Logsnstuff
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paper ad just run out and won't be renewed, about to turn google ad words to £0, post a bit on facebook and twitter, word of mouth seems to be the only thing still working.
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same here it's price before quality. I delivered a bag to a customer on Friday, hes been buying off me for 3 years but every year he still buys a load of green timber because it's cheap. tried pointing out to him it's the same quantity at the same price as my own stuff it just comes in a tipper and is 10 to 15% more in mc.
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so are you saying all meters are wrong and the only way to give a moisture reading is to put it in an oven? I use 2 meters a £10 aldi and a £400 delmhorst and I show the customers the readings using 2 meters to me is verification, theres generally a 2% difference between the 2 meters. If you think the advert is false I would say go ahead and report, the firewood industry is becoming so bad because nobody wants to report anything and the amount of people on here admitting they work for cash or beer money without fear of reprisals is quite amazing. we are very reluctant to take cash payments and I'd say 99% of our customers now pay bank transfer and the rest are cheques, we get maybe 3 or 4 people a year who don't pay within a couple of days, also saves us arguing with traffic wardens when were trying to pay in at the bank.
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monofilament and close knit from s g baker
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I tested some of mine in august and was getting 9%-13% now they are back up to 18-21%
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absolutely agree.
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you can't build a business basing it on free wood you have to price based on buying it on so you can offer continuity of supply or your screwed imo.
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it doesnt help every man and his dog think they can start up a log business on the side for a bit of cash & the public like nothing more than a bargain, so they will always try the cheap loads even though deep down they have a pretty good idea they will get garbage,it seems they just cant resist trying it.
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you didn't say the size of bag your using 0.6m3, 0.75m3, 1m3 as mentioned above with 0.75m3 hardwood mine weigh in 220kg to 290kg depending on species etc. you could put 1 bag in and take it to your local weigh bridge
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looked like we were almost getting going then died a death again. just done my BSL return 97m3 for the quarter.
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last quote I had for a pallet into the highlands was £180. just sent one to Guernsey was £236.
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I would cut it to 8" lengths throw into a bag and leave it or next week have a little bonfire
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drawback with crane on the flatbed is reduced capacity we can only get 680kg payload on the truck but then if you put it on a trailer your limited to tacho hours.
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I will go for a 5t next time which will require operators license, the cpc I was told only required if you haul someone else's goods so will have to look into that.
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has a train weight of 6.5t so you can legally carry 6 x 0.75m3 bags on the trailer and 2 on the truck
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Thanks, we used to slide them out the back of panel van which was a killer and why I now have a bad shoulder.
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it has a tacho but operator license isn't needed it's 3.5t
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4m palfinger crane on the back of 4x4 sprinter
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they came from sg baker but they discontinued and changed to the white, I don't tip the bags I leave them and collect next order.
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I did 1m extensions on mine for the extra height, means can go 4 bags high.
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only person who came back to me with a price on a kiln was £38k + vat and it needs to be installed before they even apply for the RHI and your not guaranteed to get it.
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£2,500 a month is what a decent sized shed will cost here to rent, I have looked at a couple, if your firewood business can afford that well done. otherwise rest of us need to keep working with tarps until can afford alternatives.
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nope we have gone vented this year we were burning holes in the solid sides for the last few years and the vented definitely dries the logs better, with the 5 months of rain last year the water wasn't getting a chance to drain out and the bottom logs all turned black, the vented bags we trialled let the water straight out we are getting less mold and discolouration I absolutely recommend going vented or at least trial 10 or 20 bags.
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yes I had similar call about 4 years ago, that night a car was waiting in the car park bottom of the yard road, it tried several times to have me drive into the back of it in the end I tore the side out of it he needed 4 new panels police reckoned write off my insurance company refused to defend the case.
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just been out for some kindling has turned baltic since the sun went down makes a nice change maybe the snow has come in like they suggested.
