Thinning by hand and small scale winching

[slack ma girdle]

Any forestry that involves a winch will double your costs. I have never managed to to extract on slopes for the value of the timber, particularly small diameter. Looking at the size if the timber,  i would guess £60 per cube would be more realistic. Remember that you are adding value to the remaining trees.

[dumper]

Looking at pictures might be a bit of a shock when weight/ volumes are totalled 

[Nathan Pearson]

On 31/03/2021 at 13:32, Khriss said:

I loyk yur tracter 😉 ground looks in yr favour thou,  not too wet. K

Yes shes my hardest worker hahaha ive had her rebuilt twice i now regularly check the oil hahahaha and yea was reasonably dry the whole job....nice

 

[Nathan Pearson]

On 31/03/2021 at 18:06, slack ma girdle said:

Any forestry that involves a winch will double your costs. I have never managed to to extract on slopes for the value of the timber, particularly small diameter. Looking at the size if the timber,  i would guess £60 per cube would be more realistic. Remember that you are adding value to the remaining trees.

Guess it depends on the site and what your winching up with?

Just had half of it extracted and a arctic of beech gone at 27.9 cubes thats a nice pay out at £32.50 £906.75 in 4 days plus ive been offered 20% of any profit from the job....

Probably got another beech 

2 trucks of 8 meter and 4 meter poles 

1 truck of chip

1 truck of fencing 

Total 30 man days 

[Khriss]

Hard but good effort !  K

[Baldbloke]

Just some  photos of rhe ongoing project as im nearing the end damn its a struggle by yourself ......

Nice clean stems[emoji1303]

[gdh]

2 hours ago, Nathan Pearson said:

Guess it depends on the site and what your winching up with?

Just had half of it extracted and a arctic of beech gone at 27.9 cubes thats a nice pay out at £32.50 £906.75 in 4 days plus ive been offered 20% of any profit from the job....

Probably got another beech 

2 trucks of 8 meter and 4 meter poles 

1 truck of chip

1 truck of fencing 

Total 30 man days 

That's tidy wood, whoever's processing it should appreciate it. Shame you're not near me to buy it. 😉

[MattyF]

Guess it depends on the site and what your winching up with?
Just had half of it extracted and a arctic of beech gone at 27.9 cubes thats a nice pay out at £32.50 £906.75 in 4 days plus ive been offered 20% of any profit from the job....
Probably got another beech 
2 trucks of 8 meter and 4 meter poles 
1 truck of chip
1 truck of fencing 
Total 30 man days 

Sounds far too cheap .. good efforts though.

[Nathan Pearson]

Thanks for your comments yes taper was low due to no intervention since planting so stems where lovely didnt want to over thin as fear for windthrow but there is loads more to do next year bit by bit may get a remote winch for then haha.

 

[Nathan Pearson]

13 hours ago, MattyF said:

Sounds far too cheap .. good efforts though.

What sort of price would you suggest? Just so i can be a bit more inline with current rates? Cheers