Hand cutters rates

[drythropple]

What is the going daily rate for handcutters in the Northeast/Scottish borders, just a ball park figure please, thanks

[major]

Im in the highlands and get between £120 and £150 depending on what im doing! What you going to be cutting?

[Stephen Blair]

Is that supplying your own kit, fuel and insurance?

[mendiplogs]

Is that supplying your own kit, fuel and insurance?

 

HI STEPHEN mate is it not better off on a TON RATE MATE thanks jon

[major]

Yeah thats supplying saw fuel and insurance on a self employed basis!

[drythropple]

Im in the highlands and get between £120 and £150 depending on what im doing! What you going to be cutting?

Rough and hairy birch, dont think a tonnage rate would work!

[Spruce Pirate]

I've heard rates for self employed cutters from £70 to about £150 a day supplying own kit and fuel.

 

Low end of that you're very inexperienced, only got basic tickets and probably undervaluing yourself.

 

Top end of that you'd better have a lot of experience, ALL the tickets - big trees and windblow - and be able to justify your rate to the main contractor.

[mendiplogs]

What is the going daily rate for handcutters in the Northeast/Scottish borders, just a ball park figure please, thanks

 

HI DRY what would a good hand cutter cut per day then mate thanks jon

[major]

Yeah for the higher rate its cutting big stuff that the harvesters cant manage,usually rough spruce on the edge of the wood leaning the wrong way and there usually never under 1m in dia!

[drythropple]

HI DRY what would a good hand cutter cut per day then mate thanks jon

No idea to be honest, I know some guys are working for £8 a tonne round here!