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what logs have you been chopping today!
Woodworks replied to william petts's topic in Firewood forum
Nice one Rowan Cutting up some oversized beech. Hard work but making lovely logs. Ringed up a couple or trailer loads yesterday and me and a mate split 20 cube today.
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Sorry just don't like working when it's warm. Using the processor I am by the hydraulic oil tank that was sitting at 70c. Happy that others enjoy the warmth but cool, sunny frosty days suit me best
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Worse than a regular road tarmac? We only have a compact tractor not taking hundreds of horsepower monsters also no turning in the yard just a run through to the back yard that can be a mess. Not tried scalping but used top notch 3/4 to dust to fill holes. It's now relatively level but not the sort of surface you could wash down.
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We have a domestic yard area that is just old hardcore with a couple of patches of tatty cobbles. It's fair sized area and tractors and stock run in and out over it so is always muddy and just a bit sick of the mess. Looked at the cost of concrete but winced. Wondering how hard waring tarmac is, what it costs and what prep is required. Maybe other solution we have missed. Thanks
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Never use mine but I have a processor so wood that would be suited to the four way just goes through the processor. If you have piles of perfect 8" wood might be nice.
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Big blade all they way IMO. For example take a 12" ring and do 2 splits one way then turn whole ring through 90 degrees and 2 more splits and 9 perfect logs. Cant do that with dinky splitting heads like you get on something like the Oxdale (not knocking Oxdale as it's good gear for the money but you get the point). Think the 13 tonne to 18 tonne is the sweet spot. Fast enough stroke but the power to deal with almost anything.
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Anyone tried one of these mills?
Woodworks replied to Toby in Buckinghamshire's topic in Milling Forum
Just had a look at your mills. Like the double rails front and back as it must make starting and finishing the cut easier -
I would not worry about a log lift but look for one with a winch. My Krapan came with both and I never use the lift. I found rolling the wood into place on the floor and twisting it to the right angle hard graft and and opted to upright it by hand if possible but with a winch it takes all the hard work out of the process.
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Yes but this is neater [ame] [/ame]
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Poor chap. He gave me advise when setting up our logs business. Way too young to go RIP Theocus
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Too hot for me already. Processing all day in cloudless sky's. Drank 4.5 litres of water on site and still thirsty.
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Ash was very late last year but ash, oak beech and sycamore all about the same this year.
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Anyone here ever used a Posch cone splitter?
Woodworks replied to njc110381's topic in Large equipment
You going to be using it for billets or logs? Just the Hycrack is for logs (at least mine was) and that looks made for billets. If one of them billets starts spinning -
Looks like lovely processor timber. The Farmi in Ian's link would munch through that lot in no time.
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Chuck the cows out and fill this with IBCs. As said above ventilation should be your main aim
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But thats what I was aiming at. It's fine now for our own production but liked the idea of developing it into a product for sale. Don't want to waste any more money developing it if there is huge pile of insurmountable bureaucracy waiting up the road
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Having a natter with a mate in discussing the retort he threw up an awkward question. How do you get CE mark or at least have your back covered in case of an injury caused through use? So distracted with developing it rather overlooked this side of things. At the end of the day playing with fire is dangerous and changing charges involves basically lifting the lid on a furnace, removing a barrel of hot charcoal and putting a cool one back in
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Easily portable yes but sadly wont be able to collect pitch in mine.
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Continuing test burns. Now it's being run at more modest temperatures there are periods of the burn where there is smoke from the chimney and I would like to limit this. I noticed the Hookway has some system where the excess gasses burn in the flue. Any idea how this achieved? Thanks
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Frost in the morning. Slapped the sunscreen on in the middle of the day and drove back in snow!
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Great So other than damage to the retort there is not much to worry about with the higher temperature burns.
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Thanks again Guess all my burns have been on the hot side as you don't get any flame or smoke with our charcoal.
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Going to do another burn later today or tomorrow. Baring in mind I am trying to develop this as a product what wood size,type and moisture content should I use for the charge? Only used very dry branch loggings to date and it worked well but a bit niche.
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Great thanks Where does it vent from presuming the firebox?
