Rates for Self Employed Handcutters

[Stephen Blair]

Work 7 days a week and it's £700, not a bad wage.

Twice what a lot of people earn, with not a big outlay.

£10 covers fuel/oil a day usually.

If you get £200 all you would do is buy a new hilux, doesn't put your production up

[R5log]

Or you could buy a tractor and try to get £500 a day for it and earn fuk all!

 

 

As it wouldn't leave the yard

[daddyola50]

10 er day covers nothing ,you will go through more than that with fuel oil truck insurance and spares ,experience is the key to make good money .you don't want to cut 7 days a week why should you . ask 125 130 till you get more exp then you will need 150 minimum and more like 180 . its a tough job and your bosses know it .

[MattyBuist]

10 er day covers nothing ,you will go through more than that with fuel oil truck insurance and spares ,experience is the key to make good money .you don't want to cut 7 days a week why should you . ask 125 130 till you get more exp then you will need 150 minimum and more like 180 . its a tough job and your bosses know it .

 

 

I think that includes all my costs for my insurance,tickets,equipment and make some to.

Thanks everyone for the advise!

 

 

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[TimberCutterDartmoor]

10 er day covers nothing ,you will go through more than that with fuel oil truck insurance and spares ,experience is the key to make good money .you don't want to cut 7 days a week why should you . Ask 125 130 till you get more exp then you will need 150 minimum and more like 180 . Its a tough job and your bosses know it .

 

£180 - niamy

[Gray git]

£180 - niamy

Wish anyone would pay that around here for decent cutters as I'd be more inclined to do more again.

140 - 150 is the upper limit I can push and that's normally oversized timber or ugly technical stuff.

The only real way I see it being worth our time is where I can put the tractor/winch/trailer or 360 and grab on site as well to assist and charge a decent rate for whole job.

Luckily most of the forestry we do is what some would call pretty forestry on estates where a tidy job is more important than production or avoiding damage to remaining trees takes priority and they are willing to pay for this service and skills.

 

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[Stephen Blair]

I think it needs to be made clear, hand cutting in the woods is the hardest lowest paid option with a chainsaw, hence why we all mess about in gardens where the money is at.

Buy a hedgecutter and you will be minted by the end of the summer

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Wish anyone would pay that around here for decent cutters as I'd be more inclined to do more again.

140 - 150 is the upper limit I can push and that's normally oversized timber or ugly technical stuff.

The only real way I see it being worth our time is where I can put the tractor/winch/trailer or 360 and grab on site as well to assist and charge a decent rate for whole job.

Luckily most of the forestry we do is what some would call pretty forestry on estates where a tidy job is more important than production or avoiding damage to remaining trees takes priority and they are willing to pay for this service and skills.

 

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"niamy" = not in a million years.

[Gray git]

"niamy" = not in a million years.

Sorry, gotya

Need to get my dummys guide to acronyms out again don't I.

 

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[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Sorry, gotya

Need to get my dummys guide to acronyms out again don't I.

 

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No, I just made it up! Sure it's not a tcd original:laugh1: