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  1. gdh
    Yeah, the batteries are the expensive part so if you have another brand you'll save a lot on a bare tool.
  2. gdh
    I've got the older version of this Milwaukee. Milwaukee M18ONEFHIWF12-502X M18 High Torque 1/2" Impact Wrench WWW.BIGREDPOWERTOOLS.CO.UK It's done nearly everything including being bounced around in quad bike trailers for years and it's surprising how often you need the full 1300+ for chipper blades etc .
  3. gdh
    What price are you paying roadside for chipwood? I've never seen anyone paying as much as firewood yet To the OP. Sometimes it's better to look for hauliers and work back. I only have experience bidding with natural resources Wales but it's a nightmare of paperwork and blind bids
  4. gdh
    Dry, tidy firewood averages £95-100 a cube at the moment if you can load a lorry.
  5. gdh
    We're up to £225 for 1.8 cube of kiln dried hardwood for this winter. Delivered up to 20 miles away. It's not ideal but we're having to pay a premium to get hold of any hardwood this year. A lot of firewood suppliers have gone out of business so we seem to be busier than ever so far.
  6. gdh
    About 550kg fresh and 350 dry for hardwood but there's big variations depending on the log type and size.
  7. gdh
    We kiln dry 1800 tons of hardwood a year using 150 tons of softwood, probably less, although we are transferring over to using more waste. We store about 300 tons at a time so using 6 times the space wouldn't be practical. Drying cost is about £10 a cube. When the RHI runs out we won't be stopping because I don't think we could air dry on this scale. Definitely not with the climate in mid Wales and with kiln drying we know the quality is there with every box. The cost of electric is probably the biggest worry although we have just put solar panels in so we'll see how it goes...
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    APF24

    gdh replied to Drifter2406's topic in General chat

    I didn't take a card so I was thirsty and hungry until I happened to see a shop in the campsite which was ridiculous although to be fair on the organisers they weren't told either. Overall I thought the show was really good this year. I spent most my time with the machinery although Milwaukee had some good stuff including the dual battery chainsaw and the chainsaw carving is always impressive. I think the shop was the same as last year but smaller than precovid. The visitor numbers seemed way down from the parking but also less onlookers.
  9. gdh
    I've used the Milwaukee one and it cuts well, battery lasts plenty of time and it cuts up to 32mm or you can do faster half cuts. £230+vat. They also do a big 3m telescopic which cuts 44mm for £460+vat but I haven't tried it
  10. gdh
    We're currently £210 for 1.8 loose tipped in mid Wales (up to 20 miles) but that is drier and I think we'll have another increase for this winter with cordwood prices.
  11. gdh
    Roadside £55 for chip, can't help with milling sorry but more than £55 😉
  12. gdh
    I'm just answering based on what I was charged last year by some self employed (and to be fair very good) fellers when I needed some extra help. They were £180 average and labourers are £100-120. Usually I'm one of the ones going out so that's my profit, I said £650 to cover other costs and obviously they'll be some more on the machinery. I would usually charge per ton or for the job anyway but this job sounds quite unique.
  13. gdh
    He said the machinery is separate I thought? Edit: My mistake, maybe the chipper was included. My £650 was just what 2 on saws and 2 labourers would be locally if they were decent.
  14. gdh

    Auction prices

    gdh replied to Just_me's topic in Firewood forum

    If it's anything like the Welsh version check what paperwork you need, I had to have health and safety plans, haulier questionnaires, first aid training and forestry works manager training just to buy roadside and still failed on some minor things so I I've stopped trying because it's too geared towards the massive buyers. In terms of bids I would put £55 for softwood and £80 for hard but you never know who could put £90 or £100 in these days.
  15. gdh
    £650 is what comes to mind not including any machinery but it depends if you're looking at it as a harvesting job or something else. And location, speed etc.
  16. gdh
    It's easier when you're looking from the side.if you have a mark. Only takes 2 seconds and means you don't have to keep checking.
  17. gdh
    I've swapped to rotatech but to be honest any type of chain should work on a processor, there's not a major difference. When I hand sharpen I only do the depth guages every few times on hardwood unless I've hit something. They tend to wear on processors anyway.
  18. gdh
    I haven't had a chance to read the whole thread so apologies if I double post . From what I understand only about 1% will be immune to dieback and maybe 5% will recover so I would work on the basis it's all going to be dead. There are immune varieties of ash (so far) but I think it's still being worked on and you would be very lucky to have them. In terms of felling, if they're a reasonable size then access is more important than slopes but from experience of harvesting ash die back I would say to halve any estimate of standing volume because it shatters everywhere. If they look badly affected they're usually even worse inside on bigger trees.
  19. gdh
    A 25 ton lorry of fresh hardwood should average around 45 cube. You'll be lucky to get it at less than £90 a ton at the moment so if you're offered tidy stuff at less it's a good deal.
  20. gdh
    Yes, it's strange but we tried some dry stuff and it burns but makes a lot of smoke whereas the fresh stuff burns clean. It doesn't need to be soaking just can't be dried material like chip boilers take. I would guess it's to do with the burn speed but there has to be more to it.
  21. gdh
    It's a sawdust boiler, very basic technology just with automated feed and water pumps. It's designed to burn damper wood cleanly so we can scrape the yards at the end of the day and burn all the waste.
  22. gdh
    Haha, we have been doing it a while now but the principal is the same on any - heat and maximum air movement. What we cut at the moment averages 10 days for 150cube.
  23. gdh
    We use biomass boilers for the drying. One uses woodchip and the other runs off all the processing waste plus there's a lot of fans and heat exchangers. Running costs are about £9-10 a cube I think.
  24. gdh
    Cube is generally just short for cubic metre. Nearly always loose.
  25. gdh
    We've put our prices up 10-15%, most expensive is £210 for 1.8cube of hardwood. We got lucky because we held out for lower priced roundwood and it worked but it's gone from £70 to 90 a ton average and now a lot are asking for £100 plus if we bought now. Machinery costs and electric costs for drying have also rocketed so I expect prices will go up again next year.

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