Felling tonnage

[william petts]

Tbh I don't know anything about this as it's not my sector but if your selling wood by the cube why not pay people by the cube that way it seem fairer to me also the wood won't change size whereas it looses weight. Also people are rewarded for working harder thus cutting more volume of wood thus earning more money each day

[Timber Man]

Tbh I don't know anything about this as it's not my sector but if your selling wood by the cube why not pay people by the cube that way it seem fairer to me also the wood won't change size whereas it looses weight. Also people are rewarded for working harder thus cutting more volume of wood thus earning more money each day

 

It normally gets sold by the ton,which in an ideal world is ok, but timber has to be moving quick, 10% weight loss from drying out doesn't take long. Part loads at the end of sites rarely get paid for ,etc etc.

[Henderson53]

1st thinning in Larch & Douglas Fir.

Firstly these are light species to begin with.

What is the average tree size... .15? .30?

Experienced cutters need to make a living and probably will want to cut on a piece work rate.

Your college and inexperienced neds will want a day rate in order to con a living....in my experience go for the experienced on a piece rate, that way you'll get the job done.

[IRE David H]

thinning is about cutting, small trees, removing brush and clearing paths and brush in order to get a better crop at the end and at second thinning so piece work should be used.

[Henderson53]

thinning is about cutting, small trees, removing brush and clearing paths and brush in order to get a better crop at the end and at second thinning so piece work should be used.

 

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Think you'll find you are wrong, 1st thinning is removing the smaller trees (not scrub or brush) from a planted crop in order to allow light which generates growth on the remaining trees. Don't think the FC would pay you to clear scrub and paths as a means of 1st thinning. Used to get £12.00 per tonne 15 years ago to do 1st thinnings, didn't make any fortunes, but would have made even less cutting scrub and brush or clearing pathways on £12.00 per tonne

[agrimog]

first thinnings on a day rate, or nobody will touch it, its near impossible to make a decent piece work on small shitty thinnings, even with trainees working for pennies

[shavey]

thinning is about cutting, small trees, removing brush and clearing paths and brush in order to get a better crop at the end and at second thinning so piece work should be used.

 

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Think you'll find you are wrong, 1st thinning is removing the smaller trees (not scrub or brush) from a planted crop in order to allow light which generates growth on the remaining trees. Don't think the FC would pay you to clear scrub and paths as a means of 1st thinning. Used to get £12.00 per tonne 15 years ago to do 1st thinnings, didn't make any fortunes, but would have made even less cutting scrub and brush or clearing pathways on £12.00 per tonne

 

Good post

This is about the long and short of it 80 - 90 trees a day 6-7 tanks of fuel

Cut and stack 5 rows each way to get your meterage payment to cutters with volume measurement not weight

 

And everybody would look forward to a forgotten plantation of closely planted Norway spruce that hadn't been thinned yet 12ft 2" bars everywhere :thumbup: