steve collins
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Have an arctic load of alder ash birch and chestnut all on hard standing with good access for arctic. Not looking for much as need room for stacking
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Would kent be too far? How quickly do you need them? Re the alder im guessing if they are peeled you want them asap and whats minimum top dia? can do alder or chestnut
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Standing chestnut prices
steve collins replied to Big Beech's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
depends where you are( kent) £250 - £400, so paling wood is lower end and heavy wood(rail/post) higher end -
Plotting trees on a map
steve collins replied to woodnicer's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
try this i think all you have to do is make a donation by memory and ispretty simple to use. myForest • home -
I can just about get them to last over a year and that's felling with it pretty much 6 days a week then they just play up, im on my 3rd now thinking of getting a dolmar instead or find an old 361 !! What dolmar is the same as 560?
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576 heavier but slightly more grunt than 372, i prefer the 372
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ive used one a fair bit, not mine though. great for moving about first thinnings with winch on and very low impact, some have different front loaders on ive noticed a lot, cab is cramped to be honest but if looked after they should be fine only clutch and pto clutch have been done on one ive used
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cheers for that il give them a call tomorrow
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any ideas where?
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ah okay il check the distance, are just before east peckham bypass
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Looking for a tip site in sevenoaks, kent for a few loads of mixed chip. Does anyone know of any in the area? Cheers Steve
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Ive tried the oregon waipou or however u spell it, there a good trouser for the money but couldnt handle the constant use and fell apart
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I know the pfanners have done me good just quality seems to be hit and miss in regards to zips, not seen the engleburts any opinions on husky technicals?
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Right in need of some new trousers shortly for hand cutting, ive had pretty much everything on market and last 2 pairs were sip and pfanner gladiators. what are peoples recommendations for cutting in 6 days a week? Cheers Steve
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As many just want a few sticks and not a lorry load plus wont pay much over firewood prices
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there may be a militant come up for sale soon, its been restored and then barn stored for a few years has 20ton mechanical winch with spades and jib il get some photos when im next to it again
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I cut some beech earlier this year and was simular size and all went for firewood in the end. I would still cut them to 4.8 as you say as you never know someone may want them
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Got 25ton of processor size ash and alder firewood for sale, good access for arctic and all stacked roadside. 07751057259
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It was viable doing it but however you look at it firewood will always claim a price of 35- 50 a ton. its down to how quickly you can convert it and at what volume is weather you can make it pay is key hope that makes sense?
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It was down to the diameter and length of timber as 16" was the maximum diameter and 2m lengths but the retort was loaded with the larger timber in the 'hot spot' to gain best results, only one probe was used
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I wont say exactly what temp as we were using large retorts and wouldnt want to give you a number and your retort start having problems, reason for steady temp was that we had to be consistant and we found a +/ - drop of 5 degrees meant we either had a lighter char or a few brown ends
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temperature in the inner chamber is most critical to producing quality charcoal and keeping that temperature steady is even harder so a qualty gauge is key to the whole operation
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Sorry to confuse everyone i meant to say four seasons, back to an earlier question if you cut your 150 tons of timber it would take iro 20 days and if you bought quality wood in at @£45 metre would cost £6750. so you to keep cost down your will have to source timber and cut/ extract to ride side to make it cheaper and burn from your stack there rather than hauling it around the wood? that's how i would do it As ive only really dealt with container kilns which work extremely well i think the exeter is a little on the small side to make it economically viable if you bought one outright. I also have a plan for a mobile kiln but only at drawing phase at moment might have some figures soon!!
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id be interested to see what treewoods looks like and also what fuelwood come up with as rumor has it there yard is full of burnt out retorts!!
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just looked at the exeter retort video and looks like a few tweeks are needed but apart from that seems good, has anyone had any problems with them at all?
