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  1. ben_inthewoods
    Perhaps both the Arb Association and ICF should become involved? If it is moray they have detailed guidance on trees and development over and above the BS5837, but just choose to ignore it time and time again. the question of future liability is an interesting one and should be enoughto get the planners thinking.
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    Is there not a problem with the ash content of brash bales?
  3. ben_inthewoods
    Last Thursday I sent foliage and bark samples to forest research of a thuya stand that had similar symptoms, as did an FC stand 5 miles away. Suspect Phytophthora lateralis with cinnamon stained twigs and red foliage, BUT could also be late frost, heavy seed year. Will post when the results are in.
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    Climate is probably the only long term brake on the spread of DED in Wych elm with the risk of firewood movement risking spread. With Scolytus not very willing to fly (7km) unless it is >24°C there are areas of Aberdeen shire and other refuges in the west coast may retain populations. Certainly live elms in sunny moray are becoming rarer.
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    Tilhill are brash bailing for biomass.
  6. ben_inthewoods
    Why not go for a truck with a rear mounted hiab then tow a trailer? 2 or 3 bags on a truck then 2 bags on a small trailer? Mulling this same issue myself. Cheers Ben
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    I assume that this site is in Moray? They are one of the worst LA' s in Scotland for bs5837. Go west and highland council is more on the ball.
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    Only if the dbh is more than 7cm
  9. ben_inthewoods
    +1 chainsaw gloves not effective for chain cut prevention and not used much outside the UK.
  10. ben_inthewoods
    In your position I would argue that the woodland owner will probably get what he pays for. There is a real opportunity to select good quality stems at this point in a crop. And also set up access racks etc to aid future thinning with machines. Respacing a crop at this stage should be thought of as an investment - but only if it is done well. Done badly and the woodland owner will not get a decent return later down the line. Perhaps post a few photos would help?
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    Will be an interesting situation when the Tay beavers turn up in an urban river system:001_huh:.
  12. ben_inthewoods
    +1 especially if you are processing logs with a larger diameter than the length of the finished log as the log does not tip in the splitting chamber. We have one and tested against the posch. The downside is slightly more sawdust.
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    PM me might be able to supply. Cheers Ben
  14. ben_inthewoods
    Download forestry commission guidance note 32 - useful info
  15. ben_inthewoods
    this US kiln supplier has an interesting take on firewood kiln design. Look expensive but certainly elements to consider in a cheaper form of kiln? kiln-direct.com Gas heating is obviously wrong on a number of levels, but a charcoal retort (fed by branch logger material?) could produce a useful product and also generate very high temperatures to produce stream for the process? This was talked about before when looking at logpro options. Kilning is here to stay and it would be great for more research and development into low cost small scale kilning that provides benefits to the product and the end user. Duffryn, what is the current situation with the log pro kilns, have they all now been modified? Cheers Ben
  16. ben_inthewoods
    Another option debated in some circles Forests | Land Mattersis to give the local communities the woodlands to manage as per France etc. Could see it working in some situations but certainly not all as the link between public and woodland management is not developed enough (again a generalisation). Some fine FC and private woodlands, also plenty of mediocre woodlands too.
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    Using a decent power washer with a turbo lance is very effective and quick. I''ve used one for debarking large Douglas logs for log houses and knobbly spruce for highland lodge porches. If you have a good few to do it is well worth it. Cheers Ben
  18. ben_inthewoods
    I'm putting JRC in as an underplanted tree on brown earths and trying it on a variety of climatic sites from wet (where i have specimen trees that are looking good) to fairly dry sites, not on clearfells. experimenting really.
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    Pr has infected Sitka where Sitka was smothered in inoculum, but the crucial point is that Pr cannot sporolate on Sitka (or indeed a wider variety of species). It does leave you scratching your head over the degree of species diversity required to hedge bets. Personally I am planting plenty of Sitka, but spreading the genetic base a bit wider than just the 'improved' clonal orchard material. I am also banging in quite a bit of Douglas, and in certain areas Japanese Red Cedar and Western Red Cedar, Coastal redwood and Wellingtonia. Plus birch, birch, birch.
  20. ben_inthewoods
    We have a 400 and it is quick enough. We have had very little down time and sharpening etc has been minimal (we have clean beech). The down time and fiddling about with the older Tajfun 380's was because the chain oil was always on, gumming up the operation. I do think that production from the processor is less important than other elements of firewood production (sorting cord sizes, stacking and seasoning and above all order management and delivery. Delivery is where it can all fall down and is where profits are won or lost.
  21. ben_inthewoods
    Definitely quicker with a knapsack (with the nozzle off at low pressure). Calibrating the dose is easy and can be checked easily. Crucially the dose can be accurately applied to 2/3 up the tree and drips down the stem giving good coverage. After several ha of dosing the knapsack is much quicker and i reckon as it is less tiring therefore it is more accurate. cheers Ben
  22. ben_inthewoods
    £150-180 per hectare inc chemical (Forester) for one treatment, knapsack application rather than drench gun.
  23. ben_inthewoods
    I understood that a moisture reading needed to be made from a face of a freshly split log. Average of three readings taken from the face (then repeated several times from random pieces) - that I believe is the Woodsure (HETAS) standard.
  24. ben_inthewoods
    Understand now, thanks. Looks a tidy machine and could well save a lot of time. Cheers Ben
  25. ben_inthewoods
    Is there a safety stop akin to one on a chipper feed? Not evident on the video. Looks good tool except for that. I would not like to risk being pulled in!!

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