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one problem we found is the bags look totally different sizes when you sit black and white together but go over them with a tape they are the same size

clearview have <25% on their website. think it was November when I posted this up from the FC renewables or whatever his title was: I am certainly aware that most combustion equipment prefers the fuel not to be bone dry. In the case of wood chip boilers they will be commissioned for a specific range of moisture content, and log stoves too are designed to operate optimally at a specific range of moisture content, typically 15-25% (wet basis) as this is the value that dried wood will tend to stabilize at if stored outdoors, under cover in the British climate, even if it’s initially kiln dried lower. Lower MC woodfuel can be burned perfectly well, and very efficiently, as is the case with wood pellets that are typically <10% MC, however that’s because the boiler/stove is designed and optimized for this range. I haven’t seen the specific EPA report you mention, but it is likely that a stove designed for 15-25% will not work as well at lower values. I’d be interested to see their specific concerns. In the case of woodchip boilers, if the fuel is too dry it can lead to higher levels of NOx emissions as a result of the combustion temperature being too high I am certainly aware that most combustion equipment prefers the fuel not to be bone dry. In the case of wood chip boilers they will be commissioned for a specific range of moisture content, and log stoves too are designed to operate optimally at a specific range of moisture content, typically 15-25% (wet basis) as this is the value that dried wood will tend to stabilize at if stored outdoors, under cover in the British climate, even if it’s initially kiln dried lower. Lower MC woodfuel can be burned perfectly well, and very efficiently, as is the case with wood pellets that are typically <10% MC, however that’s because the boiler/stove is designed and optimized for this range. I haven’t seen the specific EPA report you mention, but it is likely that a stove designed for 15-25% will not work as well at lower values. I’d be interested to see their specific concerns. In the case of woodchip boilers, if the fuel is too dry it can lead to higher levels of NOx emissions as a result of the combustion temperature being too high

I used black S G Baker did a short run of them they show the logs up quite well but I'm binning them as the handles are starting to break.

charged me £36

so how many unregistered?

that's exactly how I plan on marketing my timber, it's thought the romans built their fort on the farm because of the timber here and there's 3500 houses starting to be built in 2019 hoping to interest some of them with boards and mantles from the local ancient wood even though most of the oaks date to the 1850's.

doesn't matter what business you go into there are always people there telling you don't do it, there is no money, the business is knackered and round the corner there is someone else doing a roaring trade with a positive attitude, if you think you can sell some boards or make some furniture and you can afford a mill go for it that's what I'm doing £130 a month for an lt15 and I have plenty storage if your business can't afford that change jobs not like your going to compete with BSW tomorrow.

that small stuff is great on a sawbench have enough in the yard so far to do couple of hundred bags of them this year.

I get 19mpg with the sprinter and 13 if I put it in 4x4 but I deliver up to 150 miles when I checked the times and fuel costs 1 long distance delivery with max load was no more expensive and not much longer than several local deliveries.

I can't sell the stuff bought 200 nets start of the season and they are still sitting in the polytunnel comments from customers are my logs are so dry they don't need kindling now got to get them covered as the light starting to effect them.

if you start advertising bags that measure 3/4 cube as cube your asking for trouble especially as your not allowed to advertise bags by volume in the first place only as bags or with dimensions.

outside of this board or it's fb page I don't know anyone who uses the term cordwood it's always referred to as firewood or hardwood pulp might just be a regional thing.

have 3 pallets of kindling sitting and haven't sold a bag of it since mid November.

had the same issue with firewood bought a replacement forwarder and everyone who was asking for artic loads all vanished. the advantage I have is being a side business I can afford to stack the timber up until people do come along and there are couple of joiners in the family who use oak time to time.

problem you have is so many people just referring to a dumpy bag without dimensions not exactly informative and as others are saying we now do single use bags what your saving buy not filling the stretch pays for the bag. We use a grill on the end of the conveyor to take out about 75% of the rubbish but in the near future we will add a tumbler.

to start with I'm not too worried about timber price I still have 4 years left on a thinning contract for 160 hectare mix although 60% is probably 150 year old oak I will continue to sell the bigger logs the main idea is for oak and chestnut sleepers for a garden nursery that we supply with logs and there are a couple of guys doing forestry work where they fabricate bridges and I could cut the timbers for that, there is a fencer also on the estate but like you say not so easy to compete with the big mills.

Seen a few threads on pricing oak at 15 - 30 ft3 but how are you pricing other species, I'm thinking about an lt 15 which is going to be a bit of work being manual but want to test the waters a bit before investing in hydraulics but we do have some ash, chestnut, birch, beech, pine, spruce and larch in the wood, if doing custom sizes I'm curious on the pricing.

didn't someone in Cumbernauld put in a 1.5m woodmizer in spring or summer.

5"- 6" and we cut them from billets on the sawbench rather than try it with the processor.

next years log pile so far. still need a few more tons.

there was an article couple of years ago about the illegal felling and the timber was being sent to the UK with the relevant FSC accreditation which made a nonsense of all their rules.

I would want paying to take that never mind buy it

if you go hydraulic I recommend stepping up to a 5 ton it's our biggest hassle being limited to 2 bag delivery or taking the trailer.

had an email on Wednesday offering Eucalyptus logs from Brazil.

full mesh and stored in the polytunnel so not weathered but they do get light, previous bags we could get 2-3 years and I still have a few original barrow bags which are 10 yrs old but the full vented some have split after 6 months.