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Think we should really count ourselves lucky Jon. Even though it's been miserable and wet for an age in the South west we have not had the quantities and flooding the the North west has had. Spring will be here soon and that is usually our sunniest parts of the year recently. You can probably tell I am not as down as when I started this thread. Amazing what 36 hours without rain can do
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Pretty close to 2m3 of logs per tonne for mixed hardwood. Be aware that if you using supposed 1m3 bags they may well hold a lot more than 1m3!
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How much can a wood processor with operative produce in one day?
Woodworks replied to TeaMonsta's topic in Firewood forum
How longs a piece of string? So many variables most of which come down to the quality and size of the wood. We run a Farmi WP36 and have done what the customer thought was 17 tonnes in the day with one very able helper. This was on relatively consistent wood but plenty of misshapen lumps as well. Also didn't mind some over sized logs ending up in the pile but all cut to 9". If the wood is all banana shaped and the logs need to be very consistent you might get through only 8 tonnes in the day. If you had a load of lengths not dissimilar to telegraph poles could make a hell of a lot of logs in a day. I work on normally doing 12 tonne a day with a helper with quality of wood we see down here. -
First thought is you will need to substantially reinforce the floor.
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Barn is open sided on North and East sides for airflow so not an option I'm afraid.
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Got buildings here but it's not making much difference. Loaded a barn up with IBCs that were getting soaked a few weeks ago but checked this morning and they are just hanging wet. The fog just drift in and leaves everything damp. Just rescued a pair of radio headphones deep in the shed and they are soaked. Bring on an easterly blast to clear this Atlantic crap away.
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Yep been caught out with that to. Tried covering the backs of the sheds up with tin sheets but then the logs go mouldy. You can't win. Just chucking the front and back rows of logs in our sheds into IBCs to finish and selling the rows in the middle but it's so labour intensive. Out of interest where abouts in the country are you. Guessing west Wales from what I have seen on the forecasts.
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So fed up with rain, fog, drizzle and high humidity. Got logs that have been dry going mouldy in sheds and our crates are faring no better as the rain blows in horizontally under the covers leaving the lower half wet. Can't remember a winter where there was no respite from the wet. Last few years been able to sell logs cut and split in September before the end of the season but got no hope of that this year as they are just not drying at all. Rather wish we had gone down the kiln route but can't really see it makes sense on small scale outfits like ours. Anyway enough of my moanings, how are others fairing?
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Log Processor chain spec
Woodworks replied to AndyChalmers's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Hi Andy Run a 15" bar on our Farmi. Now use a full chisel Oregon chain. To help avoid it stopping in the log make sure you don't over file down the rackers as taking too big a cut can do this. Used to use a semi chisel but find the full chisel faster but less forgiving if not perfectly sharp. Both types sharpened to normal angles by hand with a file and guide. -
Another thumbs up for Protimeter. Ours is 20 years old and still consistant
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All blown through now thank heavens. This was the scene out our door this morning. Only 3" from coming in Then some of the local river in spate but not as high as expected.
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Rough as rats here this morning. It's just relentless rain and gales every day.
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What mpg our members getting out of their toyota Invincibles thanks
Woodworks replied to mendiplogs's topic in The Lounge
Yes and mine is supposed to have combined figures of 37 mpg . Frankly manufactures tell bare faced lies. -
What mpg our members getting out of their toyota Invincibles thanks
Woodworks replied to mendiplogs's topic in The Lounge
All these fantastic mpg figure of near 40 I find hard to believe. Are they from the onboard computers or worked out the old fashioned way? Driving a Dmax that is supposedly about as good as they get on fuel and did a nice long run unloaded and scraped figures just over 30mpg. Don't think our truck could do 38 mpg under any circumstances. -
If your wanting logs at 15% you're going to need kiln dried if you're out in the west of the UK. This winter being so wet and humid makes it basically impossible to dry below 20%. At 10 C and 90% RH your logs will sit at 21% (99% RH here this morning ) Wood Equilibrium Moisture Content Calculator from Wood Workers Source.com
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Liberon finishing oil applied generously gives great protection but more gloss than some like. Did this on our walnut tops 5 years ago. The areas around the hob are still perfect but do now need to do some work on the main working area but 5 years with little care seems pretty good to me. Apparently the drying oils are not so very different from a poly oil just easier to apply but needs more coats to get the build.
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So no idea what the time is for the last 2 months
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That Swedish forecast does look nice but would take 24 hours without rain if it was an option. Ours Long term forecast for Princetown, England (United Kingdom) ? yr.no
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It probably is photoshopped but it's still a reality that new developments get built on flood plains up and down the country.
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Can't see it matters if climate change is man made or not as our course of action should be similar. We should stop squandering finite fossil fuels regardless. Look at all the incredible things you can make from oil and what do we do? BURN IT to make electricity that can be so easily made from renewables. Can imagine future generations looking back at today and holding their head their hands at our stupidity and shortsightedness. It seems our democratic system stops governments looking beyond the next election so we never see policies for the future. You don't have to look far to see we live in the age of stupid
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Proper wild out walking the dog this morning. Local winds are up to strong gale gusting storm force. Amazingly not seen and significant damage yet.
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West coast Scotland or more realistically just to north east of Dartmoor.
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Yes remember it well as our spring ran dry. Hand pumping water from the well and having to boil it. Never had the spring run dry since. The winter of 78 was equally epic.
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Nope. Recent years the winter is wet with the odd cool spell. Spring is great then sunshine and showers for the summer. Not sure we had a whole week without rain this summer. Autumn started dry but cloudy and deteriorated into what we have now. Climate change has not been kind to the south west. On the upside we don't seem to get extremes either. Not had flash flooding here in years, no cold winters, no hot summers peaking at around 25C which is more than enough form me. Grew up in the 70s and we went from severe drought to savage blizzards so maybe things aren't so bad but would be nice to see the sun again.
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Welcome to west Devon
