How much should i offer

[splinters]

i have the chance to buy about 80 ton of ash and beach. its already cut to about 6' lengths. i am more interested in the big trunks for carving but the farmer wants to sell me the whole lot. how much do you think i should offer him.

[billybigbeans]

I swapped 600 tons of ash for a 880 with 18 inch bar.

[rovers90]

Depends how much he wants for it and how much you are prepared to pay. Going rate for hardwood is anything between £45 and £60 per ton roadside.

[s.varty]

Depends how much he wants for it and how much you are prepared to pay. Going rate for hardwood is anything between £45 and £60 per ton roadside.

 

I agree with rovers, but find out how much haulage is going to cost before you make any offers

[splinters]

its just along the road from where i do my carving and i have access to a tractor and trailer. he tryed to sell it to a saw mill and thet wernt interested.

there is about 10 to 15 tons i can use to carve. if i cut and split the rest how much would it be worth as fire wood.

[gensetsteve]

Round hampshire its about £35 - £45 a tonne + £12 a tonne haulage up to about 40 miles. If It costs more we wont bother at all this winter to purchase cord.

[unimog 72]

lot so fcord for sale let me know if intreasted 07980536156

[dervishcarving]

At the moment i am paying the bloke where i do my carving about 50 for a tonne of Beach.... not that i will use a tonne v quckly and i destroy a fair bit learning. if its a lot of good wood and you think you want a partner to split the cost a bit let me know. Im always looking for some nice pieces but i dont have that much storage or transport and eventually might not have a place to carve...its being sold

Is the farmer willing to sell part of the lot? or only willing to sell the whole lot?

[sandbach-sticks]

where are you based unimog