Woodwanter

Thanks. they are about 45 minutes away. we could probably take it all but i suspect it’s too far away for them to be viable. @jose if you are still looking to get rid drop me a pm. im not sure how well it burns but anything burns with enough air and heat

true, you have to crush them up, ideally shred them, to get the output. a huge pile of pallets doesn't make a huge pile of crushed up bits though!

id be happy to take that but would need 30 of them to make it worth collecting!

Exactly, sadly. its bonkers. There is a local charity that take in broken pallets and fix them. They have bits left over, all virgin untreated timber, but they can’t give to someone like me with out the EA getting involved.

I’ll take any size, small is ok too. from what I’ve been told more people are asking to keep their logs? drying logs to sell on seems like hard work now,

i have but we cant in our system - how would you burn it in a wood burner?!

thanks for some reality check here! some of the lads i talk to are running 7 or 8 gangs, have cranes and tractor PTO chippers etc. They keep the hard wood logs and chip but the crap is just a pain to them. interesting to hear other's take on this though. thanks, i will look again for saw mills but there isn't much around here. We also have a chip tip, there isn't much value as you say selling it on if you factor in time and depreciation in running a JCB and opportunity cost of the storage space. I am happy to pay to collect, the issue i have is cereal prices are back down to the mid 80's price point again and grain drying it costs a lot. Not your problem though granted!

i hear you, but doesn't that depend on the cost of renting the yard to store it in, having a loader to load lorries and having to deal with the haulier who says they will be with you at 8am but turn up at 1.45pm!? the area i have allocated for storage would earn more from other uses if i didn't want the logs for myself, if that makes sense. Either way, my inbox is still open if anyone is interested, this would be a long term thing as well.

who are these people!? they pay to take stuff in? the only thing i wont take is brash (just chip it first) or soil. i thought roots and big awkward lumps craned down are the most tricky to get rid off? speaking to the lads who i see here, they all say they get paid to take the stuff down and unless its decent straight bits, just want to dump it as quick as possible and get on to the next job. is this now different then?

i have on here, i hadn't come across Greenline but have now been on there too - thank you.

I didn't and i will edit it to match my add where j do offer to pay. Chip is easy to handle and wanted by many. farmers and others buy in chip thats dried to burn, thats way more refined than arb logs which are clunky etc.

im not asking for it for free. ive got an Ad running too offering to pay. most of the stuff i get in would not fit through your average 12 inch chipper, some of the logs are 2m wide bases, roots, all sorts. OK then, what do most surgeons do with the bits that are to big to man handle, chip or split?

Ha, yes it does heat a house, we also use it for grain drying, our wood burner is just a bit bigger than said log goblins. i meant not for resale when i said personal use - perhaps not that clear, granted. its why we can take the big bits, just load them in whole. getting too old to use a chainsaw! any suggestions welcome!

Morning All, not posted for a while. We use around 300 tons of arb waste a year for personal use at home. in the past we have collected it with out too much trouble but it seems there has been a lull recently. i know there is plenty of demand for decent cord wood that can go through a processor but is there much demand for knottie trunks, awkward shapes and general big arse bits that need 5 guys to lift and can't be easily split? We are not in the least bit fussy on what we take in, can be any shape size or species. ideally i would make contact with some local lads who have a yard and once they have enough for an artic load, one can be organised. where do folk get rid of that 'tricky pile' in the corner of their yard? The Log Goblins only seem to like the bits which can go straight in their log boiler! I am at the other end of the scale from them focusing on the WATSE part of arb waste! based in Oxfordshire, a few minutes from the M40 so great access. any help or suggestion welcome. PLEASE NOTE, AS PER MY AD, I AM EXPECTING TO PAY SOMETHING FOR ARB WASTE!

