Brits talkin about Brit stuff

[Big A]

Hi caledonian, the woodfuel industry is going to be huge over the next couple of years.
I may start a new thread to share the knowledge. meantime, i will post a load of links for you guys re: small boilers cause there is a lot out there.
Big A - the bruks probably belonged to mike edwards i think - their a pretty rare sight - was it recently?

Not sure who the company was, came up fom Slough I think. Absolutely awesome piece of kit to watch, I wandered back to the old Timberwolf snivelling about how unfair life is!!! I understand that the govt is to encourage the use of woodfuel as a sustainable product, mind you that was pre-election, so they'll probably change their mind now!

 

[Thor's Hammer]

Manpower problems? We have work shortage problems, thats why we ended up site clearing in stirling...

 

[jamie]

stirling eh

where about in stirling?

big a. its fun on the other side of teh fence, watched some small outfil cutting down a stump with a blunt saw, heard the rasp of metal a few times but he soildered on.....took him an age.... slowly cutting away saw screaming.... then watching them feed a 3" shreder....all piece time then all lunch time.....for about 30 mins work with our chipper

its fun being the big boys

jamie

 

[Thor's Hammer]

Stirling to kincardine rail link project, asked to help out by fountains

 

[Big A]

where about in stirling?

big a. its fun on the other side of teh fence, watched some small outfil cutting down a stump with a blunt saw, heard the rasp of metal a few times but he soildered on.....took him an age.... slowly cutting away saw screaming.... then watching them feed a 3" shreder....all piece time then all lunch time.....for about 30 mins work with our chipper

its fun being the big boys

jamie

Ha bleedin' ha, the Bruks operator even wiped an imaginary bead of sweat from his brow when he saw the envy in my eyes!!!

 

[Thor's Hammer]

it gets very tiring pushing those minilevers you know...

 

[Big A]

mind you dont get repetitive strain injury, that can be painful you know!!

 

[Thor's Hammer]

Most machine operators have well built wrists anyway

 

[Big A]

Must be all the excersise they get from playing with their knobs!!!

 

[ROLLACOSTA]

At Osborne 02380 814340 for wood chip central heating boiler's and forestry equipment

 

[ROLLACOSTA]

being a nosey bugger Thor how much dosh do you reckon you have tied up in all that kit ??

 

[jamie]

its hard

on the other end of the stick our mulcher operator complains of a hard day, pulling levers.....its soo hard, like production felling is a piece of piss.....

Thor, what mulcher heads is it you are selling / have on your mech site?

jamie

 

[Thor's Hammer]

The mulcher does'ent belong to me its a mates, Fendt 320 with Plesiance head. to be honest I can't stand mulchers for most work as i hate to see stuff go to waste. The stuff he does for me would involve shoulder high brambles, gorse and scrub type sites. For that kind of thing their unbeatable. He paid a hundred grand for it.

my chipper cost me about 75 large ones and would be 240k new, but I tend to do a lot of stuff myself. the thing I hate is that your kit is so dear to buy but worth bugger all if you want to sell it or trade up.
Best buy? wagons - lot of metal for your money

 

[kf_tree]

ok ......you over the pond people .....from alot of the pics i've seen posted you guy's and gal's seem to run around in vans, where in the state's we use pick up trucks. what do you do about the gas fumes in a van? while my pickup was being repaired a while back i rented a van to haul my gear and saw's but after a week the fumes were killing me. how do you ventalate the van? or am i wrong about hauling saw's and gas cans in a van?

 

[MasterBlaster]

Good point.

 

[kf_tree]

Good point.

ok yea like that means alot comeing from you............ok i'll admit it i've been tipping the bottle tonite mb i respect you as one of the few true climbers posting here. the guys that took me under their wings are still climbing on a tautline. it isn't ofgten when i watch someone else climb, but when i watch the 2 guys that learned me it's nice to watch them and say WOW their good.

mb i kind of view you like the guys that took me under their wings....... with that being said.......i guess their is no higher respect i could pay you.
thank you for making arborist site fun.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Dam bro, thanks. And I've got a buzz, too!

 

[iain]

woodfuel and biomass is definatley on its way the government are pushing for mthe recycle quantitys to be increased and this is a very green form of heat / energy production watch for power station' s they will be altering we have one close by at the mo its burning talo from the bse crisis, however rumour control has it, that it will be also going to biomass, as for gov assist ,with stuff ,northwoods r a gov funded org northwoods.org.uk these cover ne england check there site you may find links to a local scheme

 

[a_lopa]

ok ......you over the pond people .....from alot of the pics i've seen posted you guy's and gal's seem to run around in vans, where in the state's we use pick up trucks. what do you do about the gas fumes in a van? while my pickup was being repaired a while back i rented a van to haul my gear and saw's but after a week the fumes were killing me. how do you ventalate the van? or am i wrong about hauling saw's and gas cans in a van?

run a venting hose into your wheel arch

 

[Thor's Hammer]

stinky van

Back of our van is sealed off. 5 seats in front, all the kit in the back. I have a pickup aswell, but in porr old Blighty, if it aint nailed down, it walks off