NS Dev
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| posted on 11/10/09 at 07:04 PM |
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Firewood, Logs, tress need felling, Leicestershire area??
Anybody got any logs they need clearing, or (simple, away from house etc) trees they need chopping down, or any other firewood laying aroudb that they
need clearing?
I'm in stock up for winter mode now, and before I go clearing at the farm where my unit is (he's got a few trees he wants down) I'm
on the lookout for stuff that's already down, as his oaks and ash won't be ready for burning until next year really.
Anybody with any more than a couple of wheelbarrows of hardwood, within 15-20 mile radius of Hinckley, Leics, can let me know if they want it getting
rid of!
PS, this is for my logburner, not to sell on, i hasten to add!
[Edited on 11/10/09 by NS Dev]
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BenB
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| posted on 11/10/09 at 07:08 PM |
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I've got a whole load of wood but it's down here in London  And I'm slowly chopping it up for my log fire!! It's blooming
hard work with just a bow saw. I'm thinking of going for a chainsaw but I keep on chickening out. That's one huge accident just waiting to
happen!!!
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spdpug98
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| posted on 11/10/09 at 07:28 PM |
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No fire wood, but when my tree surgeon trimmed my Ash trees he told me that I could burn the Ash straight away - which I did and it was fine
Still storing my oak though as that can take up to 3 years to dry out
My Blog: http://spdpug98.wordpress.com/
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02GF74
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| posted on 11/10/09 at 07:36 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by BenB
I've got a whole load of wood but it's down here in London And I'm slowly chopping it up for my log fire!! It's blooming
hard work with just a bow saw. I'm thinking of going for a chainsaw but I keep on chickening out. That's one huge accident just waiting to
happen!!!
.... but you're a doctor so wouldn't even need to dial 999, or more likely screem 999 on a voice activate phone. 
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oldtimer
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| posted on 11/10/09 at 07:38 PM |
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Ash is generally thought of as the best burning wood, <20% moisture content is what to aim for.
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Peteff
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| posted on 11/10/09 at 07:44 PM |
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I can see it now, turning up at casualty with fingers missing. " You should have brought them with you"-"I couldn't pick them
up"
Ash will burn straight away but other wood needs to stand for about a year before it is seasoned or it will coke the chimney up. I have a chainsaw and
also need to stock up but if I don't get any there's a tree surgeon here who sells a trailer load for £50 and it would last me two years.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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spdpug98
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| posted on 11/10/09 at 07:52 PM |
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quote:
tree surgeon here who sells a trailer load for £50 and it would last me two years.
£50 for a trailer load, down here on the South Coast we pay £120 per trailer load and I need 2 during the winter
My Blog: http://spdpug98.wordpress.com/
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BenB
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| posted on 11/10/09 at 08:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
quote:
Originally posted by BenB
I've got a whole load of wood but it's down here in London And I'm slowly chopping it up for my log fire!! It's blooming
hard work with just a bow saw. I'm thinking of going for a chainsaw but I keep on chickening out. That's one huge accident just waiting to
happen!!!
.... but you're a doctor so wouldn't even need to dial 999, or more likely screem 999 on a voice activate phone.
Best thing about my plot is a total lack of mobile reception!!!
On the allotment no-one can hear you scream 
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Nick Skidmore
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| posted on 12/10/09 at 10:35 AM |
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man who burns wood gets warm twice
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 12/10/09 at 11:18 AM |
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Three times!
Cutting it, carrying it, burning it.
Alternatively... 4 times - chopping it down, carrying it home, chopping it up, burning it.
[Edited on 12/10/09 by David Jenkins]
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