firewood processor hire/collective purchase?

[Lucie Mayer]

Hi there, as a family we are fairly new woodland owners. We are wanting to hire a firewood processor to convert about 15 30 ish cm diameter. The wood is fairly accessable and about 7 miles from Oxford. Does anyone know anywhere to hire one. Or do you own one and would like to share it for a fee? Or are you a small woodland owner in Oxfordshire who would like to establish a collective to buy machinery - ?mobile bandsay plus firewood processor. If your wood is in South Oxfordshire as Seeda grant may pay up to 50% of cost.

be in touch..

[tracy]

Hi Lucie

Yes, these SEEDA grants are amazing!

If you don't get to hear from anyone too near to you - try looking in Woodlots for chipper hire.

http://www.woodnet.org.uk/woodlots/

Well worth phoning around and finding out how to maximise use of a chipper, if it comes with a person and sort out details on how the site is left etc.

Let us know how you get on! Sounds good!

There is usually a shortage of firewood - so you could always sell the logs rather than chipping them?

Tracy

[Darren]

I think Lucie was thinking of these http://www.thomasbandsawmills.com/firewood_processor.htm

[DaveTaz]

A few sites to look at .... who knows?

http://www.fuelwood.co.uk/

http://arbtalk.co.uk/

http://www.carbonneutralfuel.com/firewood-processing-equipment.html