how much for this load

[David Riding]

give that man a cigar:thumbup:

 

I did'nt know Josh knew Monica Lewinsky

[Stephen Blair]

theres a lot you dont know dave lol

[Mesterh]

If at a later date they decide it needs moving out, then charge accordingly.

 

I always tell the customer this incase they decide later they want shut of the logs or brash instead of me removing them in the first place. Plus it will always cost alot more for me to come back a second time, same with stump grinding etc.

[Tom D]

I generally tell people that the price will be the same wether we leave the timber or not: if we take it away the extra fuel and work is made up by the fact that we get to sell the fire wood, if they want to keep it we get an easier day or squeeze an extra job in.

I see firewood as a valuable sideline, but I would never work for just the wood. If you have employees firewood keeps them busy (and earning you money) when times are quiet or when you are on holiday.

 

Where I am sitting I can see £10K worth of already split seasoned logs sitting in my yard, all I have to do is market them and deliver them. Its a nice feeling to know they're there, especially as I don't know how things will be over the winter.

 

I also burn 25 cube a year myself so selling logs has alowed me to justify the cost of the splitter which otherwise would have taken a long time to pay for itself.

[woodrascal]

What are you burning 25 cubes a year on/in Tom?

[18 stoner]

I generally tell people that the price will be the same wether we leave the timber or not: if we take it away the extra fuel and work is made up by the fact that we get to sell the fire wood, if they want to keep it we get an easier day or squeeze an extra job in.

I see firewood as a valuable sideline, but I would never work for just the wood. If you have employees firewood keeps them busy (and earning you money) when times are quiet or when you are on holiday.

 

Where I am sitting I can see £10K worth of already split seasoned logs sitting in my yard, all I have to do is market them and deliver them. Its a nice feeling to know they're there, especially as I don't know how things will be over the winter.

 

I also burn 25 cube a year myself so selling logs has alowed me to justify the cost of the splitter which otherwise would have taken a long time to pay for itself.

 

 

Good post Tom, thats exactly how i see firewood, nice to have it to do if you have time.

 

As for the money, i will always prioritise tree work. If i have a busy year with tree work and i only have logs till xmas(like last year), i would rather tell customers i have run out of logs, rather than say i cant do you tree work coz im logging!

[mdt]

sorry for going off topic but how much would you charge for a 6 cube trailer?? wood is 2-3 year old ash, cherry, sycamore.

[Stephen Blair]

loose filled so approx half that volume or is that the volume of logs with in the trailer?

[18 stoner]

sorry for going off topic but how much would you charge for a 6 cube trailer?? wood is 2-3 year old ash, cherry, sycamore.

 

£480 delivered locally

[mdt]

that would be the volume of logs within the trailer!!! wow am very cheap then!! :blushing: