bulk bag log delivery

[drythropple]

I use an Ifor Williams plant trailer with ramp on the back, I made a platform for the front half with slots in for a pallet pump truck so only the bag is lifted and the back bag just sits on the pump truck, throw a few logs under the bag once you get them off so you can get the pump truck out, no need for pallets, I get 95% of my bags back on next delivery.

You could use your beavertail in the same way.

[combined tree services]

Tail lift and pallet truck would probably work if you are now only selling timber in bulk bags that way for an extra charge where possible you can even put the bag inside a garage etc meaning the logs stay dry

[logmancheshire]

We have a tipper with metal sheet floor, tip up body so on a steady angle, bags slide out a treat and 95% of the time land nicely on the floor! no logs spilt! No crane, trolleys, winches etc etc!

[Farmer Tom]

Dragging the full bags anywhere will result in the bottoms being worn away in one trip. A big fertiliser bag laid in the bottom of a log bag act as a repair, these can usually be begged from most cereal farmers in April/May time.

 

Actually, if you find you do need to drag bags, a double-layer of fertilizer bags or folded over plastic sheeting under them will act as a lubricant. plastic bag against plastic bag will sl-i-i-i-ide.

[ArthurBottlesworth]

I'm not in the log business

But

I wonder if the solution is bagged logs from latvia sold from the forecourt of a closed petrol station

Big handwritten sign CASH AND CARRY LOGS

Let customers fill their boots, no delivery involved

 

Six month lease on forecourt from say september to march

 

Can't imagine simpler business model

[Logsnstuff]

you cant get a seasons logs in a boot, depending on the area you live a lot of people wont put logs into their boot, renting an old filling station is expensive with no client base to draw from. importing these logs is not excatly green putting 2-3k miles on them and for a lot of customers local sustainable logs is important.

[Hodge]

I can't recall any closed petrol stations around my way so that's a non starter and I doubt they can get a dumpy bag in a Yaris.

 

 

Hodge

[Hodge]

I'm not in the log business

But

I wonder if the solution is bagged logs from latvia sold from the forecourt of a closed petrol station

Big handwritten sign CASH AND CARRY LOGS

Let customers fill their boots, no delivery involved

 

Six month lease on forecourt from say september to march

 

Can't imagine simpler business model

 

 

A simpler business model is to answer the phone, take the order and deliver it, rather than try to find a unused garage forecourt, take all stock there and sit and wait for someone to drive past with a big enough vehicle to carry enough logs home for the season. Really??

 

 

Hodge

[Ashes_Firewood]

There is someone at Barrow that does the import logs thing but out of a warehouse unit rather than a petrol station with a box van with tail lift to deliver the crates/bags in.

[Alycidon]

Actually, if you find you do need to drag bags, a double-layer of fertilizer bags or folded over plastic sheeting under them will act as a lubricant. plastic bag against plastic bag will sl-i-i-i-ide.

 

Thats a really good idea.

 

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