pricing advice please

[firewood]

I've had an enquiry to price up the cutting and splitting of an artic load (26ton) of hardwood at the customers premises.

 

I believe the load is mainly beech with some birch as well. some of the beech lengths are approching 3ft in diameter. all lengths are betweeen 8ft and 12ft long

 

 

 

how much should i charge as a lump sum and how long should i allow to complete the job. I have a figure / time frame in mind but would like check my own thoughts

 

opinions please.

 

 

I see there being two options to carry out the work:

 

 

1. chainsaw and portable splitter (slower but enables job to be done when nothing better to do)

 

 

2. If space permits, take my hakki and tractor to site and process that way (much quicker but will mean staying on job until finished

 

 

thanks for any help

Edited April 20, 2010 by firewood
atrocious spelling

[ukminch]

Your hakki pike won't touch the 3ft pieces. I'd go with the splitter option, but depends what's there. Can you not give them a daily rate with an estimate of how long it will take?

 

As a wild stab in the dark off the top of my head I'd be thinking a grand, and a good weeks work. What were you thinking?

 

R

[firewood]

yes along the same lines. from what the customer tells me there are only a few pieces of the larger size but i will be going to look tomorrow.

[gibby marr]

yes along the same lines. from what the customer tells me there are only a few pieces of the larger size but i will be going to look tomorrow.

 

do you have an add in the northen scott

[Treewarrior]

Took me and a mate 10 solid days to log 26 tons of oak and ash.

 

They have 26 tons which is about 60 cube so charge them your day rate:thumbup1:

[jasonblack72]

wood that be 60 cube cut and split ??or the load with no cutting done??

[fifer2000]

J,

A lot depends on how the customer wants his logs. All at 10 inch for a wee stove,or 20 inch for a boiler makes a hell of a difference. I can do 6 maybe 8 cube a day alone. If the timber is ugly that makes a big difference too. Last measure load I bought worked out at about 2.5 cube to the ton. If your getting Smithy's tractor log splitter it's fast. Think I'd offer the guy day rate with an educated guess......Dave Neill. Is this for a guy with a hotel down in North Ayrshire?

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

As a wild stab in the dark off the top of my head I'd be thinking a grand, and a good weeks work. What were you thinking?

 

R

 

Double it. If you're having to ring it all up first, then even more imo.

[Big 'Ammer]

Your hakki pike won't touch the 3ft pieces. I'd go with the splitter option, but depends what's there. Can you not give them a daily rate with an estimate of how long it will take?

 

As a wild stab in the dark off the top of my head I'd be thinking a grand, and a good weeks work. What were you thinking?

 

R

 

If you will come and saw and split into firewood 26 tonnes of 3' diameter down timber, for a grand, I'll see about buying some.

[ukminch]

If you will come and saw and split into firewood 26 tonnes of 3' diameter down timber' date=' for a grand, I'll see about buying some. [/quote']

 

U providing B&B?? :thumbup:

 

That was a wild stab in the dark you'd need to see what is there first obviously, if it's just a couple it's manageable. I did this a little while ago, how long do you reckon it took?