Peeling and pointing on site

[andy cobb]

After speaking to a few farmers and keepers it would appear the quality of fencing stakes can be a little unreliable, so I was wondering if it would be viable to offer a service where after a first or second thin we would peel and point stakes to customers spec for them to treat after they have dried properly, either by dipping or sent for tantalising.

I'd be aiming at smaller jobs ie hand thinning small plantations and shelter belts that normally don't justify mechanical harvesting and yield very little.

We still have some good larch round us.

I havnt used a peeler in many years so I'm out of touch with that side of things and just interested in your views.

Thanks in advance for insites, advice and piss taking- andy

[struie]

2 hours ago, andy cobb said:

After speaking to a few farmers and keepers it would appear the quality of fencing stakes can be a little unreliable, so I was wondering if it would be viable to offer a service where after a first or second thin we would peel and point stakes to customers spec for them to treat after they have dried properly, either by dipping or sent for tantalising.

I'd be aiming at smaller jobs ie hand thinning small plantations and shelter belts that normally don't justify mechanical harvesting and yield very little.

We still have some good larch round us.

I havnt used a peeler in many years so I'm out of touch with that side of things and just interested in your views.

Thanks in advance for insites, advice and piss taking- andy

doing a bit of fencing just now andy,domestic,well, dont get me started on stabs and boards,they can be a bloody disgrace,not blaming t/p i think its the mills these days,as fast as they can ship posts etc out,spend ages eyeballing them for a straight one,so i think you may b on a winner mate.best of luck with it,my dad n i had a good wee buisness with larch posts for the private mines, mind you that was years ago.each one was inspected before purchase,you didnt get away wi shoddy shit back then.good luck n long may u prosper.

[andy cobb]

1 hour ago, struie said:

doing a bit of fencing just now andy,domestic,well, dont get me started on stabs and boards,they can be a bloody disgrace,not blaming t/p i think its the mills these days,as fast as they can ship posts etc out,spend ages eyeballing them for a straight one,so i think you may b on a winner mate.best of luck with it,my dad n i had a good wee buisness with larch posts for the private mines, mind you that was years ago.each one was inspected before purchase,you didnt get away wi shoddy shit back then.good luck n long may u prosper.

Thanks struie, the idea came to me after I spent a week felling perfectly good timber in a pheasant pen to let light in and it all  just sit there, best part of 80 ton, but because they don't want heavy machinery in it's just left. I know there are companys that specialise in low impact extraction but I think the land owner would be more encouragable if he was getting a product that he used.

[spuddog0507]

Hi the idea seems right but how long will it take ? and how much will it cost ? would the customers your aiming at pay more for a good quality product ? we used to cut 1.5 & 1.8 posts but dont bother with them now just strainers and the timber we used to cut for posts now goes in to chip stack as time taken with the posts is just to much for the extra few quid you get for them, i think is far cheaper to buy posts but there id some shite about i know that, bought some 5,6"  3-4" in feb and there was some crap amongst them,

[andy cobb]

7 hours ago, spuddog0507 said:

Hi the idea seems right but how long will it take ? and how much will it cost ? would the customers your aiming at pay more for a good quality product ? we used to cut 1.5 & 1.8 posts but dont bother with them now just strainers and the timber we used to cut for posts now goes in to chip stack as time taken with the posts is just to much for the extra few quid you get for them, i think is far cheaper to buy posts but there id some shite about i know that, bought some 5,6"  3-4" in feb and there was some crap amongst them,

It was more a way of persuading landowners to better manage a stand by giving them a usable product at the end of it.

Just musing about it I thought 3 men could maybe go into an un managed stand and put 500 peeled and pointed stakes at ride side a day ( crop dependant obviously )

If that worked out at about a grand a day?

It sounds expensive for fencing but the stand is getting thinned in the process which usually yields no profit.