ecotreecare
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I never just give a verbal quote. It opens a can of worms if it's not written down with a copy for you and a copy for the customer. Also I write the customers address, phone number and e-mail addresse on the quote sheet too. If you've looked at 30 or 40 jobs in the fortnight you'll loose track of where you are! As per % of jobs accepted, don't you aim for 100%? I do, the more work we have on the better! Also the more work we get, the less our competitors get.
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Here in NZ all everyone sells wood by the cube. Makes life much easier. People know what they are paying for. Most loads are sold in units of three cube or six cube. Most merchants have a wee truck with a certified six cube bin on the back.
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I think this "processor" would try your patience!
ecotreecare replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in Firewood forum
It looks well built, simple idea- good for small straight stuff. Just slow! Needs a bigger power pack to speed things up a a bit! -
Tennis elbow in my right...... Elbow! It's getting worse, but don't want to go see the doc. Know what there going to say- rest, time off work ect... Trouble with been self employed. I'm 26 and been doing it for 10 years now.
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It would be a shame to loose such a nice tree, guess it depends on how much you want to retain the tree and how much you want to spend on it. Could you replace the cobra with a static system, dead wood and place a dynamic system higher up? The fact that the roots have been damaged won't help. Part of me thinks remove and replant.......
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Are monkey puzzles unlucky trees to cut
ecotreecare replied to jack-tosdevine's topic in General chat
A tree we took down last week, got into the local rag. Have another one to take down next week. Worked on a few now both here and the UK with no problems. Tree stumped, not the arborist | Otago Daily Times Online News : Otago, South Island, New Zealand & International News -
Looks horrible..... Separate the pile, stack anything bigger than 9", chip or burn anything smaller- not worth bothering with.
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To be fair that is three guys, one loading the log deck with the tractor and tipping the trucks off (the slow part). One in the cab of the processor and one splitting. We don't actually sell that much wood a year, probably around the 1000 cube mark, we split wood for other people. They get it delivered to our yard and we split it for them or we can move the processor around to forestry blocks and split wood on site.
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A very short video of our processor. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdtYcDVrFxI]Blockbuster firewood processor + hydra axe - YouTube[/ame]
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Just wondering what volume of wood people can split in a day using what gear? We use a blockbuster processor with a hydro axe splitting head. We load the log deck with our fordson super major. The wood gets elevated into our 13t Isuzu truck which holds 10 cube. We usually can saw and split between 50-60 cube a day.
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I know someone who makes pellets for pellet fires. He gets wood chipped up and puts it through a machine to make it smaller yet. It then gets spread on a dryer which he made himself then gets put through the pellet press. I've Seen him quite accurately measure the water content off the stuff he's got dry by using a microwave. I can ask him how he does it but I think he measures a 100g zapps it with the microwave to dry it out completely and works out the differance.
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Buy them both...
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What do people do in their spare time ?
ecotreecare replied to nathan marshall's topic in General chat
my wife -
Buy a bigger bar
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Looking on youtube and found this: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XFFCnWH0Ew]Easy to build firewood unloader - A step by step guide - YouTube[/ame] Simple, cheap and easy! Thinking of putting one on my ute tomorrow!
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I try to get to the yard just before 8, the lads show up at 8. (Try to lead by example but not always the case!) Usally on site by 8.30.
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Totally agree with this.... If people want to work for nothing- let them. They won't be doing it for long.
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Can't really see the point.... All small stuff and three people to operate it..... And someone's going to loose a arm. Buy a small processor instead
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Where are you based now?
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I think you need a bigger saw!
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I would say there's two cube there, If it was dry i would sell it for $130 (65 pounds) if it was dry with free local delivery- upto say 5 mile. Cos its wet i would charge $100 (50 pounds) but thats just me in little old NZ
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Last time we moved some trees- 8ft Native and two 6 ft Rhododendron's we used a 5t digger and tree frames. You just need to do it at the right time of year and plenty of access.
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How many of you tree companies sell logs?
ecotreecare replied to chrisgilltreesurgery's topic in General chat
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Whilst I like the idea of burning wood to dry more wood we are not insured for fires at our yard. it’s a pain in the bum but we cant do anything about it. Burning diesel isn’t very green however I’m wanting we can turn on and leave on whilst were away working. Was hoping for a one week turn around, I like the idea of a tunnel house but I don’t think it will be quick enough.
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I've just about sold out of dry wood- very annoying as its not even winter yet! I'm wanting to build a kiln out of a 20ft container. Was thinking of using a diesel air forced heater blowing in one end and a electric fan sucking the air through into some heat resistant ducting out around the side of the container back into the heater. Hopefully this way I'll get plenty of warm air flow through the container drying the wood out. I would split the wood into custom made narrow metal crates and load them in with the fork lift. Even if we can do 40cube a week I would be happy. What do you guys think? Would it work? Has anyone built one?
