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It's been discussed in more detail in other threads but burning 100tons of softwood to dry 1000 of hardwood (rough figures) seems perfectly sensible to me. Which is why we do it.;) Burning any wood involves burning off the moisture first. By kiln drying you gain efficiency in the end product and get it drier than natural methods and require far less storage, especially in wetter climates. We claim rhi but it only covers drying for the winter period then we hit the teir 1 limit for payment after that we carry on because it still represents the best value. For the record I'm all for natural drying, it's just a matter of efficiency in different systems.
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That's my thoughts to, we've kiln dried to less than 10 and stored undercover it consistently goes back up to 17%.
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I looked at them but the fees are very high and say plus expenses which could add another chunk and I would rather trade based on reputation than have arbitrary inspections. Also I asked for more information before and they sent me a sign up pack then a bit later an invoice demanding payment which although they took back put me off. I can see it helping new businesses or massive companies perhaps but of our 300+ customers each year no one has ever asked me about a scheme so it's not for us.
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If you are looking to buy and want a consistent product I think the main thing is to stick to one person and buy as much as you can during the summer. We supply wholesale and every winter we have to turn down new customers who have run out of stock because we're busy with our own deliveries and regulars whereas now we're hardly selling any. I would also disagree it's not viable to buy British, we sell at around £70 a cube delivered and that's cheaper than importing for us and without the risk of exchange rates and of course disease.
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Didn't like the first series of this much, it was unique but I thought a bit overcomplicated. It really got going in the second series though and I got into it, I haven't started the third yet but hopefully it's not the last, it's nice to have a darker scifi show on. Universe deserved more to, maybe they'll wake up next year.
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I don't think anyone buys by the cord, it's usually ton or cubic meter which I think are similar. For firewood/chip we just paid £38+vat delivered in which was a good price for us. How much do you have?
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This is a drill, Driver and wrench to give you an idea of size if it's any help. The wrench is much heavier as well
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I think if you want to do anything big you need to be 18v. Either way a wrench is much more powerful, although bigger, than a driver so if you're putting in screws all day I would get a driver but if you're doing anything with nuts you'll need a wrench which will do anything. I'm very impressed with the milwaukees of both and you can use the same battery /charger so if you get the other later it will be much cheaper. Edit: posted at the same time. A wrench is about 4 times the torque I think.
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If you're determined to get a saw then I would get a 550 or 560. Forest and arb is the cheapest I've seen (I'm going to guess you don't have a dealer locally). You can run a long bar with a skip chain which has less teeth so you can use a less powerful saw. I would also buy a spare bar and chain/s so you can pull the bar off when you get the saw stuck which is inevitable with a tree that size if you haven't used a chainsaw before.
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That's good because I drink about a litre of orange juice a day.
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Apparently huel is from human fuel but I don't think anyone reads it that way. Personally I wouldn't go near it and I'll be sticking to proper food, I don't like the idea of starting to get our food from overprocessed drinks and tablets although I appreciate the convenience. Also I think I saw it offers 100% of rda of vitamins so surely you can't eat anything else if that matters to you?
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From what I've ordered they only come in standard widths to match their chains. I've only had good experience with their chains and service but whenever I see them here or Facebook there's a few complaints so they're messing up somewhere...
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Not sure at a technical level but our kramer is always slow for the first minute, especially in cold weather, and I've never had any problems from using it straight away after 4000hours.
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Anyone got a ‘big’ compact loader? Are they any good?
gdh replied to LeeGray's topic in Large equipment
We've always had good experience with kramers. Our 280 does nearly everything around the yards and has better visibility than a telehandler. I think this is the sort of model that would be towable: http://www.kramer-online.com/en/product/model/5035/ -
Going rate is around £50 a ton roadside, £60 delivered for stuff that's suitable for a processor - usually 8,10 or 12 foot lengths with diameter from 4-15inch, mostly straight and any branches cut flush with the stem. 8 ton grain trailer is probably about 4ton of wood if that's what's in the picture.
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We've got a railway bridge just outside town and it's just been hit by another lorry. Too many people watch satnav not the road now...
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They're rubbish, I swapped to the oil spout for petrol but it only gained a few months
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Nice set up, the third roller makes a big difference. How are you finding the grader at the end? I'm looking at fitting one but it's a bit cramped already where we cut.
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Usually by the ton as most our hauliers have weigh heads now and the sales are done in tons. Obviously inconsistent with species/density but that's reflected in the price. Cubic metres would be better and we do keep an eye on how far up the bolsters it is but that has its own issues with bent and shorter logs bulking out loads.
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Pretty sure that's a 4wd symbol unless you have another button for that. Plenty of mud about to test it.
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Cheers. So how long would you leave them outside to dry before putting them in the shed? Do you off load them straight into you truck,trailer etc when ready to deliver? My idea is to keep them out for 6 months or so and then tip in shed when semi seasoned or is this just added unnecessary added work? The problem ive got is wood that molds when left in shed for 12months. Thanks Ah sorry, should have mentioned we've got a heated drying shed, similar to a kiln (not in the picture). We cut straight into the boxes, dry them, then tip into the pickup when we need them.
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We use them and they work well, they get a few more breakages than ibcs but they're bigger, safer to stack (I've seen 10 high before) and easy to repair. You will need a fairly strong box rotator and loader if you want to flip them. We collected from spudbox for £69+vat with a double floor to avoid the bigger logs damaging it.
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Agreed with big j, everyone assumes because we sell firewood we burn the best quality pieces. We don't - we have a 20inch/18kW log burner and burn everything from the short bits to stubs of branches we cut off and massive wedges from pointing gateposts, as long as it's reasonably dry it all burns fine and we rarely sweep our chimney in the 20 years we've had it.
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As long as it's dry that's the important thing. Most people like ash or beech, I like oak but if you're buying it most will be a mixture of what's available.
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Help pricing standing hardwood firewood
gdh replied to Big J's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
At least they were honest and gave you a reason, if harvesters can get on the land you'll struggle to do it cheaper and they can put that saving into the timber price. Hopefully you get some contracts where it's too awkward to get to usually so you'll be able to offer a needed service
