Unseasoned firewood

[Spruce Pirate]

Used to sell very similar for £70. Watch the weight though, you'll find the springs very flat with a full load in.

[Dr.Green]

ive said £55 - as its a mixture but have full loads of cut n split ash for £70 . thanks for the input , just easyier to get home from job , cut some more , split and straight into trailer for sale , just seasoning is a nightmare in a small space

 

regaurds springs they are fine , ive have alot more weight in it before (blockpaving , springs=flat)

[Dr.Green]

fit tow hitch on the front so your pushing the trailer much easier

 

got tow hitch on front of landy , nato hitchs all road

 

il have to try that out thou as have never done that , seems wierd

[Dr.Green]

Keep it simple and affordable to your customers, id say £50 cash per trailer load and try and get 3 loads out per week. This will give you £600 per month which in real money means payments on a Rnge Rover Sport Woop Woop!

 

---- already got 2 fast cars in the garage , dont need a fast tank , il stick with the slow landy90

 

thou we get a fair few in the garage for paintwork , we have a long road outside , they are fast

[felixthelogchopper]

Main thing to remember when you sell unseasoned timber is that your expenses (fuel, man hours and cost of timber if bought in) are just the same as if you are selling seasoned so don't be tempted to sell it cheaper.

[18 stoner]

Main thing to remember when you sell unseasoned timber is that your expenses (fuel, man hours and cost of timber if bought in) are just the same as if you are selling seasoned so don't be tempted to sell it cheaper.

 

Was going to add the same as Felix said, but also, that trailer will hold nearer 2 cube when full.

 

Going by your description of mixed varieties, if there is between 50-75% hardwood mix that stuff should be worth about £75 per cube when seasoned. If you take off say £10 per cube for it being green, thats £130 for your trailer full. If you're delivering it as full as in the pic, I'd say you have less than 1.5 cube there, possibly 1.4. So that load should be worth £91.

 

Thats just my take on it, and it shouldnt matter if the customers are mates or not.

[likeitorlumpit]

I've often thought this

If they really are mates then they should be happy to help you and pay the going rate.

[Marko]

I have a small pile of willow, pop and conny lengths in the yard. "Mates" are very welcome to help themselves but they must transport it, use their own saw and fuel to ring it, split it and store it for seasoning. It is a genuine offer but one that no one has taken up yet. It just helps them 'see' where the value of firewood actually is.

 

Back to the thread.... as we buy in cord it is much easier to price; nothing at all leaves the yard for less than cost + 10%. Why on earth would I sell it for less?

[18 stoner]

I point blank refuse to do mates/family rates.

 

The way I look at it is, if, like in my case you sell all your firewood every year at say £80 per cube, but offer 20 cube to "mates" at £60 then end up turning "normal" customers away at the end of the season your "mates" have cost you £400.

 

They will not appreciate this, and are very unlikely to return the favour as they paid you fair and square.

 

Only way is full price or free. With free they know its a favour that needs returning.

[18 stoner]

I have a small pile of willow, pop and conny lengths in the yard. "Mates" are very welcome to help themselves but they must transport it, use their own saw and fuel to ring it, split it and store it for seasoning. It is a genuine offer but one that no one has taken up yet. It just helps them 'see' where the value of firewood actually is.

 

Back to the thread.... as we buy in cord it is much easier to price; nothing at all leaves the yard for less than cost + 10%. Why on earth would I sell it for less?

 

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