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Yep morso ones only so I tend to be careful when putting logs in.

Toasty hot bud way too much for me. vermiculite boards in side of stove are curved to fit profile.

Agree Andy that stove of mine is 5kw but I end up with every door in the place open. Exposed insulated flue is like a giant radiator too, Mrs loves it but way too hot for me. I cut my own wood as you know so getting the log length correct is no hassle. Yeah it’s been shit it always made good heat but smoked badly whenever the door opened at all, but it’s like a different stove now so happy days.

We went down the route of getting the two stoves we have had in our current house fitted by recommend HETAS fitters, both stoves were morso models the first a cassette type and the second a free standing model as per pic. First guy fitting the cassette type was clueless and fitted it totally wrong the result being that it would not draw. Eventually sorted it but he baled out of finishing the hearth etc as he said there was no money left in the job ??. Second free standing morso was fitted by the suppliers and we have been plagued with down draft for about 16 months, supplier came out and fitted a new cowl for £170 which had no affect in reality. Just had the chimney swept for first time and the guy who also is a registered installer said straight away that one of the vermiculite boards in the upper part of stove was fitted incorrectly and upside down ?‍♂️. He showed me how it should be located and the difference in the how the fire operates is night and day. As he said at the time just because the supplier is HETAS registered does not mean that everyone of the fitters they send out are highly proficient. This sweep has gone on to fit the lads stove and he did a cracking job.

that will be a decent set up once done. I find the limits regarding what you can do are dictated by the ability to move the log/cant onto the bed and the rotating positioning of it once on. Ideally some form of loader/telehandler on site would be a huge help. Wide throat will definitely be an advantage at times. I’d say build the trailer to be way over strength as the size of logs that it will take will not be light. The log in the pics was 28 -30 inch diameter and working on my own that’s about he max I can do anything with, as previously said I’d be getting things done in a fraction of the time if I had a decent loader as the cutting is quite quick but the moving and handling is pretty slow when done manually.

Is it gonna be mobile or permanently located somewhere ?? Good choice of mill for the money I’d say, that the latest wider throat model you’ve just got ??

Same as with Woodlands, if you are vat registered just supply the Number and it’s none of the merry go round we have here. I was looking at Norwood here in uk but it was the zero hassle vat option and not having to pay out extra for 3 months that made me go down the WM130 route.

Might have been a far better more beneficial use of taxpayers money to reopen some of the many branch lines closed years ago by the beeching cuts, I know up here in Aberdeenshire the amount of traffic in and out of Aberdeen city every morning and evening would be dramatically reduced by some form of half decent rail network. Give people the option to not drive rather punish them for having to drive. HS2 will most likely join the long list of massive overspend poorly run publicly financed projects( or worse still privately financed but with a huge payback/profit to be had)There is a huge disjoint with upper management and people at ground level on sites in the UK, management that has consistently been proven to be poor in comparison to many of their overseas counterparts in similar roles.

Decent Fork lift if you have a yard would be a 100% better for sure. No probs ref the pics.

That’s what I was trying to explain Mark in a previous post about using a bridle.

Aberdeenshire

Shovelled or netted a tiny fraction came from exposed seams subsea the majority came from the mine waste that was tipped direct into sea from the washing plants. The natural action of the sea separated the remaining lighter coal missed by the washing process and depending on prevailing wind and sea conditions etc it was deposited at know points over certain area of coastline. Unfortunately the legacy of this has left parts of the coastline in a terrible state to this day. Super hard on the horses, most were finished by 12-14 yrs old.

Arrogant, poor judge of character and more than likely bestowed with an inbuilt belief of his own importance to such an extent he will spout absolute shit in an interview and expect people to swallow it. But rightly or wrongly 17 is legal.

Thinking back Tom my father always built his carts that we used on the sea coal to be slightly heavy on the horses back, obviously not massively so but he always said the saddle and tugs were meant to take the load as opposed to the belly band if it was light, which if I remember rightly the horses were never too keen on, as a benchmark I was always told that I should be able to lift the shaft with a bit of effort once the cart was loaded. I got many a lecture on how to load the cart etc, it was a fine balance as they were built to be able to tip the load off easily too. Those were a single axle set up, slightly different when dealing with a 4 wheel rolly type cart.

Whilst I’m no socialist I’ve no time for this whole extended royal family bullshit. The amount of hangers on is ridiculous. The whole concept of showing deference to someone based upon the lottery of whom you are born to is absolutely pathetic. I’m ex forces and yes I took the oath of allegiance at the time but I think life teaches you that things are not what they seem when you are 16-17.

Cheers for the info Dan

On the BBC this morning it’s being reported that the SNP had tried to block the publication of the story including demanding the name of the child involved !!!!. If this turns out to be the case then the morality of those whom attempted to do this should be seriously questioned, if this is the mentality that exists within the SNP it’s not surprising Salmond was protected for so long.

Well on a slightly less confrontational tone we could maybe take a lesson off our pikey brethren and just say fuck it ??buy a field and just do what the hell you want.

Agreed Sniffing around young boys is not called foolish where I come from !! basically he’s a self righteous nonce with pedophile tendencies who thought he could get away with it.

Derek Mackay What is going on in his mind when he thinks that’s acceptable. Amazing how he is being referred to as the heir apparent and references to what an outstanding contribution he has made in his role. To me he has not only turned out to be massively incompetent but a totally disgusting individual as well.

Hi All quick question regarding possible day rate to hire out a 35T Rock log splitter. It was bought for my own and family use, couple of friends have used it for a day or so and have been approached by others whilst using it asking can it be hired etc ?. Just wondering what would opinions be on a rate per day machine only. I have paperwork and the correct public liability insurances in place through a ltd co for my other work. cheers

Hi Mark No probs most of what Ive done is on here already but briefly winch pole is made from 50x50x 5mm wall box that slots into a 60x60 socket welded to chassis rail on opposite side to ramps. I’ve built a bit of angle into the winch set up to to ease the stress on the pole Images will show this. The ramps are 80x40 hollow section that sit in a cup/support arrangement again welded to chassis, in pic you can see a bolt that secured ramp in place that and the fact it’s sitting on a flat face etc stops it moving or rotating so to speak, it’s all very agriculture and probs way over strength but I’m no structural engineer so I’ll always err on side of caution when fabricating stuff. I’m defo not keen on the woodland set up for winch installation as to me it’s nowhere near strong enough or indeed made to carry out that function. what ramp set up are you using on yours ??

130 standard model, got it Jan 19 but worked at making the trailer, ramps and winch set up steadily over the year using the mill as I went when possible. There’s always more add ons and stuff to do that can and hopefully will make it a bit more user friendly.

Cheers Ongoing project, long learning curve along the way too. Lot of the logs out of picture are too big to go on the woodland and need reducing with the Alaskan set up first. That’s one thing I’d say if you are looking at a mill is to be realistic regarding loading and handling etc it’s defo the limiting factor, if you have a loading capability then cool a bigger capacity mill is maybe worth it but if not then it’s maybe a more expensive set up that you be able to utilise fully.

The image shows an old superwinch s2500 which seems to be fine, that’s a 4.8m Douglas log which it manages ok. I now use a bridle attached at a point adjacent from each end of log to stop it from pivoting when well up ramp. I took a little bit of experimenting to get it right but works ok now. A wandering lead and control would be nice as I’m not keen on standing in line of fire operating winch control which is located on the body itself.