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Seems like a good deal on firewood....

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    #2072
    mun1
    Registered Users Posts: 826 ✭✭✭mun1


    “1.1m” pallet arrived today , measured internal dimension of pallet and it adds up to .6m cubed of logs

    external dimensions 0.7 high, 1.1 wide, 1.0 deep = 0.77m

    . Probably Still good value for €150

    edit: just offloaded onto shed, about 6 wheelbarrows full. Not a huge amount of wood when stacked.


    Birch logs, more kindling than logs TBH. Look scrawny alongside the oak i bought from TJ O’Mahony

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    #2073
    Ardent
    Registered Users Posts: 5,280 ✭✭✭Ardent


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121912760#Comment_121912760

    You must either have the largest wheelbarrow known to man or you're deliberately misleading people.

    I filled 10 normal wheelbarrows (see photo) from one of these crates and went on to fill my shed for about 40% less than I paid TJ O'Mahoney 6 months ago.

    150 quid is great value in my opinion

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    #2074
    mun1
    Registered Users Posts: 826 ✭✭✭mun1


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121934333#Comment_121934333

    How about you stick to the facts, rather than acting all keyboard warrior .

    its not 1.1m of stacked logs, its .6m . Fact or not ?

    and you’re sh1te at loading a wheelbarrow :). A lazy man’s load



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    #2075
    ablelocks
    Registered Users Posts: 4,683 ✭✭✭ablelocks


    Launching tomorrow The Best Wheelbarrow Loader Championship. First Prize - 1.1/0.6m crate of wood

    edit :

    "stick to the facts"

    hee hee. well done, whether you meant it or not.



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    #2076
    Ardent
    Registered Users Posts: 5,280 ✭✭✭Ardent


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121935179#Comment_121935179

    I think he wins that competition, given his propensity to get his measuring tape out and to look at his wheelbarrow like it's a scientific packing problem!



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    #2077
    Rightplace2016
    Registered Users Posts: 100 ✭✭Rightplace2016


    Got the 150 pallet of logs and filled 2 coal bunkers with a wheelbarrow amount left over..sizes were decent with only small portion of small wood.. burns very easy as is so dry.. only issue is speed of burning as we are used to oak and coal.. not used to birch so might buy some oak or coal to mix with it as we went through log basket in almost a day. Lovely look to fire due to high rate burning of wood and sound.. only other issue was delivery.. we have lives for 10 years on house with no delivery issues and pallet courier used wanted actual directions instead of eircode which was unusual and when they arrived they couldn't get into our drive which was first due our large drive so he left it outside next to road.. not the friendliest guy who blamed narrow road and said I should have warned him about road .. wouldn't order again so as not to have to deal with that ..



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    #2078
    Sheedy234
    Registered Users Posts: 113 ✭✭Sheedy234


    So I bought 1.2m3 bags of birch for 129 and am happy with albeit is does burn quick . Torn between trying the 1.85m3 pallet of oak for 350 for longer burning time. Has anyone bought both any thoughts on it please ?



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    #2079
    ablelocks
    Registered Users Posts: 4,683 ✭✭✭ablelocks


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121947374#Comment_121947374

    the 1.85m3 oak is showing at 369 for me? but that's still decent - iirc that was over 400 the last time i looked. For my next order i'm thinking of getting large pallet of the birch and smaller pallet of oak



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    #2080
    Sheedy234
    Registered Users Posts: 113 ✭✭Sheedy234


    If you opt for the later delivery slightly cheaper



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    #2081
    geographica
    Registered Users Posts: 305 ✭✭geographica


    Can anyone tell me if the way this pallet truck is lifting the pallet is the actual way it arrives?

    Had a mare from another supplier where that was blocked off and it was delivered widthways



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    #2082
    geographica
    Registered Users Posts: 305 ✭✭geographica


    forgot to attach picture and now it wouldn’t let me to the above post


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    #2083
    dubguy45
    Registered Users Posts: 254 ✭✭dubguy45


    That should be the way it arrives. It's the only proper way to do it. The delivery truck is big enough and has a tail lift. Cheers.



