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  1. Paul in the woods
    I have a thousand other uses for the tractor, not just log splitting otherwise I'd have sorted a petrol splitter out by now. Hiring a processor might be an option but, at the moment, I'm producing small amounts of logs each week which could be split and stacked rather than piling up for several months.
  2. Paul in the woods
    Electric is out as we live at the end of the power supply and the voltage fluctuates whenever we turn anything on! It would also be useful to use it where there's no electricity. Long term plan is to provide all our heating and cooking etc via wood burners so I'd like to process about 20m³ a year, possibly much more if chalara hits the large ash I have. Selling/haggling logs is a possibility v. long term. As I need a small tractor about the holding a PTO splitter seems logical and cheaper than a decent petrol splitter. I could wait until I have the finances for the tractor and PTO but I'd like to start building up the logs in my spare time and my OH would like to help. Plus I like the idea of getting something I can learn with so I get the most suitable PTO splitter for my needs.
  3. Paul in the woods
    I've used a fair bit of hazel for bean poles etc but they're not going to be that thick, rather what I'd call normal coppice size (less than 10 years old). I have made a few good walking sticks from shoots growing up from large limbs, part of the old limb makes a decent round handle. But I can't think what would have been done with stuff that's logs size, well over 40 years old, apart from logs. I suppose in the days when coppice was worked then it wouldn't have been left so long to grow too large. Has anyone turned it? A few pieces I've split have a very good grain.
  4. Paul in the woods
    I already have a good axe, several in fact, and the maul I have is also very good. However, as mentioned, it's not good for my arms. I don't want to invest in a petrol splitter if I'm going to get a PTO one eventually, hence looking at manual ones. I can cope with the slowness of a manual one although I'd rather have one that can take longer lengths.
  5. Paul in the woods
    I know most of you will laugh at such an idea but I would like to get a manual log slitter to start off splitting logs for domestic use. I currently use a maul but that's not great on the old joints. I eventually plan to get a tractor mounted splitter when I sort out a tractor. Now there's plenty around but I can't find any that look robust enough and able to cope with some of the logs I have. The price isn't a problem but I'd like something that'll last. The best I can find is the Forest Master Duocut Manual log splitter ( Manual Hydraulic Log Splitter 10 Ton Wood Cutter Axe ) Does anyone know of anything that can cope with larger logs and has more force?
  6. Paul in the woods
    I've cleaved a few thick stems but don't have a huge use for them. I do have some hedges to lay but being Devon hedgebanks will not need many stakes. How long does the hazel last in the ground? I a need for fencing takes but don't think hazel would last long?
  7. Paul in the woods
    That's what I thought. Perhaps it's for hammering into a log, the spike goes into the log/bench and the flat bit down from the chisel end is used to hammer the thing into the log/bench?
  8. Paul in the woods
    I keep reading hazel is too useful for firewood and I know well managed coppiced hazel has a myriad of uses but can anything useful be done with hazel stems that are 10+ cm DBH and often a bit misshapen? Apart from firewood or charcoal that is.
  9. Paul in the woods
    I think you're confusing my reply, more legal gun ownership in the UK does not mean more deaths. I also wouldn't be surprised to find out there's more illegal firearms in circulation but there are proportionally less deaths, harder to prove that one as I doubt anyone has any real clue as to the number of illegal guns in circulation.
  10. Paul in the woods
    I think you'll find legal gun ownership in the UK has risen over the last 20 years but gun crime involving legal firearm ownership has fallen, so not simples at all.
  11. Paul in the woods
    Ditto, well somewhere in NW Devon. And there are places around here with quite a few trees.
  12. Paul in the woods
    From the end user point of view I would rather have a cubic meter of ash than alder as alder is quite light when seasoned. I do love alder on an open fire though and cooking on it, it burns well if a little quick. I've also been processing a bit of it and it does cut and split easily unless the logs have been left on damp ground, they them seem to behave like a rubbery sponge.
