25ton load, home use, can it be feasible?

[Stere]

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Yep. You've worked it out. Rent kills it. Half arsing it kills it.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Landlord's_Game

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Rentier Capitalism /the Marxian school of economics  is  right  on trend atm esp with  landlord  Donny as Potus....

 

“The law locks up the man or woman

Who steals a goose from off the common;

But leaves the greater villain loose

Who steals the common from the goose.”

 

Edited March 30 by Stere

[topchippyles]

  On 30/03/2025 at 08:39, ostosix said:

Thanks everyone for these responses! I’ve carefully considered whats been said and didnt want to bombard the thread with replies as i think a lot of folks will find this a useful thread in future. Hopefully its not finished either!
 

These points you raise probably aren’t what i wanted to hear😛 I suppose thats why i put it to you chaps, always give stuff a good looking at and have benefits of experience.

 

Sounds like getting the 25ton has been turned off across the board unless there a near free place to work from! Yes 200 per month on a yard isn't sustainable(never was). Be cheaper just to buy wood even split and season myself. 
 

I didn't think 100sq/m would be enough anyway and certainly wouldn't allow storage.
 

I think i can see now that there is no middle ground for firewood, either its a sideline which works on small scale if you have yard, arb waste etc or you need to go big with yard, processor marketing and delivery. 
 

1)I have considered asking the supplier chap if i can buy about 5ton and just trail it home and see how splitting goes. The nearby job starts April so will look into that. 
 

2)Also will look at the local tree surgeon supplying timber(which i have done previously although there was a lot of waste in it-still worked out cheap). Or splitting it for them at they’re yard. 

 

3) Also will look at a splitter to make any incoming timber less of a hit on my time and meaning i can be ready for next load sooner when based from the garden.

 

Did have a quote from Riko about Profi 15 splitter so considering options like that. 

 

I’m interested to hear thoughts on how much can be split a day etc because that time needed really is the next part of the plan. 
 

cheers 
 

 

 

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I would look at getting a splitter first it will make life so much easier for you.

[slack ma girdle]

I would have a look at this guys channel on YouTube,  he has a collection of cheap splitters that don't work particularly well .

https://m.youtube.com/@everydaywithmenick/videos