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Don't hold me to this until I've had chance to measure it but by memory the darker bit is 5 inches across at the base.
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got an elm stem, 12 to 15" diameter and around 10' long. got a nice colour to the middle of it, seems a shame to firewood it if one of you talented millers can turn it into something pretty! Located near York tom
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I see. in which case the timber is essentially for nowt and you probably can make a profit at those prices. patience is a virtue don't forget, they'll sell but maybe not this side of Christmas good luck
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I know this isn't very helpful but if the market was already saturated why did you go into it? Do you get the wood for nowt? if so then there might still be a margin albeit a slim one
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I'm assuming that she's well serviced, as blocked fuel and/or air filters can knock your power massively. if that side is in order then you should find a diesel engineers locally who'll tell you over the phone if the pump can be opened up, but as has been said some machines are 120 hp for a reason.....the drivetrain won't take no more:biggrin:
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depends what he's charging for delivery:001_tongue:
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been delayed in posting on this thread as I had to go get my hard hat cos I might get shot down for this. I bought a 34cc mitox secondhand 2 years ago as a lightweight back-up to my heavy husky 61. I loved it so much that I swapped it for a new one after 6 months of problem free work. yes its short on power and build quality but I think for the money (about £140 plus vat) its good value. it won't last long but I can swap it every year and it'll always be in warranty tom (retreating to a safe distance)
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Earlier this year I built a log splitter with some various bits I had lying around, its a vertical with about a 13" stroke but a big ram that either runs off the back of the tractor or the front of the telehandler (there are pictures of it in the "show us your log splitters" thread). It was just to tide me over until my new billeter turned up. I now want to turn it into a kindling splitter as I've got about 60 tons of poplar and I thought this would make good use of it. My intention is to alter the set up and use the ram to push logs through a lattice/ grid. Does anyone know if and where you can buy just the grid piece through which the wood is forced? Any other suggestions gratefully received Tom
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if its for firewood then as has been said the sooner it is processed then the quicker it'll dry out. However, if its to season as a whole then all you can do is stack the butts on good bearers in a drafty spot and be very patient. We've done some very large windblown beech recently and despite being down for nearly 2 years there is still plenty of moisture in it
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The local sawmill charge about £3 but you provide the bag. Personally, what I don't use in the cattle trailer I give to the livery yard in the village
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Everything I wouldn't be proud to sell, I cut some special order long logs for a customer the other day. the chap sounded particular so anything under the correct length went in my log store, simples!
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<p>Hi James,</p>
<p>The best way I can see to hire the saw out would be to provide it with a tractor and an operator. We would leave the machine on site for the duration of the job but one of us would stay in a caravan with it for security. The hire cost would be £45 per working hour including fuel or £1700 per 40 hour week. There would be no delivery charge for any hire term of a week or more. We put a mixture of split billets and poles through it and can achieve 3 to 4 cube an hour.</p>
<p>Hope that gives you an idea. </p>
<p>Look forward to hearing back</p>
<p>Tom</p>
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Rocking cradle V's Moving blade sawbench?
log on tommy replied to Peasgood's topic in Firewood forum
moving blade must be more complex as the drive for the blade must either be a hydraulic motor at the pivot point or a belt drive which is able to pivot with the saw and maintain correct tension throughout the arc. both are achievable as various youtube videos will testify but there's a reason that most manufacturers go for a fixed blade and that's because its simple. -
Caravan Utilising Nomadic Travellers or something else for short
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its not my idea but I've seen it mentioned on here more than once. you can buy ibcs with broken bottles for very little. you remove the bottle and cut it diagonally to form a sort of triangular roof. fill the ibc crate with your logs and keep them dry with said roof. I'm sure if you ask nicely the inventive fellow who came up with idea will post a pic for you. its delightfully simple and you're recycling at the same time.
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i think the only way round that situation is to sell it by the cube on delivery, the rate could be altered to account for how dry it is.
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Ash always carries a premium so the more ash in the load the more you'll be asked to pay, it will also make you're surplus logs easier to sell though. Personally, I like sycamore almost as much as its good to work with and once split it dries fast. Its interesting how farms are increasingly diversifying into energy production. I've got a pig farming friend who's got an AD plant, he asked me if I'd be interested if he put a log kiln in to use the excess heat.
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I don't buy wood myself but if you were to take an average of all the prices mooted on here then those sound in line
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just found my pricelist, per cube I charge as follows £100 for hard, £77 for mixed and £62 for soft that's delivered in whatever quantity within 5 miles. I've advertised a 15% discount for green logs but had no takers, thought people would have gone for that.
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I agree with mr smash. jcb's of that vintage were bomb proof. since then however they seem to have cheapened everything at the expense of reliability. if you can find a low houred 526s or 525-50 then buy it it will last a long time
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so you've narrowed it down to the aforementioned JCB teletruck, claas c series targos and the Manitou buggiscopics in standard 4 wheel steer format, weidemann, Avanti etc in bendy format and bobcat, jcb, Thomas or belle skidsteers. all other things being equal I'd choose the JCB teletruck for best allround performer and resale value. however, as always with used kit its probably more important to focus on its previous working life than the colour of its paintwork
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whoa, you'll have to narrow down big questions like that. What price range and therefore new/ second hand? how much do you want to lift and how high do you want to lift it? and finally is it a yard only or a mixed surface workload you'll be putting on it?
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we have a ryetec and its so much faster and safer than a chainsaw and as takes a lot less maintenance. I did go for the conveyor option which further reduces the load on your back but more than doubles the price
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we wanted a system that would cope with anything from 3 inch coppice material to 4 foot diameter logs so we went down the billeter and saw bench route. I concede that theres a lot of double handling but there isn't a machine available to cope with the variety of material we have
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I've got a ryetec one with a 4 metre conveyor and I'm very happy with it so far. its so quick compared to a chainsaw
