farmer_ben
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My 8×5 caged ifor tipper trailer is 3 cube full. So 5 0.6 cube bulk bags. The bulk bags are approx 260kgs full of ash. Hope this helps.
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Tonight ive got @HullsMillFarm off cuts getting fire going and now just dumped a load of elm and willow bits on there, the small stuff that falls through the grate on the processor. Hell its roaring away!
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Yes I agree, my dumpie bags are 0.6cube and I state this. I find using bags is a good way for customers to visualise a specific size of load, as majority have no idea what, say, 1.2 cubic metres of logs looks like.
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You answered you own question in the opening post mate. A cube is a specific measurement. Just stick with a certain cubic metre measurement. I use multiples on 0.6 cube, which is the dumpie bags I use
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Hiring in processor to split pile of arb waste
farmer_ben replied to Jonny Burch's topic in Firewood forum
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My thoughts exactly. Had a roaring fire going of softwood offcuts, goat willow and pine. Stuck a large bit of ash on there and now its just smouldering!
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20%. Only 5 % for end user
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Looks a great little trailer that
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not a bad situation for you then!
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Wait until they sell out and cash in?
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I know exactly what you mean simon. Big firewood guy at bury is more expensive then this still, yet he will be flat out all winter. We will see how it goes. Id rather up prices, stay in logs and make a useful profit, the stay were I was. Only time will tell.
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Too expensive dan....give me the guys number and I will tell him for you
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Thats my feeling. I may well loose 20 % of custom, but I will still be making the same amount of money for 20% less work. What I really want to achieve is more return for my work and maybe start investing in cord wood again. If I dont change my prices according to the rise in raw material then progression isnt possible. And im not the kind of chap to be sitting still...or worse still going backwards.
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Cant blame me for asking the question Nick!
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Not sure I quite understand simon? I didnt say premium hw ie just ash...ill market the load as a premium load. Containing just hw. Im happy to raise around 20%. If I loose a few customers then so be it, ill still make more money then previous years for same amount of work. Dont want to price myself out of the game completely (which im sort of nervous I will be anyway!)
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Economy - timber that doesnt cost me much (sw, pop, willow etc) from 85cube. Stove mix (right good mix of most timber) from 100cube Premium (the better hw I can my hands on) from 120cube Something alongs thoses lines simon. Have been £100 1.2 cube of hw for 3 yrs, we will see how it goes.
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Ive spent the evening tinkering with my prices and have finally settle at what im going to charge for this coming winter (would of liked to have finalised it a month ago but never had a chance). 3 years of no price rises but finally bit the bullet and upped them. Ive also decided to implement 3 scales of firewood offered, time will tell if it works and if the extra hassle is worth it. If we have a long cold winter and all the cheap as chips boys run out early, could be a good season for me
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The only problem with the merlo I drove ALOT was the brakes sticking on every once in a while, not a huge problem but only merlos do it apparently. Yes they are hydrostatic but have a different braking system to most other loaders im led to believe
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I honestly dont know why everyone raves so highly about the ag spec JCB loaders. Really nothing special imo and definitely not over driver friendly thats for sure. Having driven most brands over Last 15yrs on farms id say not much between merlo and claas scorpion, and then the newer manitou loaders. Merlo imo is the most user friendly.
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Fair bit more money tho initially isnt it.
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Looks good Joy. How do you get on with such a vast range of firewood options? Obviously it works for you guys, ive only ever offer a hw load but will this winter offer sw, mixed and hw. Do customers get confused by the bug selection?
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Look at a new ish machine like an investment. You wont loose an awful lot of money over say 3 or 4 yr pay off period
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I reckon a bar on the tajfun should last much longer thrn that. I have 3 chains and 3 bars for mine and swap the bar over when I swap the chain and then give them all a tidy up when sharpning the chains
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How much firewood do you process - M3 ?
farmer_ben replied to arboriculturist's topic in Firewood forum
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How much firewood do you process - M3 ?
farmer_ben replied to arboriculturist's topic in Firewood forum
I wasnt suggesting running green wood straight to a customer. Just saying, for me, it would save me money processing from source instead of paying a haulier to deliver to me. Presuming it wasnt to far away.
