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Will Cobb
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"The bigger the diameter at breast hight (DBH) the more I would charge."

I wish it worked like that....

I spent years swinging a saw in the woods and it was more often than not a case of the more I felt.....the more I got paid. This is because you get paid by volume.....If its just some thinning in a wood then a day rate is probably the easiest for all concerned. But as you,d expect, the better you are , the more the day rate you can command upto a point...

Start by working out how much it costs you ( fuel, travel, insurance + all the other stuff) then a number you need to make gettin' out of bed a worthwhile proposition and bingo! ( You,ve probably worked out that its frickin' hard work and they never gonna cough up that much without arguing that its 50% air you've stacked and you shoulda stayed in bed anyway):confused1:....my tuppence worth!!

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if you were asked to do sum cutting in a wood whats the average day rate you could expect just you and a saw

 

Soooo we tell ya what we want a day....then you under-cut??? How much will you produce a day? Are you any good? Are you methodical in your work, or leave a trail of destruction which costs more time to sort out. If your're as good as me, I'd pay you as much as I'd expect, if you aint, you'd get less.

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it depends on volume of wood cut. and the price per tonne depends on who you are working for. its hard to judge.

a quick answer is not alot unfortunately (in my experience)

its nice being in the woods rather than the side of a road or some estate, so that kind of makes up for the lesser pay.

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