pricing forestry work

[Graham w]

What machine Graham?

Getting the product on the deck, presentable and in the right lengths is the easy part (and there's no easy in forestry!).

Getting it roadside, again, presentable, is the key.

 

 

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good point

for this job the old TJ skidder the logs are pole length so its ideal. theres poor access for arctics and no proper loading bay so there is further forwarding and sizing to be done. this will add a few more days but i will cap the job so that it dosent exceed £18 a ton

 

heres a dream machine

[Mark Bolam]

What a belter!

 

 

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[TGB]

If you and the job ate at opposite ends of the country, then you'll not be travelling back and forth each day. Are you going to live on-site or rent a place for the duration and how much is it likely to be, at the time of year when you'll be cutting?

[HGBMX]

By the sounds of it it might be better walking away as you sound like you havnt got a clue

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

By the sounds of it it might be better walking away as you sound like you havnt got a clue

 

My thoughts exactly.

[FledglingARB]

That's a bit harsh, how is he going to learn without selling himself out to another company or jumping in at the deep end? Surely learning on the job, possibly making a slight loss and being able to come out the other side with knowledge is better than not taking the risk in the first place?

 

Oh dear.. second post aggravated response doesn't bode well...

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

That's a bit harsh, how is he going to learn without selling himself out to another company or jumping in at the deep end? Surely learning on the job, possibly making a slight loss and being able to come out the other side with knowledge is better than not taking the risk in the first place?

 

Oh dear.. second post aggravated response doesn't bode well...

 

All fine except it's never a small loss; in timber you lose hundreds of thousands before you crack it.

[timbernut]

I'm leaning towards fledglingarb s opinion, he doesn't have to lose thousands at all just give a day rate and get stuck in, he never mentioned gettin it out, so if the customer is happy with his work rate and presentation what's the problem.

 

I first got tickets in 1990 and no one would even give me a go and were really negative in the end I just contacted loads of woodland owners offering to manage coppice for the wood, one or two got back to me and when they saw my work rate and conscientious approach they gave me paid work in other woods hedge coppicing etc. nearly 25 yrs later I'm still at it, not rich but makin a living and no real losses and if I'd listened to the negative professionals I'd've missed out on the best occupation I could've hoped for (except for maybe Beyoncé s muff buffer) go for it!

[Graham w]

is this the scottish woodlands job?

[Danny Boy]

Good on you for trying something new mate.

 

Funnily enough I may have to price up a forestry job myself soon & I've got a similar background to you.

 

Lots of good open advice there, the safe bet would be to go on a Day rate but if you over price it you won't get the job. Then again better not to do a job than loose money on it....

 

Good luck, reading this with interest.