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    #2084
    pacman114
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭pacman114


    Has anyone bought the 1.85m pallet from rathwood? What's the quality like compared to the likes of Monahan's etc?

    https://www.rathwood.com/cp/oak_firewood_1_85m_800kg_kiln_dried_logs_jumbo_pallet/15311



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    #2085
    dubguy45
    Registered Users Posts: 254 ✭✭dubguy45


    What the picture shows is the average size of the logs, that is fairly small. The price is great but use depends on personal requirements at home and having had four deliveries, the log size is too small overall to be economical for me but could be fine for others.



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    #2086
    kollegeknight
    Registered Users Posts: 3,220 ✭✭✭kollegeknight


    My brother bought the 3x100kg bags and 3 kindling for around the €210 mark. I didn’t struggle to move them. I’m unsure if they were worth it.


    i bought the tonne bag version for €140. Very dry and burns rapidly but great hear. I reckon the framed pallets while dearer are better value. Seems to be more wood.



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    #2087
    squonk
    Registered Users Posts: 8,453 ✭✭✭squonk


    Packed up my RW 1.85 m2 crate this afternoon. I can see why some people are complaining about them. Compared to the 2x1.1m3 crate the logs are definitely smaller. Some were kindling sized. In general they’re smaller than the other crate. I’d say they’ll burn down quicker being a smaller size in some cases. Actually some were quite small to the point where I reckon I’ll be able to throw them on charcoal in my pizza oven so I don’t mind that too much.
    I git about 5( fertilizer bags out of the crate. That compares to about 50 from the other crate, however the other crates logs weee a little bigger. Still fair value I feel.



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    #2088
    Muahahaha
    Registered Users Posts: 19,610 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121948134#Comment_121948134

    if you still have the crate could you measure up the internal dimensions (width, height, depth) of it? Im interested to buy the 1.85m crate but just unsure how much is in it



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    #2089
    ablelocks
    Registered Users Posts: 4,683 ✭✭✭ablelocks


    Rathwood are having a final clearance sale, most recent email says "last chance" (it probably isn't) but sale ends midnight tonight

    800kg birch was 279 earlier this evening, now 299 (i paid 349 back in december)

    800kg oak is now 349



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    #2090
    geographica
    Registered Users Posts: 305 ✭✭geographica


    800kg Oak is out of stock



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    #2091
    squonk
    Registered Users Posts: 8,453 ✭✭✭squonk


    I’m not sure when the sale actually ends! It’s filled over again for another few weeks. There’s fair value in oak and birch at the moment. Might buy a bit more down the line



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    #2092
    geographica
    Registered Users Posts: 305 ✭✭geographica


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121994133#Comment_121994133

    Oak pallets are gone



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    #2093
    squonk
    Registered Users Posts: 8,453 ✭✭✭squonk


    except they’re not really because you can book them at todays price and get them delivered in 2 months.



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    #2094
    jamesd
    Registered Users Posts: 3,417 ✭✭✭jamesd


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121998353#Comment_121998353

    How can you do that?



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    #2095
    Bobeagleburger
    Registered Users Posts: 45,262 ✭✭✭✭Bobeagleburger


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121998410#Comment_121998410

    You can't.



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    #2096
    geographica
    Registered Users Posts: 305 ✭✭geographica


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121998353#Comment_121998353

    Oh right 🙄

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    #2097
    SteM
    Registered Users Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭SteM


    Got 400kg of oak delivered yesterday from rathwood, it was a €219. Much happier with the oak than the birch we got from them in the past.



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    #2098
    paddylonglegs
    Registered Users Posts: 3,520 ✭✭✭paddylonglegs


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121999804#Comment_121999804

    how long does that last you? I know it depends how much you light your fire or if it’s a stove, but trying to get a gauge how much oak I would need for a season…



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    #2099
    SteM
    Registered Users Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭SteM


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122001183#Comment_122001183

    Not sure to be honest. I have birch left over from a order in December so I won't be burning the oak until next winter.



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    #2100
    reggie3434
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭reggie3434


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121999804#Comment_121999804

    Does the oak burn longer?



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    #2101
    SteM
    Registered Users Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭SteM


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122001591#Comment_122001591

    Oak generally burns longer than birch. The pieces of oak are larger than the pieces of birch I got in the last delivery too.



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