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  1. Woodworks
    Might be worth a read
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    That is one of the earlier models. If you put it over weigh bridge you find it well over the axle limit! The newer ones come on an uprated trailer and axle. Check what the cycle time is on the ram as I think some had a slower time than the more up to date versions with two speed rams but dont know when they changed. It does look very little used for sure. The aluminium conveyor paddles are better than the rubbish plastic ones they have now. Check the in-feed of the ram as some of us have bent that part. Cost me 1k to replace. Great little machines
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    It sits over an improvised bund so if it did spring a leak all would be caught. Main tap is always turned off when not filling anyway
  4. Woodworks
    I was of the understanding if it was mobile there was no need for a bunded tank. We use an IBC and raise it on a crate of logs so no need for a pump
  5. Woodworks
    Had a lovely sunset a couple of days ago. It was just great to see the sun again after its recent sebbatical
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    We dont have loads of spare beds and staff. This is and always has been the limiting factor. There will undoubtably be a nasty spike in cases over Christmas so we need the numbers down in advance plus we still have to wait and see if seasonal flu adds to the mix. Bear in mind our hospitals are under staffed on a good day pre C19. Liz worked in Deriford hospital for 2 years and I can count on one hand the mount of times they were fully staffed and able to do their job as they wanted. People break the same as machinery but they are far harder to fix!
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    I dont have a problem with it. If the city numbers were lower I might agree with you. Also in the SW we have low hospital bed space per 100000 and an older demographic. Not a good combo with covid. They opened the Exeter Nightingale hospital today which shows our problem here
  8. Woodworks
    I was talking about how chunky they are not the length. Our 12" logs all get stacked so dont know their weight just the shorter ones in crates
  9. Woodworks
    Depends on your climate. Just working through so sycamore felled early this summer and it properly on the turn! 2 years and it would be compost here OP as said heartwood should be fine but the sap may not. If it's a turkey oak then the rotting sap can be an upsetting amount of the wood.
  10. Woodworks
    Try weighing the crates. Small logs are lighter for sure. Take it to the extreme and fill one with kindling and its about as heavy as jay cloth haha
  11. Woodworks
    Not dry but we cut our logs smaller than many and this makes each cube a bit lighter and they also dry faster so win win in my book. Ignore how long it takes re-splitting all the oversized logs coming off the conveyor haha
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    Dont think it's that low. Takes about a tonne to make 2 cube and thats processing straight into the truck without the rigmarole of crates and drying all the logs. Happy to do this in the off season for a bit of turnover
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    Ours unseasoned price for logs is £140 for 2 cube loads.
  14. Woodworks
    We are also in Devon on Dartmoor and the dehumidifier has been on overtime lately
  15. Woodworks
    Relentlessly damp. Not crazy amounts of rain but nothing dries up with such high humidity including our logs. October 194mm of rain. Average humidity 92% November 150mm of rain so far. Average humidity 94% Drizzle and fog at present
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    Think you will roast! Ours is 7 or 8 kW and can heat a medium sized barn conversion with below modern regs levels of insulation. Is it on an outside wall or internal? Just if its on an outside wall I guess a fair bit of heat will be lost to outside certainly more so than a free standing stove.
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    Presumably that wouldn't give the axle weight though? Never worked it out on my truck but pretty sure I could be within its overall payload but over the rear axle limits if the weight near the back of the bed.
  18. Woodworks
    Felled a large beech on the farm that was about 48" across with 346XP and a 20" bar. This was on a Devon bank so needed a platform to cut out the middle in the gob as there was no where to stand. Turns out the tree was two that looked like one to the untrained eye. As I did the back cut the two stems went down in a V. Used the prepared exit strategy fairly hastily ?
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    I built a platform with a surround screen around my splitting log. Then each part split piece was on the platform and came easily to hand. As the old adage goes work smarter not harder
  20. Woodworks

    Ash logs

    Woodworks replied to Tommo50's topic in Firewood forum

    Too late for this season IMO. Ash is one of the driest woods when fresh cut but reluctant to give up its remaining moisture. Smaller the better for speeding up drying. Wood loses its moisture fastest through the end grain so cut short and chunky will dry faster than cut long and slender.
  21. Woodworks
    Cant say it high on our list of worries but we do suffer with high humidity at times. If we do anything about it it will be to fit an MVHR system like the Fresh-R so no ducting
  22. Woodworks
    Thanks for all the suggestions Decision made. Just going to treat with boron and except that there will be exit holes in the future. The insulation will come in handy for some project or another.
  23. Woodworks
    Looking to heat treat it myself. Picked up some free insulation sheets which I can make a box but the next problem is a heat source. Does anyone know of a thermostatic electric fan heater that can go up to 60C? All I can find is Pro 3 phase beasts or small domestic fan heaters which will presumable cut off before they get to 60C
  24. Woodworks
    What temp do kilns run at?
  25. Woodworks
    Good point about the danger of treatments. Look like Borax might be ok but not sure it will kill any live worms in the wood

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