how much would you charge to work....

[Czlowiek Drzewo]

for 30 full days with 4 men on site ( inc yourself )

 

Full day cutting and chipping, small to med trees with no climbing involved, everything staying on site. about 20mile drive everyday?

 

Got a large job to quote and looking to put day rate on it and curious what other people quote.

 

thanks.

[Tree cutter Stu]

30 grand

[Czlowiek Drzewo]

thanks for reply stu.

 

i'm rubbish at quoting. seem to always price way to high or to low.

[Hodge]

20 grand mate. work out how much you gotta pay your lads, how much you want for yourself and hey presto, thats how much i would charge. hope you get it.

[Czlowiek Drzewo]

how i price is rubbish

 

fuel for chipper , saws and truck

oil for chainsaws ( getting expensive for oil now )

wages

my day rate

 

then x 30

 

prob is that i should really include my all my insurances and every other expense and divide it inot months and then weeks then work out how much my 'true expenses ' are..but would never get jobs if i done that.

[Ty Korrigan]

Hello,

Our day rate (which is low so difficult to lower) plus 2 labourers plus a little extra chipper use.

I calculate £24'600

£30k is acceptable less than £20k is just devalueing the industry.

At the end of the day, I say go low.

I must piss away a good half day a week on worthless quotes and another on the ones I win.

Take quote chasing into account...

Ty

[Czlowiek Drzewo]

hey Ty korrigen.

 

I know what you mean.

 

was working it around the 23k mark...but tis good to know that other people are quoting similar prices.

 

yeah below 20k and i would be taking a big risk. need extra money aside just incase someone decides to chip a chunk of iron.

 

thanks again.

[Hodge]

noy being funny mate but if you dont know your running costs and overheads then get help to find out before you start loosing money, when i started i didnt have a clue but i soon learnt.

[Joy Yeomans]

for 30 full days with 4 men on site ( inc yourself )

 

Full day cutting and chipping, small to med trees with no climbing involved, everything staying on site. about 20mile drive everyday?

 

Got a large job to quote and looking to put day rate on it and curious what other people quote.

 

thanks.

 

4 x £120 and chipper £80= 560 x 30 days =16,800 thats forestry rates:thumbdown:, probably too cheap for arb.men

[Highland Forestry]

I loosely worked it out to 23,350 if that helps at all