MooresFT

Im pretty sure, if the wood has the same moisture content then the KWH output per kilo is the same.

Obviously softwood is less dense so you need a greater volume, but if you are doing it by weight the energy output is the same.

As per title

I am after a post pointer, rabaud / hydrocut etc

Many Thanks

Mmm I wouldn't say postcrete is a rip off. Yes it's more expensive, but it's instant. If you can finish a job that day because you don't have to wait for something to go off it's a no brainer!

Also, no mixer, no electric, less mess to clean up! Easy to transport and any left overs are easy to deal with.

Also, if you have priced accordingly to your spec and get the job then you've made money.

I'm definitely a belt n braces man, especially with modern timber, at least of it built like a **** brick house and you have a timber fail it's not a disaster!

My point bob, is you achieve an attractive price per meter by spacing your posts at unrealistic distances.

Also, my main gripe with the clipsx pricing claims is that they space them out to 4M+ to achieve that costing.

You can do that with timber posts, 4-5 rounds which are stronger in the ground and the price difference is larger.

exactley, the issue is with the cell structure before its put in the ground, not the process of sticking it in.

I'm not sure I agree with your hunch bob.

It's not the use of the post knocker that is the issue, just the horrendous quality / inconsistencies in post treatment.

I know plenty of dug in posts failing after 4-5 years. Also the point of most resistance would definitely be the end of the stake, not ground lèvel.

I use chestnut for all my fencing, aslong as it's winter cut it should be as good as oak. Price wise it's competitive aswel and it puts money bsck into forestry. Seems a shame for it to be chipped for biomass.

Drinksloe, you make the point perfectly, it takes three chaps to put posts in you way... While a man on a tracked machine would put in twice as much (at least) as you on any ground conditions. Fencing is all about reducing labour costs and being efficient.

The posts are failing cos they are sh*t. Take New Zealand for example, there posts that are knocked in don't seem to fail after five years.

Make sure whoever you hire in the boppers got a rockspike! It will make a huge difference! As to using a Mankiller, a decent bopper is far quicker than by hand, aslo far more sustainable!

If you get prepped up you will put alot up in a day, get your strainers where you want them and your line wire rolled out ready to go!

Interesting about the double strainers for animal movement? The deer will jump is my guess, you running just a single top strand?

Wire wise, the pheasant friendly stuff isn't much (if at all) cheaper, I'd be tempted to run some ht80/8/22 upside down.

Double posts on gateways is a must as far as I see. Only takes 5 seconds of snoozing to catch a Gatepost during a wet winter. You break the Gatepost it's not the end of the world, you snap the end strainer on a 400m run your in for a headache!

Get a tracked mulcher in there, mcconnel robocut or the like. Don't be put off by the price, it will get you back to square one and then you can assess what's there. Leaves a good finish and will go anywhere. Three acres like that, done in a day or two at most.

£4 - £5 pm depending on quality of the stakes and wire. plus Vat

price please. TA24 7BN postcode.

Thankyou

We put our logs in a 15x40 shed with a roof and crash barriers up to 7ft high each side. Works out about 100cube in each section. The wind penetrates that and drys it just fine.

As the title suggests I am after someone to move 3-3.5 tonnes of chestnut posts from petworth to Cambridge on Thursday and 4.5tonnes of chestnut from petworth to Newark on Monday.

Can be loaded and unloaded at both ends.

Please contact me on here or 07415569824.

Good rates paid.

How bigs the job?

Youve got two weeks which is a long time as fencers go.

I am just guessing, but hes probably doing the same as me, making the most of this dry weather and getting all the posts on every job he has to do in the ground. The winter has been shocking from a fencing point of view, have a word with him and find out his plans.

A man by himself taking it easy should be wiring up 300 - 400m by himself in a day, so unless hes got thousands of meters to wire up i wouldnt panic!

Anyone running a 7.5 tonner with hiab / grab in West Sussex area?

Cheers

Not far from minehead. Where are you? Was thinking an Artic load.

As above, next winter I am looking for a supplier for netted hardwood logs and kindling. Based in somerset.

Anyone interested give me a PM with info and prices please.

Anyone done the reverse, stuck a drill bit on an petrol auger?

I've snapped a few on my smaller saw, as everyone says it's down to abuse I guess, the small saw is used for hedging and fencing so always being dropped !

Anyone selling a lot of these?

Let us know when youve thrown some brash through it! I like the idea of them, everyday i burn brash i always think of one. Sounds extreme, but a tracked version that bagged them up as you went would be perfect!

Inc man?

The wind is your friend.

Start small, paper and firelighters, get some logs going and then load up slowly. Always stack the stuff going on, on the opposite side to the wind, so the wind blows the fire through your brash.

And as many have said. No petrol!

Diesel or chain oil if you need.

Or if your a farmer... Straw, string and a tyre