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  1. david lawrence
    if i get busy is there still time to season logs for next year ? nice sunny windy spot to stack them up loosely mostly birch and willow usually cut to 18 inches and split everything at least once make much difference if i cut them shorter ? assuming of course weather gets back to normal no rain here for ages thanks
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    hi i have a welmac logger with petrol engine its been 100 reliable use the mini logs in the log boiler up to about 50 /50 with logs and woodburner kindling for starting the wood burner is great and to give things a boost i use a bucket full about 1/3 of a bag a night not so good for the boiler but didnt really persist as have loads of fragments from the log splitter which are a1 for kindling as mr billhook says its not as simple as feeding in whole branches too twiggy in most cases ash and chesnut are just about ok to put thru whole some of the bags fall apart as not uv stabilised ??? tried some in barrow bags which were fine but a bit awkward to empty
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    Hi would you recommend your splitter had it long thanks david
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    not really any probs with overheating the system as it is a bit undersize for the building in spring or autumn the underfloor heating is a bit of a blunt instrument and things may get a bit hot
  5. david lawrence
    six years on a tiny commercial set up 40 kw all good vigas boiler and 2000 litre tank door handle stuck which i cut off and replaced for about £20 and two new fire bricks so pretty reliable burning 100 percent sitka for first 4 years collected from forestry commision clearfell site so fuel cost minimal plus my time wood getting scarce up here now thou initiative will be required but not insurrmoutable i hope paper work biggest hastle but my wife deals with that
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    Hi a neighbour has a small Sitka shelter wood he intends to thin it or have it thinned i run a small gasifying boiler and as it's less than two miles away am interested in doing a labour for wood swap he is going on a farm woodland scheme and intends to do things by the book so timber will have paper work for rhi what do I need to know? also how much would it be worth stAnding. if anything ? when prices are quoted on here by the tonne is that actually weighted or calculated from the volume Any tips appreciated before I go for a better look thanks david
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    island on loch maree has one 

  8. david lawrence
    Hi i am after a shredder to chop up small brash ,hedge trimmings,strimmed vegetation and perhaps mix in wasted haylage , horse poo and leaves With the aim of speeding up composting and ending up with a good perhaps saleable compost i do not need to chip bigger stuff as that goes thru my branch logger so max size 2 /3 centimetres ? probably with its own petrol engine but electric is possible really something with a wide intake not prone to clogging fires the chopped material quite strongly rather than dropping out the bottom does such a thing exist ? alternative ideas ? thanks david
  9. david lawrence
    the electric firelighter is called a grenadier on there web site Many customers use their Grenadier for pre-warming problem flues before lighting the fuel. £120 thou perhaps you could track one down to try before spending all that cash
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    there used to be electric pokers with a fan which would light the fire from scratch bit like a super power hair dryer on legs perhaps you could find one of these to try ? just run it with no wood in to start with
  11. david lawrence
    there used to be electric pokers with a fan which would light the fire from scratch bit like a super power hair dryer on legs perhaps you could find one of these to try ? just run it with no wood in to start with
  12. david lawrence
    why wills mills i take it you refer to branchlogs i prefer minilogs myself
  13. david lawrence
    hi mr billhook i usually do the same pulling the small stuff out before it reaches the chooppers cant get the logger to the wood this time so need to clean it of for transport to road i put my minilogs in the central heating boiler and also for kindling can i ask what you do with yours ? david
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    hi i have been offered some birch scrub to clear in return for the wood the biggest trunks will make small logs the thin ones and tops will go thru my branch logger any ideas what tool and technique would be quickest to trim off the twigs i was thinking a long handled hook or small chainsaw and trim the scrub before felling them if i buy a hook is the fiskars one twice as good as well as twice as expensive ??? may be more effort than its worth but will give it a go because its next door thanks for any ideas david
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    hi does anyone make leaf mould on a large scale ? pics comments tips welcome thanks david
  16. david lawrence
    hi i have a few barrow bags in a poly tunnel for next winter would you leave doors open on dry days / every day for the breeze leave doors shut for the max heat leave doors shut and open the window whats best ????? in todays sun it was really pretty hot in there for march anyway just curious i imagine they will be ok whatever given all whole summer in there thanks david
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    hi having got to the clean stage what will you grease / oil it up with ? i pressure washed my cheapo copy after a muddy day and just dried it on the boiler and squirted wd 40 inside and on cable the wrong thing ??? thanks david
  18. david lawrence
    hello i have been clearing willows from around and, at this water level in ,an old gravel pit whats the best way to inhibit regrowth or kill the stumps ? thanks
  19. david lawrence
    Hi anyone got any info on the Tigre in Wales that's on e bay now 350 hours in ten years. ?? Thanks David
  20. david lawrence
    hi I have bought some ventilated barrow bags to store / season the awkward logs that are tricky to stack what would be the best way to season the logs ? leave outside with the lid / flap tied over and sat up on a pallet leave outside as above but with a sheet of tin on the top stored in an open sided barn, if anyone recommends this how far apart should they be to let the air in ? I will have maybe 30/ 40 bags for home use only going into our central heating boiler thanks for any tips or opinions david

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