processor and operative for hire

[treedave]

As you are charging per cube, have you taken into account the "varied" nature of most firewood from tree surgery. I know that I'm very selective now about what timber I keep for my firewood production v's selling on for other firewood production - 8" dia straight birch/alder/ash/ oak etc is far quicker to process than a whole load of oversize and bent branch wood.

 

If you can cater for that then it's a belting idea, I have a few regular clients (hotels, estates etc) that have access to wood and not the know how / kit to process it quickly and effectively.

 

Some now get me in to fell and stack it, then get me back in the spring to process it into the woodshed:thumbup:

[Billy68]

I charge by the day and half day depending on how far i have to travel .works well. i have just changed my machine to farmi self powered. i do quite a bit.

[renewablejohn]

Just make sure you get paid for the work done. Hired my processor out for 10 days to a member on here and still not paid after 4 months. I know times are hard for some of you arb guys but this is taking the michael.

[nick channer]

my cousin does bit of processing for other people. he charges £40 hour for 2 men a 1.5 ton digger with log grab on to load processor and usualy uses the customers tractor.. if he used his own you supply diesel.

[gensetsteve]

I have done it for a couple of years. Nice straight 8" stuff £35 a cube ringed chunky stuff £50 a cube. We ring and split 6 - 8 Cube in 6 hrs on a saturday. Sometimes charge £300 guarantee 6 cube 8 if your lucks in. If there are any real me out there that can do better I can sub the jobs to you.

[Billy68]

i can cut upto 15inch and with two of us we can do about 10 tons

[renewablejohn]

Just make sure you get paid for the work done. Hired my processor out for 10 days to a member on here and still not paid after 4 months. I know times are hard for some of you arb guys but this is taking the michael.

 

Had the desired effect on the day of a "cheque in the post". Now I know Royal Mail can be slow but this is ridiculous.

[Billy68]

cash on the day