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  1. cornish wood burner
    Thanks guys, appreciate your help. Its difficult to advise a friend if you have not had one or worked on one. Good news about the engine though. I didn't know JD used yanmar. I was thinking along the same lines as hilux, 135 and a good topper but the loader might be usefull for him and I would think a mid mounted deck will be more maneuverable. I think it might be worth considering so unless any horror stories come up we will have a look.
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    From memory the manual on our 530 says 1 tonne towing limit. I believe the issue is the brakes.
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    Hi all Any one used or have a John Deere 4wd 4200 midi compact. Friend of mine is looking at one to cut a two acre field with some trees to negotiate. Tractor has a front loader and mid cutting deck. 2000 hours 26 hp Any opinions welcome.
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    Totally agree. Always done that as I have seen too many fins flattened with water.
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    Sounds like your view of "not interested is vastly different to the ops " keen as mustard" I think the lad needs to be given a firm ultimatum if your view is nearer the truth or ask him if he really wants to work in the industry. The lad I was refering to wanted to continue in the same work and while not indespensible I would rate him as very usefull now.
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    2 out of three is good. Every one learns at a different rate but if he is keen then that is a very good start. One of my guys is a relative slow learner and also I did have to have a word about him wandering off the job. However after that he really tried and is doing really well now. Why dont you have a chat with him and express your concerns. He might have in his mind he doesn't need to think if he just does what he considers labouring. A reminder to concentrate more could work wonders if that's his problem. A little praise for his hard work at the same time would help I suspect.
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    Quick enough delivery but they didn't seem to know the difference between chain and 2 stroke oil.
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    Not just a problem with imports. Bought some kiln dried UK chip once. It appeared to be kiln dried by the colour etc and patches certainly seemed dry but there was water running out of most of it. Bought it by the tonne so I quickly came to a conclusion about the wet patches. One supplier off my list.
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    If you need more pull put a lever through the bottom loop Wear a face shield and use wire not cable ties Bit of thick tin 1.6 or so Three holes in a triangle takes two minutes and makes the job easy. Sometimes in maintenance you need to make special tools.
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    Looks like you need to hook both springs on together. Bit of flat steel,drill two holes same spacing as the springs are apart. Wire through each hole onto each spring Third hole in the bottom of the flat with a loop of wire to put your foot in and press down to tension the springs, then hook the clip. Piece of cake.
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    Had a tour some years ago. As far as I remember sawdust is pushed down a very long tube and fuses together with the heat. Ram stroke a metre or two and the tube 10 metres or so as a rough guide. Starts fairly dry and comes out very hot. Just falls into random lengths not cut. I was looking at buying chip at the time and was shown the brickette production as a matter of interest so didn't take a lot of notice.
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    Northern poly tunnels are good
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    We buy in our wood fresh at an agreed price and it of course reduces in weight as it loses moisture. If we buy seasoned timber we would pay more per ton in line with the weight it has lost from when it was cut. In effect the wood is the same price either way just we get less " free "water the second way. After it has dried to 25%mc and chipped both ways will end up the same cost. Standard way of doing it. You need to have a chat to him. Other way is by the cube but not so accurate
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    Thanks for that info. Too much power needed for us to consider I am afraid. We have a low hp requirement machine in mind that will suit us IF it does the job.You can't beat having enough horsepower for chipping / shredding, it certainly speeds the job up. I would be interested in a closeup pic of your chip if you have the time and inclination. Regards
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    Looks like it would shred our peat. Do you know what is the minimum power needed to drive it.
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    When you say you have checked the socket and charger wires is that positive and negative. A break in the negative line will have the same effect. If you have nothing with a 30 A plug you could use the lead/plug from your charger to power something else to check the cable and socket. Take the lead and wire a trailing socket on to it would be an easy check.
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    We store our biomass chip at a depth of around 5 metres. Normally 30%mc but sometimes we have had loads up to 50% then it can be like a steam room when moved. Doesn't take very long to start to heat up either. Best keep it shallow and moved. Not had experience in the open but I would think that you might be able to store your fresh chip shallow say 2 metres max for a while then higher after it dries. I believe chip piles shed rain by thatching.
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    They might need a bit longer on the tree. If you or the squirrels dont like to share then you have just got to persuade the squirrels not to take them. We have loads in our garden and share them with a grey critter. You could try storing them in your lawn, hanging baskets, planters flowerbeds etc. Seems to work for our squirel. Anyone need some hazel saplings.
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    Are you sure its not that Manitous are paying his morgage, payments on his rolls, new van full of snapon tools and children to go to private school. We had one some years ago and it was fine for a job in the workshop but anywhere else it was too far to carry our tools. Have ran two JCBs for a total of 14 years and they have spent a quarter of the time in the workshop that our manitou did in two and that probably would include servicing. There are obviously good and bad machines but you might gather I am not a Manitou fan.
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    I presume the shredder is just for contaminated wood then. If that is the case quantities and space permitting I think I would be inclined to keep the chipper and shredder outputs separate and sell to different markets. Vast difference in value.
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    If you are thinking to continue to supply a power station then brash and slab wood is fine. Without doubt best quality chip comes from large round wood. However slab wood can produce reasonable chip when you screen it and remove the fines which will be a high percentage of bark. ( see above) Bit more labour involved but an improvement in quality. If you are aiming for G30 or G50 your chipper will have a big effect on quality so chose carefully if you need to buy one.
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    Charger should still work with a low battery voltage. Have you a socket on the forklift you plug into? Check this for connectivity to your battery. If you have a plug socket arangment how many wire are there? Can you bypass the timer? Presumably the mercury switch kills power through the timer. Small diagostic hint for you if needed. If you check fuses,switches etc with power on, any open circuit will have voltage across it. Sometimes poor continuity will only show when under load. Be carefull do not get complacent. Probably no RCD on your 16A /32 A socket
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    Good result. Normal pond koi seem to feed anytime but if your fish are on the timid side then sundown will probably be best. Easier on their eyes. They love bread but if they are nervous taking from the surface or are not used to it, give the pieces a a squeeze so they sink. Normally then taken as it sinks. Great way of getting the fish to know you. In moderation though and if you feed sinking food make sure the fish are eating it as there is obviously a danger of pollution.
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    Slab wood makes fairly good chip for biomass. Higher percentage of bark than round wood wood but it dries quicker. More susceptible to rain raising the MC of the finished product. Just make sure you have a reasonable chipper otherwise you can get long slithers going through the screen. Same as twigs from the brash. Probably better for G30 than G50 or G100 due to the smaller section to start, but you will get more fines. Better than brash chip from my experience.
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    Presumably everyone has heard warnings about diesel from injector pipes

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