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<p>the potato box's are fantastic idea. Must cut down on handing as im guessing you use your processing units conveyor to tip them straight into the boxs. Iv learnt the hard way that handling logs costs time and therefore money. I think that a wood chip boiler is definately the way to go, we have a big tree surgery company who operate on the farm so wood chip isnt hard to get hold of. As youve said the floor vents would get blocked by bark falling of the logs when moved. If i can find a way to easily clean the vents i think the floor would work well. We are a working arable farm so the floor could also be used to dry crops. Making more financial sense. Also who can say no to putting up a new barn haha. Would be cracking to see how youve engineered the trailer. i will send you an email. How did you solve the issue of wood chip falling through the vented sheets into your 6 inch gap?</p>

<p>I'm confused as to what you mean by using potato boxes. Would you mind explaining? If it would be easier for you then please don't hesitate to give me a ring 07896313038. Really appricate the advice pal</p>

<p>Thank you for getting back to me. We are thinking of putting up a new building and putting a drying floor in which would be similar to a grain drying floor. However as you said cleaning the underfloor vents could be an issue and getting full coverage (avoiding drying strips of logs). When you refer to it being to expensive are you talking about the drying cost or installation? </p>

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<p>I had thought a trailer might also work well. Any chance you could explain how you've engineered it and the amount of time it takes to dry the logs? </p>

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<p>I'm based in Eastbourne.. East Sussex</p>

<p>Hi,</p>

<p>In the end we found it was too expensive to do so we went with potato boxes instead and put fans in a heated shed. </p>

<p>We tried cutting vents in a floor and blowing hot air through for woodchip but we found it just dried strips of it so we do it in a trailer instead. I still think a grain floor could work if you could build it so you could shut off sections and pull it up to clean. </p>

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<p>Whereabouts are you based?</p>

<p>hi there </p>

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<p>I stumbled across the discussion you started regarding using a vented floor to dry logs by blowing air through it and thus the logs. I have been trying to work out the best way of achieving this myself. Haven't been able to find anyone who has attempted it untill now! did you go ahead and give it a go and if so how did you get on? any advice would be greatly appreciated</p>