Artic load of softwood - £1200

[Big J]

If it's been down for a while, it's not so bad. I had assumed that it was fresh felled. Pulpwood is just low grade softwood.

 

Scottish Woodlands fell all over Scotland, so should be able to sort you something out.

 

Jonathan

[StephF]

I find scottish woodlands expensive, would not be paying more than £35 tonne roadside from local sources, and the price quoted does not normally include vat which will be 20%, + haulage on top, if this is a bought in price you are paying that is pretty good though.

[County 764]

You will most likely pay by the tonne, the lorry will have a weight link on it. Sounds expensive I charge £38.50 per tonne delivered. Pity your not nearer

[Alycidon]

Thanks Big J. Excuse my ignorance, I gather pulp wood is just lower grade wood? Ideal for fire wood.

 

I will contact Scottish Woodland and see if they can give me a quote.

 

My first quote was 48 a tonne delivered but the timber has been felled for over a year so lower moisture content. If buying freshly felled for say (28+10 for delivery).....by volume, would it not be comparable?

 

Do people offer quotes by volume rather than weight?

 

Felled over a year, lower MC, dont be fooled. bark is pretty well waterproof so unless it has been partly stripped the only way moisture can escape is through the end grain.

 

A few years ago I processed up some larch, been felled 3 years, 4% on the outside end grain, 27% a foot into the length. Admitted this is drier than it would have been fresh felled but 27% will take 6 months after splitting to be ready for use. Thats to get best results out of it.

 

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[Jon3012]

Felled over a year, lower MC, dont be fooled. bark is pretty well waterproof so unless it has been partly stripped the only way moisture can escape is through the end grain.

 

A few years ago I processed up some larch, been felled 3 years, 4% on the outside end grain, 27% a foot into the length. Admitted this is drier than it would have been fresh felled but 27% will take 6 months after splitting to be ready for use. Thats to get best results out of it.

 

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I agree seasoned cord is just a myth. Its next to the unicorns.

[StephF]

I disagree, we sometimes buy cord around 2-3 years, old it is often going into store at around 15%

[Johny Walker]

got some s/w in the yard felled in oct,its 25%, thats @ a 3rd of the way in the lenth

[Jon3012]

I disagree, we sometimes buy cord around 2-3 years, old it is often going into store at around 15%

 

That must be softwood I am cutting timber now that was felled nov 2012 and its well over 30 percent. All hardwood we don't let softwood hand around.

[Alycidon]

I processed some more fresh felled larch and Leylandi last Nov time, moisture was more or less running out of it, very wet indeed but it did come from a damp area.

 

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