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  1. HertsWood
    Afternoon, The “Air Assist” springs were installed by Paul Foley at Foley Land Rovers, if you give them a call I’m sure Paul will be able to help. I’ve very please with the system, as the compressor supplied also has an airline facility which is invaluable all year round. FoleySV: 01279-793500, Paul Foley Email: [email protected]
  2. HertsWood
    Actually making charcoal with a retort is a lot easier and more efficient than using a ring kiln. A burn takes 8 - 10 hrs and a day to cool, but you can be doing other things while a burn is underway..for example I’m processing Apple today.
  3. HertsWood
    Alder is worth more as charcoal than it as as a firewood!
  4. HertsWood
    I’ve set a Shopify website to promote the British charcoal that I’m now producing, using a Pressvess Single Barrel retort. Along with a a new Instagram account. Have a look and tell me what you all think! www.stagbritishcharcoal.co.uk @stagbritishcharcoal
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    I used to only sell firewood/WoodFuel in Hertfordshire, now as a result of my accreditation’s, I sell my woodfuel to customers in Essex, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and into London.
  6. HertsWood
    I had a RED PTO hydraulic pump from FirstFour fitted to my Defender 130 with a single circuit to the front and back. Perfect for running a log splitter or even a chipper since the flow rate was up to 54litres per min. It’s for sale now as I had a new transfer box and it had to come off for the new one to be fitted. The hydraulic tank and hoses are still on the defender. Make an offer if you’re interested.
  7. HertsWood
    Hi Bob, GiB is all about promoting British timber / British woodlands and encouraging woodland owners to bring them into management. As a result, the majority of the timber I source has to come from managed woodlands with approved management plans and felling licences in place.
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    Hi Dumper, It’s not just about stickers. There is Biomass standard to adhere to, which covers everything thing from where the timber comes from, to how it’s processed, seasoned, packaged, checked for moisture content etc. The GiB Certification for HWF is £120 / yr and the annual audit is £60. There are random audits throughout the year as well to ensure standards are met. You allowed up to 15% timber from tree surgery operations,the rest coming from woodlands with approved management plans and FC felling licences. The HETAS schemes cost a combined £378 per year. This includes the audits, listing in the HETAS handbook of all accredited suppliers/installers, as well as massive regional and national marketing support. I’m proud to be accredited by both HETAS & GiB for my woodfuel and with the Clean Air Initiatives announced in January which will bring in further regulation where WoodFuel producers will need to be accredited, it’s a no brainer.
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    I’m accredited by HETAS for both the WoodSure & Ready 2 Burn Scheme, for me it’s about demonstrating an audit process to customers, for those that live in London where Ready to Burn standard is seen as the minimum standard with regard to firewood quality. I’m also Grown in Britain Assured for WoodFuel (Firewood, WoodFuel pellets), including being one of a handful of charcoal producers in Britain with the accreditation. For me it works and business has increased because of it, with customers across Essex, Herts, Bucks, Northants, Cambridgeshire & London.
  10. HertsWood
    After a conversation with Paul Foley at FoleySV, I fancy turning my Defender 130 into a 6x6.....
  11. HertsWood
    I realised that after I’d posted it Justin. Too much caffeine when I stopped at Starbucks at Droitwich to dry out....
  12. HertsWood
    Justin Kingswell put on a good display with his range of site clearance machines - including the mighty Morbark whole tree chipper.
  13. HertsWood
    The Zulu is pretty unique. If you’ve got $500K you could get FoleySV to build you a 6x6 Defcon (true 6x6), with a 6zpd auto and the stonking LS3 engine from the corvette zr1.... I’m happy with the stage 2 upgrade on the td5 - got just over 195bhp & 430NM which is great for towing and motorway cruising. Scares the hell out of golf gti’s....
  14. HertsWood
    Alder makes one of the best British charcoal on the planet! It’s one of my best sellers.
  15. HertsWood
    A little bit of hornbeam
  16. HertsWood
    Hi Richard, Have grading over a 12.5mm screen I get about 120 kg of charcoal. Depends on the species. Since April 2017, I’ve done 58 burns producing & selling approx 7 tonnes of charcoal.
  17. HertsWood
    Hi Richard, You feed the firebox until the temp hits about 350, at this point it’s self sustaining as the retort then feeds / cooks on the wood gasses in the drum. You just have to monitor and then reduce the temps if they go above 550 degrees - like now for example....
  18. HertsWood
    Keep it. My 2004 Defender 130 is still worth what I paid for it 7 years ago, even though it’s done 216k Miles
  19. HertsWood
    Hi Richard, It’s safe to open the door once the temp is down to about 80 degrees C. At that temp I unload straight into purpose made cooling bins with airtight lids. Then the charcoal can continue to cool while I reload the drum.
  20. HertsWood
    The advantage of the charcoal retort over a ring kiln is the conversion ratio which is about 3.5 - 4:1 depending on species and the burn time which is 8 - 10hrs depending on species and moisture content. I grade my charcoal over a 12.5mm screen which gives a varied lump size, as well as reducing the dust content. Most of my mixed and single species charcoals are in 6kg stitched bags, the only exception is Cherry which is sold in 3kg - sold in multiples of 4x 3kg bags for £48. More info can be found here... www.stagbritishcharcoal.co.uk Matt
  21. HertsWood
    Loving my Pressvess Retort this afternoon...
  22. HertsWood
    Got a JCB 520-50 compact Telehandler. 2ton lift, 5m reach, 4x4 & 4ws. Love it to bits, easy to drive and handles crates of firewood & pallets of pellets with ease.
  23. HertsWood
    Alder isn’t a bad firewood when mixed with others but this Alder is destined to be British Charcoal as soon as it’s seasoned.
  24. HertsWood
    My Defender td5 has a JE Motors stage 2 conversion. 195bhp and 425NM pulls any heavy trailer effortlessly.
  25. HertsWood
    Morning Martin, I’m not a tree surgeon, neither am I knocking Arb waste but under my Grown in Britain accreditation at least 90% of my timber has to be sourced from managed woodlands. Likewise, the woodland management we do for clients is based on timber contracts where we take the timber as payment. I’m working a woodland at the moment where in yr1 we felled 70 tonnes of Alder & 300 tonnes of Sycamore/Ash, the Alder was sold for more than the sycamore & ash, covered the cost of works carried out and left me with 200 tonnes to process into firewood.

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