Has anyone ever got any free wood from Arbtalk?

[Steve Bullman]

Sorry I should add, the point of this site is a resource and knowledgebase for tree surgeons. The tip site directory is just one small aspect of it that some homeowners are lucky enough to have benefited from. 

 

Occassionally some complain, not a lot I can do about that. I would of course gladly offer you a refund for the service.

[MattyF]

Do they even pay Steve ?? 😆

I would rather pay to get rid of wood than deal with people who feel they have some entitlement to it.. hand balling tons of timber a day is taxing enough with out having to deal with people who rub you up the wrong way in a few paragraphs … another note, some of us who do fire wood are paying £90 a tonne for timber before it’s even cut to sell. 

[Steve Bullman]

2 minutes ago, MattyF said:

Do they even pay Steve ?? 😆

That was kinda my point 😄

[Steve Bullman]

There is a donate button at the bottom of every listing where people can buy me a pint if they are happy with the service, it occassionally gets used by the odd grateful homeowner. i'm never going to be an alcoholic though.

[Steven P]

Another comment to the OP.... not every tree surgeon uses the tip site, but a quick google map search shows a firewood company on the same screen as your house, I'd bet they are paying for their wood, which might be a reason.

 

Get some beer tokens on offer, not all tree surgeons want ££ (cash kind of works but you need some handy all the time just in case, cheques and a trip to the bank might wipe out all the time savings of coming to yours to tip), but in an area where everyone wants logs for free, the ££ sign might help you stand out. How much? Up to you to make an assessment on what unprocessed logs are worth - take the going rate for logs delivered, take off the profit margin, delivery costs, storage cost, yard rent for processing, processing machinery, kiln drying / seasoning the wood, wages and all the other costs and then you get the sort of base level of worth a load of wood, and what you might want to offer. Might not have to be ££, (or even could be a token amount), many stories of people giving away beers, coffee, cakes, biscuits or even ice creams. Last load I got was coffee at the local cafe and some craft things made out of the wood 

 

 

 

EDIT

Forgot.... add in a beer for Steve, he sounds parched.

Edited February 4 by Steven P

[pleasant]

Has anyone ever got any free wood from Arbtalk?

 

..well...I haven't mentioned this to anybody until now, but there was quite an in depth discussion on here about the internals of an MS460 and I must be honest, I did get a bit of movement in the pants department over it.

[spudulike]

Dirty boy....I can't say that I have ever been aroused by a MS460, A 346XP is a different matter