StephF
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Are there any companies that insure timber? a lot of time and money is tied up in stacks of cordwood. I asked the company that insures our plant and they could'nt help.
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The roads had been shut for a while in & out of kielder so supplies of dry chip short, it was £30 delivered in to me, but the haulier said he was getting £35 tonne delivered to Middlesborough.
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I've haggled over timber prices when supply has been short, £30 tonne was what I was told could be got at a biomass plant last winter. It will get more expensive as the pressure is on for FC to supply contracts to bio mass and the building industry, as the numbers of trees were not planted 30 years ago for electricity production in 2011 and future,(This is what I've been told by people who know (not me!) we work on the planting side in the winter, extra trees are not being planted, less if anything, and those wont be harvested for a long time.
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This is a petition that registers support for anyone who thinks that it is not sustainable to use UK timber grown for construction etc to be used to fuel bio mass power stations. (nothing to do with firewood,) this affects us as firewood producers as the price of cordwood has risen due to the demand caused by the biomass power stations) A debate can be held in parliament if 100,000 signatures. site is: http://www.stopburningour trees.org
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Never put the logs in a pile if they are damp, they will go mouldy.
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Thanks for suggestions so far, these boots are more for forestry than climbing , just seen another similar thread, will keep an eye on both!
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Fed up with wasting money, Boots are never waterproof as claimed, and some very uncomfortable, Feedback wanted on makes tried recently that impress please:001_smile:
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CS 38 is Climbing and arial rescue, neccessary qualification for groundsperson (me) when you work for organisations such as FC, We dont climb every day, that would be tough! lots of other interesting stuff nowadays, from Spraying forest transplants to regeneration removal, firewood processing and delivery, thinning and felling. Some weeks we get to climb every day, but often just 2-3 days.
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Any one can be busy if they are giving away their product. An 80 mile round trip in a loaded pick up, must cost more than he could possibly be making out of it, let him get on with it.. some people have to learn the hard way.
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Quite agree, have done a hard sell on the S/W now for 3 yrs, people just need educating, and they are happy with what they buy. I get sick of H/W is better, NO it just burns slightly longer and is more expensive, and NOT sustainable. PS found this link in local NE paper last night Stop Burning Our Trees which is anti our timber being used as bio mass for electricity, not firewood, interesting site. If anyone has the journal its my husband on the opposite page with the chainsaw!
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Work as team with climber who is 52, and still one of the best! got my cs38 in my 40's and felt really ancient compared to everyone else, although I was much braver than some of the very young lads who couldnt get up the trees for fear of heights, or climbed down when it got windy! We love this work and will climb as long as we want to, If you are fit your body keeps going as long as you work. An older climber may may not be so agile, but they get the job done safer and often quicker, instinctively knowing from years of experience exactly where to move, what to cut etc. Love to use any new stuff that makes life easier!
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Someone made us a beautiful table out of burred maple, it was felled in Letchworth, years ago, hope you find some, keep asking...
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Spoke too soon, Temperature drops a few degrees and phone rings all week..... Hope the same for everyone else!
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Last winter had loads of logs and couldnt deliver as the council seemed to give up on grittting and clearing the snow/ice on all but the main roads. PS. My husband bought an Alaskan Mill last year at APF and still has not got round to using it!
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The world has gone crazy!
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Some guy on radio the other day was saying the timber can only be moved if de-barked, and only moved by registered haulier to registered timber mill, but the cost of de-barking made it uneconomical to sell timber.
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Just been on a Health & Safety day at kielder, was shocked that our industry has such an appalling saftey record, construction/Agriculture all improved leaving forestry way behind. If anyone gets the chance to go on the 'Free days' , its worth it, reminds you of all the stuff you forget, and informs you of best way to 'assess' new workers, eg: training needs etc, so they can work safely on site. I couldnt help laughing (forgive me if anyone has done this), but a common cause of accident working on a harvesting machine was to fall out of the door because the correct procedure to exit machine was not followed!
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Checked your web site out,(Good!) Is corbridge too far for log splitter hire? Customer we felled a medium sized Oak for this summer is asking, he says no one local hires a splitter any more. If so, can you send me price / details ? (A couple of days work?)
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It could be C. lawsonia 'Lanei' or maybe 'Winston churchill', but could be Leylandii Castlewellan?? Any timber over 3", will be fine to burn on a stove next winter.
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Thought it must be the logs I was selling! interesting that everyone else has gone quiet, Sold more logs September /October than last year ,now it has tailed off with warm weather, everyone got stocked up early for the forecast snow at end October. Ready for some more cold weather now, that'll get things going again!
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Not sure if Im allowed to Butt in, but I always use olive oil....needs re doing every so often to keep board in good nick.
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Abolition of the small trailer exemption Dec 4th 2011
StephF replied to Niceboy's topic in General chat
Like your observations about the parking skills of hunt followers, never heard anyone put it so well! I have always just accepted that they think they have rights to park on blind summits, block gateways and make it difficult for other road users to drive past, I have nothing against them though, it all adds to the challenge driving my truck and chipper/ trailer on narrow lanes.! -
Yes Lyn, thanks for that, even though I 've got through a few poppys, dont think they are meant to be worn for manual work! Stopped my truck in the middle of the road on Hadrians wall, for the 2 min silence, and didnt see another car.
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For 1-3 days yr, a sthill ms 170 or 180 would be adequate, smaller bar is easier on groundwork and small felling ok, I personally find a bar over 15" is clumsy on the ground for logging up smaller stuff or brashing. All advice (serious!) is good, especially training and maintenance, Go for it! PS, Was working for a guy who had an MS 170 (not profesional), and he kept raving about how much he liked it, kept quiet as I love my Husky.
