Logarithm
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In a hedge looking at your trailer! :001_tt2:Make sure you keep it locked up out the way. Ben I'm south Essex in the Brentwood area.I have an Ifor tipper trailer it's the 85 model I had optional cage sides fitted from new which gives me just over 3 cube.I will post some pictures today if I can work how to upload pictures from this iPhone to the arbtalk Site.
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Ben what size tipper have you got,and how many cube will it carry?
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Your correct,end grain of log may give a slightly higher mc than centre of face,but can you imagine how p**sed off Mr garage owner would be if I split a net out on His forecourt laid out each log in a row and measured correctly the centre of each log!
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Not wanting to hi-jack this thread I gave £35 about 3 years ago for my moisture metre but the name has rubbed off the case and unfortunately I can't remember the name but it was a reputable one and I think that's the way forward as I do trust the readings. The garage logs were anything from 25-30 mc under the canopy of the garage but exposed to air moisture,they vary from different garages and of course suppliers but I have found a bunch around 35 mc and the nets were really heavy,no name on the net so no blame I suppose. My intrest was to see if I could supply the garages but wanted to know what the competition was like,as it turned out I couldnt agree a wholesale price with them and stuck with bulk and trailer orders.
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Had the same problem with my moisture metre with it coming on in my pocket and killing itself,I would suggest a hard case for one if it's a press on and off one. I was so obsessed with mine when I got it that I was testing everything to the point that when I got diesel from the garage I was testing their logs too! Now that's unhealthy...Right?
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Anyway I process straight into vented bags and Ibc cages and season under shelter,works for me. John I like you English literature it reads well once I've had a drink or three!!!
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Surely the it's depens on what the customer wants...most of mine at this time of year want a cube of well seasoned logs to burn today,tomorrow and right through the season so it's got to be first class,I wouldn't take a chance on sending out semi seasoned Logs UNLESS the customer explained that they were not going to burn it till next winter. BTW I'm not suggesting any other members on this forum are selling green logs as seasoned:thumbup:
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Steve I bet you sleep well at night! What goes around comes around and should that Lady need a new firewood supplier I'm sure she will find you again. I can relate to this,it wasn't with logs but it was in business and the priciple was much the same,by the way The Person did get back to me!
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Steve,I had the same problem,I would find blackened half burnt lumps of oak that I thought would of burnt out through the night but hadnt.This year Im only burning smaller pieces 3-4 inch (off- cuts from my Log saw) with the odd one around 6 inch and it burns loverly.Its not burning out too quick either and Im just topping up occasionally.Last year i was putting on oak 12-14 inch long mixed with abit of soft which was ok but this is working well for me.I know theres plenty of science that would cover this subject but I just want a bloody fire! The picture of my fire is now and it smells great too!
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Egg,you've got a price and you've checked out the goods and thay are good so I recon invest in buying all they have available for this season and take them out the market. Unless they have 1000 cube available then I would swiftly retreat my friend!
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Hi Chris,thanks for keeping in touch,I'm glad you have gone over to a kindlet machine that must make production so much more efficient and as a result your products keenly priced and I am ofcourse interested in buying from you but I do need to make sure I have firm orders to be honest I think I've missed my chance with a couple of outlets that I supply logs to because I have seen they already have their stocks full of kindling from Pagen fuels (Essex) but if we get a cold spell I might be able to get in quick.One of my outlets has dropped firewood and gone over to Coal only so thats not been good for me BUT that doesn't mean that they won't sell kindling!
As soon as I have spoken to a couple of these Guys I will give you a phone call,hope all is well with you.
Regards Chris.
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I'm sure the answers are on their way but in the meantime what's your current way of unloading bulk bags?
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Help! What vehicle do I need for my wood yard?
Logarithm replied to tree888's topic in Firewood forum
I had the same problem this time last year, looked at telehandlers,all terrain fork/bucket loaders and in the end brought a 4x4 tractor loader with bucket and pallet tines. Its a large tractor 100hp which gives it good power/lift and reach plus it gives me the option to run splitters-processors off the rear pto should I need to in the future. Of the other machines mentioned your more restricted but each do their intended job really well. Budget is a huge factor though,I started with a 5k budget and realised it wasn't going to get me an honest tidy machine and ended up spending 10k!! -
As title... I was reading a thread by Dave Martin titled Wildebeest this morning that I now can't find anywhere..... Any clues please,I was enjoying the read!
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Have Fuelwood got a Moss removing machine on demo:001_tt2:
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Sorry BJM that came across wrong you probably sell logs from your yard so you need folk to see what loverly logs you have for sale,in which case only BAN OAPs with green carrier bags!
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A lesson to be learned there....get your yard secured so even if your there working away knowone can just walk in giving their eyes a treat!
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Hi Tree888,and welcome to the forum,where in the south east are you?
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I process arb waste,decent stuff but it's large rings mainly that cant be chipped. I'm using a petrol horizontal log splitter that does a good job but I can't help thinking that I could make life easier and quicker with a screw type splitter off the Pto on my tractor. Do many of you use one,had one, or know any reason why I shouldnt invest in one?
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Couldn't believe reading this as only yesterday I was thinking theres a definite decline where I am in Essex and I have lived in the same 10 sq miles all my life. 25 years ago they were THE most popular finch in my garden but I've noticed the decline too.
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:thumbup:Genius
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I buy mine from Rob at Mca Kingstone hes very competitive and a great man to deal with,call him on 01962 712008 he does a variaty of firewood bags/nets I use him for everything,well nearly
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I actually took delivery of my vent bags yesterday and will be loading them up at the weekend,I've got some fresh oak which will be cut into 10inch split logs, Im hoping they will be good for the run-up to Christmas. One thing I did forget to mention is that they have the roof flap on them but I want max airflow so was just going to leave them off till September. Last season I used wood crates which are ok but are a tip out only at my yard where as the bag can be loaded & delivered to the customer with a deposit for the bag or the price absorbed in the cost. Thanks for the replies,loving the pictures, I will take the advice and keep a bit of space between bags,I once made the mistake of loading 50 log nets all fresh onto a pallet which looked fantastic but the ones in the centre didn't season as well and had a White mould all over them,a lesson learned!
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After spending far too much time handling wood getting it from source to customer I have decided this year that I will split n cut straight into vent bags and leave on pallets in the field to season,it's seems a no brainer that this is the way forward but can't understand why so many of you prefere to billet/stack creating loss of money through additional labour. Can anyone who use's this method (vented bulk bags) give me their views on the success or any pitfalls that I might face later in the year. Cheers Logarithm.
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I have clay soil where I am and needed some fast screening but it was a wet area and chose eucalyptus and they have taken loverly to the conditions,they hold ther leaves through the year and give good cover,quite hardy too,they grow quick so beware! The Aussies call them gum trees because of the resin they hold so keep this in mind when burning as they might leave your chimney a nice deposit! On a trip down under I was told there are over 100 different species of gum tree so I don't know if some are better for burning than others,locals told me that they all burn very well even when they are still standing.
