150 quid dumpy bag off logs !!

[renewablejohn]

Barnsley Bob

 

I do find that calculator very useful although I am not convinced how accurate it is.I pitch my bulk price for wood pellets at £400 per tonne and briquettes at £360 per tonne so selling my solar dried softwood at £80 a cube with less than 20% moisture equates to £380 per tonne and mixed split logs which I sell at £90 a cube equates to £350 per tonne. On that basis I should really bring my softwood price down and put my split log price up.

[davetaz]

I've had 3 repeat customers from last year order double what thay had last year as they have had "another log burner installed". My logs are same price as last year at £100/cubic metre - nobody seems to even flinch when they are told how much they cost (seasoned, dry mixed hardwood) - might have to put them up abit after Xmas!

[openboater]

I'm wondering how much, to the nearest 50kg, a 1m cube bag will weigh with seasoned hardwood in it ?

I've been thinking about a little Hiab to load both truck and trailer so may need to reach up to 10 feet with a bag suspended.

Any ideas amongst the educated ?

[Pete Hart]

fair play to them if they are selling them for that...might put my prices up!!!!!!

[bumble B]

£120.00 level transit load. Unseasoned and seasoned.

Strange how people will pay more per bag of 15 logs and not be so keen on £120.00 for more wood??

Look at B&Q, Squires prices on netted bags of split wood they are a fortune but they wouldn't stock if people didn't buy. I saw a jumbo bag of split in Squires for £50.00.

[gensetsteve]

I'm wondering how much, to the nearest 50kg, a 1m cube bag will weigh with seasoned hardwood in it ?

I've been thinking about a little Hiab to load both truck and trailer so may need to reach up to 10 feet with a bag suspended.

Any ideas amongst the educated ?

 

350kg

[twistedhicap]

Barnsley Bob

 

I do find that calculator very useful although I am not convinced how accurate it is.I pitch my bulk price for wood pellets at £400 per tonne and briquettes at £360 per tonne so selling my solar dried softwood at £80 a cube with less than 20% moisture equates to £380 per tonne and mixed split logs which I sell at £90 a cube equates to £350 per tonne. On that basis I should really bring my softwood price down and put my split log price up.

 

Pellets at £400 per tonne !!!!!

 

hel im buying them in for the works boiler at £180 delivered bulk blown into our store !

[delabodge]

i just dont get who would pay those prices for a meter square bag that on average probably only lasts 2 maybe 3 weeks ?? my customers would shove itn right up my &^%

 

lol,,, theres plenty of em out there,,believe me,,,,

[delabodge]

lol,,, theres plenty of em out there,,believe me,,,,

 

just want to add that, something is only worth what you can get for it, and this depends on circumstances,,,if your an arborist selling wood, yes you`ve been paid for it,and even after labour splitting costs,fuel etc,,you always going to be cheaper than the "woodfuel supplier" as hes bought his in and cant compete,that isnt the arb blokes fault,,just the way it is,,,in realitly due to this great website,arb blokes are realising that firewood can be sold at higher rates,hopefully creating a true cost,and profit to all,without ripping joe public off,,,

[skyhuck]

just want to add that, something is only worth what you can get for it, and this depends on circumstances,,,if your an arborist selling wood, yes you`ve been paid for it,and even after labour splitting costs,fuel etc,,you always going to be cheaper than the "woodfuel supplier" as hes bought his in and cant compete,that isnt the arb blokes fault,,just the way it is,,,in realitly due to this great website,arb blokes are realising that firewood can be sold at higher rates,hopefully creating a true cost,and profit to all,without ripping joe public off,,,

 

BUT, arb timber is generally much more difficult to process, so you will have much more labour than someone buying in nice small, straight timber and banging it through a processor.

 

Many are paying themselves a very poor wage for cutting up their timber.