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Would so love to have great pictures of working in the snow but this is pretty representative of delivering logs in a Dartmoor winter
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Thanks all. Looking at Mathews remarks I may just stick with recovering the side with the old corrugated that's coming off the roof. There is some ventilation in there anyway and one end is completely open. The barn is used for sheep handling and storing already dry logs so ventilation is not critical but more the better but defiantly don't want rain blowing in. Wish snow was an issue but other than last winter not had any horizontal snow of significance for decades!
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Just fixing up an old barn and the cladding is knackered. Wanting maximum ventilation but don't want driving rain getting in. Heard that hit and miss boarding is about the best way to achieve this. Not sure how thick the boards should be or the best material but guessing larch would be a safe bet. Any feedback on the above good or bad would be much appreciated.
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I use a Protimeter but they don't come cheap. Saw on another group this one being highly regarded https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brennenstuhl-1298680-Moisture-Detector-MD/dp/B003CSNV2Q?fbclid=IwAR0xcCK1RYh7t4Ha8T0xQa6OkudBZoaROQekK8t7v3C-JInzN620H4Zdzjo
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Exactly, there is no difference other than all the other wording the media have to add to everything these days
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I was initially really impressed but as the recent chain sharpening thread pointed out you need to take the rakers down a disproportionate amount when the teeth get short to keep it cutting well and the 2 in 1 does not do that for you. It is a nice guide for the teeth though with it being supported off two teeth so very precise for the hook angle.
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Yes just happened to wake a couple of times. Saw a partial eclipse at 03.00 ish and full eclipse at 05.20. Normally miss these things here as clear skies are a rarity down this way. The media do over hype these things though and this made me laugh
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So you are stacking the logs? 1 loose cube is around 0.8 cube when stacked. We sell for £115 for a loose cube but £100 should be doable in most areas if you have well dried logs I would have thought. So 80 stacked cube should raise 10K excluding all costs though. I would do plenty of shorter logs as stoves seem to be getting smaller and smaller in our experience so have plenty of logs at 9" . Our sales are 2/3 rds of the shorter logs.
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For me this has been the biggest revelation of this thread. I would just use the same guide on the rakers all the way through the chains life and wonder what others were on about with chains being at their best when just about used up. Now I get it.
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Not the dealer but the dealer quoting Esse apparently. Arada blog says "You should only ever burn seasoned wood with moisture content of below 20%. " No indication anywhere that I can find to suggest any firms are asking for lower and our stove shop reassured me this was the case. Think we are pretty safe for some time thank goodness. If you sell stoves that dont work with wood up to 20% it might be worth sourcing some other brands that do as it would make your life easier.
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And a nice little tutorial for customers
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These guys seem to have a good handle on the subject of air pollution from wood burning stoves. Probably skip the second half.
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Never laid walnut but did some elm a few years back and that takes some beating for Devon style
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Having talked to a local stove supplier and having emailed a few stove manufacturers the ideal standard is 20% or lower but no talk of a lower maximum threshold from the stoves makers. Esse were the only ones happy with 25% for the max. At least 20% is just achievable air dried. All ours that were super dry in the summer have gone back up to 19% now but stopped there.
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I think the only issue is that the indicator on the dash does not see the trailer lights. The lights themselves work fine at least thats how it is on my Hilux. Since fitting an LED trailer board to the processor I have had no bulb issues unlike the built in filament type ones which were always loose or blown.
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I use the smaller Sellway bags and they hold around 13 litres of charcoal (measured in a bucket) Cost is around 50-60P per bag but that's all printed up.
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Riko had something similar called a Spitfire I think. Saw it demoed at a show. Not bad but made a lot of waste/kindling
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Whats the plans for the boards Stu?
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If you do a search on Google there are plenty of log lifting arches on trailers so maybe something similar on the truck?
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How about the injustice of IHT! You worked hard and pay all your taxes your whole life and end up with a nice nest egg which you would like to pass onto your kids but no the government wants a chunk of that as well and for what, dying? If you blow the whole lot that's fine but carefully saving is penalised.
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Yes, when I posted the link I was not holding up as gospel. Can't imagine they are impartial
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Kiln dried is just a process for drying. It is a system that is capable of beating air dried given enough time and energy but no guarantee of quality.
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This any good? http://www.woodheatassociation.org.uk/is-biomass-heating-causing-urban-air-pollution/
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Because 20% is more than dry enough for quality logs. Never seen a stove that is not happy with logs at 20% and never had a customer complain that our logs are too wet and we have sold a few. We have been over this many a time but it won't stop me pointing out you can have your super kiln dried logs but as soon as they come out the kiln they are going to start taking up moisture until they reach equilibrium with their environment and that will be 15%-20% if you live in the UK.
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