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Yeah it's very much perpendicular to the prevailing wind. Thats centre grain while processing. The sub 6" diameter is lower in that moisture range obviously but I find keeping it out of the rain like that encourages the bark to dry out faster and flake off sooner particularly with sycamore which is the majority of that stack. The ease of rolling it up makes it worth doing if no rain is forecast for a while particularly in summer.

It is indeed. I'm struggling to get more than 6months ahead of delivery date before it's cut generally but at this time of year when it's not unseasonably warm its usually about 25-30%. Softwood is sub 20% even now. Most importantly though it's not getting rewet at all prior to processing. We kiln so it's not essential for it to be dry but it speeds things up dramatically and reduces risk of surface mould because of wetness where logs are touching. When I say it let's water through... That's only in really heavy rain, it runs off it in droplets most of the time. It chucked it down last night and those sheets are dry as a bone this morning. Only the odd patch of wet where the holding down logs are in contact with it. A bit like when water goes through a tent when you touch it in wet weather. I leave them off if there's a period of prolonged dry weather predicted

Not hugely exposed but it is a site that dries well for certain.

Not thrown one away yet. Not showing any signs of UV damage either. Only damage I've done to it is moving it with the grab but that was laziness, easier to just get up on top and roll it back. Only needs a few branch logs down it to hold it on. Doesn't take as much holding down as plastic and its light enough to unravel a 10m or more section on your own on top of a stack by hand. And because its a cloth type material it doesn't puddle on the top and block airflow under it. It allows some water through if it's heavy rain but certainly less than the ends of the stack get in a shower.

We use this stuff. Works brilliantly. https://www.google.com/search?q=toptex+fabric&oq=top&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j69i60j35i39j0l2j69i61.1865j0j9&client=ms-android-h3g-gb-revc&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

Excellent advise guys thanks. I'll give it a go and report back. Got tonnes of beech and a few bits of oak and elm to play with too.

It's only been down maybe 6 weeks?

Hi all, had my first proper go at milling with an alaskan yesterday on a big old ash tree the inlaws had felled. Didn't want to just ring it up for firewood so I've borrowed an alaskan and got a 36" GB bar and 3/8 lo pro set up from chainsawbars. Running it on a spud ported 576xp, I know not really enough power but its only cutting about 28-30" maximum with the alaskan so i thought it'd cope as it cut really well at the full 36" using a normal chain crosscutting. Got set up really easily after watch some videos on youtube on how to the do that with a ladder and all the rest. First cut went beautifully smooth and straightforward. Second cut not so much... I kept the same chain on as it's brand new and I hit nothing, thought it would last more than 1 tank full of fuel? It was digging in and bogging every time I tried to move forward so progress was slow. I'm in no rush so would be happy for the saw to just chug away as it got near its capacity and go though it slowly but I can't imagine stopping and starting the cut all the time is any good for board quality at the very least. I changed the chain and flipped the bar for cut 3. It was no better but got through it and the boards are surprisingly smooth still but obviously I don't want to be struggling like hell through the whole rest of the trunk when I go back next weekend. What can I try to make it better? Is my chain tension to slack/tight? Is the saw not oiling the bar enough? Should I put a sharpen on the chains so they're not so aggressive? I'd buy some skip chain but can't seem to find any in lo pro and don't much fancy ruining a good chain as an experiment by grinding cutters off. Any help greatly appreciated.

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Try j&s vicory

Yeah same here. They'll never stop those who burn or sell wet wood on purpose though but they might reduce it a little. I don't think it'll achieve much overall but they just have to be seen to be making an effort I guess. Now to decide wether going woodsure accredited is worth the hassle or not.??

Looks like they will indeed introduce a ban on the sale of over 20% moisture logs under a certain volume at a time but not insist upon woodsure certifications for those who are selling sub 20% logs

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-launches-world-leading-plan-to-tackle-air-pollution All the info there is so far! EDIT: Here's the rest of the info. No word on mandatory product assurance for log merchants that I can see yet? https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/clean-air-strategy-2019

Not put the whole thing through for a start. Just lengths of timber sub 6" diameter

Anybody even come across one of these before? Similar idea to the bulle s3 by the looks of it.

No it doesn't make a lot of difference when you're braying down a field loading bales with the top half of the door open! The seals on the doors were always poor I though too. If the air con is broken its not an enjoyable experience. Nor loading bales in the dark with the moths joining you in the cab!!

Not hard to get a 50% reduction in noise when decibels are a logarithmic scales. If it was already 96dB it only needs to be approx 86dB to be a percieved 50% reduction!

Slower right down after Xmas. Still taking on plenty of new customers which is a bonus so not a big slow down. Increased drying capacity though so we can take as much as mother nature wants to throw at us.

Just put an 18" on and run 68 link chain. You need to adjust the end of the ram to stop it going too far back but otherwise its better in every way with 18" bar. Sugihara solid pro Gb Or cannon are all excellent.

If it was just that 100ton job a japa 700 would be plenty man enough for it an could pick up a second hand one for a few grand no problem. Tajfun is a great machine, I love mine. Needs 60hp+ tractor with weight on the front to move it but only 35hp to drive it. It'll fly through that softwood in no time. If you had a chain deck you could expect 1-4t an hour at those sizes. Considerably slower if you're loading off a second machine with forks or similar though.

It really should be enough yes. I advise 3 nets

According to my next door neighbour it's 12x 4kg bags [emoji23] I think he burns the kindling instead of the logs!

Anybody on here Southampton based? Bloke on a Facebook page I’m on asking for recommendations for a reliable supplier!

Considering the 40t 3m Balfor splitter I saw on Facebook over the weekend was £18,500 I would be inclined to advise you to ring it up or use a shorter one and cut the lengths down. You’ll probably find very few logs will actually want to split down evenly in such a way that you get a processable piece. It’s hard enough with a 1m splitter. And at that price you could buy a fuelwood splitta 400 and get beautifully consistent logs. I think you get far better consistency of split pieces by ringing and splitting with a vertical. You end with a lot of crappy pieces if you quarter and then process.

I think they expect logs to arrive in an amazon box through the post box