mobile log splitting service

[Tomos Tree]

Does anyone have any experience of mobile log splitting services to squeeze some more dosh out of tree surgery clients?

I already do larger scale tractor/firewood processor service but I was thinking of the smaller jobs. there are a few road tow 14t splitters around with their own little engines for about £3.5k.

[Pete Hart]

Yes, i've got a Riko road towable splitter with petrol engine on it.

Its mainly for my own processing so i can get it to and from the yard, but i send it out for mobile splitting etc. Great way of earning an extra income from a job completed i.e take down.

Customers really value the service too because the chances are they have already found out the hard way what its like to split with an axe!!

[Jesse]

Does anyone have any experience of mobile log splitting services to squeeze some more dosh out of tree surgery clients?

I already do larger scale tractor/firewood processor service but I was thinking of the smaller jobs. there are a few road tow 14t splitters around with their own little engines for about £3.5k.

Yep iv just set up doing the same thing only with a kubota mini unit its good to provide extra services and with more and more clients getting log burners it makes sence ,the only thing is how long will it be before arbs start doing it as a free service!

[Pete Hart]

No way i will offering it as a free service!!

[Mike Hill]

No way i will offering it as a free service!!

 

Consider bringing it to the job for the Clients use.Then they bring it back fueled up?

[Pete Hart]

My bad English there may have been confusing.... in essence... I charge for the service!

I'm very careful when it comes to kit. The splitter would only be used by myself or one of the lads.

[hazzygawa]

How much would you charge as a day rate for splitting wood?

[elfinwood saws]

we have had a few people ask us to split for them, but they don,t want to pay a days labour x2 workers cost of machine and fuel and traveling time, it,s cheaper for them to buy ready made firewood off us.

[Billy68]

i charge £200 a day half day £130 thats to split only no chainsaw

[Justme]

i charge £200 a day half day £130 thats to split only no chainsaw

 

How much can you do in a "day"?

 

How many hours in a day?