Help with pricing felling Douglas.

[Mick Dempsey]

I have to price for the removal of around 55 Douglas alongside this football pitch. 
They can nearly all be felled into the adjoining field, some unassisted the rest easy enough with a winch. 
My question is (very approximately) how much can I can get for the wood?

Most around 25 metres between 15” annd 24” diameter, all straight, but with lower spindly branches. 

Strictly speaking I’m not set up for this job, but it’s for a LA that rate me and you miss all the shots you don’t make. 
TIA

Mick
 

[monkeybusiness]

How much will your biomass buyers give you for it if you present it roadside for them to chuck straight through their Albach? Use that to price from - anything over and above per tonne you can get for the timber then becomes a bonus. 

[Mick Dempsey]

20€ a tonne from the biomass lads, they like it dried out so the needles have dropped off, so I’ll have to speak to the farmer about leaving it stacked for a couple of months.

How much does 1 tree weigh you reckon? 15” diameter at the base, straight up to 25metres 

I am thinking about 1 tonne per tree.

Edited 3 hours ago by Mick Dempsey

[monkeybusiness]

2 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

20€ a tonne from the biomass lads, they like it dried out so the needles have dropped off, so I’ll have to speak to the farmer about leaving it stacked for a couple of months.

How much does 1 tree weigh you reckon? 15” diameter at the base, straight up to 25metres 

I am thinking about 1 tonne per tree.

Yeah, that’s a good rule of thumb on those, particularly if dry. (I’d imagine it should work out a bit of a better yield in reality). Will they also give you a price for timber and a price for brash? Clean timber chip commands decent money over here.