Hows the log sales going now

[Crazy Cutter]

It must be colder where you are than here! Touched 20 today the second homeowner doesn't think about wood when its like this!

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

have almost run out,,,and started splitting next yrs already,,,,mad,,but good,,,

 

Likewise; hardwood nearly all gone and what's left is pre-ordered. Masses of softwood left tho but no-one will buy it!

 

I would say customers still aren't asking the right questions? The first question should be have you got any seasoned but it never is. I'm seeing a lot of fresh stuff being delivered which can only be a disappointment to most people.

 

I'm always worrying is it ready will it burn prehaps i need to be more heartless or business minded!

 

Totally. One bloke said "for a £fiver less he can get green wood - why charge more simply because it's dry?!!!" Little Britain or what.

 

As above. Lots seem to get away with selling soaking wet logs. Mine are (were) all around 19/20% mc this year and I still worry!

 

Enquiry after enquiry from the Firewood directory:thumbup1:

 

The opposite; not one.

[farmer_ben]

Last 2 weeks been real busy, interestingly all but 2 of the 18 loads i have done have been new customers. Word of mouth and new adverts are working well. And had 2 orders through the firewood directory, both very pleased with the wood and will suggest to their friends

[mendiplogs]

The well prepared get it April the prepared get it in september. The rest will be along after the clocks go back and the weather breaks. It makes the job so much easier reversing up in the dark at 3.30pm in a gale.

 

HI steve your right mate ref reversing up in the dark had one last year it was like porlock hill 4.1 in the snow what a joke :lol: jon:thumbup:

[Crazy Cutter]

Masses of softwood left tho but no-one will buy it!

 

For the last two years i have kept the softwood back until after xmas and shifted the lot. It is well seasoned by then and the new customers are looking for something dry as were sold wet hardwood in the week leading up to xmas!

This year doesn't look any different just waiting for the heating oil price to spike and we'll be away!

[mikey10]

For the last two years i have kept the softwood back until after xmas and shifted the lot. It is well seasoned by then and the new customers are looking for something dry as were sold wet hardwood in the week leading up to xmas!

This year doesn't look any different just waiting for the heating oil price to spike and we'll be away!

 

I found this as well, last year new customers bought dry softwood off me as they had been sold wet hard wood and i had run out of dry hardwood, and now this year those same people have been the first ones to order to make sure they get some dry hardwood this year.

[sandbach-sticks]

My second year at this and kindling and logs are now going well, starting to make the investment look like a good idea. I will run out of hardwood by xmas too, so hope to shift the larch after.

[Johny Walker]

done 45,builders bags,130 nets & 160 nets of kindling ,just steady away

[Mortimer Firewood]

Its starting to sell really well here and everyone of my new customers has commented on how well it burns makes it worth while . All ready started cutting for next season got about an acre of ash and cherry with a bit of birch to start cutting next week and ive got an old ash bed to pollard probably 100 plus trees that have not been touched for 25years just need to find some one with a timber trailer to transport it back to the yard:thumbup1:

[Mark Bolam]

Thinking ahead LGW....