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  1. timbernut
    I have asked most of my regular log customers if they'd be interested, because at the start of this season I was a bit panicked about havin enough cord, and none were interested because they'd prefer to buy from local source (and some said wouldn't want logs too dry). Think the convenience of it turning up ready stacked is the main appeal to most.
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    And about £70000 the rep told me at APF, cool looking beast though!😄
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    And last week found a mouse trapped in an empty lucozade bottle!
  4. timbernut
    Slight derail but my sisters friend bought posh camper cheap from auction and had problem with electric window on passenger door, he took it to garage and when they stripped it out found 1/2kilo of hash that the customs had missed when they seized the vehicle!
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    You shouldn't cut elder cos it brings bad luck but you should have a branch of it above your door to ward off evil spirits. Damned if you do damned if you don't!😃
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    The EDC (electricity development co op) in Lowestoft, Suffolk will be able to tell you the cheapest most efficient way you can do it ( not exactly local to you😁). There are loads of different types of led s to chose from so you don't have to have have that awful sterile light and you do want deep cycle gel batteries as they will last, most good uns have 10yr warranty, I have a pair of 180amp ones (that are still goin strong after 14yrs😃)
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    Yeah good price but I think he was pointing out your low slung rear end bob!
  8. timbernut
    Leylandii rated better than oak buy some for estate work (posts etc) but if it's lawson it's not quite as durable.
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    Yea leave some standing, but can depend how knackersd it is or will it damage summat else if it topples on its own. I'd be inclined to leave bigger stuff up if you can. Field maple mucho good firewood😄
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    But is it right?
  11. timbernut
    Could be field maple
  12. timbernut
    Just treat the pubs same as any other customer, they often don't use huge quantities usually have big burner or open fire. Big logs quick to process😄 Yup you need a processor! I was only doin about 6/8 cube a week when I bought the palax (and the missus thought I was daft) but saved me half a days work every day I had it and no difficulty when things got busier!😄
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    You should make sure coppiced stools are well protected from deer etc browsing re growth ( and there's plenty water deer muntjac round yor way). Also you can increase hazel stool density by layering/plashing smaller rods (will post pic if I can find one) or a good way of producing new stock is to cover cot stool with loose soil after a few months re growth remove soil, carefully, and then snip off some of the shoots below the wee roots that have form in the soil and replant, if you do this before Lammas growth (round about August) you should get another few shoots will get enough time to harden up before frosts bite😄
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    If you want to double output to roughly 24 cube isn't that only about half artic load, or are you stating what your highest output would be? Also have palax combi mobile with 13hp Honda with belt drive, and the belts hav never been a problem, takes up to 12" inch diameter and material doesn't have to be particularly straight (although it slows you down abit.) I do about 300-400 cube a year and have had the machine since new in 1999 and would def hav another, oh and tc circular over chainsaw everytime😄😄! Good luck! John
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    Don't think any of us arbtalk types would be so shoddy or as irresponsible to leave a watercourse choked up like that! You'd be far better off contacting the landowner. Could be wrong, but think it's an offence to knowingly block a watercourse. Good luck.
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    Yup definitely increase understory with hazel and maybe some box n dogwood, do some crown lifting for of hardwood to improve timber quality and let in a bit more light.If it's all nettles you could weed wipe aload (or relentlessly strim em for a season but more time consuming) to allow some other latent seed to come through or establish some other ground flora. Think your leylandii maybe lawson cypress though. John
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    That's why the landowners of the past handed down to the eldest son (pro genitas I think?)
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    It's funny cos I never see myself as a Suffolk boy more Norfolk, which is where I've spent most of my time. Woodguy's hit the nail on the head as were custodians for just a blip in time really and the ship sails on, you're also lucky your daughters following in your footsteps and will hopefully continue your good work. Despite being brought up in a wood, although they appreciate what we have, they don't have the enthusiasm for woody works. But that could change and I now hav two granddaughters so here's hoping😄
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    Better n better ( particularly since the fly agaric kicked in ) and she has this little fella to back her up (known a Long Stratton on account of the size of is Tacolneston) [ATTACH]173468[/ATTACH]
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    Slow yew down bor! I'm no stranger to these parts, born just south of the Waveney valley and now live just north of it, I love it here: big sky and not as flat as some would have people believe ( but keep it quiet ). I was referring to the arable fenland and the large amounts of prairie land between here and London, I said relatively as, particularly south norfolk/ mid Suffolk had a field and hedge system as good as Devon/cornwall's but most of it was destroyed post ww2 as agricultural advances were made and the machinery got bigger. The up side is we have some of the best preserved ancient woodland (Bradfield in particular) in the country. Incidentally, if yore near Gressenhall, have you run into felix, who paints wagons? He does demos at the museum sometimes and lives on a nice plot of land nearby
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    Been enjoying this thread and just come back to catch up n you've all been at the funny fungi!😄😄
  22. timbernut
    Sorry slow at typin an bumbling fat didgits ( or as gardiners put it 'pig tits' 😂👍)
  23. timbernut
    Oops .... As I believe Vincent Thirkettle is Suffolk based, Ray Tabor ( traditional woodland crafts and the green wood encyclopaedia ) works/worked for Essex wildlife trust, the late, great Roger Deakin (Wildwood etc ): Suffolk. Oliver Rackham is south norfolk born and bred, I think Richard Maybe (Food for Free, Beechcombings ) lives somewhere on the Norfolk Suffolk border, Mark Cocker (Crow Country, Birds Brittanica, wit R Maybe), there are others I think! I find it slightly ironic that it s one of the least wooded areas of the country, has vast areas of, relatively, sterile arable land but is a highly attractive habitat for nature/woody writers!😀
  24. timbernut
    You're in the right region (East for woodland/nature writers as I believe
  25. timbernut
    Hi 2 acres, I don't think you'd have to worry about grief from anyone ecology wise as you stated your grandad established the wood so it's not that old and is unlikely to have flora/fauna of national/local importance unless you have a pond etc in the wood or nearby which could hav great crested newts ( it would just mean taking care when moving cord that has been left to season ). If you havn't got a pond dig one, it's amazing how quickly it's ecosystem establishes with little help and your kids will love pond dipping for mini beasts! Sounds like anything you do will be if benefit. Where in Norfolk are you? I'd be happy to come n hav a look if you like, being a fellow woodland owner and over 20 years of working lots of different woodland types/ages. John

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