Frankie Lawrence

I wish i was paid half that....

wow how big is that trailer? Nice work n kit:thumbup1:

On a serious note shamless starts again tonight any fans?

Im in a similar situation ella. Im on an apprentership scheme due to finish this year and my job offer is no longer there full time, the company im with isnt offering a job. Ive decided to go self employed (free lance) and work for a few people including the firm im 'leaving'. An apprentership is supposedly good on the cv so you have on benefit from it an employer likes to know that you ahve experience on the job aswell as college. do as others have said an start ringing around, post an ad on here and start praying. wish you all the best

In the mean time if monney can allow look at geting other qualifications that they do not offer Can you drive a trailer? that could be an invaluable test to have as almost all employers want that. 1st aid? Obviously if monney is a big issue it may not be viable just a bit of advice if your looking to fil your time:001_smile:

I love the look of bobcats what attachments you got for it?

Indeed Having passed my pa6 back in november It was a struggle with 2 full days plus a seperate day for 2 hour assessment but it apparantley all used to be done one day for pa6 and not sure how compulsory it is to do it as a 2 day training course:confused1:

I hate to sound obvious or rude but are you keeping an eye on woodlots? http://www.woodnet.org.uk/woodlots/round-timber-for-sale there something in northhamptonshire??

What a thread! thanks for bumping back up for us newer lot to see:thumbup1:

I think the authorities went back to get his arm and then cremated it and gave him the ashes

Dont even get me started on my 2 and a half grand a year insurnace policy... its killing me:thumbdown:

Work out how much the wood cost you then work out any fuel cost (presume not much?) then your labour for how ever long it took. Thats how i would do it Loooks brilliant by the way!

Glad there on the mend lorry wishing you all the best mate

Ok you cant make any monney extracting cord wood there isnt enough monney in the timber as combined tree services says you need to be experienced with a saw and expeirenced in forestry, I dont know how long you have been doing it for but maybe that could be why? Maybe while you get more expeirence felling you can do some of the 'fannying about' to cover your wages and makes some monney. I no im presuming how much experience you have and please prove me wrong about it? I also think a digger is a bit pointless in a coppice site.

thats the ticket!

There is a knot (kanter knot/hicth)? I do forget what it is called but it does increase your pull load by a huge amount! Ill find our more when i can!

Ive known people make pea sticks out of birch and sell them for a very reasonable profit considering most of it gets burnt or chipped. its monney for old rope etc etc

:sneaky2:HMMM I wonder if theres a curry forum where they slag off customers who want less of they're bill if its deliverd and stacked!

BRAVO! good post:thumbup1:

Then up your price to make it more profiitable! You have been given a way to make it more proffitable so either take it on board or lose out! If you 'fanny about' then corse your not going to make anything! carry on earning your £20 a ton roadside. but dont complain again when your asking why isnt it making you monney! NO! harvesters arnt allways profitable in coppice sites and in fact rarely are! and even so the monney from chesnut isnt from timber its from products!

get an evening job, actually save monney, stop worrying about monney!

I think your problem could be extraction itself!! Chesnut is a very valuable prodcut and you can make some serious monney on it. you just have to be smart. You should make your own products from it and almost every bit of chesnut can make you monney no matter how big or how small. If niether you or your friends know anything about chestnut products get friendly with oother local woodcutters who know a thing or to about chesnut production offer free labour for them to teach you a thing or to. Im not saying its easy to make me monney but it can be done. You may have to be realistic about a few things: If your making your own products you wont realy need a digger so that takes away that cost the only extraction you made need is a trailer to get your products out, you will cut your timber then it will be a while until you actually get any monney from it as you will have to produce it then wait for a buyer and 9 times out of 10 the buyer pays later than you would like. But the profit (when you get it) is a much bigger margin than selling it at roadside. I allways think the golden rule of forestry is not to work hard but work smart. good luck

always use a billhook think its far more acurate to use and easier if your using lots in one time.

how has he stored it? if its been coverd it will burn lovely but will just spit:001_smile:

There apart on the new one that was one of my issues with other huskey climbing saws. its the chainbrake i dont like but think it maybe more tougher because its connected at the other side of chain brake.