the all aussie dribble thread!

[Creeker]

You bin busy chippy !

 

[chippy]

You bin busy chippy !

I try and keep busy but the last few days have been dead.

Even had time to wash the truck today...first time in over 3 years...might have to insure it now for theft, bugger.

Need a good pair of hands up your way?

 

[Creeker]

Works quiet at the moment, worked Maffra yesterday, bldy cold day !

Thanks for the offer but all good.

 

[weedkilla]

luv this factory the seconds off cuts are by the kilo this is 20m of 9mm and 19m of 18mm for $22 bucks

http://whittamropes.com.au/index.php

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I'm guessing the off cuts are only sold direct from the factory?
I had a bit of a scroll around the website and didn't find anything.

 

[VinceGU05]

Talking firewood, when you sell it by the cubic meter, I always tightly stack it and ask $125/cu mtr...

Some blokes round my way just throw it in the trailer and sell it by the loose mtr for $85/cu mtr...

I reckon I'm losing business to these guys....

When it's stacked loose it bulks up 50%-70% depending on log size of course.

Bought some wood for the FIL $300 a ton. My trailer is 2.4cm2 level and it was nicely piled. Nice dry red gum from Grantville.

 

[Lisnm8]

My "vacation" stateside is already nearly over but got to shoot the 50 cal and various other auto guns. The power is amazing and how hard it is to keep the autos from walking of target. I did buy a ms362 in San Fran and sent it home I got no pics and didn't even open the box lol was in a rough looking part of town and just wanted to get the hell outta there, ended up carrying it 2 miles taking it on a train to get back to the hotel as traffic was banked up for like 3 hours and the misses wasn't impressed. Gea we're lucky in Aus some of the parts in San Fran were rough I wouldn't even feel comfortable with a ak 47 on my hip lol

 

[chippy]

Bought some wood for the FIL $300 a ton. My trailer is 2.4cm2 level and it was nicely piled. Nice dry red gum from Grantville.

That's the price I sell it for and I include local delivery in that price, within 10 kms free....I charge about $1/km outside my area.

Most people ask just for redgum and I ask them why? They don't know, just what dad used to get most say...I quote $200/mtr for loads of only redgum....most go for mixed after I quote them that.

 

[Red Amor]

Good morning
I wondered what cubic measurement equates to one tonne
I was told 2,2 cubic metres to the tonne others say 1.4 and another crook I spoke was selling 1 cubic metre as a tonne at $85 to pensioners :O(
I sell by the load and it usually mesures between 2,5 and 2.7 when the tape is run over it . actual weight varies as to wet / green dry , wet and green comes to stock pile at
home

 

[tdi-rick]

Culture shock !

Moved to the big smoke last week, have a two week gig on a commercial job, arrived on site in the eastern suburbs, traffic was fine but I can't park within about 1km of the job site !!!!!


Faaark !

 

[2strokenut]

Culture shock !

Moved to the big smoke last week, have a two week gig on a commercial job, arrived on site in the eastern suburbs, traffic was fine but I can't park within about 1km of the job site !!!!!


Faaark !

stuff that they can keep that

 

[tdi-rick]

I just walked it, it's about 250m up a hill, so not quite as bad as I thought, but I drove around for ten minutes trying to find a spot.

Bloody cars everywhere, anyway, site induction time, this should be fun.....

 

[chippy]

Good morning
I wondered what cubic measurement equates to one tonne
I was told 2,2 cubic metres to the tonne others say 1.4 and another crook I spoke was selling 1 cubic metre as a tonne at $85 to pensioners :O(

It varies lots depending on type of timber and moisture levels.

Vinces dry redgum came in at 2.4cu mtr per ton. Typically your looking around 2 to 2.5 Cu mtrs per ton for Australian hardwoods when under 20% moisture content which is where you need to be for firewood.

12% moisture content is the best you can get air drying it. It dries out at about the same rate whether you keep it under cover or outside....tests have shown that if it is left outdoors to dry it can dry marginally faster as the rain is thought to help keep the capillaries open to assist with drying but the difference is only marginal......same with splitting, only a marginal difference.

If keeping the timber for firewood I cut it to lengths of 300 to 450mm long. ...my rule of thumb is to allow 1 day for every mm of log length divided by 2...so a 300mm log will need 150 days drying time to get below 20%

My trailer holds just over 5cu mtrs. When full with dry stuff tightly stacked it's just under or just over 3 ton gross and the trailer weighs 660kg. When wet well over 4 ton gross

 

[peter92]

Culture shock !

Moved to the big smoke last week, have a two week gig on a commercial job, arrived on site in the eastern suburbs, traffic was fine but I can't park within about 1km of the job site !!!!!


Faaark !

Yeah and they expect you to work in those conditions also, "ill just get the screw driver out of the car" yeah Right

 

[peter92]

I just walked it, it's about 250m up a hill, so not quite as bad as I thought, but I drove around for ten minutes trying to find a spot.

Bloody cars everywhere, anyway, site induction time, this should be fun.....

Enjoy the thrill of it all,"you have a good day"

 

[tdi-rick]

At least I can see the ocean from here.

 

[derwoodii]

I'm guessing the off cuts are only sold direct from the factory?
I had a bit of a scroll around the website and didn't find anything.

yes walk in ask nicely cash in hand theres a massive a pile of off cuts up to 25m length all sizes @ 50 cents metre

 

[peter92]

At least I can see the ocean from here.

Yeah and i bet its cold there too

 

[tdi-rick]

Yeah and i bet its cold there too

Nope, heaps warmer than 'home' as we were getting -4° last week, it'd be lucky to be under 8° here.

[Edit] just checked the temp and it's 9° [emoji3]

 

[peter92]

Nope, heaps warmer than 'home' as we were getting -4° last week, it'd be lucky to be under 8° here.

[Edit] just checked the temp and it's 9° [emoji3]

See what happens when you go to town

 

[chippy]

Nope, heaps warmer than 'home' as we were getting -4° last week, it'd be lucky to be under 8° here.

[Edit] just checked the temp and it's 9° [emoji3]

Zero at my place right now