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  1. pembswoodrecycling
    post hole borers are fantastic machines, we have one, it gets used for planting trees, putting down that difficuld fence post and even putting up columns for new sheds. **** Be very careful with it on a compact tractor though, keep the engine at low revs because if it jams you want it to stall the tractor rather than dragging it over backwards, don't rely on a shear bolt to protect you from this******
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    My father is a great believer in getting the "calorific value" from his rubbish, but a nappy or the mess the dog left on the carpet in the bin and it stinks to high hell, put it in the rayburn and it disappears without a trace, its just incineration. we also burn alot of willow, not by choice...it's just what we have on the farm, and if you get it dry it doesn't burn too badly. Although the occasional ash or oak from neighbours woods are always welcome!
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    This photo is not my land, its just one I nicked off google so you could see what plant I was talking about. The land in our area is quite poor, six inch of top soil and then clay as deep as you can dig, so it gets very wet in the winter, but sets like concrete in the summer - chains and 4wd are not a problem! we used to bale reeds for bedding, the trouble is you need to let the muck rot for several years or you just spread the seed and the problem. my query was mainly about the fuel value of it, it seems like a quick growing resource that nobody has really tapped in to, was just wondering if there was any particular reason why not...
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    would it be easy to sell then? and what sort of value?
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    trouble with composting, or using it as bedding is that you spread the seed when you put it back out on the land
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    Hi all, I know its not quite a firewood query, but I figured someone may know something about Biomass in general... I did some work on a dairy farm last year, and by way of an experiment we used Miscanthus grass as bedding for the cattle (it was being sold cheap because the biomass plant that was meant to use it broke down). this got me thinking, since Reeds (or to some people rushes) are the bane of every small sheep farmers life, is there any way that reeds could be used as a source of biomass fuel the same as Miscanthus is? if so is it worth cutting, drying like hay, and baling them up? there is a field next door to us, 4 foot tall with reeds and I'm sure if I offered to take them away the farmer would be delighted! Picture below to see the sort of plant I mean, so theres no confusion. P.s. ignore the sheep .
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    How much would you sell these nets for and who would you market them to? I don't think 'logs for toffs' would sell very many! If you were certain you could sell them then there would be no question about getting one of these machines.
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    Wouldn't last long with the winds we get, believe me I've tried!
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    I can highly recommend oxdale log splitters, I've got one an it does everything I could ever want it to. Its a couple of years ago now, but the price was right as well. Google oxdale, I think they have quite a good website now.
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    I can imagine strapping works much better, where's best to buy it from, what sort of strapping is best?
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    Pallets I can aquire for free, its scrap pallets that I'm making kindling from, and theres always plenty of tidy ones. where to get industrial quantities of cling film from..... sounds like a good idea though as long as it can be done quickly enough. what do these machines cost?
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    I do bag logs as well, I find that much quicker because it doesn't take as many to fill a bag as kindling does. thought about trying a chute like the kindlet has, might be better than reaching down through the bag to fill it.
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    rotating pallet machine?
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    I agree with that, when I started doing it I was bagging them as I split them, moving to doing it in batches has made it much quicker, then when you get bored you can have a change of scenery for a bit! I might try having more than one though, sounds like a sound idea.
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    I'm considering a simular thing with kindling, £70 seems to be about on the mark. any ideas on how best to keep them on the pallet though? .... (cling film etc)
  16. pembswoodrecycling
    Firstly, thanks to everyone who commented on my last thread, some really helpful advice. Kindling sales are taking off, slowly but surely, and producing bigger quantities has helped me identify the bottle-neck in my system....Bagging! at the moment I pull a net over a square plastic tube, fill the tube with kindling (in the right orientation) and then pull the tube out, leaving the kindling behind. anyone got any ideas how I could do this quicker?
  17. pembswoodrecycling
    what sort of price do you want to pay? I can get it for you in Carmarthenshire for £50 per Bulk bag
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    Actually I've been finding that my biggest competitor is CPL, not terribly difficult to undercut. My USP is that all my kindling is made from recycled timber rather than virgin wood. I've seen the grants, they sound wonderful but I want to know that I can sell some product before I invest any more of my own money in it really. Really appreciating the support everyone!
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    Thats what I tried to do first off, trouble around here is that all the garages are owned by a chain like Costcutter and the like.
  20. pembswoodrecycling
    Thats a good idea, perhaps coming up to christmas the odd car boot sale or perhaps a cattle box full in a lay-by could generate some more sales
  21. pembswoodrecycling
    Thanks for the advice guys. Hi posch jon, I'm based in Broad Haven. not been at it long but getting there slowly (Y)
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    *chain*
  23. pembswoodrecycling
    That's what I'm trying to do, I approached a store local to me that is one of a Bain of about twenty. The manager was really interested and keen to buy but because of their system I have to go through their buyer, who doesn't seem to answer his phone, I left a message and four days later still no reply. Really desperate to get that one because I could supply all 20 stores.
  24. pembswoodrecycling
    Hi, I'm based in pembrokeshire, west Wales, and it's actually my second season. I had two customers last year and sold maybe two hundred units all together. This year I want to expand.
  25. pembswoodrecycling
    I'm new to the firewood game, only twenty years old and just setting up, producing carrot nets of kindling and netted logs. I've managed to get a couple of local shops interested but I'm struggling to generate any sort of sizeable sale. as far as I'm aware I'm not on anybody else's patch particularly (there are a couple of bulk load suppliers, but not kindling) Would be really greatful for any advice on how to generate more sales.... Thanks

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