is it worth it

[Don365]

Can anyone tell me if this is a good deal, and how much would you look to make off it, been offered 26t rough oak ash beach, to use for firewood, all well seasoned. Now its going to work out around £66 per tone, what wouls I look at making on this, fairly new to it all so any help would be great.

[Steve Bullman]

Sounds at the extreme high end of the scale. Is that delivered in? What do you mean by 'rough'?

[Mozza]

Very highly priced that like Steve said.

[Mortimer Firewood]

Thats about right for well seasoned as you will only get 19 t on a very full artic so around £1235 for a full lorry. It wants to of been down 18 months i would separate the oak and sell next year.

[muldonach]

Can anyone tell me if this is a good deal, and how much would you look to make off it, been offered 26t rough oak ash beach, to use for firewood, all well seasoned. Now its going to work out around £66 per tone, what wouls I look at making on this, fairly new to it all so any help would be great.

 

If you have a trawl through the firewood thread I think you will find that your 26 tonne should convert to 40cu mtr of split logs.

 

You will also find some info on how long that will take you depending upon the kit you have - you say rough so I am going to guess you will need a good sized saw and hopefully a powered splitter

 

GBP 66 x 26 = 1716

 

now multiply 40 x the going rate for a cube of firewood round your way - lets say 75 = 3000 pounds worth of split logs

 

I am going to say that you will need 1 man 4 days to process = 32hr

 

allow GDP 5 per hour for fuel etc leaves you with 1124 nominal return - i.e. the difference betwen doing it yourself and buying in split logs so if you are asking if it is worth you buying this load to process and burn yourself then those are your figures and if you have the kit I would say it is worth it.

 

If however you plan to sell these logs then you will need to figure out an average cost per cube to deliver them and once you take that away from your 1124 - it will be about GBP 1 per mile in running costs and somewhere around 2 hrs per cube to load, transport, unload and return to base.

 

The shine starts to come off the figures I would say but you need to make your own calculation based on the local market price and the particulars of your area and kit.

 

Cheers

mac

[Mortimer Firewood]

If you have a trawl through the firewood thread I think you will find that your 26 tonne should convert to 40cu mtr of split logs.

 

You will also find some info on how long that will take you depending upon the kit you have - you say rough so I am going to guess you will need a good sized saw and hopefully a powered splitter

 

GBP 66 x 26 = 1716

 

now multiply 40 x the going rate for a cube of firewood round your way - lets say 75 = 3000 pounds worth of split logs

 

I am going to say that you will need 1 man 4 days to process = 32hr

 

allow GDP 5 per hour for fuel etc leaves you with 1124 nominal return - i.e. the difference betwen doing it yourself and buying in split logs so if you are asking if it is worth you buying this load to process and burn yourself then those are your figures and if you have the kit I would say it is worth it.

 

If however you plan to sell these logs then you will need to figure out an average cost per cube to deliver them and once you take that away from your 1124 - it will be about GBP 1 per mile in running costs and somewhere around 2 hrs per cube to load, transport, unload and return to base.

 

The shine starts to come off the figures I would say but you need to make your own calculation based on the local market price and the particulars of your area and kit.

 

Cheers

mac

 

How are you going to get 26t of seasoned wood on one lorry??????

[Don365]

Can anyone tell me if this is a good deal, and how much would you look to make off it, been offered 26t rough oak ash beach, to use for firewood, all well seasoned. Now its going to work out around £66 per tone, what wouls I look at making on this, fairly new to it all so any help would be great.

 

Yes that is with deliver, but was wondering if it was worth the effort.

[Don365]

Thanks for that mate, I see what you mean about the shine, I'm only small fry and not sure I have the stomach for that. Lol but you help was most appreciated .

[Don365]

How are you going to get 26t of seasoned wood on one lorry??????

 

That's what the company told me would be around 25/27. Been cut over 18months ago. Can forward details as I think I may leave it if anyone interested, they have green to sell also if anyone looking for next year.

[elfinwood saws]

whoops wrong post!

Edited October 4, 2013 by elfinwood saws