the season and even shops are notoriously bad at being organised with firewood. stockpile it in the shed and then you're ready to deliver as soon as they order.

you'll be fine, i would say good luck, but if you're anywhere near competent then you shouldn't need luck to pass. just go for it! all the best.

i'll take a punt at around 100ish hp. i had two of these as "Britains" toys when i was a kid!

would really be better if the crane was roof mounted though, would leave the 3pl available...

a very valid point.

Hiya, whereabouts are you based? Is this your first season of producing kindling for wholesale?

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in answer to thread title, errrmm, no.

so is there anybody who uses it for kindling on a commercial scale? how does it split when seasoned, is it still easy or does it tend to fracture and run out a lot more? reason i ask is that i would be afraid of it mouldering if kindled and stacked unseasoned as i'm not sure enough air would get through, particularly if in plastic bags. although saying that i've seen green wood kindling moulder even in monofilament bags! I'd be thinking to prepare for kindling machine whilst green, then let season before kindling and packaging...

I'll get back to you on that after measuring what I used... I got lucky with ram size I think, mine wont make a struggle of any thing that is presented to it in a logical and sensible manner. I think I also got lucky with the blade angles, what I ended up with after guessing a pitch was pretty much exactly halfway between a blade and a wedge, so what it wont split it will shear.

Best thing if only you're going to use it is to build it yourself. Piece of cake.

whilst i'm in agreement that converting off cut material into kindling is labour intensive, i feel i must point out that i'm now at the transitional stage going from something rather more than a hobby to hopefully one of the main stays of my business. i've thought about buying in round timber and splitting off the outside, leaving no bark to go into the kindling and big enough outside pieces to mix into firewood, not got any waste at all then, but obviously still laborious. maybe i could rig up a 8 inch square splitting knife for my splitter...hmmm renewablejohn, not having any trouble selling the volume of unusable waste i presently produce anyway thanks. although as the outfit grows this issue may require further consideration which i'm sure would be conducted using the power of arbtalk at some later stage...

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steve, you are my role model, this is where i intend to be in 2 years max... Just gotta find enough timber to convert to kindling! I hear chestnut makes great kindling, and i already having several tons of the stuff growing in coppice:sneaky2:

what i presently kindle is waste from staircase manufacture. kiln dried untreated timber for interior joinery. fantastic quality, seldom any knots at all in the yellow pine, and mostly straight grained. the main problem with it is a lot of it is silly shaped off cuts, lots of wedges and skeleton frame cut outs from cnc machining. some of the stuff here is green in colour too ted, but some treated timber i've bought from builder's merchants for construction i've had to double check with them that it IS treated as it looks plain. I'd heard the main problem was with the ash as well steve, but it seems some folks have differing views, one major buyer/supplier of kindling wood i spoke to was perfectly happy to receive treated pallet wood kindling so long as it was dry! guss, thanks for the offer, but i'm not too worried as will be only kindling stuff that i'm 100% sure is untreated. besides, once a pallet is dismantled, surely they'll be no markings as not every single piece of wood is stamped is it? just the blocks i've seen marked in the past.

Now then, I've heard various accounts about domestically burning treated timber. I don't profess to know the answer, but I've always steered clear from treated stuff as it seems only to be expected that wood with additives is going to give off obnoxious fumes and or residues. One source told me recently that treated timber is fine to burn "so long as it is dry". Also, how does the layman tell if any given piece of timber is treated or not?? I know freshly treated stuff is fairly obvious, but older stuff I can't ever say for sure:confused1:

I'll bear that in mind fella, going to be around a fortnight before i can get everything home though, so i'll be in touch regards your interest.