Estimating m3 of wood in a crown

[Ty Korrigan]

This is the problem with milling.

Few want the continued noise and mess and as Mick say's client's don't like the idea of you profiting from 'their' wood in front of their eyes.

 

 

[woody paul]

2 hours ago, Ty Korrigan said:

This is the problem with milling.

Few want the continued noise and mess and as Mick say's client's don't like the idea of you profiting from 'their' wood in front of their eyes.

 

 

With a tree of that size it's still got to be ringed up to remove so would be noisy. 

[Mick Dempsey]

6 minutes ago, woody paul said:

With a tree of that size it's still got to be ringed up to remove so would be noisy. 

There’s a difference between ringing up for removal into 400kg lumps (Stu has a little tractor loader) than a chainsaw mill screaming away for hours on end.

Edited May 7, 2022 by Mick Dempsey

[Ty Korrigan]

A detail here is the mill is a Peterson with a 23hp Honda twin. 

Alot faster and less instrusive than an 880.

Still, takes a day to load, transport, set up, packup, go home, unload.

The trunks would be 2 half days.

I love milling, it isn't mine but I get Tom Jenkins out whenever I can.

If the trunk can be moved to his yard, we move it.

I also proposed that the client engage Tom direct and make use of the sawn lumber himself as he has a building project.

The client did contact Tom but was put off by the cost of milling, 2 guys 2 days and by his carpenter who poured water on the idea for reasons of timing.

The wood won't be sufficiently seasoned in time for his use.

  I was going to use the wood for my own project, building Mrs Lee a kitchen extension.

 

 

   

[Hodge]

The customer wants his cake and to eat it. I once took down a Walnut, he agreed a price where I take it down and get rid. As the access was through the house or over a wall I brought my Alaskan mill to plank the trunk up. He can out after I'd done a few planks at 4"and said I can leave a few of those........I said no problem. £50 each. He went crazy saying it's his tree....when I pointed outta the quote was to dismantle and remove the tree and arisings he soon changed his tune......

[Mick Dempsey]

5 minutes ago, Hodge said:

The customer wants his cake and to eat it. I once took down a Walnut, he agreed a price where I take it down and get rid. As the access was through the house or over a wall I brought my Alaskan mill to plank the trunk up. He can out after I'd done a few planks at 4"and said I can leave a few of those........I said no problem. £50 each. He went crazy saying it's his tree....when I pointed outta the quote was to dismantle and remove the tree and arisings he soon changed his tune......

Yes, but that was an unhappy client. 
It is all well and good being in the right, but the client felt you’d tricked him. 

A sub-optimal result. 

[Hodge]

Yes, but that was an unhappy client. 
It is all well and good being in the right, but the client felt you’d tricked him. 

A sub-optimal result. 

Not at all, I've worked for him since then. Some customers just need educating with what we are doing. I was not dishonest in any way.

[Mick Dempsey]

Ok, but I have to say the phrase ‘educating clients’ is a bit of a trigger for me.

[woody paul]

1 hour ago, Mick Dempsey said:

There’s a difference between ringing up for removal into 400kg lumps (Stu has a little tractor loader) than a chainsaw mill screaming away for hours on end.

That's true if you have small loader, but if by hand then more sawing. 

 

[topchippyles]

8 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Ok, but I have to say the phrase ‘educating clients’ is a bit of a trigger for me.

You do lack finesse in your wording at times Mr Dempsey