Ashes_Firewood
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What equiptment to go for? Arb wood processing
Ashes_Firewood replied to swinny's topic in Firewood forum
I tried sawing logs from the saw bench straight in to the tractor bucket to stock pile for splitting one year. Works ok but it doesn't take long to fill the bucket so you're forever jumping on and off the tractor. Then end up with a large pile of logs that can be quite outfacing if you're on your own! If I was starting again I'd get a PTO splitter something along the lines of the Posch Hydrocombi so I could split the larger logs down in to billets then straight through the saw bench up a conveyor and in to IBC's. Smaller logs or twisty stuff put through the saw bench then split with the table in the place on the Posch splitter. Maybe one day! -
Strange stuff. Feels like there's nothing to it. I've sold it before but only ever when I've mixed it in with Oak
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That Massey is mint! Taking a big bit of rotten ash for the bonfire
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what logs have you been chopping today!
Ashes_Firewood replied to william petts's topic in Firewood forum
Been ringing this Ash up
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Worth my time to extract alder
Ashes_Firewood replied to Marsh Monkey's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Easy to cut and split. Dries quick. Burns well. -
The tree is not something we particularly want or need. It just happens that it could be part of the land we owned if we buy the house. I've asked for some confirmation as to exactly what we would own. I would have to look at it again as when I was there taking photos last time I was just taking general photos for reference. It just randomly came in to my head that there was a tree down there and got me thinking of any potential headaches it might cause. Thanks for the advice so far
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I didn't make mine but it's made from the same stuff they make the tip of excavator buckets from like treequip suggested. If it can't split it then it will cut it (within reason)
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Hi. We're looking at buying a house that could potentially come with the ownership of a footpath. Near to the end of the area of footpath that we would own where it runs alongside a kids playground is a tree. It looks to be partly in the path and partly in the wall. Unsure if it's growing out the ground on the other side of the wall, need to check. The Tarmac footpath and kids playground are owned by others (presumably council but need to check). Does anyone know of anything we need to be aware of relating to this tree if it turns out we would own it? It's growing through the wall in to the land next door. I'm thinking in terms of maintenance and liability in the event it pushed the wall over and/or fell on someone. Attached a couple of pictures below. Basically the crappy wet path this side of the wall, gate and fence would be ours. Thanks.
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Anyone tried a panel van for delivering logs?
Ashes_Firewood replied to Woodworks's topic in Firewood forum
Something like that no good or do you not want to tow a trailer? -
The middle does look nice and dry still to be fair I just want to go pick up a crate, put it in the trailer and every log be dry without having to pick through and separate dry logs from wet logs. I don't do a massive volume of logs so fortunately I have enough room to be able to stack all my bags and crates inside.
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Only problem with storing logs outside over winter is you can guarantee it will rain sideways and a lot of the logs will end up wet. Ideally you need to move them inside in Autumn to keep them dry ready for delivering.
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Always wanted to build one of those but never had the time/can't be arsed to actually do it...
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Overstood hazel uses
Ashes_Firewood replied to Paul in the woods's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
I've been cutting some big hazels in a neighbours land for them. It was wild in there must have been left a long time. There's some bits getting on for 8" diameter. It all goes for firewood and the small stuff is burnt with the brash -
My PTO driven saw bench cuts hardwood quite a bit faster than that petrol engined one seems to
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I was at a Tesco a few weeks ago, can't remember the price but there was 5 dirty damp looking softwood logs in the net. Absolute joke!
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How much is the retrofit conveyor? Does it somehow piggy back on to the saw bench drive belts or does it run separately off the tractor hydraulics?
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I think it says in the instruction book to get 350rpm on the PTO it's usually between 1200 & 1300rpm? I run mine at 1250rpm. Don't normally read instructions but was bothered if I ran it at too high rpm it might knacker something that wasn't designed for it.
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Said that many a time... I probably would of bought the 750mm if it had been available when I bought mine
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Thanks for explaining. 750mm sounds good
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I can see that being expensive
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Wonder why they're switching to Uniforest? The only difference seems to be the colour
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The wheels are handy to be able to move it in to a corner of the shed out the way where the tractor can't get to. But that's on concrete, won't be suited to moving round on rough ground. It's pretty heavy too.
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Had one of those saws before upgrading to the Balfor one. Don't miss it.
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I keep wondering about that log grip handle. Have had my hands smacked a few times by twistier smaller bits of wood jumping about
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I've had my 700 for nearly 2 years. I wish I had the conveyor to send the logs straight in to my trailer but its a lot more money for the conveyor. Maybe upgrade one day. It's a lot easier than using a chainsaw. I find its better to use on our bigger tractor. If I use it on the old Ford 4000 it doesn't have the power to keep the blade spinning when you're cutting 12" diameter logs whereas on the other tractor it's fine on bigger stuff. Only criticism I'd have of it is that I have to put it on a pallet when I'm using it to get a decent working height. It must have been designed for short people. The Oxdale ones look like you couldn't put as big a diameter wood through them due to the design of the rocking cradle.
