AHS Large capacity mobile crane/chipper in action! only £450K!!

[Beezy]

looks like down to earths yard

 

Good eyes woodpicker! you've been to the yard then sir!

 

J

[Johny Walker]

Good eyes woodpicker! you've been to the yard then sir!

 

J

 

sure have we bought the isuzi truck :thumbup:hows the log splitting going there was lot of fancy kit when we came down

[skyhuck]

Depends what you want to do though doesn't it. If you need to get in and out ASAP it can be the quickest option.

 

It also means that you can clear fell, use and excavator to load large skips, then process it elsewhere if you need to. Trying to sort out the mess afterwards into firewood is never fun!!

 

Not sure how chipping it is quicker than getting a timber wagon to take it to your buyer????????

[ukminch]

Not sure how chipping it is quicker than getting a timber wagon to take it to your buyer????????

 

It's not but that looked like it was at a yard, maybe in had gone straight there non processed and that was the most cost effective way of disposing of the stuff. But I might be wrong, it happens a few times a year:thumbdown:

[Beezy]

The story goes, we are a medium size Co. 2xHiab trucks, 1x7.5t and 3xtransits, about 15guys, that is at our yard in Kent. We have a pile of self produced chips that AHS come and take and pay for.

 

The non chippable/non firewood heap is about twice a year chipped by AHS with their kit shown in the pics, for free, then they take it away. They also will chip our green waste pile of sweepings, roots and bits.

 

Its a pretty good arrangement, but creates a monster pile of chips when they've been in. They usually send an artic down during and after to collect, if they dont we could start a dryhill ski slope!

[skyhuck]

It's not but that looked like it was at a yard, maybe in had gone straight there non processed and that was the most cost effective way of disposing of the stuff. But I might be wrong, it happens a few times a year:thumbdown:

 

I could sell any amount of timber like that for £30 a tonne, AHS came and looked at my timber and offered to come chip it, remove the chip and give me £0 for it.

 

I have since sold ALL I had for £30 a tonne and could sell a lot more if I had it.

[ukminch]

That's fair enough, it works for you but it doesn't work for everybody depending on their setup.

 

Sounds like everybody is happy in the above situation job done!

[skyhuck]

The point I was making is that the fire wood market has completely changed in the last 12 months.

 

I have 50 tonnes of Pop and Laylandi going out the yard next week at £20 a tonne.

 

All timber NOW has real value.

[ukminch]

I get that, but presumably that wood has already been 'processed' i.e is all snedded up and presented in round lengths ready to go on a wagon. If it's not then I'm even more impressed with your ability to sell stuff!!!

 

The other important factor is that it hasn't cost £20/ton to move it back to your yard, as you have the equipment that some others haven't got, hence for you it's worthwhile. For a smaller setup that hasn't got a big yard where they can store wood etc it's more cost effective to get rid of something that will cost them to transport and or process.

[David Riding]

The other important factor is that it hasn't cost £20/ton to move it back to your yard, as you have the equipment that some others haven't got, hence for you it's worthwhile. For a smaller setup that hasn't got a big yard where they can store wood etc it's more cost effective to get rid of something that will cost them to transport and or process.

 

 

I dont get that if its cost £20/tonne to get it back to the yard all the more reason to sell it (it would reach min £20/tonne). If the company had not got the means to take it back to the yard you could get it picked up from site at minimum £20 / tonne.