How much firewood do you process - M3 ?

[Alycidon]

150 cube, almost all hardwood.

 

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[gensetsteve]

6 cu metres this year. More profit this year than when I did 150

[GreenGui]

45 cube 50/50 oak and beech. Cut with chainsaw split with small electric/hydraulic splitter

[arboriculturist]

6 cu metres this year. More profit this year than when I did 150

 

Surely things can't have been that bad! Where do you think you were going wrong?

[gensetsteve]

Surely things can't have been that bad! Where do you think you were going wrong?

 

We were paying for cord and selling in a wealthy area where the cost of logs is on the floor.

 

150 tonne or 500 tonne u still need a processor and a tractor. 6 tonnes and old chainsaw and a vertical splitter I purchased 10 years ago straight into profit.

 

We peaked at 450 tonne and can remember thinking that was the hardest 20k I ever earned.

 

I dont regret giving it up its a hard way to earn a living respect to those still giving it a go.

[mendiplogs]

We were paying for cord and selling in a wealthy area where the cost of logs is on the floor.

 

150 tonne or 500 tonne u still need a processor and a tractor. 6 tonnes and old chainsaw and a vertical splitter I purchased 10 years ago straight into profit.

 

We peaked at 450 tonne and can remember thinking that was the hardest 20k I ever earned.

 

I dont regret giving it up its a hard way to earn a living respect to those still giving it a go.

 

Hi Steve I must say your so right there mate thanks Jon

[tothby1]

about 750 cube last year

[arboriculturist]

We were paying for cord and selling in a wealthy area where the cost of logs is on the floor.

 

150 tonne or 500 tonne u still need a processor and a tractor. 6 tonnes and old chainsaw and a vertical splitter I purchased 10 years ago straight into profit.

 

We peaked at 450 tonne and can remember thinking that was the hardest 20k I ever earned.

 

I dont regret giving it up its a hard way to earn a living respect to those still giving it a go.

 

Wow, enough said!

 

They say you will never make a fortune working with your hands.

 

To make money from Firewood it needs to be un-touched by human hand - well almost.

[Mortimer Firewood]

We were paying for cord and selling in a wealthy area where the cost of logs is on the floor.

 

150 tonne or 500 tonne u still need a processor and a tractor. 6 tonnes and old chainsaw and a vertical splitter I purchased 10 years ago straight into profit.

 

We peaked at 450 tonne and can remember thinking that was the hardest 20k I ever earned.

 

I dont regret giving it up its a hard way to earn a living respect to those still giving it a go.

 

I don't no why but I really enjoy doing it and it fits better with my family commitments. I hear people saying that there is a lot of outlay for little return but compare it to a hedge cutting contractor who has a 50k tractor with a 25k flail charging £25.00 an hour the figures look quite good.

The market around us is strong and I could sell as much as I can get.

[john burgess]

800m3 to 1000m3