ash cordwood

[grant]

ive got 30-50 Arctic loads of timber to fell-extract from a farm in the midlands predominantly ash 15-35 inch with birch 10-25inch and 20-30 oak buts at 30-50 inch all straight, close planted with felling license in place. so with 10 yrs + exp in arb and no forestry exp i could do with a few ideas and its on a 45% bank. with the price of firewood and num of posts on here wanting the stuff please comment.many thanks Grant:confused1:

[Chris Gagen]

how much to deliver to north essex!

[Johny Walker]

is that a clysdale cob you have ther:001_smile:

[gensetsteve]

All sounds like great firewood. Only problem is most of its going to be chainsaw and splitter not much for processor.

[grant]

cylsdaleXshire cob and its roadside only, its more of a costing exercise to see if its more profitable then cutting connys in b-ham lol

[Chris Gagen]

  gensetsteve said:

All sounds like great firewood. Only problem is most of its going to be chainsaw and splitter not much for processor.

 

hahaha suits me, i only have a japa 700:001_tt2:

[Johny Walker]

  grant said:

cylsdaleXshire cob and its roadside only, its more of a costing exercise to see if its more profitable then cutting connys in b-ham lol

 

we have 1, is it ride & drive

[Chris Gagen]

  grant said:

cylsdaleXshire cob and its roadside only, its more of a costing exercise to see if its more profitable then cutting connys in b-ham lol

 

i don't know but apart from the 20-30 oaks that might be rather big, i would have thought a harvester would be the answer, bearing in mind the volume you're talking, it's surely worth looking into...

[grant]

yep thats at the Suffolk show with me stood between them (honest)

[grant]

they wouldn't work on that bank Ive been beating there today and could hardly walk across it