Dimron Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Love mine. Clean my own flue, as its a piece of piss. Clean the burner and replace the firebricks as necessary. Maintenance is therefore cheap. Pay nowt for the wood, and indeed sell it cheaper than you guys are paying! Splitting it is great exercise and therapeutic. Ash goes onto the garden and onto customers' too. Cook meals on it and save a load in gas/leccy. Wouldn't be without it. If you pay top whack for wood though, they're more expensive than conventional heating. I collect my own kindling and have a log splitter for the big stuff that I skive off tree surgeons. Like you I wouldn't be without mine... I'm sitting in front of the stove now keeping the door open because its chucking out so much heat, the dog is getting singed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted November 19, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted November 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, Dimron said: I collect my own kindling and have a log splitter for the big stuff that I skive off tree surgeons. Like you I wouldn't be without mine... I'm sitting in front of the stove now keeping the door open because its chucking out so much heat, the dog is getting singed Keep your ears peeled over the coming years. Countrywide, an enormous number of ash trees will need to be felled. Wife has already been given the go ahead to plan and possibly increase her tree team nunbers for managing the issue over the next few years. May well be plenty of top grade stuff available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Winchester White Posted November 19, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted November 19, 2020 I love them but nowhere to put one, curse of the modern house. Rented a log cabin with one last Feb and even though it was a tiny stove we went through logs at a right old rate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Winchester White Posted November 19, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted November 19, 2020 1 minute ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Keep your ears peeled over the coming years. Countrywide, an enormous number of ash trees will need to be felled. Wife has already been given the go ahead to plan and possibly increase her tree team nunbers for managing the issue over the next few years. May well be plenty of top grade stuff available. Why's that pal, disease? Hope they going to plant more to compensate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted November 19, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted November 19, 2020 1 minute ago, Winchester White said: I love them but nowhere to put one, curse of the modern house. Rented a log cabin with one last Feb and even though it was a tiny stove we went through logs at a right old rate! You can still have one. We had the same issue with the gas flue being too small, but they can just go through the ceiling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimron Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 I 2 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Keep your ears peeled over the coming years. Countrywide, an enormous number of ash trees will need to be felled. Wife has already been given the go ahead to plan and possibly increase her tree team nunbers for managing the issue over the next few years. May well be plenty of top grade stuff available. I read somewhere we are going to lose up to 90% of our ash trees owing to Die Back, they do burn well and farmers don't like them as they are shallow rooted and fk up their ploughs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Are all the right-wingrers on here rednecks? Taps nose... Will get those Ash trees to you mate 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted November 19, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted November 19, 2020 1 minute ago, Winchester White said: Why's that pal, disease? Hope they going to plant more to compensate. Aye, ash die back. Local news had an article recently about forestry managers up in Sizergh in the lakes. They will do thousands eventually. Wife looking after lancashire's. That's on top of normal management duties. Some places in the country have special planting research schemes underway, whereby they plant loads of ash saplings. If any don't catch it, they will genetically check them and see if they're resistant to the disease. Not really much point in replacing lost ones en masse at the moment without a guaranteed resistant stock available, or its money wasted. Maybe replace with other species, but would be good to utilize more healthy ash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickbrown Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 22 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Love mine. Clean my own flue, as its a piece of piss. Clean the burner and replace the firebricks as necessary. Maintenance is therefore cheap. Pay nowt for the wood, and indeed sell it cheaper than you guys are paying! Splitting it is great exercise and therapeutic. Ash goes onto the garden and onto customers' too. Cook meals on it and save a load in gas/leccy. Wouldn't be without it. If you pay top whack for wood though, they're more expensive than conventional heating. You cook on it? In your living room? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Still, logburners, proper ugly gear. Nice, clean minimalist house for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 1 minute ago, mickbrown said: You cook on it? In your living room? Slaughters the squirrels from the woodland he's chopped down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted November 19, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted November 19, 2020 https://robpenn.net/ash-project/ Fascinating stories and projects here, all laid out in the book as detailed. Cracking read, far more too it than you might think: covers mental health/nature etc if you're into that sort of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted November 19, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted November 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, mickbrown said: You cook on it? In your living room? Yes. Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted November 19, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted November 19, 2020 4 minutes ago, mickbrown said: You cook on it? In your living room? Toast is a meal isn’t it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Yes. Why? Yeeeeh har! All round to Tonge Moor's Hillbilly Hoedown! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieb Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 I went glamping in a safari tent with one last month... I want one now. Could spend ages watching the fire when there's no idiot box to watch. Kids and wife less so. Even more reason to get one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickbrown Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 5 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Yes. Why? Like what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted November 19, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted November 19, 2020 Just now, mickbrown said: Like what? Pot roasts, stews. Slow cooking and very tender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted November 19, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted November 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, Mr Grey said: I know, what a fucking let down 😃 You wanted to see some picture of folk who have 'got wood'? That's disturbingly lavender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimron Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 22 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said: Are all the right-wingrers on here rednecks? Taps nose... Will get those Ash trees to you mate 😁 No way anyone could ever call me right wing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escobarp Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Just now, Dimron said: No way anyone could ever call me right wing! Mate compared to some on here your almost tommy Robinson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimron Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, Escobarp said: Mate compared to some on here your almost tommy Robinson. Fair comment I suppose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted November 19, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted November 19, 2020 5 minutes ago, Dimron said: No way anyone could ever call me right wing! Daft thing is, trees and their mass planting was actually something I had in agreement with Mr Corbyn. Environment > politics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickbrown Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 30 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Pot roasts, stews. Slow cooking and very tender. Fair enough. Would have thought it was way easier just to turn the hob right down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted November 19, 2020 Moderators Share Posted November 19, 2020 That's mine Worth every penny because the Mrs loves it and sits in the front room all night Which means I can sit in the other room watching football and stuff I'm buying her a fire poker set for Christmas to make sure she stays there till April Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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