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  1. Woodworks
    Not of the MK11 but you can follow my musings on here
  2. Woodworks
    I will have a measure up
  3. Woodworks
    Mate branch logging makes great charcoal. I used to have a TR70 and made bags and bags of the stuff. Couldn't sell it for love nor money and sold it. Used the sacks over the years for making charcoal as a hobby but sales have been picking up year on year so instead of chucking all the small stuff through the processor (tedious work) decided to have another dabble with a branch logger. Having the conveyor is so much nicer than messing around with loads of small bags and the bigger capacity is a boon. Making charcoal in a retort has proved remarkably easy. Sounds like a dark art with a ring kiln but no such problems with a retort. I built my own for not a lot and keeps me out of mischief for some of the summer
  4. Woodworks
    Yes broke a pin today when using the PTO in low range. It's only a small tractor so put it in high and it will stall before biting off more than it can chew. This as big as it can go with our wee tractor
  5. Woodworks
    That is the other firm mentioned on here. Welmac matched their price and I have had dealings with Welmac before so happy to go with them.
  6. Woodworks
    No clutch just a shear pin on the PTO
  7. Woodworks
    Same machines but harder to understand salesman ?
  8. Woodworks
    Yes, that is who I bought it through but they are not up the site yet. Not an option on log length other than choosing the 3 knife or 4 knife option and the bigger machines do a longer log length. Greenwood is best but I was processing dry slightly turned beech in the video and yes well priced IMO. It's this firms machines sold through Welmac https://remetcnc.com/?lang=en
  9. Woodworks
    First little job on the farm for this cutting up wood for this summers charcoal. Pretty pleased with it so far.
  10. Woodworks
    Used to be talked about quite a bit on the Green Building Forum. http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/search.php?PostBackAction=Search&Keywords=hempcrete&Type=Topics&btnSubmit=Search
  11. Woodworks
    Yes but the rest of it does have a ring of truth about it.
  12. Woodworks
    Not rushed off our feet at present but busy enough. Our price hike has slowed things down a bit
  13. Woodworks
    Great link and look at the numbers for an open fire!
  14. Woodworks
    Eeek! Yes, I am a big fan of Woodwarm stoves. My folks 12 kWh one is probably the best stove I have ever used. If the Champion ones are better than them I will eat my hat (easy to say as I never wear one) Edit. Maybe being double sided they are not as well insulated with glass both sides. Some thin double glazing cant be a match for 25mm or vermiculite board so maybe still not getting hot enough?
  15. Woodworks
    Not meaning to be rude Jonathan but your choice of a stove is not exactly the hight of efficient design. If I remember right you like the Champion stoves which just appear to be a metal box you chuck logs into. Great value on the face of it but they may well not be getting the hot enough to burn all the gases so plenty more to be had from the wood. Our current 7kWh stove which is not exactly state of the art but it can still manage to heat the whole house. If we used that exclusively I estimate we would need 8 cube per season.
  16. Woodworks
    Value yes but the satisfaction from making charcoal is hard to beat ?
  17. Woodworks
    Oh dear, 3 years since I made anything! Had some wood in a load of firewood I didn't recognise but thanks to some good detective work by some of you we worked out its field maple. I cut some bowl blank for the farther inlaw but decided to have a go at turning myself.
  18. Woodworks
    Got one almost identical to your link from Lidl about a year ago. Way better than the basic-ish Karcher we had before. Comes with a 3-year warranty. Did have a fuel leak but it was just a dodgy fuel pipe and just replaced the pipe. Not slick but does the job.
  19. Woodworks
    Correct me if I am wrong but open fires don't run hot enough so loads of the gases just escape up the chimney unburnt so completely wasted. Modern stoves are full of insulation to create a hot and clean burn making the most of the available energy. Yes, and having control over the air helps massively. Saw a study on open fires wherein a centrally heated home they could have an overall negative effect on the heating of the home due to the convection drawing all the heat out up the flue.
  20. Woodworks
    On a local Facebook selling page. Just the £400 for this ash but you have to collect!
  21. Woodworks
    Yes, I guess it does depend on how tight space you have to work in. Been thrilled with the Gehl which makes our compact tractor look clumsy around the yard but the Multione will undoubtedly be even more maneuverable. One thing I really did not like about it though is the way the cab swings out over the rear end when turning. Sure there is a good reason for it but it makes it need more space then you would expect when driving in a shed. There is a good set of videoes on loaders but they are hard to find but here is the intro one. My Gehl is next one down from the one in this
  22. Woodworks
    Good machines but not sure I would want one in the farm environment. Test drove one and what they seem to be all about is maximum capacity for a light and compact machine. This is achieved through the telescopic boom so heavy loads can be brought in close to the machine and light fiberglass panels. On a farm, you are unlikely to need so much compactness or lightness unless towing to a site but want maximum ruggedness IMO. Went for a Gehl pivot steer in the end as a good SH one turned up but a far more solid machine than the equivalent Multione/Avant but not as compact a package. If I was towing to site and squeezing into gardens I would say Mulione's look just the ticket.
  23. Woodworks
    Yep look exactly the Same
  24. Woodworks
    No, it's a Lambourgini/Deutz/Same (badge engineering) I should add I have since bought a dedicated loader but that tractor ran our log business and farm for 10 years.
  25. Woodworks
    It's amazing what little compacts can handle

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