Anyone on here in the Firewood game?

[oldoaktree]

I am a sad git, and I will admit it, I could watch that firewood machine work for hours. Don't try and tell me you could possibly class that as 'work'.

Interesting though, would a circular saw be a better/faster/less maintenance alternative to a mechanical chainsaw type deely?

Circular saw beats chains saw hands down if you ask me . Less sharping no oil to worry about less saw dust to shift . Less hassle all round. I
Using it is on par with power harrowing with a 80 hp tractor with no air con in a 100 acre field

 

[renewablejohn]

got ant pics of your and your machine ?

This was off my old phone. Cant seem to get new phone to download, and they call that progress.


MF 550 now replaced with a Holder

 

[phillipe]

This was off my old phone. Cant seem to get new phone to download, and they call that progress.

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MF 550 now replaced with a Holder

nice

 

[Gong Farmer]

Sell it all quick. More talk of log burners being banned in urban areas (for starters)

(Times article so can't link)

 

[Grain Buyer]

what lovely straight lengths with no knots! the stuff I get is either 3 ft across or bent twister branches. saying that, the last 3t of hard wood cost me £30 per tonne, so I'm happy to get sweaty with an axe at that.

 

[unlacedgecko]

Sell it all quick. More talk of log burners being banned in urban areas (for starters)

(Times article so can't link)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4931808/Now-wood-burning-stoves-banned-radical-laws.html

 

[renewablejohn]

what lovely straight lengths with no knots! the stuff I get is either 3 ft across or bent twister branches. saying that, the last 3t of hard wood cost me £30 per tonne, so I'm happy to get sweaty with an axe at that.

Thats why I went for the Palax Combi rather than a belt drive as my timber is very rarely straight.

 

[renewablejohn]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4931808/Now-wood-burning-stoves-banned-radical-laws.html

Bit of a non story. Most wood burning stoves are already banned in smoke controlled areas anyway. Only approved stoves should be used. Just need to extend the smoke controlled areas. I dont live in a smoke controlled area but I still bought smoke compliant stoves as I think its only right to pollute as little as possible if you have a choice.

 

[oldoaktree]

Bit of a non story. Most wood burning stoves are already banned in smoke controlled areas anyway. Only approved stoves should be used. Just need to extend the smoke controlled areas. I dont live in a smoke controlled area but I still bought smoke compliant stoves as I think its only right to pollute as little as possible if you have a choice.

It’s on J Vine - BBC Radio 2 -

 

[Gong Farmer]

He's only talking of the areas most at-risk for pollution, surely these must be smoke controlled areas anyway?

 

[oldoaktree]

He's only talking of the areas most at-risk for pollution, surely these must be smoke controlled areas anyway?

You would have thought so

 

[renewablejohn]

He's only talking of the areas most at-risk for pollution, surely these must be smoke controlled areas anyway?

Not really most smoke controlled areas where in industrial pollution areas so most northern towns and cities are covered whereas the urban sprawl in the south has been to a large extent ignored.

Just look on the map for the North South divide

http://webarchive.nationalarchives....rol.defra.gov.uk/locations.php?map_name=wilts

 

[Pilatus]

I see this thread was started back in May 2013. Fast forward to another wet winter 20/21 with humidity consistently in the high90%.
So a question for those who are air seasoning logs and I include those of you who use poly tunnels , “with hand on heart” is it possible to consistently produce logs as above down to 20%(centre of log) to comply with the new regulations that are coming in to force in May.
Getting firewood wood down to 20% by October, may be achievable,BUT keeping the logs at 20% in my humble opinion is almost impossible with humidity being so high even in an enclosed barn.
Thoughts please.
All very well for “Woodsure Certification” staff to say we are here to help, while they are sat in a nice warm dry office in Worcester watching the rain beat against the window!!!!
I am sure they have no comprehension of what it is like trying to produce logs at 20%,as the saying “at the coal face says”

 

[Goggles]

In answer to your question.... No.
25% is doable.
25% is okay by me, but maybe not industry standards.
Im not going to destroy the environment and annoy Greta by wasting fuel, drying fuel wood. And yes I know there’s lots of ways of drying fuel wood to 20% in an environmentally friendly way.
But again I’m not going to do that, to then deliver to my customers who then store it in their open fronted log store, so they can act like sponges and get back to 25% in no time.
It’s yet more beurocracy implemented by people who have no idea about “the coal face”

 

[Pistonbroke]

Nice couple just moved in to a house next to the farm and I have them a tote bag of blocks as a " housewarming" present. They bought a load of kilnndried blocks from elsewhere which were 20% moisture but too big. Split through they show 36%.

 

[Pilatus]

In answer to your question.... No.
25% is doable.
25% is okay by me, but maybe not industry standards.
Im not going to destroy the environment and annoy Greta by wasting fuel, drying fuel wood. And yes I know there’s lots of ways of drying fuel wood to 20% in an environmentally friendly way.
But again I’m not going to do that, to then deliver to my customers who then store it in their open fronted log store, so they can act like sponges and get back to 25% in no time.
It’s yet more beurocracy implemented by people who have no idea about “the coal face”

I entirely agree.
It beggars belief to me that certain individuals / bureaucrats can think it environmentally ,friendly to burn wood,that is more than likely way over20% to dry wood down to 20%.
Is it correct that one can get RHI payments to burn wood to dry wood,and if it wasn’t for the RHI payments most kiln log production would not be financially viable.?

 

[Goggles]

I

I entirely agree.
It beggars belief to me that certain individuals / bureaucrats can think it environmentally ,friendly to burn wood,that is more than likely way over20% to dry wood down to 20%.
Is it correct that one can get RHI payments to burn wood to dry wood,and if it wasn’t for the RHI payments most kiln log production would not be financially viable.?

I think you’re correct

 

[grainboy]

I entirely agree.
It beggars belief to me that certain individuals / bureaucrats can think it environmentally ,friendly to burn wood,that is more than likely way over20% to dry wood down to 20%.
Is it correct that one can get RHI payments to burn wood to dry wood,and if it wasn’t for the RHI payments most kiln log production would not be financially viable.?

Yes is the answer, mate does it, RHI pays more than the value of logs,
Absolute madness, but there you go,
Another reason to get away from European bureaucracy,

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Waste of time
Every man and his dogs is in the firewood game

 

[bobk]

Waste of time
Every man and his dogs is in the firewood game

Bloody hard work for little return