How many of you tree companies sell logs?

[chrisgilltreesurgery]

All im after is a simple yes/no answer to get to grips with statistics of tree work companies selling on their timber as logs and who just gets rid

 

 

Ill start it off with a big fat 'no'

[john p]

yes, sellin arb waste as logs,why wouldnt you?

[skyhuck]

yes, sellin arb waste as logs,why wouldnt you?

 

Because its very labour intensive and does not pay as well as tree work.

 

Also retail is often a nightmare, Joe public can be a real pain, IME.

 

I wholesale mine to guys for whom fire wood is their main business, they are far better set up and prepared to do firewood to the public, IMO

[chrisgilltreesurgery]

I exchange my timber for free rent on a farm where I keep my kit so works well for me, I agree with Huck as it is so labour intensive and money is easier made doing tree works

[skyhuck]

I exchange my timber for free rent on a farm where I keep my kit so works well for me, I agree with Huck as it is so labour intensive and money is easier made doing tree works

 

Depends how much your rent is and how much timber you produce, I get far more for my timber than I pay rent for my yard.

[chrisgilltreesurgery]

I get slightly more than rent, he does lend me his Valtra & grain trailer and JCB loader for bigger jobs all free of charge

[skyhuck]

Sounds like you have a good arrangement going on there

[delabodge]

I have a lad who works 7hrs a day converting my arb waste into roughly 7 cubic bags of £80 a bag logs ,,,sometimes more,,,depending on his hangover,,lol,,,how can that not be viable?,,what else would I do with it? and believe me ,,only the waste wood goes to logs,,,,?

[skyhuck]

I have a lad who works 7hrs a day converting my arb waste into roughly 7 cubic bags of £80 a bag logs ,,,sometimes more,,,depending on his hangover,,lol,,,how can that not be viable?,,what else would I do with it? and believe me ,,only the waste wood goes to logs,,,,?

 

Does he work alone???

[john p]

Because its very labour intensive and does not pay as well as tree work.

 

Also retail is often a nightmare, Joe public can be a real pain, IME.

 

I wholesale mine to guys for whom fire wood is their main business, they are far better set up and prepared to do firewood to the public, IMO

 

i see your point but for me its good 'rainy day' work,spare hour here or there,cut and split a cube or two. We have two woodburners as primary heating, so have to do it anyway