Woodworks
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Yes I know it's a long shot but I just had a processing customer who I cut a pile of softwood for last year to say she has burnt the lot and needs some logs now. Buying ready dried logs is going to cost a small fortune the way she is burning through them so hoping we could get a few forwarder loads to her and I would pop down and log it up for her. Part dry softwood or quick drying hardwood would be great. Destination is St Dominic Thanks
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Read a study some years back that in a centrally heated home it can have a negative overall effect. Literally sucks all the heat up the chimney and chucks outside.
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So depends on your rounds. I started with a trailer but have to deliver to so many awkward places a narrow truck proved why easier. Regular single cab with a Loadhandler works a treat plus some greedy boards.
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Your probably right Barry but they used to put it down and you would wonder what fictional forecast they had been looking at (not had any frights either way but I do drive like a grandad) Then the roads hang wet for a week while our untreated lanes are bone dry. To be fair with the council now being skint they seem to have taken to far less salting of the roads without any obvious issues.
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Calorific values of woods by species tables
Woodworks replied to Woodworks's topic in Firewood forum
Yes you see that table doing the rounds and it's less than helpful and in accurate -
I love the idea but can see the potential drain issues but as Kevin points out there are far worse drain issues around these parts. Hate salted roads around here. Most of the time they do it the weather ends up being dry but all the salted roads hang wet so spend your time looking for ice patches. When the roads dry you know there is no ice but if you see wet you have to drive as if though there is an ice patch around the corner. Brutal to machines as well. My last processor went rusty almost overnight due to salt. Presure wash the new one down after every road tip in the winter now.
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Incase the OP has no idea what you lot are on about
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Thanks for that. Lost track of who I have contacted to be honest but could very quickly say who has got back to me
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Drying Firewood when RHI payments stop.
Woodworks replied to arboriculturist's topic in Firewood forum
It could be argued that the cost of panels has only being going one way for a long time and nothing to do with the FITS
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Fair play to them if that can make the sales. You see homes filled with far more useless nonsense
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Not really had any winter yet and this morning we have full on dawn chorus going on. Roll on spring
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One of the schemes used to let you know what the criteria was. Think we got lots of info at the Confor show one year. Moisture content, length in relation to advertised size and split dimensions required all freely available at the time. Never worried as we complied with most of it but I did take in the bit about nothing split larger than 6" as I was not fussy about this element at the time. We never signed up as being a small supplier the cost of being accredited was far more than any extra we might have been able to charge.
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That big? I thought one of the schemes required no split dimension greater than 150mm/6" Might have been Woodsure but I see they now charge to find out what the spec is https://shop.bsigroup.com/ProductDetail/?pid=000000000030244613 We aim for nothing bigger than 6" but not sure where I picked that up from.
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Very elegant
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Processing and delivery, I dont know to be honest. I sell softwood for £70 per cube as opposed to £100 for hardwood. Think this means the customer should at least get as many kWh per pound. I can sell it when I push it but dont get customers asking for it. At the end of the day the customers want as much energy as possible in as little space as possible and this is reflected in the fact a lot of them use coal as well as wood. Softwood is at the other end of scale for energy density. Also I am trying to maximise profit for the smallest turnover as space is limited. No interest in selling 1000s of cube for diddly squat
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Oh no! Thought you would be safe with a Hilux. Hope your problems get sorted and it works out OK in the long run. Got to say I cant fault my 2009 Hilux. Just been for it's MOT on 120K and it needed a new bulb and that was it. Yes it was the delightful Snows who were utterly hopeless.
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Your weights are out. If they were correct both pine and beech would sink in water which they don't. 1m3 of water weighs 1tonne so 1m3 of wood that floats must weigh less. Yes beech can sink in water. Had a thread years back on the same lines. Posted a picture of the sample of beech sitting at the bottom of a filled bucket. Never tested fresh softwood but my back says it's not far off the weight of beech
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Fairly well covered in this thread
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Ah yes Toyota. Not quite the same but it went like this Hi I am interested in a new basic spec single cab Hilux "come on down to the showroom" have you got a single cab in stock? "no" Can you get one in for me to see? "no" Can I test drive a twin cab with the basic spec engine? "no" Can you get one in? "no" Anything with basic spec interior? "no" What have you got? Twincab invinciples. Foolishly Toyota UK sent me a satisfaction survey some time later. I told them what I thought
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Last really good sales pitch I got was for the blasted Isuzu Dmax. Wish they hadn't called me back
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To fair they were very helpful on the phone there and then so no need for a call back but didn't have any second hand handlers or forklifts . For new I would much rather deal close to home.
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Yep. They picked up my missed call and rang to find out what I wanted then nothing once I said I wanted to spend money on kit!
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Had a pile of machinery woes a short time back and starting looking at tractors and dedicated loaders. Contacted two suppliers of Kubota and two for Ausa. Never heard a dicky bird from any of them A 5th firm did get back to me but said their tractor would not be up to the job. Are they all making so much money they dont want the business? Maybe they only want to sell the top end gear but it seems bazar that you dont hear back from these firms. Still not sorted machinery wise and may just make do but if someone had come back to me when I was desperate they may well have made an on the spot sale. You hear the economy is doing surprisingly well and realise if firms would pull their finger out they could do a whole lot better.
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You did your site yourself Kevin! Good work. Ours is from a template as well but nothing like as classy as yours mind you just having an internet presence is half the job.
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Great set up
