Firewood

Ben M

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Suffolk
As requested by @admin

My new firewood processor, photos taken when we were having the demo of it. 5th winter coming up of supplying firewood and all going very well. Anyone else into it?
 

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JNP

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Location
Herefordshire
@Ben M do you store your logs before or after cutting to dry them out? There is one place local who sells firewood but it is all stored out in the field and just cut on an as and when needed basis.

Do you cut and store or just when you have orders to fulfil?

Thanks
Phil
 

Ben M

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Location
Suffolk
@Ben M do you store your logs before or after cutting to dry them out? There is one place local who sells firewood but it is all stored out in the field and just cut on an as and when needed basis.

Do you cut and store or just when you have orders to fulfil?

Thanks
Phil
Bit of a mixture really. The ash in the photos had seasoned in the cord for 2.5yrs so fine to go straight out. Harder hard woods like oak and elm I tend to cut into logs asap and season in vented bags. Its all about minimizing handling really. Cutting into logs straight away seasons so much quicker but more handling involved. If I had an open sided dutch barn with concrete floor I would cut everything straight away and let it season like that.
 

JNP

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Location
Herefordshire
Do you do soft wood too or just hardwood? The bags you buy around here are nearly all softwood and I seem to spend all day in the winter putting more logs on the fire as they burn so quickly.
 

Ben M

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Location
Suffolk
Do you do soft wood too or just hardwood? The bags you buy around here are nearly all softwood and I seem to spend all day in the winter putting more logs on the fire as they burn so quickly.

Only hard wood atm as thats all that is in the woods around me, altho I have just got in with another estate with fair bit of soft wood so I may offer a mix load of logs at a lower price in the future. Altho most my customers only want hardwood etc.
 

AJR75

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Somerset
Do you do soft wood too or just hardwood? The bags you buy around here are nearly all softwood and I seem to spend all day in the winter putting more logs on the fire as they burn so quickly.

You're looking in the wrong place- plenty of hardwood suppliers around here :)
 

AJR75

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Somerset
You got that log splitter sorted now then have you...

I had one price for seasoned hardwood but it was £110 for a cubic meter bag full

Going strong! Only do enough for myself now though. Plenty suppliers about though Phil- One up in Regil is pretty good
 
Hi have to buy some timber to make firewood and was wondering what type is best and what price I should pay for it? Seems you can arrange an artic load, 24-25 ton, price per ton ? Is this correct.
I hope to branch into selling firewood but initially this wud only be for own use
Thanks
 

Ben M

Member
Location
Suffolk
Decent hardwood is going for £40-50 per ton roadside atm. Stick £10 plus on for haulage. Might be 2k for a lorry load. Needs to be good hardwood, ash beech cherry etc for that.
 

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