Rates for Self Employed Handcutters

[Wood wasp]

12 litres of fuel . never done that ,couldn't do that .wouldn't do that and never met a good cutter that says he does that . the good cutters I know 70 and 60 are very modest about the ability they have . that's almost 3 gallons 20 odd fills at 30 or 45 mins a fill , I am struggling with that one , and its not the way to make over 100 a day . I do 4/6 fills a day 10 or 15 ton and I'm happy with that as I'm not stressed

 

 

Remember you're talking about stuff the harvester can't do - Fell big hairy Sitka all day and you'll use 2 gallons a day plus, can easily be over a fill just getting them on the deck. We used to use the old huski Combi cans x 2 filled to brim for each man and then had another tub for oil as always ran out of oil before petrol.

 

Must be nice clean timber you're doing to get 10/15 ton from only 4/6 fills.

[Stephen Blair]

You can be a fill before the back cut on horrible big outsiders!

You can empty a can with an 88 in about 4 fills by 10.30am if you are on big big stuff:)

[inthewoods]

The 461 uses a tank every half hour if she's flat out. Imagine the battery packs if we went electric!?

[Mark Bolam]

You can be a fill before the back cut on horrible big outsiders!

You can empty a can with an 88 in about 4 fills by 10.30am if you are on big big stuff:)

 

 

Stevie I'm your mate.

£100/day still ok?

 

 

 

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[Stephen Blair]

£40 on a 3 week trial!

You buy the cake!

[eggsarascal]

Stevie I'm your mate.

£100/day still ok?

 

 

 

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I saw it earlier. I nearly laughed, but it turned into one of those 'shake ya head, and grimace, sort of things).

[daddyola50]

i don't think the op was talking about using an 88 for work and doing big big trees . if someone is doing two gallons a day doing spruce what were you getting paid . please don't say 100 . maybe a blunt saw if cutting a big spruce tree is taking more than one fill to just put it on the ground . done plenty big edge trees myself but not one that took a fill to fell . if the two guys doing these things are not on 150 plus then what can you say . I wouldn't ask anyone to do 14 hours or 2 plus gallons a day on a saw . the op needs to make sensible money for a safe days work . 18.50 an hour seems a fair starting point to go from

[Wood wasp]

i don't think the op was talking about using an 88 for work and doing big big trees . if someone is doing two gallons a day doing spruce what were you getting paid . please don't say 100 . maybe a blunt saw if cutting a big spruce tree is taking more than one fill to just put it on the ground . done plenty big edge trees myself but not one that took a fill to fell . if the two guys doing these things are not on 150 plus then what can you say . I wouldn't ask anyone to do 14 hours or 2 plus gallons a day on a saw . the op needs to make sensible money for a safe days work . 18.50 an hour seems a fair starting point to go from

 

It was 15 years ago I was cutting big outsiders etc and we were on well over £100, which is why I simply don't comprehend people doing it now for £100/120. As has been mentioned many times no wonder youngsters are doing other things.

 

As for not understanding taking more than a fill to fell; you've maybe felled some big spruce, and not trying to be smart arse, but you obviously haven't felled a true forest giant.

[Timber Man]

Ive felled some spruce recently that were using a tank to gob and fell and round up,..i very rarely round a tree until its down, these were clean trees using a 660, and a container of fuel before lunch.Big hardwood its the norm.

Most of the guys I come across working cheap have moved across from arb because they need the work, theyre the least productive too.

[Jimbo 76]

I give up!

 

Stephen a few birch twigs a chipper and a guy with blower is NOT forestry hand cutting. Also so many historical references and a vehicle with tree surgery says it all.

 

A FULL time hand cutter is a specialist job

 

In answer to the OP you can make a good living.

 

Enjoy the work and all the best.

 

Cheers,

James.