GarethM

It was from an old guy who seemed to run a fruit farm over on the outskirts of Northwich and was running it backwards on tractor hydraulics. It's about the right height to split almost into the IBC, after I raised the legs, replaced the valve block and made it one handle for purely controlled safety, i don't even use the auto return to improve speed. Posch and Eastonmade aren't really for processing arbwaste, partly why I suggested proforge instead of a shed built option. I'm not sure about the table splitters bending, but I'm not splitting on the floor and found even the venom too slow and physically too low in either vertical or horizontal. If you like the posch, just rip the valve block off and fit a new valve block. Hydra Part Log Splitter Valve 80LPM (A&B 1/2" BSP) (P&T 3/4" BSP) Auto Kick Out WWW.APPROVEDHYDRAULICS.CO.UK The P81 is an on/off directional control monoblock valve that is designed as a log splitter valve. It is spring centered in one...

I found it on eBay about 5 years ago nearby, even then it was about 10 years old, they do sell direct to the end user. It's done about 1000+ Ibc cages and counting so far, it isn't fancy but at a reasonable working height allowing you to split and keep an eye on sizing. Don't think I could do vertical unless it was one of those table types you see on ebay like proforge.

I like my Hand engineering horizontal splitter. 40 minutes is about average even for me, not pushing myself and just plodding through. I thought oxdale looked a bit meh, I have a petrol venom one. Stick to something upto 13ton and the cycle time won't bore you to tears.

Yes, but Swedish premier firewood is billy bookcases, probably similarly priced.

Erm, have you actually applied for a working holiday visa or just on holiday. Having watched enough TV, they don't look favourably on those that don't play by the rules.

You can never ever compete on price especially with Swedish wages compared to other Baltic states. Let's for the sake of argument say the list price is £150 a M3 for kiln dried that's been on a boat for a week and will be air dry at best. That's £75 a M3 or less at the dock.

They don't bond particularly well, it's one of the many reasons they use liquid tar to seal road edges along concrete kerbs. Usual rule is one of the other, even with visqueen it ends up a bit meh.

That and make, model, age, sex and location 😉

Wader porn sounds a bit of a niche of a niche

Same house & driveway?, asking for a friend 😉.

You know divorces are more expensive than a driveway?

Sounds like a tree shaped management structure, or Egyptian you decide.

It's always good to keep swapping the filters in-between oil changes. Depending on mileage, a £10 oil filter every 6 months also helps to keep the muck out of the turbo especially if you're doing a lot of idling.

I watch occasionally the oak firewood guy who's down south. Whilst I get there must be a premium price being kiln dried etc, none of his numbers can ever stack up when you see what gets bought and spent machinery wise. Even if it's on demo I can't make his numbers work.

What's the phrase from the thick of it. We called some builders, they didn't turn up. They're builders! Have you ever seen a film where the hero is a builder?.

RHI is a sweetener if you can get it. But economically speaking that should be a cherry on top not the whole desert. Air drying in 6 months is fine, I do it relatively easily with covers. If you're kiln dying expect a 500k investment with the boiler, chipper and such as it's a very hungry beast.

A loose gravel type driveway is hated by everyone, they might look nice when Jeeves drives the Bentley. You end up with it migrating onto the road, sticking in the tyre tread and generally peeing off everyone within miles of the house. Bite the bullet, plus every hgv delivery driver will have you on the sh1t list for deliveries as they're impossible to use a pump truck over.

Plannings do not set, they just compact. They might melt a little in the sunshine but I can guarantee they'll tear up as soon as you put anything of any real weight over them. I've probably 200+ tons spread around the yard, gets nice and flat until the tractor or forklift comes out and they make it's presence known. You can add a little red to make them a bit more melty but unless you heat, relay or possibly heated roller it's just compacted. One of the reasons they're getting hard to find, is they're recycling road surfaces with new bitumen and relaying it. All for the environment, but it makes for a even worse surface long term, think motorways and airports are exempt tho.

And that my boy is why you always use stainless steel screws in oak, unless you're old school and use dowel joints.

Personally, just bite the bullet and go tarmac or concrete. Probably around 5k, guessing around 1k of concrete plus a bit of mesh, fibre, drainage and the guys laying it at 4-5" over a decent base.

@Jase hutch Is that it's 24th birthday present?.

As they say god loves a chancer. Maybe for such jobs price for leaving the lads vehicles the day beforehand, or look into 1ton concrete blocks maybe ?. The blocks idea might be a great advertisement too, for your safety etc signage.

Legally I think you're up a proverbial without a paddle. As you really don't want to be touching a car for fear of damage claims and such.

Surely the farm would have CCTV of the vehicle, even my place has it on the entrance.

Obviously your not the farmer, they'd have been down there within 5 minutes of it being on the floor. Cut off and use the limbs, plank the rest and don't expect any payout because Geoff down the pub says oak is worth a fortune.