ChissayLuke

Thank you all, especially Woodworks. I look forward to hearing what your friend has to say. Very best, Luke.

All posts are really helpful, thank you! I am drying out some woodchips to try out, and depending on results will either buy a chipper or not. Am I right that (a) if the woodchips burn really quickly that they will produce masses of heat in a very short time (which may have purpose in itself) and (b) if I smother an existing fire in woodchips it may smolder gently over a period of time then burn. (subject to the wood gas being able to escape? If I can achieve either (or ideally both!) of these possibilities, then woodchips will be well worth using. I am just trying to get something for nothing in order to save money. My only concern in all of this, is why is no-one else doing it? Or maybe they have just tried, and given up! Thank you again, Luke.

Hi Zeroluke, Thank you for this. i am just investigating at the moment - trying to find the best way of getting something for nothing! My only concern about leaving the brush until the Autumn is that of leaving an untidy mess, in big piles, really. Although if this is the way to go, I will be happy to do so! Just a thought, though - I would want to use this through the winter- if it has all dried out in the summer, will it not become wet again and hard to burn once the winter rains come? Thanks again, Luke.

Thank you Paul, I have space (and time) to lay the chips out quite thinly to dry out first - then put them into loosely covered metre cubed open stillages. Would this stop them from breaking down? Thanks, Luke

Thank you for all your kind thoughts! I have a couple of questions: LogBaron - I never heard of wood gas before, but this sounds a bit scary. Would this suddenly build up? Or simply pass up the chimney as it is produced? Why would I get more of it from chip than logs? Marc Lewis - I can leave the chip to season easily if this will help,. but why do I need to do do it this way round, please? Thank you again, Luke.

Thanks, Tucky. I have plenty of logs too, mostly oak, so getting the fire burning well before putting chips on is easy. I'm really just trying to (a) make use of the free brushwood/small diameter stuff and (b) help keep it in overnight. The log burner is in France, where gas prices are really steep, so every joule of warmth I can create for free is one I don't have to buy gas to run the central heating in the morning! Luke.

Have a look at logsled.com A USA company, but I am getting something very similar fabricated in UK to tow behind a quad. Seems to do the job without making a mess of either the wood or the terrain. Best.

Hi, I have ready and free access to brushwood and small branch wood. I am wondering about chipping and drying this to burn on my log burning stove. Would this work? Some advice has been that it would choke the fire, some that it would help it stay 'in' overnight by burning slowly, and some that (given airflow) it would burn really quickly! Anyone here have any thoughts. And any advice on a petrol chipper to produce this? I'd like heavy-duty domestic to junior professional. Budget £1-2.5K. Thank you for your kind thoughts and input.

Hi, does anyone have an opinion on this trailer to go behind a quad? Logic | THT200 - Timber Hauler It looks quite useful for small extraction work but I would value any thoughts before buying one. Thanks.

Hi, I'm talking VERY small scale about 20 m3 each year for personal domestic log use. I have covered storage for 60 m3 so it's a 3 year rotation. This in Loire valley in France. Most trees come from a friend's farm, and I tend to log there then use his telehandler for extraction. But I plan to buy a Quad (probably a Yam 350) with winch and little trailer, as this will save some of the double-handling I do at present. Quad will also be used as a runabout 2nd 'car', as in France I can allegedly ride 2 up on the roads. This thread has been really educational, but I would like to connect with others at this end of the scale to see what kit etc. they use and recommend. Best, Luke.

Hi, I have tried to download both of these apps, alas without success. Other apps present no problem. It's a Samsung S2. Anyone else had any difficulty, or is it just me?