AngusMF250

Thanks Stephen, sounds fine. Had a look at your website, nice website. Matty your accident sounds bad, I wont entertain a screw splitter. Have you seen the ones that fit onto car wheels, from America... sticklers they re called, wonder why they are not illegal!

Michael, it is a Massey Ferguson 250. A great wee tractor.

Hello Stephen, I may well be interested in it. I m about 4 hours north east of Largs tho. I agree about the safety, and dont like the look of the screw splitters, especially with the kids running about the place. A friend who sells chainsaws (Angus Chainsaws) has a demonstration on the 26 November, I m going to it to see the splitters working, before I buy, and taking a few bits of Elm I couldnt split by hand. The Elm I have was killed off about 7 / 8 years ago, its not stringy, but more like tough and bullet proof, especially nearer the bottom where it has a wee bit twist. I know the English Elm is very bad for twists, but the Wytch Elm we have up here isnt too bad.

Hello to everyone. I ve just joined and would like to ask a question, which has probably been asked before, so sorry about this. I cut a lot of Wytch Elm, which I split with a hand splitter. Some of its not too bad and some of it is murder to split, so I m looking to get a splitter for the back of my tractor. Has anyone used a screw splitter powered of a PTO? If so, have you split any Elm with it and was it a good method? Or would I be better to look at a hydraulic, or maybe PTO powered hydraulic splitter? Does anyone reccommend any particular manufacturer? Thanks for any input.

Going by that then, I would guess the guy on the phone was at it. What your charging seems to be the same as the 2 people I know who sell locally (north Angus / south Kincardineshire areas). I would stick to your price.

I cut a lot of firewood for my immediate family and other family members. I ve had a lot of people asking for loads, but I ve stopped selling, fed up with people not paying, or dropping off a bottle of whisky, thinking thats payment enough, £15 for a days work! Most people have no idea of the work involved and the outlay in equipment.

I dont often sell firewood, but if someone local is desperate I sell it by the tonne (an approximation). Most people I refer to a friend who sells also by the tonne, I ve never asked how much he charges but heard it was about £200 for 2.5 tonnes of mixed wood (hard and softwood). Do you know roughly how much weight is in a m3 ?

I have been using stoves as a primary heat source for more than 20 years, we have bought and sold various manufactures and styles of stove. I think the the list is nonsense and written by someone who likes the look and has not used them for survival ! The best stoves are cast iron from Scandinavia. For burning wood I ve found to Jotul and Morso, the companies who have been in buisiness longer than anyone, are the best. Morso traditionally made better Multi fuels and Jotul wood burners but now they both make equally, the best wood burners. They are generally a bit more pricey, but thats because you pay for quality cast and better design. I have tried a steel stove and would never buy another one, the heat is more sharp and the the stove goes freezing cold thru the night, they are not so robust and will not last as long or keep any value. Jotul still make some cast models that are cheaper than the steel ones and will out perform and out live a steel stove. They still make parts for stoves that are no longer produced. Just my own thoughts on this.