Likewise, I looked at this some years ago but drew no conclusions. we have the biomass, we have the grain store but how do we dry logs? I have someone local interested in expanding their drying potential to satisfy demand. I am keen to learn what fans and heat output are needed From a few hook bins for example. what uplift in value is say 20m3 of logs worth from MC 50 ish to 20-25ish

Not sure if this is the best area to post in, please advise if not? an artic of chip is usually About 22-24t depending on MC In a 110 yard lorry im trying to work Out the density of shredded Timber, I imagine it is less than chip but curious to know by how much. can anyone advise? TYIA

Not sure if this is the best area to post in, please advise if not? an artic of chip is usually About 22-24t depending on MC In a 110 yard lorry im trying to work Out the density of shredded Timber, I imagine it is less than chip but curious to know by how much. can anyone advise? TYIA

Looking to hire a smallish shredder to shred approx 150t of arb waste twice a year. we can load as required. It seems all the ones available are monsters that will be cost prohibitive. any suggestions welcome. I’m after large shred size, larger the better really, chip won’t work. TYIA

Thanks very much. The OMEF is more of a claw than a grab though so if we want to do grab work its more limited. The T cut 25 was in the mix but was quite a bit more money, perhaps for good reason. The rotator is tempting but excessive, this may be an Arb forum but I am farming / property so its just not going to get the use you boys do on a daily basis. The digger has been test up to 160 psi which is not very high, we never tested it higher but expect it to go higher - working on that now. being a tackuchi 7.5t there seems no reason why it wont given most of these are designed for units between say 5-10 ton. Its obvious that with no pressure nothing is going to cut well but point well made! I am leaning towards this Cougar Excavator Tree Shears – JB Equipment Ltd WWW.JBEQUIPMENT.CO.UK Available to fit excavators from 2 - 25 tonnes. Telehandler & other machinery brackets available on request. Models and... based mostly on costs but also on practicality

Been toying with one for a while now and about to bite the bullet. I have a few km of hedge to coppice, some conifers that have got carried away and a load of dying ash which will want some help in time. I am after a bit of an all rounder, it wont get a lot of use but when its needed it will be very helpful. I have spent the afternoon chatting to: TMK - about £4800 Bucket Warehouse - £2990 Approved Hydraulics - £5000 JB Equipment - £2990. all broadly the same. TMK have welded blade which seems high risk if it cracks on you. the rest have a few differences. having a second headstock on the side is appealing. Bucket Warehouse have their best cut on the right not left so harder to see from the cab how its going. I am favouring JB Equipment - https://www.jbequipment.co.uk/collections/jb-cougar-excavator-tree-shears/products/jb-cougar-300-tree-shear-6-10-tonne?variant=18652199157822 adding the second head brings it to £3240, about a week to deliver....this is my most preferred I think. I like the idea of being able to use the unit as a grab as well. does anyone have any recommendations? TYIA

Your one stop, tip site! Free Log and chip tip on a working farm 7 days a week - plenty of space Logs can be any species or diameter. All recycled for personal use. Chip - no restrictions as long as its woody and not leafy. Tractor and trailer sized capacity for tipping on both tips. Lighting installed to help with after dark tip CCTV in active monitored use. Dogs always roaming so please ring / text / whats app before arrival. Follow the signs for Farm yard + buildings.

Well spotted! Paddington is not for sale at the moment, he has been with us for 15 or so years, spend may happy days on him. FW60, tweaked to give over 360 hp. Fantastic sounding exhaust note all though not appreciated when we used to work him through the night.... Back to fans - would dry logs in seconds I think!?

I have left over 2 no 3 phase axial fans, 14kwh each. They came out of one of our grain stores. they still work fine and are capable of shifting a huge amount of air they don't have much value for direct agriculture but for someone making a kiln they could be excellent for those looking to do it on a budget.... If you want any more information then shout. TYIA

Thanks all. the willow is about 16m tall, it’s about 30m from the house. 3 sides are fields / farm yard. no other trees or drains in the area. the soil is oxfordshire clay so loads of movement every year but especially the last few. No quarries or neighbours to worry about. my argument is tree or not we are still going to get sub soil movement. if a root barrier stops the willow from taking water right by or under the house, it will help a bit. It may still affect ground water in the wider area to some extent. not done any trial pits or anything which I think is shoddy, I don’t think it’s the roots directly but drawing moisture from close proximity is not going to help the house needs some works which they have not even discussed yet, under pinning may well be the answer but until we resolve the willow they aren’t going to take the conversation forwards.