New Firewood Business Help Me Out!!!!

[Jkerry]

Im looking to setup a firewood Business and i guess here is the place to find out information! So i have a few places where im thinking of selling it. But my problem is sourcing the wood. Im not sure the best Cheapest place to buy it. Im looking at hiring a kindlet pro machine for 1 week, running it for 7 days, 10 hours a day and stock piling around 2-3thousand bags of Kindling, and also a log chopper and stock pilling logs, Then will hire it again once my stock has run out, till i can afford one, but they seem expensive, so i was thinking of getting offcuts from local joiners, i messaged a saw mill for a qoute, but i just couldnt find to many, and only one has replied, and i dont think it was cheap. So i was wondering, what is the best types of wood to sell as firewood, and to make kinderling ect, How much does it cost, do you guys sell or know where to buy it and could you maybe give me some estimate of how many logs you could get for a certain price, and how much bags or logs are worth at retail, Thanks guys i look forward to been part of the community.

[Northern Log Dog]

Spend an hour looking through all the old threads on here.

That should answer your q's.

And until you get mechanised its very hard work.....

[s.varty]

I think your going to have a problem with help on this one as the only people that can help you sourcing cord etc are people from your area,not sure to many guys will want another log seller knowing their contacts. There is a member called nick channer on here that might be able to help on the cord front . Hope it helps.

[baz]

It depends a lot on what you are looking to do. Is it to make a living? Fill in a few months? A bit of beer money?

 

Making firewood from cord wood is hard work and if you buy in the wood its not rich pickings. To make a living on bought in wood you need to look to sell well over 1,000m3 a year.

 

Then you have the question of how you deliver it. Trailer, tipper or courier? If you have to buy a towing vehicle and trailer then add another 200m3 to cover the running of those.

 

Do look up the old I'm a newbie threads for a lot of background.

[Dopey Dora]

Agree 100% with these guys, Arbtalk is like an encyclopedia of arborist knowledge and is a million times better than a book, you canna ask paper for advice lol

[samtheman365]

This thread takes me back a few years....but no sod warned me to be carefull of the water!!!!!

[Quickthorn]

Im looking to setup a firewood Business and i guess here is the place to find out information!

 

That boat set sail 3 or 4 years ago.

 

Sorry...

[NI Tree]

buying in is very costly and then you have the cost to process it in to firewood, and what way you go depends on the volume, then theres cost of handeling costs even bags, incurance, so look at it very clossely as there is very bad cash flow

Edited December 15, 2012 by NI Tree

[mendiplogs]

I think your going to have a problem with help on this one as the only people that can help you sourcing cord etc are people from your area,not sure to many guys will want another log seller knowing their contacts. There is a member called nick channer on here that might be able to help on the cord front . Hope it helps.

 

HI MATE all you have to do is look it up jon

[Jkerry]

Not really any helpful advice, here im just looking at doing it to earn an extra £300 a month or so, Not as a full time job, I just want to know the basics like what woods are good to burm ect, whats the cheapest best wood, and what are the best places to start looking to source wood. thanks