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  1. cornish wood burner
    What temperature does your return water go back at. Could it be too cold and pulling the combustion chamber temperature down?
  2. cornish wood burner
    Hi mike. If it makes you feel any better I have one and it's on the second bar and third chain. Almost certainly a small mount husky bar if you need a new one. Wore out its original 20 inch bar but now on an 18. Only gets used for the rough and bar length wood which it copes with well. It seems to run better on the same 50 :1 as my stihl and husky compared to the original 25:1 recommended. As peatff says a bit thirsty and low revving 58 cc engine but has enough torque to easily run an 18 inch bar. I bought it to cut up 15 tonnes of 40 to 60 inch diameter which it has done and more, so doesn't really owe me anything if it failed tomorrow.
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    If you have signed a contract and agreed to this then as long as your wages stay above the minimum wage then its legal according to info I've just read. Not in tree work but no breakage deductions for us, instead a profit share. Very nice bonus at Christmas.
  4. cornish wood burner
    Presumably you have no measuring kit. Just try a drill bit in the hole. The hole size is what pin to get.
  5. cornish wood burner
    With a simple heat exchanger you would be far better off with a tank unless your load will absorb maximum boiler output which it sounds like it won't.
  6. cornish wood burner
    With a decent boiler there should be no smoke as long as it's set up correctly. Furnace temp needs to be high for complete combustion. Water return temperature needs to be controlled otherwise cold spots, and condensation will occur. A buffer tank is desirable but not essential with the right plumbing. You need a thermostatically controlled 3 port valve on your return. I keep my boiler returns above 65 deg C but. You could experiment with it.
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    As long as you use the same meter and have an idea what reading you need for the wood to be be ready to burn, then that should be all you need. Its been said on here many times but if you need an accurate reading then calibrate your meter with scales and microwave or oven. Mine is mid range quality but strays from the truth with high and low MC.
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    I am tempted to say forget trading standards as it was a trade sale. I think you might be on a loser there. Concentrate on the MOT as trade or not the same MOT standards apply. Read Bobs post again. ( one before last) If that fails ask VOSA what you should do.
  9. cornish wood burner
    I believe dvsa used to publish a list of MOT stations they pulled the plug on. Not into that side now but I would imagine they still do it. Your MOT station might join that list if they have history enough.
  10. cornish wood burner
    Contact vosa/dvsa about the dodgy MOT. At least they won't be able to do it again if they get their licence taken away.
  11. cornish wood burner
    Thanks Mick and gdh. That's what I was hoping.
  12. cornish wood burner
    I've recently ordered some chains which arrived the next day so all fine. However the bar I ordered the day after hasn't arrived. Credit card came up Saturn machine knives instead of northern arb supplies. What's going on please Nicola.
  13. cornish wood burner
    So did they MOT it themselves?
  14. cornish wood burner
    If you can run to a telehandler you won't be sorry. Certainly if you are thinking of one piece of plant to do everything then that's what you need. It will be beaten on a few things but overall it comes out top in my book.
  15. cornish wood burner
    Couple of things not mentioned yet. Consider using saw mill waste as a fuel source. We buy slabwood at around £10 less than round. If anyone has a mill near then it could be even cheaper. It also has an advantage that it comes in partially dry so you get more wood / tonne. Roundwood chip costs us no more than £70/ tonne, some less. Slabwood takes longer to chip but maintains the £10 difference due to the lower mc when bought. We do have economies of scale but the principle should apply to smaller use. Also you need to maintain a reasonable return temperature otherwise your boiler will suffer badly from condensation. Not good for the boiler or combustion efficiency.
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    Our forklift gets stuck on flat hard ground against a 20 mm pebble. Well maybe not quite but you get the picture. It has pneumatic tyres but quite small so on any loose it can quickly dig a hole for itself and ground out as it has poor ground clearance, additionally it feels unstable on any slope or pothole. Ideally they belong on flat concrete but can be cheap and are very manoeuvrable so I see the attraction. Telehandler is the best thing we have bought though, very versatile with forks, bucket and grab. With 4 wheel steer a surprisingly small turning circle.
  17. cornish wood burner
    If the garage did the MOT themselves then you have a big lever. If it's a common thing with this garage then they could lose their MOT license. DVSA / VOSA
  18. cornish wood burner
    With very long arms? I think we might lose the bottom half though.
  19. cornish wood burner
    First of the wife's parsnips.
  20. cornish wood burner
    Female fitting will almost certainly be your problem. Fittings are designed to take full pressure, any pressure increase for whatever reason will cause the relief valve to blow off.
  21. cornish wood burner
    As gdh says it depends on competition. If a couple of farmers sons are cutting hedges for beer money at say £28 then it would be a difficult market to break into. Chipping at the rate above would only just keep up with our boilers at sub zero temperatures. Competition chip for us at about £1.5 to a max of £2/cube at rates of 80 or 120cube/ hr. One fills our shed in 3 days, the other 2. Add in a telehandler to push in chip or carry wood to the chipper and you would need to work for £0 to be competitive. Find some smaller users with small wood then your chipper becomes viable. The point I'm making is you need to research your market and competition before spending your money.
  22. cornish wood burner
    180 hp would only drive a small biomass chipper. You would be limited to small users chipping small diameter wood.
  23. cornish wood burner
    If the vaporizer ices up then with no antifreeze the coolant could freeze stopping the flow and heating effect.
  24. cornish wood burner
    If you are without the right tools, that also works well on oil filters, and many things with a big diameter you have to unscrew.
  25. cornish wood burner
    Although the smaller fords were less susceptible to this problem, I would still avoid them for this reason. Even the newer reinforced x blocks didn't totally cure the problem.

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