Hand cutting hardwood. How much can we cut in a day?

[Stoke Wood Project]

Just pricing up a job, and wondered if anyone knows a rough idea of how much we can cut realistically in a day, in tons, per person. Pretty level woodland, nice modest sized birch. The owner wants me to give him a price per ton.

 

Thanks in advance!

[john p]

I’d do 500tons before morning break

[Rough Hewn]

Depends whether you're felling 2" saplings or 4 foot monsters.
Are you snedding by hand leaving brash in place and removing the trunks by machine?
Or have you just got a silky?
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[Stoke Wood Project]

I’d do 500tons before morning break

You're hired.

[Stoke Wood Project]

Depends whether you're felling 2" saplings or 4 foot monsters.
Are you snedding by hand leaving brash in place and removing the trunks by machine?
Or have you just got a silky?
[emoji848]

15 inch dbh max, Hand cutting. Brash windrowed. Getting a forwarder to pick up.

[Stubby]

4 hours ago, Rough Hewn said:

Depends whether you're felling 2" saplings or 4 foot monsters.
Are you snedding by hand leaving brash in place and removing the trunks by machine?
Or have you just got a silky?

You missed out adverse leaning gurt big edge trees ?

[Big J]

1-1.5 tonnes per hour, depending on the individual competency of the cutter. Maybe a bit more as it's clearfell. When I was cutting regularly 6-8 years ago I would have been confident of doing 14-15 tonnes on a 9 hour day. 

[Rough Hewn]

You missed out adverse leaning gurt big edge trees [emoji16]

So many variables.
How fast is your cutter,
What spec are you cutting,
How quick is the forwarder driver,
How much crap do you have to clear,
What surprises might there be?
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[Stubby]

1 minute ago, Rough Hewn said:

What surprises might there be?

If you knew that they would not be surprises ?

[Stere]

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Brash windrowed

 

Cutting/felling/snedding doesn't take very long but clearing /tidying brash takes ages., least birch brash stacks easy.

Edited September 7, 2018 by Stere