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[Guest]

afternoon members, just a quick question I am thinking of going on my ownt no how to do my pricing.

ie, hourly use of chipper, hourly rate of labour ect.

 

any feed back will be mostly appreciated.

 

thanks

[Coletti]

I didn't set up long ago and I price everything per job but work on a basis of how long I believe it will take and am about 4-450 a day for 2 men and chipper. Not sure how near or far off the mark I am but it works well for me.

 

 

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[WillTimberlake]

I didn't set up long ago and I price everything per job but work on a basis of how long I believe it will take and am about 4-450 a day for 2 men and chipper. Not sure how near or far off the mark I am but it works well for me.

 

 

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If you don't mind me asking, how much do you pay the other person?

[Guest]

ok thanks, I am trying to sort my prices out for every job in arbor, just about got about got it sorted just struggling to set a price on the chipper so if the customer wants a breakdown of the quote.

 

thanks

[Mark Bolam]

Do you really feel ready to go on your own when you don't know how to do the most important part?

[Coletti]

Depends, different people charge different prices, usually between 100-150 but as I say, it's all dependant on what the other guy wants.

 

 

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[Guest]

I am able to get the work, just bit unsure about what to charge as I will need to get loan for chipper.

[Mark Bolam]

To run a viable business you need to be charging £400+ per day for 2 men, truck and chipper.

 

The bigger you can make that '+' the better!

[Ropechucka]

When you say 2 men is that a climber and a groundie?

 

 

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[Coletti]

I will agree with the above. I think further down the line when I know a bit more about how long jobs will take and what's involved eg how much logs and chip there will be I may change my price plan a little to jobs or individual trees but I'm happy with what I'm making at present and my clients appear to be very happy with everything so it's win win at the moment

 

 

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