Re: trees was: RE: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

2003-02-11 Thread Ken Basterfield
, February 10, 2003 11:53 PM Subject: Re: trees was: RE: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie If the leaves and smaller branches are left, that is more than enough, because the large trees are getting most of the nutrients from the sub soil ( that is not used by most plants

Re: trees was: RE: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

2003-02-11 Thread Keith Addison
Well, doesn't something have to replenish the minerals that you took out of the soil in the form of wood? --- Martin Klingensmith infoarchive.net [archive.nnytech.net] nnytech.net Hi Martin In fact the trees do that themselves. The natural scheme of things allows for a large amount of

Re: trees was: RE: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

2003-02-11 Thread Keith Addison
://journeytoforever.org/farm_library/howardAT/AT9a.html Best wishes Keith - Original Message - From: Greg and April [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 11:53 PM Subject: Re: trees was: RE: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

Re: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

2003-02-10 Thread Robin Parker
WOW! I'm in culture shock. Here it's $40 cord delivered for Oak, but it's likely to be a minimum of 10 cords. Several People are selling seasoned mixed Hardwoods for $35 for all you care to load into your pickup. Who in their right mind is wasting oak on firewood?? That stuff takes

Re: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

2003-02-10 Thread Neoteric Biofuels Inc
Subject: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Greg and April [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're probably looking at $300 then. Is the price of firewood in your area worth messing with it? I'm looking at around $225.00 a cord for soft woods, $300

[biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

2003-02-10 Thread motie_d [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Steve Spence [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: you can't put a cord of wood in a pickup truck. a cord of wood is 4 x 4 x 8 and weighs 2 tons. Steve Spence WOW! I'm in culture shock. Here it's $40 cord delivered for Oak, but it's likely to be a minimum of

Re: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

2003-02-10 Thread Keith Addison
PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 11:16 PM Subject: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Greg and April [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're probably looking at $300 then. Is the price of firewood

Re: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

2003-02-10 Thread Kim Garth Travis
Robin Parker wrote: Who in their right mind is wasting oak on firewood?? That stuff takes forever to grow! But oak trees do die. They make fantastic fire wood and that is all I burn. I would never cut down a live one, no need, there are plenty of dead ones to harvest. Bright

Re: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

2003-02-10 Thread Greg and April
Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 21:16 Subject: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Greg and April [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're probably looking at $300

[biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

2003-02-10 Thread motie_d [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Robin Parker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: WOW! I'm in culture shock. Here it's $40 cord delivered for Oak, but it's likely to be a minimum of 10 cords. Several People are selling seasoned mixed Hardwoods for $35 for all you care to load into your pickup.

Re: trees was: RE: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

2003-02-10 Thread Martin Klingensmith
Well, doesn't something have to replenish the minerals that you took out of the soil in the form of wood? --- Martin Klingensmith infoarchive.net [archive.nnytech.net] nnytech.net Robin, Time is a relative thing. Compared to Radishes, Corn takes a long time to grow, but we don't stop using

[biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

2003-02-10 Thread motie_d [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Neoteric Biofuels Inc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Obviously we are talking about face cords and full cords...or as some like to call them, minor cords and major cords. ;-) Edward Beggs I was talking about full cords, and the weight is actually closer to 3

Re: trees was: RE: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

2003-02-10 Thread Greg and April
- From: Martin Klingensmith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 14:16 Subject: Re: trees was: RE: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie Well, doesn't something have to replenish the minerals that you took out of the soil in the form

Re: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

2003-02-09 Thread jhyde16833
HI Greg, Inregards to planting replacement tress i would go with a native deep rooted tree like a oak or hickery. They are slow growing, have deep tap roots that do not get into sewer pipes or septic tanks, you can eat the nuts

Re: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

2003-02-09 Thread Greg and April
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 22:59 Subject: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie You're probably looking at $300 then. Is the price of firewood in your area worth messing with it? I'm

Re: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

2003-02-09 Thread Greg and April
of the Silver. Perhaps an Ash on the southwest corner? Greg H. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 01:08 Subject: Re: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie HI Greg, Inregards to planting replacement tress i would

[biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

2003-02-09 Thread motie_d [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Greg and April [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're probably looking at $300 then. Is the price of firewood in your area worth messing with it? I'm looking at around $225.00 a cord for soft woods, $300 for hard wood. WOW! I'm in culture shock. Here it's

Re: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

2003-02-09 Thread Steve Spence
PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 11:16 PM Subject: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Greg and April [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're probably looking at $300 then. Is the price of firewood in your

Re: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

2003-02-08 Thread Greg and April
of tree would be a good replacement perhaps a silver or red maple) Greg H. - Original Message - From: Appal Energy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 19:40 Subject: Re: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie Greg, Aside from

Re: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

2003-02-08 Thread Greg and April
and some questions - Newbie --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Greg and April [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 3 very large pines in the yard, 2 of which are very close to the house ( the trunks are less than 8 ft. from a wall ). Greg H. I don't see how the technique could be used to cut a few

[biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

2003-02-08 Thread motie_d [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Greg and April [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I checked already, they would charge me for hauling away the wood even if I have them leave it so I can burn it in my fireplace. Greg H. Have you checked with several different companies? What prices are they

Re: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

2003-02-08 Thread Greg and April
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 19:20 Subject: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie Have you checked with several different companies? 8 of them, and none willing to give me a break

[biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

2003-02-07 Thread motie_d [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Tom Miles [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Motie, High pressure water was commonly used to debark logs in sawmills the US until about 1970 when environmental regulations limited water discharge. Since then most all hydraulic debarkers have disappeared in favor of

[biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

2003-02-07 Thread motie_d [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Greg and April [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Motie, How long is that Non-disclosure in effect? I like the idea of not using a dirty / messy chain saw. Greg H. It's for 3 years, and I can't discuss the Project or the results, but Hydro-cutting is a

Re: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

2003-02-07 Thread Greg and April
3 very large pines in the yard, 2 of which are very close to the house ( the trunks are less than 8 ft. from a wall ). Greg H. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 15:04 Subject: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some

Re: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

2003-02-07 Thread Appal Energy
know where you live, but I'd pay dear for trees that offered any degree of shade over a roofline. Todd Swearingen - Original Message - From: Greg and April [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 6:59 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some

[biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

2003-02-07 Thread motie_d [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Greg and April [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 3 very large pines in the yard, 2 of which are very close to the house ( the trunks are less than 8 ft. from a wall ). Greg H. I don't see how the technique could be used to cut a few trees in a 'field' setting.

Re: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

2003-02-06 Thread Andrew Lowe
This sort of stuff has been around for ages. It is also used in the steel fabrication industry to cut steel. If memory serves me correctly, in some situations ground industrial diamond is also added to the water for that little extra zing. I have not seen this operation in use

Re: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

2003-02-06 Thread Tom Miles
prior to discharge. It was a clean and efficient method of debarking with very little fiber loss. Tom - Original Message - From: motie_d [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 9:53 PM Subject: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions

Re: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

2003-02-06 Thread Greg and April
Hey Motie, How long is that Non-disclosure in effect? I like the idea of not using a dirty / messy chain saw. Greg H. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 22:53 Subject: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some

[biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie

2003-02-05 Thread motie_d [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, kirk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There is an out of print book Novel Drilling Technoques that in the second edition talks about cutting sandstone at several meters per second with liquid pressures of that magnitude. Granite I think was 7cm per second if memory