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  1. Woodworks
    Mrs just asked what I was sniggering about "South African batting love"
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    £500 a day for a solicitor! In my dreams, thought they were £150-£200 an hour
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    The comment was a reply to Joes remark on the previous page but the value of the kit you run normally as some baring on what you can charge for a job. Get what you can, I maybe too cheap for what I do (but don't think so for here) you clearly are not too high as you have work
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    Not knocking it Rob if you get that much for so little financial investment. Interested as I have considered buying a mobile bandmill to add to the services we offer but if I could get that for so little money and storage space I might look into it. Doubt I would get much that down here but even £200-£250 a day would make it worthwhile to me. How much juice does an 880 get through on a hard day? Think you use Aspen so can see that adds to your costs but can also understand why as so close to the exhaust when working. The other things you mention are the same with processing ie a hard slog and lots of prep the night before. Like learning new skills and already done a bit of milling at home just for fun without problems.
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    No idea but I do contract processing with 12k + of kit for less!
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    Thanks Just had a look at that and the Fuelwood is pretty much what you describe. My conveyor is not up to the weight of something so solid so think I would mount it on a frame probably something that can just be forked onto the top of an IBC. Yes having an idea on spacing would be very helpful. Was thinking around 50mm and just pick out any good bits as dad loves loads of kindling
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    Thats pretty strong money for just 2k of kit Rob
  8. Woodworks
    Just sounds like poor maintenance. As said uneven chain sharpening, not dressing the bar and/or not enough oil getting on the chain.
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    Good you got the problems sorted. What was the issue? Love to see some pictures I use a 1" mesh to fill most of the bag and add a hand full of what does not go through a 1/2" mesh. I think 1/2 mesh is the norm but just don't like too much fines in our bags. All very small scale though.
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    Thanks That Posch looks great but comes with usual heavy price tag. Not seen the Farmi one before but that chute looks a bit short. Not sure the conveyor could handle anything bigger though. The chute on the Fuelwood looks the right sort of size but doubt it comes cheap Log Cleaning | Fuelwood Logcleana Will find out about the Tajfan one. Love to see pics of the one your making sjs About to get my first welder so maybe could be a learning project? Maybe I am over thinking this and just send the crates out with some waste in them and see if anyone mutters. Thing is we are at the expensive end for round here so don't want to disappoint customers.
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    Looking at getting forklift with rotator for emptying IBC crates of logs. The down side to this is up to now I have hand-balled the logs out the crates in to the truck and so got rid of all the processor waste. Our processor does have a small screen that some of the crumbs fall through but would like to do to keep the logs clean. Seen the big rotating screens but they take up loads of space and I am sure cost a lot. What do you guys and gals use
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    45p a mile should more than cover fuel IMO. I regularly do a 100 mile trip with 1000 kg processor on the back. I use around £20 of fuel so average 26 MPG which is nothing special but leaves 25p per mile to cover other costs. My Old Dmax was better on fuel than the Hilux. Maybe 45p is not enough but can see a profit to made at a lot less than £1 per mile.
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    If he asks too much and the employer gets there own truck he makes nothing! Somewhere there is some middle ground where they both get a good deal
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    Don't see it makes any difference it either covers the costs or doesn't. The OP owns the truck anyway. If it's easy open road miles towing cant see its too bad. 3.5 tonne on the back slogging over rough ground would be a different matter.
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    I charge 45p a mile for travel with a processor on the back. It doesn't make money but it does a lot more than cover the fuel cost. It's not like you don't have to tax, insure and MOT your truck anyway.
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    You can hand feed the wood forward and blade is hand operated so not limited by cycle time. I don't know the Tajfan first hand but I doubt it would be better for wood of that size. Mortimer Firewood on here said he wished he had kept his Farmi for smaller wood and think he had a Tajfan. I have tried multiples but not recommended as you end with spinners
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    Yep as said a Farmi WP 36 would make short work of that. Lots of guys doing contract work with them so might be an option to get someone in for a day or two. Make sure they have a devise so you can send logs out unspilt.
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    Don't think a basic SDS will come close to a good cordless for torque. Just got a three speed Dewalt and that wood easily out drive my 4kg Makita Supermac SDS IMO. Come up and have a look at the hedge and give the drill a go at the same time
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    Thought this might be of interest BBC World Service - Outlook, The scientist who climbs sequoias for a living
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    My approach would be the first half of this but treat the oak with an epoxy resin so it is completely encapsulated so protecting it from the water. West system resin is designed for this in boat building. Only difference being hot water but think it would cope fine with 35C as it must get hotter than that if out in the sun. adamelder that elm sink is lovely Dad and me built this boat in wood with epoxy resin around 10 years ago and the water has not got in yet
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    Is this the sort they have at present? Main - Heat energy equipment |Charcoal production and processing equipment| Polymers waste
  22. Woodworks
    Not so small but interesting none the less https://www.facebook.com/groups/CountryWoodSmoke/search/?query=kiln The Oxford charcoal video
  23. Woodworks
    Hooray thought I was the only one Got some work for you here so will message you
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    Ditto
  25. Woodworks
    Your probably right spud but doubt many of the pro saws on here sit idle for long. I am not suggesting it's of no concerned but maybe we don't need to be as paranoid as some might might make out. I don't have 5 litres of mix sitting around for more than a month or two but would happily pull over trimmers and the like after a winter layup. Until I have a fuel related problem will continue as before.

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