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  1. Mortimer Firewood
    I want to make £200 a day before i even think about machine fuel & everything elsa . It does not play out like that all the time When I started out in this game I did not charge enough was happy to be working and earning a wage but things change and for a viable long term business you need to price accordingly. Plus firewood production is hard work I would want £275 for splitter and £375 for the processor they supply tractor for the latter.
  2. Mortimer Firewood
    I wander if Tony Martin was given that advice??
  3. Mortimer Firewood
    My findings are as follows for green Larch / scots pine 1 ton = 2.5cube Ash. 2.4 cube Beech 1.8 cube Sycamore 2cube Cheery 2.2 I don't no how long some of thesa species were at roadside before they were deliverd .
  4. Mortimer Firewood
    We have recently taken on a barn as we could not keep up with demand. We season in bags and keeping them dry prior to delivery was becoming a pain. As it's not at our yard we have had to invest in another forklift a little counterbalance, it's really surprised me how good it is.
  5. Mortimer Firewood
    Impressive bit of kit. What size pieces will it separate out.
  6. Mortimer Firewood
    Same here blowing a hooley
  7. Mortimer Firewood
    Woods more dense round a union put log on it's side and cut down through one end then the other. Your saw will need a dam good sharpen now:001_smile:
  8. Mortimer Firewood
    Pm on route
  9. Mortimer Firewood
    1m3 sat on pallets
  10. Mortimer Firewood
    It's doable but you would not want to keep that pace day in day out. If I'm on my own I can do 28 30 bags a day. Two of you in perfect size softwood could clear 50 bags.
  11. Mortimer Firewood
    I'm giving up logs where do I get an Xmas tree plantation
  12. Mortimer Firewood
    Your more likely to sell smaller loads and a 900 by 900 bag is a builders bag so 2or 3 on delivery and 4 /6 on trailer . We offer multiple loads but most new customers are going for 900 x 900 which suits us as we can sell them at £95
  13. Mortimer Firewood
    He will make more in 900 x 900 bags at a guess I would say he can get £90 each but not £180 for a 1.8 loose load
  14. Mortimer Firewood
    Yep to get kilned saves double handling
  15. Mortimer Firewood
    700 cube good luck it's going to get boring.
  16. Mortimer Firewood
    Heater matrix . Take a tub of Vaseline when you get a price
  17. Mortimer Firewood
    Second the birch bark seems to work better in the younger bark.
  18. Mortimer Firewood
    A 560 xp is a lot of money's worth of saw for the occasioned user. There are some good second hand saws out there with a few miles on the clock just take some finding.
  19. Mortimer Firewood
    My pal does 3000 cube and employs 1 he fills the bags from crates by hand. Never seen an automated system.
  20. Mortimer Firewood
    No log merchants I know kiln in bags just crates then fill bags. We use a friends kiln & am seriously considering packing in wooden crates like the ones coming in from the Baltic's.
  21. Mortimer Firewood
    Sorry TCD I missed the down here bit.
  22. Mortimer Firewood
    First of all I was having a playfully dig at somebody as I pointed out to sky I beg to differ I know of two forestry contractors selling seasoned beech at not much more than normal. The reason been it's starting to go over and they want rid plus there is a stockpile of cord in the south due to the amount been cut and two years of mild weather.
  23. Mortimer Firewood
    Been known to throw the odd steak in the Forman. Can make a mean curry. Quite injoy it.
  24. Mortimer Firewood
    Pto shafts are not my strong point now I've seen one smash it self to bits I've got a whole new respect for them.
  25. Mortimer Firewood
    We had a guy set up doing £50 a cube another log merchant ordered 3 bags when they came they were .6 builders bags loose filled. Ended up with an ibc heaped up. The advert soon disappeared!!

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