  13. Paul in the woods
    Yes, I have a little Echo CS-352ES, the chain it came with is an Oregon and I worked out it must be a VXL. So I ordered a direct replacement. I know when you start talking about 0.2 mm it sounds petty but the chain is only a slim one and the width of the cutters from one side to the other varies by about 15%. This didn't seem right, hence the question. I know I could just use it but if Oregon chains aren't out by this much something isn't right so I'll contact the seller. Can someone recommend a good place to buy chains, it's a 53 drive link chain so slightly harder to find than the more common 52s.
  14. Paul in the woods
    I bought it from a shop via Amazon, I'd rather not say the shop's name until I've raised the issue with them directly. What worries me a little is that although it has the box the details are hand written on it. The chain does have Oregon stamped on it but I have read comments about fake chains.
  15. Paul in the woods
    I can't get a good photo up today. The chain is an Oregon 91VXL-53.
  16. Paul in the woods
    Yes, I seem to be caught between domestic and large scale companies. I'm not going to be growing 1,000s of trees but I don't want to spend a fortune and only end up with a few trees. I did notice these people, anyone used or heard of them? Tree Seed Online Ltd - Home Page
  17. Paul in the woods
    I'm a fairly new to using chainsaws although I have done a simple course before buying a saw. On the course I was taught it was important for cutters to be the same length and the chain to be even when sharpening, which seems common sense. I've just purchased a new chain and I was surprised to notice the teeth are visibly uneven, one one side they are longer and narrower than the other side. The chain is a direct replacement so it's an Oregon 91VXL and the teeth on one side are over 0.5 mm longer and 0.2 mm narrower than the other side. My question is, is this a normal tolerance? For a chain with an RRP of £25 that claims "Advanced grind geometry • Improved out-of-box grind" it seems a bit sloppy. On the other hand I'm used to working with tolerances down to 0.01 mm so I might be bit fussy.
  18. Paul in the woods
    Yes, I've found the fresher the better with most seeds (trees and veg etc). I'll collect the stuff I can but I'd like to grow a few more unusual ones and it's not always easy to collect local seed from some common trees as well. We've used Chiltern Seeds for veg so defiantly look at them for trees as well thanks.
  19. Paul in the woods
    I'd like to grow a few more trees from seed long term, to plant up an acre or so and possibly to grow replacements for a few acres of ash. Although I'm used to growing trees and shrubs from seed I've had fairly variable results from bought seed. So, can anyone recommend a good place to buy tree and shrub seeds from? A good selection of broadleaf and conifer would be a bonus.
  20. Paul in the woods
    And to add an obvious point, it's not the dog or cats fault they cr*p everywhere but the owners, so absolutely no reason to put poison out. As for the bittering agent, as an owner of a Lab, she'l eat almost anything so I doubt the bittering agent would be noticed.
  21. Paul in the woods
    Isn't that a different issue or have I misunderstood? I tend to regard most branch material inferior to split heartwood as it's less dense so it will give off less heat per volume. A seasoned whole 3" oak log for example feels much lighter than a seasoned 3" log slit from the centre of a large oak trunk.
  22. Paul in the woods
    It's still available via google cache. Google "Husqvarna 345 Chainsaw 45cc , 15'' bar, GWO" and click on the little green down arrow after the URL and you will see "Cached" appear, click on that. If it's the saw for £120 I note you state "not the one in the photo but same model". Where did you get the pic from and could the Huskies be complaining about the pic?
  23. Paul in the woods
    Well it was a single part. It's 86mm tall and 95mm wide (about 70mm from the center to center of the two lumps that fit in the blade holes).
  24. Paul in the woods
    I thought it was just a single part, the instructions we have just show it as a single part. However, I've not actually checked but I will do over the weekend. It's probably part 3 on the PDF. I do have the mower type number (424 IZB) and serial number if that's any help. Would it be possible to get hold of a part then GardenKit? Subject to me confirming the exact details, of course?
  25. Paul in the woods
    I'm after a part for a less common lawnmower. It's a Harry 424 from 2002 and I need the blade bush that sits between the blade and motor. I've searched various online parts suppliers, eBay etc but no one stocks such an item. Can anyone here help? Either can you source such a part or recommend anywhere that does? It seems daft the mower might be scrapped because a small part cannot be replaced (the old one had a large lump missing!)

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