HertsWood
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Hi Woodgirl, TVI lives and works deep in rural suffolk - phone signal is poor and I think broadband is still of the windup type..... I've just taken delivery of a Pressvess retort - single barrel to a Specification drawn up and agreed with the designer of all Pressvess Retorts - the great Nick Harris. It's being commissioned next week by Nick, so once up and running if you'd like to come and look, please let me know. Matt
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Hi Richard, Steve / All, The firebox is lined with fire bricks. Insulation is 100mm ceramic blanket There is a vent hole in the the retort chamber from the firebox - on the right hand wall at the top (not in photo) I was lucky with funding, used a business loan for the match funding and got a very good rate from my business bank at a fixed rate for 7 years (fixed as you don't know what will happen to interest rates in the next couple of years. Also got an investor / business angel on board to help with the project - lots of groundwork to get but paying off now.
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Hi Steve & Richard, With delivery to my yard in Hertfordshire, the Retort was £15350 + VAT, this also included 2x 1m3 cooling bins as well. I went with standard thickness steel (10mm boiler plating) for long life; you can choose 6mm but obviously life expectancy will be reduced. My retort weighs about 3 tonnes. I got a 40% RDPE grant towards the project (this is net of VAT) - so about £7K. It gets commissioned next week by Nick Harris from 4seasonsFuels. As you can see, the right crane truck operator can site it where you want it.
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With regard to burned out retorts, I'd say talk to Nick Harris. He's just retired a retort after 15 yrs service, he said it could have gone on for a few more years if he had been desperate.
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Hi Steve, Best bet with regard to Pressvess is talk to the designer of all of their retorts - Nick Harris at Four Seasons Fuels, what he doesn't know about retorts and charcoal couldn't be written down on a nanobots knee. I talked budgets with Nick and then decided on the Specification I wanted. Build time is about 12 - 14 weeks, depending on the spec, size etc. I decided that for me, a single barrel retort was the best way forward to start - and if demand is there, I can upgrade to a double barrel retort later. This was the retort at Christmas, just before the holiday shutdown.. Matt
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I had a husky outfront mower 10 yrs ago - piece of cr*p. Bought a Kubota F3060 & F3660 instead, both with trimax flail decks. Never looked back until 2 years ago when the business changed direction and we bought an Irus Deltrak
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I've used one - it's ok for lightweight stuff. But for series bramble bashing you need hydraulic drive, hammer or delta flails and about 30hp.... I own one of these now.....
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Can't go wrong with either a Kubota G21, G23 or G26
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Look for Local Area Groups or LAGS - they distribute European RDPE grant funds. We were awarded a 40% grant last November towards a project. Leave the "grant companies" alone.
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My single barrel Pressvess Retort is delivered this week 🙃😁
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Don't know anything about the Spider RC mower, but I have an Irus Deltrak which is far superior as it's tracked and has a HD flail deck.. doesn't need a winch to get up slopes like the Spider Mowers do....
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Tracked chipper and operator hire needed - London.
HertsWood replied to richy_B's topic in Large equipment
Call Andy Mason at Mason Tree Contractors -
LR Defender 130, put air assist springs on the back, so you can alter the ride depending on whether the tipper is empty or loaded / towing. It will hold its value better than a Japanese 4x4, and parts / servicing are more readily available and in some cases cheaper. A Defender is true mechano kit. And the still the Best4x4xfar with the best payload of them all......
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I'd rather use my Irus Deltrak, than sit on a mower on unstable slopes 25+ degrees. Safety first ALWAYS. http://horticman.co.uk/irus-deltrak
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Has it got a cab? What's the bhp figure - is it 84bhp? Tyre size?
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Or just import one into the uk. Or just by a defender on Tibus hubs....
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Screwfix do a great range of spill kits and spill mats. Very reasonably priced as well.
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S/h Kubota G18, G21 or G23
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Used to work for a company in the 90's that charged £150 + VAT min call-out, which inc 2 diameter ft, then every additional ft was £12.50 + VAT, travel round trip @ £1 + VAT / mile.
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If the rows are about 48" wide, my Irus Deltrak tracked mower would love a good bramble bash!
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Call Andy Mason at Mason Tree Contractors, mobile: 07831-359602 or 07846-590254
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As a Grown in Britain assured woodfuel producer/trader, I sell Verdo woodfuel pellets but only by the full pallet. Used to sell partial pallets and multiples of 10 but it proved uneconomical.
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Equestrian pellets contain more dust / fines that woodfuel pellets DONT USE
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Best laptop is my current one - Apple MacBook Pro, bought on the Apple refurb portal top of range with upgrades, 3 yr warranty all for £1600 - power of a top spec desktop, large retina screen, portable.
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Don't forget about adding weight as well. KMR Engineering in Suffolk make a great Aluminium tipper with 3 stage ram, even make a 3-way tipper. Mine cost £2400 & has now been on 2 different 130's
