Load of Sawlogs Price

[Benny360]

Hi all, I'm looking at buying a load of larch/oak from a local forestry/firewood company to make some cladding and other bits for my own use. Just wondering what a reasonable price for an 8t timber trailer load of half larch and half oak would be? Delivered and unloaded 10 mins by tractor from their yard? They suggested around £50 a tonne for the larch and potentially a bit more for the oak. Excuse my ignorance but I have no idea with this sort of thing! Would an 8t capacity timber trailer actually be carrying 8 tonnes of logs in a load? And if not what would be the best way to work it out? Thanks in advance!

 

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[timbernut]

Sounds reasonable for nice straight material, I use a 4t trailer and if loaded with straight butts of reasonable size it's usually well over

 

 

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[Timber Man]

Depends on the lengths in comparison to the length of trailer.

£50 a ton for larch is a strong price, certainly if there are butt ends on there, it moves a lot when sawn and larch butts are notoriously swept, a lot of mills wont take the first 8ft of larch.

Only other way would be to measure the logs individually and convert back.

Very plain oak,.fencing quality, would be £100 t plus

[Benny360]

They said I could go down their yard and mark up what I want, any advice on what to look for apart from the obvious i.e straight timber with minimal knots? The larch will be used mainly for single waney edge cladding and to make a few large beams, the oak will be used to make large structural beams

 

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[Timber Man]

They said I could go down their yard and mark up what I want, any advice on what to look for apart from the obvious i.e straight timber with minimal knots? The larch will be used mainly for single waney edge cladding and to make a few large beams, the oak will be used to make large structural beams

 

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Avoid shake in oak, make sure theres plenty of heartwood.

Butt length of larch is best avoided, particularly for waney,..it will spring and move .

[Big J]

I hate larch. Very rarely cut it. Much rather use douglas and western red cedar.

 

£48 a tonne for larch max. Oak about double that.