Elm trunk price

[Alexbligh90]

I have a few Elm to take down in the next couple of weeks and just wanted to know what the trunks worth

18 ft high and 2 ft in diameter. Dead straight with no branches or pruning wounds.

Any idea of what it's worth?

[gobbypunk]

Hi some pics would be good also what part of the country access to collect it if you are near dorset I may be interested in it P M lets have a deal I have an alaskan mill if you fancy planking it up

regards Mark

[Mobile-sawman.]

This allways really winds me up! I think a lot of people need to decide if they are tree surgeons or timber merchants/sawyers!

Surely you are being paid for your services to take down said tree and remove from site?

 

Therefore its worth the same as any other tree you take down- unless you want to invest heavily in a sawmill, yard, forklift, kiln etc...spend years learning the proper methods for cutting, building up a customer base, the knowledge to advise on best use of the timber, take the bad with the good etc etc....

 

So, short reply is- its worth £50t hardwood £35t softwood! If you want to spend money on fuel, oil etc- time ringing up and splitting, bagging, drying and storage, delivering to customers, then maybe you can get a bit more. But then you would be a firewood merchant. Pick a vocation, become good at it, and stick to it is my advice.....

[Big J]

This allways really winds me up! I think a lot of people need to decide if they are tree surgeons or timber merchants/sawyers!

Surely you are being paid for your services to take down said tree and remove from site?

 

Therefore its worth the same as any other tree you take down- unless you want to invest heavily in a sawmill, yard, forklift, kiln etc...spend years learning the proper methods for cutting, building up a customer base, the knowledge to advise on best use of the timber, take the bad with the good etc etc....

 

So, short reply is- its worth £50t hardwood £35t softwood! If you want to spend money on fuel, oil etc- time ringing up and splitting, bagging, drying and storage, delivering to customers, then maybe you can get a bit more. But then you would be a firewood merchant. Pick a vocation, become good at it, and stick to it is my advice.....

 

That's a touch harsh.

 

There are plenty of good, single trees that sawmillers all over the country pay good money for. The issue is that it's not of exceptional size and quality and it's a single tree. As part of a 25t load (the most economical way to buy timber) it might be worth as much as £100-130t, but as a single tree, usually less. That said, for someone with a small mill and a job for which the tree is needed, it might be worth that.

 

Otherwise, I'd aim for £70-80 a tonne, which equates to £115-130 assuming is is truly 2ft average diameter (tree surgeons have been known to exaggerate!).

[Marc Lewis]

This allways really winds me up! I think a lot of people need to decide if they are tree surgeons or timber merchants/sawyers!

Surely you are being paid for your services to take down said tree and remove from site?

 

Therefore its worth the same as any other tree you take down- unless you want to invest heavily in a sawmill, yard, forklift, kiln etc...spend years learning the proper methods for cutting, building up a customer base, the knowledge to advise on best use of the timber, take the bad with the good etc etc....

 

So, short reply is- its worth £50t hardwood £35t softwood! If you want to spend money on fuel, oil etc- time ringing up and splitting, bagging, drying and storage, delivering to customers, then maybe you can get a bit more. But then you would be a firewood merchant. Pick a vocation, become good at it, and stick to it is my advice.....

 

And then get slated for ringing up perfectly good millable timber.

[Stephen Blair]

This allways really winds me up! I think a lot of people need to decide if they are tree surgeons or timber merchants/sawyers!

 

Surely you are being paid for your services to take down said tree and remove from site?

 

 

 

Therefore its worth the same as any other tree you take down- unless you want to invest heavily in a sawmill, yard, forklift, kiln etc...spend years learning the proper methods for cutting, building up a customer base, the knowledge to advise on best use of the timber, take the bad with the good etc etc....

 

 

 

So, short reply is- its worth £50t hardwood £35t softwood! If you want to spend money on fuel, oil etc- time ringing up and splitting, bagging, drying and storage, delivering to customers, then maybe you can get a bit more. But then you would be a firewood merchant. Pick a vocation, become good at it, and stick to it is my advice.....

 

 

What winds me up is after a day cutting trees , grass, driving diggers, hiring out diggers, dealing with workers and sub contracting road building, I have to come on here and read posts that have very little to do with the OP's thread.

If you can find someone local then you should get the best price for your tree or buy an Alaskan and mill onsite, watch a utube video for 10 minutes and you will have an idea of what to do .

[Wood wasp]

I don't really see what mobile's gripe is, in fact his post is nonsensical. All the OP is doing is offering raw material, the additional costs are the concern of the purchaser.

 

The OP says "few elms" so more than one trunk possibly

[Mobile-sawman.]

probably a few replies needed here...

 

"And then get slated for ringing up perfectly good millable timber"

 

Not at all... just just dont be thinking you have the crown jewels! theres a thread on here about "how much is my walnut tree worth- watch it, it speaks for itself.

 

Big J- I dont think its harsh at all! I buy timber by the ton, regardless of how good or bad it is- and have no problems finding suppliers as they know if they are fair with me I am fair with them, I take the good with the bad.

 

"What winds me up is after a day cutting trees , grass, driving diggers, hiring out diggers, dealing with workers and sub contracting road building, I have to come on here and read posts that have very little to do with the OP's thread.

If you can find someone local then you should get the best price for your tree or buy an Alaskan and mill onsite, watch a utube video for 10 minutes and you will have an idea of what to do ."

 

Hang on- I also cut trees (cs30 right up to cs42!) drive diggers, cut grass for a county council, JK control, hire out diggers (13t), sawmill, firewood processor, road sweeper, snow plough and gritter, deal with "workers" (9 staff) so I think we are on a parr.... but if you think watching a utube video for 10 mins will give you all the idea you need then crack on! just dont complain when all the timber you cut ends up like a bannana, or your sat in the hospital waiting for your fingers to be sewn back on!

And it has EVERYTHING to do with the OP's thread....

 

Re: Elm trunk price

 

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I don't really see what mobile's gripe is, in fact his post is nonsensical. All the OP is doing is offering raw material, the additional costs are the concern of the purchaser.

 

The OP says "few elms" so more than one trunk possibly

 

My gripe is- if your being paid to do a job, then you do that job. if you decide to expand your business and invest time and money into taking the process one step further, then good for you and you deserve to reap the rewards.

When you put tins and bottles into your recycling bin you dont ask the council "how much is this worth" - its worth millions, but took a lot of investment!

 

Whos being nonsensicle?

[Wood wasp]

If the OP had said something along lines of "I've got couple elm trunks and I want £500 each" then I'd see your point.

 

Instead he asked "any idea what they're worth", so there was really no need to go off on a irrelevant rant. One of the benefits of arbtalk is it's a medium to exchange information, share resources and seek advice. That's what the op was doing

[Stephen Blair]

Mobile -Sawman, I was trying to show a bit of humour in reply to your post to get you to maybe think about what you wrote, it didn't work!

I will keep it simple and be straight to the point, your replies show a bad attitude and are making the forum look bad, being very negative and not helping the OP, it will not be tolerated, to save me deleting or editing this thread and asking the OP to start a new 1 and putting him off this excellent forum , please contribute positively or don't bother .

Thanks