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No free pizza?
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I agree that an18" bar isn't what you want to be putting on a 346, but I am surprised at the general dissatisfaction that people seem to be feeling about them. A couple of years ago everyone was raving about them. They were the best thing since sliced bread and no one had a bad word to say about them. Even die hard Stihlists were recommending them! Given that these saws are reliable and have no significant issues, why are people turning against them now?
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Do your trees come all the way to the boundary? Bear in mind that if you plant your hedge underneath them in the shade it's unlikely to flourish! I've seen a few examples of this recently, and it's just a waste of time and money.
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Cutter gloves in the dry, Traffi gloves when it's wet. Cheap as chips
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Planning a Firewood Coppice
john k replied to pendleton8471's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
It rather depends on what you want, and what sort of area you're thinking of planting. Single species is simplest and potentially would allow you to maximise your yield. It may not be best for biodiversity though and may not be as appealing as a mixed woodland. You'd also have no built-in redundancy against any new pathogens (who knows what will get hit next!). Planting a mixture would obviously give you more variety with the benefits that this brings, but with added complexity. Coppice is traditionally single-species, which means it grows at an even rate. You would need to be careful that slower growing species don't get shaded out by the faster ones. -
Planning a Firewood Coppice
john k replied to pendleton8471's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Fair enough, that does look pretty impressive! -
Planning a Firewood Coppice
john k replied to pendleton8471's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Interesting reading, but I didn't see any reference to firewood or logs, or any mention of the diameter that you'd be getting on a 4 year rotation. SRC tends to be chipped for biomass. Of course, even if a strict SRC system isn't what the OP wants he could still plant fast growing hybrid poplar. Assuming that's what he wants to burn. It wouldn't be everyone's choice though -
Planning a Firewood Coppice
john k replied to pendleton8471's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
If you're after firewood then poplar and willow aren't likely to be what you want. Short Rotation Coppice in particular is a bit of a specialist niche thing. Ash would have been the obvious choice, but from the species you listed sycamore would probably be your best bet (although not strictly native). In the wet areas then Alder would also be worth considering. Birch is another native option for fast growing firewood. To get decent sized firewood you're probably looking at a 20 year rotation. This may not fit your definition of a short time but much less and you'll be getting sticks rather than logs. -
Kashflow will do your VAT calculations automatically, then submit your VAT return with a mouse click. Couldn't really be easier.
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Alternatively what's the point of spending out on new caps when all you need to do is not over tighten the existing ones?
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If you can't get the oil cap undone on a 346 then try doing it up less tightly. I've found that it only needs to be barely finger tight, much less than you'd think. It doesn't work loose, and you'll still be able to open it without tools.
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Look at the leaf arrangement and remember ATOM: Alternate = Taxodium Opposite = Metasequoia
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I reckon that a benevolent dictatorship is definitely the best model for running any forum.
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If anyone has a phone number for WillTimberlake can you call him and let him know his account has been hacked
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There are a lot of small firewood producers, but far fewer doing it on a large scale. I'd suggest that any sort of average figure won't be much use to you. A better question would be "How many companies process more than 750t of logs a year".
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I would start by having a chat with Donald Macdonald at Cowdray. He grows a bit of DF http://www.cowdray.co.uk/the-estate/forestry-department/
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And anyone who says otherwise is just plain wrong!
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What makes you think that they are trained?
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Are they available anywhere in the UK?
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I'll be there on Friday
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I wear Haix Protector Pro's on my size 14 feet and Stein trousers on my lanky legs. The type C's are a bit heavy, but I really like the type A's.
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Where is it, and what sort of woodland is it? Small woodlands are selling for anything between £4k and £8k an acre at the moment, sometimes more if it's particularly attractive.
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been offerd some land to work , few questions.
john k replied to Dr.Green's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
That's just VAT though. I think that the OP may have been thinking of the income tax exemption for forestry: From http://www.confor.org.uk/AboutUs/Default.aspx?pid=151 "No Income or Corporation Tax on the occupation of, or timber income from, commercial woodlands. Profits from the sales of timber are tax free, rents and other revenue receipts from woodlands are liable to Income Tax. No relief from Income Tax is given for expenditure incurred in commercial woodlands." So timber sales would be tax exempt, but processed firewood wouldn't. That assumes that the revenue agree it's a commercial woodland, and your rotation is greater than 10 years. -
Do you specifically need something as small as an alpine or Alstor? You may find that a full size tractor and forwarding trailer actually costs less as there are more of them around. You're also more likely to get a sensible tonnage rate than you would with small kit.
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For anyone else who us thinking of getting Steve to do some work for them I'd be happy to recommend him. We're really pleased with the table and benches, and he did a great job. Thanks!
