Alaskan milling cost per hour

[inthewoods]

Hi guys, personaly I hate those 'how much to quote for this job' threads but what would be a fair average price for milling services with an alaskan?

[rich crowther]

We charge 40 an hour on a mobile bandmill, it's twice as quick tho

 

 

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[Forest2Furniture]

Prices vary from area to area.

You wouldn't get away with charging London prices in the midlands.

I stopped giving hourly rate a few years ago as people expect to pay only for the milling time not set up.

Day rate for chainsaw milling is £200-£250 I know some ask up to £400, if they can get good luck to them.

[Rough Hewn]

Depends on the job, but normally,

Flat day rate £325

2 guys, many mills and big saws, insured for milling.

8hr day.

Run motomix and stihl bio.

Generally travel 1-2 hours each way to work.

Time in workshop grinding 48" ripping chains, filing bars, cleaning etc.

Not much profit, but if you bring a slice home each time, you get a good stash.

£400 is more reasonable, but I'm sure would put people off.

Hope this helps.

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[Rob D]

Hi guys, personaly I hate those 'how much to quote for this job' threads but what would be a fair average price for milling services with an alaskan?

 

 

I hate those threads where folk give virtually no details to allow others to answer them

 

 

Break it down some! What saws you got? What mills you got? What experience do you have? Where are you based?

 

 

All of that has a bearing on what price you can charge.

[agrimog]

type, quantity, and condition of timber, size supplied and size required, acsessability and condition of "yard", these all have a bearing on the cost, as well as your kit,

[gdh]

We were paying £300 a day for a mobile sawmill, that was on a lorry with a crane though.

[Rob D]

We quite regularly get enquiries about a mobile chainsaw milling service - customers also often comment that they'd arranged someone to come and do a days milling but no one turned up.

 

I reckon if you don't end up doing a job it's because you've priced it too low!

 

As a rule of thumb - if you have a good sized set up (MS880 or equivalent), a vertical mill/saw and know what you're about I'd say £320-00 for a days work is around the right price.

 

If there's x2 of you then £420-00.

[Woodworks]

We quite regularly get enquiries about a mobile chainsaw milling service - customers also often comment that they'd arranged someone to come and do a days milling but no one turned up.

 

I reckon if you don't end up doing a job it's because you've priced it too low!

 

As a rule of thumb - if you have a good sized set up (MS880 or equivalent), a vertical mill/saw and know what you're about I'd say £320-00 for a days work is around the right price.

 

If there's x2 of you then £420-00.

 

Thats pretty strong money for just 2k of kit Rob

[Joe Newton]

Thats pretty strong money for just 2k of kit Rob

how much is a chain for a 48" bar?

 

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