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    What one person calls slow may be acceptable to another etc etc
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    Can anyone talk timescales for cutting?
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    Mean diameter 9.5 inch.
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    Been reading all the threads on here about different log splitters. Now looking at the Lawnflite LS80P 10 ton petrol splitters. Lawnflite LS80P petrol log splitter 10 tons | F R Jones and Son Anyone got any feedback on these? I am keen to know the cutting and return speeds/times as these important details are not listed on the production specifications. I plan to contact the seller and ask but you always get a more accurate figure from somebody who already bought one rather than somebody who is trying to sell it!
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    The Norway Spruce hasn't sold and I was after £25 per m3 so any offers? Also got around 50 m3 of the Sweet Chestnut left to sell at £50 per m3 if anyone interested.
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    Does anyone have any simple timber sales contract that they wouldn't mind sharing with me? One is for buying standing timber and one is for selling at roadside. I have looked on the mighty web but the FC one is way too long winded and the others I found were American, rather dated and not really what I need. I know each contract will have to be tailored to the specific sale but if I had a few examples that would really help. Thanks.
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    Can you name the well known forestry supplies company? I am struggling to get the urea locally.
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    Has anyone used one of these 8 ton Titan log splitters? NEW TITAN-PRO 8TON VERTICAL 6.5 HP DRIVEN PETROL LOG SPLITTER | eBay I am looking for reviews before I consider parting any cash for one of these. I am a tree surgeon so dont do a massive amount of logs but the back is not what it used to be. If anyone knows of a better alternative for similar money I would love to hear it. Thanks
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    PM Sent.
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    PM sent about exact location.
  11. Dorset Treeman
    I would be happy with £25 per m3 for the spruce.
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    I am new to this so would like to invite prices so please PM me with any offers. Just to give you an idea, I have been offered £20 per m3 for the spruce biomass and £50 per m3 for a parcel of the smaller diameter chestnut - unfortunately they only want around 15-20% of the chestnut available so I need to consider my options. If anyone not interested (and therefore impartial) would like to offer their thoughts on what is the going rate for each species, I would appreciate it. I have also submitted details onto woodlots today which I think will take them a day or two to publish so I am hoping to generate a some interest somewhere. Thanks.
  13. Dorset Treeman
    Excuse my ignorance but does anyone know if it has a dilution rate on the label for this use?
  14. Dorset Treeman
    I have 25m3 of norway spruce and 125m3 of sweet chestnut going to be roadside in January 2014 in Dorchester Dorset. I know its not the best firewood but anyone interested? Really need to be aiming at the fencing market I guess but this seemed like the best forum to start a thread. Mensuration in both spruce and chestnut showed a mean diameter at breast height of 24cm/9.5 inches. The Norway spruce is a thinning of heavily overstocked P.1965 trees. The Sweet chestnut is a mixture of coppice and maidens and the dbh range was 11cm/ 4 1/3 inches - 54cm/ 21 1/3 inches. Its pretty straight and the one I felled as a sample was one of the larger stems and it had no sign of ring shake. Alan
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    Hi, I plan to treat norway spruce stumps with urea to help prevent any infection from Heterobasidion annosum. My site in Dorset is apparently high risk if you use the Forestry Commission guidance tool. Problem is I can't find anything on generic internet searches that explains how you apply it to the stumps. Can anyone help? Thanks Alan
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    Thanks.
  17. Dorset Treeman
    Just ordered my alaskan mill from Rob D's site, Very excited:biggrin: Can anyone recommend any milling books that help with milling different species, drying, storing etc. I was hoping to use books, along with the wealth of knowledge on here
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    <p>Oh year, must update that with a slightly rounder climber photo taken by Mr Browning last Friday !</p>

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    I am hoping to return it to manage coppice.
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    I have about 125m3 of sweet chestnut in Dorchester, Dorset to fell in the next couple of months. It is a mixture of maidens and overstood coppice, is pretty straight and as far as I know, with no shake - one good size one was felled and had no sign of it. The dbh's range from 14cm - 46cm. I am trying to find a spec of sizes to cut them to so that I can market them at roadside but I need some advice on this if anyone can help? Also advice on marketing it would be appreciated - maybe on woodlots? Thanks
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    Thanks, I have had a play with the mapmaker free version and think I will invest the £270 for the pro as it looks exactly what I was after.
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    Hi, where do you get the stickers from and does it matter what species they are made from in relation to the species you are milling? Also, somebody told me to paint the end of any logs in the round as soon as they are cut with any paint you have lying around, so that it is harder for fungus to get in. Is there any truth in this?
  23. Dorset Treeman
    Does anyone know of any mapping/GIS software suitable for use in creating woodland maps for management plans, EWGS applications, Felling Licence applications that is reasonably priced?
  24. Dorset Treeman
    Thanks for the advice. I will have a go and your right, it was a 257 and not an XP.
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    My trusty Husqvarna 257XP (til now anyway !) needs some help. Chain brake clicks on at the slightest of movement on the saw so I can't use it. Even if I tilt the saw slightly it comes on. Has anyone got any experience of this? My local repair place didn't really seem to know what the problem was and said it would need a complete new chain brake assembly (including handle) at around £100. Somebody else said to pick up a second hand one and even the 254 part would fit. I could appreciate some advice if anyone knows about this sort of thing.

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