Could do with some advice.. BIG TIME!!

[Lorry thompson]

Thats good advice mate I was too scared for ages then just forced myself. It's like having kids there is no good time or bad time and if your not ready you will adapt and you already have more gear than some companies I know:thumbup: You can sub yourself out with your gear and learn from more experienced people mate use people for knowledge mate:001_smile:

[Boy English]

I just reflected on your post for a few minutes.. Your spot on!! normally i dont let to much hold me up in business but for some reason this one has.. onwards and upwards i guess!!

[Lorry thompson]

That's the spirit mate:thumbup:

[Ian Flatters]

I live in norfolk, there has been quite alot of timber removed from a local estate over the last couple of years all done by harvester, was walking the dog the other day and the woods look devistated.. i know it makes much more money but jesus!!

 

In Norfolk most farm landowner near me use a company who has a harvester and forwarder as its much more cost effective in the long run. A lot of the others get work done for peanuts as there are a few NPTC/Lantra training companies that do thining as part of the cs31,32 courses and they work through a good few woods a year. Just how i've seen it to be honest. Im sure the works there but just giving you a little heads up.

[Lorry thompson]

My knowledge of forestry is v limited but I think they seem to get the harvesters in and they have lads to fell the big trees or roadside I think

[Boy English]

cheers for that, we done our training with chalky at fakenham and i was talking to him about the woods used for thining ect.. same story really..

[Lorry thompson]

Aye them harvesters are awesome aren't they though we could never compete. One of my old bosses used to work the woods but it was mainly large oak trees so it needed lads to fell them but I would imagine buying the wood to work on would be expensive and maybe

on a need to know basis. I would reckon arb work would be easier to make money at and you could do other stuff too fencing, turfing or whatever mate.