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Post an image of your stove
gdh replied to BowlandStoves's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
Aarow, I think around 20kW.
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I think splitters make a better product than cones so would always prefer to use one but from experience there isn't much of a demand to rent them. We've only rented ours a few times in 3 years. Problem I see is that smaller operations will run a saw through and larger ones will have their own equipment. If you could find a few landowners with biomass boilers who want their own billets I think it could work but it's finding them /getting their attention that's the hard part. Also renting one with a trailer /360 is a big cost for a new customer to take unless you're brave enough to quote per ton...
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The problem with comparing to other industries is that everything seems better when you're not involved. For example I do pay one mechanic £45 an hour which seems expensive but we also have a local we pay £20. It's the same where I know someone who installs solar panels for £150 a day but he works with labourers who are on £60. Everyone thinks they're undervalued but if everyone increased we would be in the same relative situation, money is important but I would rather do something I enjoy than earn slightly more doing something I hated.
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I would have tied the handles to avoid it spilling but I don't think it's a serious problem.
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Yes, as far as I know it's gone apart from the last few that already applied who are allowed to complete. I'm not sure if there's still a grey area on replacing an existing installation.
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We clad most of our shed with insulation using them and they're strong enough to hang off once they're in.
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That's why we started, it was either massively increase storage space and still struggle to dry below 20% or adapt a shed into a kiln. It cost a fair bit in insulation and piping but luckily RHI will pay off the boiler installation as opposed to going for oil or diesel. The strange thing is that they're encouraging kiln drying with legislation on dry logs but they've also removed RHI on log drying. As usual it's knee jerk reactions rather than a long term plan.
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The UK system is different to Northern Ireland in that they had the common sense to put a limit on the heat you get paid the full amount for. There's still people taking advantage of the system by heating huge open sheds/factories but it's not limitless.
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We use around 150tons of softwood to dry 1500 of mostly hardwood from 40 to 15% moisture. That's very rough and includes drying some woodchip.
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Poplar willow wood rounds wanted 3 foot wide Shropshire
gdh replied to marc laycock's topic in General chat
Got some poplar here in mid Wales (Llandovery), probably a bit far but there's plenty of it.
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Just to add, LED lights should cause less issues with fuses to as they only use a fraction of the power. That also means you could technically replace a 50w halogen with a 300w+ Led https://www.malpasonline.co.uk/oem/04425599.4/Deutz-Fahr
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LEDs are better in pretty much every way now - brightness, power use and reliability - so I would definitely go with them. Only issue is they can be too bright /dazzling if you look at them but that's fine for work lights if you're in the cab. We've got the optional LED package on our tractor and while it's overkill (ex demo) it will easily light an entire field.
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If anyone is worried about stacking then potato boxes are a good option. We stack up to 5 high but I've seen them double that.
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Not a bad couple of weeks cutting, had to get through a lot of small stuff but we're on nice ash now and it's flying through.
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Only after the first use, I don't think they're as well pre stretched as they could be but it's that one time tighten.
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Another vote for rotatech from me, I actually prefer them to oregon after trying a few side by side recently and they're much cheaper.
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Another vote from me for Milwaukee, expensive but well worth it long term and once you have the batteries and charger you can get the bare tools much cheaper. If you do alot of screws an impact driver is worth considering.
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I expect you've looked into it but if you've got a smaller loader be aware that the rotator will weigh a lot on it's own and shift the weight forwards. I'll try and see what make ours is later, it's pretty old, around 1990 I guess, but we paid 2k for it 5 years ago and no issues yet
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If you know the chainsaw model it's for just go to chainsawbars.co.uk or rotatech and you can select bar size etc You can also use a custom selector but it's slightly cheaper to buy by saw model. https://www.northernarbsupplies.co.uk/chainsaw-chains/2964-custom-chain-maker-select-your-options-1.html#/2174-number_of_drive_links-102/2100-gauge-1_5mm_058/2096-pitch-3_8
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The chipper course I did involved how to operate and replace blades but also more general stuff like where to stand and how to feed it. I'm still of the opinion all these certificates are a waste of time unless you need them for a job though. @NatSabin if you live in Wales take a look at farming connect, it covers forestry and offers big discounts on training.
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Proclimber do courses in the brecon beacons, they might be running some courses near you. http://proclimber.co.uk/arb-forestry/
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Processors are the most efficient but a big step up and if you're happy with a chainsaw and axe and do mostly arb waste (guessing from the fact you said rings) you would be hard pressed to justify one for small quantities. If it's less than a hundred ton I would get a horizontal petrol splitter and put a log table on the end, both at waist height so you can resplit without bending down then slide the wood into a bag or container.
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It's been debated plenty of times on here but a good drying system will use less than 10% of your stock to dry the remainder. In return you can dry in a much smaller area, quicker, all year round and to a lower moisture content in any climate. There's pros and cons to either method of drying, the main thing is it ends up dry.
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To actually answer the question (or try)... I'm constantly being offered imported kiln-dried, hopefully you'll get some recommendations as I know there's a few sellers on here who import. Obviously I would prefer you buy British but I haven't seen any suppliers in the UK of kiln-dried other than people like ourselves who sell off excess in the summer, hopefully I'm proven wrong.
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The problem (or good news depending on your point of view) with all the massive chippers about is that they can justify paying the same price on any diameter wood whereas firewood costs increase drastically when you have to split it down so it would be hard to justify not selling it for biomass to be honest.
