Woodworks
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Yes I was bad about that but got a fuel card so now get a full print out once a month for fuel expenditure.
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When do you need it done by?
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After a while the drag sheet gets all frayed at the edges. I go over it with a soldering iron but it's not long before it's coming away again. Any good solutions or a better sheets to use with it? Thanks
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We run a compact that the same body can have engines from 35-55 hp we went for the 55hp and it has done all that has been asked of it and more. Not used a winch or flail but it pulls a 6 tonne Mowi timber trailer fully loaded (not on roads) This is the toughest job we give it but if you are in no rush just use the lower gears and it gets the job done. Loader is rated 500kg but know it it's lifted more. The rear lifting power has been the only slightly limiting factor. It can just mange our large splitter which is nearly 500 kg but it does lurch about a bit when raising and lowering.
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How much you split the logs down will make a difference as will length. I do break ours down so very few are wider than 4" and most near 3" square and all cut at 9" long. If you made a cube of kindling can't imagine it would weigh much at all.
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Sorry TCD but the crane scales in the picture don't lie as far as I am concerned. The IBCs liner is cut off at the 1000 litre mark so that's exactly one cubic meter and as you can see it's generously loaded.
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Much as yourself. Lots of bargain hunters and lots of it's a tonne for x. Not after this sort of customer and find our website filters out all the "what's your best price for load" brigade. I just want them to ring up and order and a website does that for us.
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Yep I do get 2 cube to a tonne Mind you depends who the delivery driver is
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We talking cross purposes here? When buying a lorry load I presume the OP means a solid cube as used by the sellers but a stacked cube of cord is another matter.
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Nope. Have weighed IBC crates of fresh cut logs and they are sub 500 kg. The scales read 506 kg including the crate and block of wood and this is last winters beech cut in the spring. So not as heavy as it can be but nothing like seasoned.
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Beech is pretty close to a tonne per m3 of cord and I work on 2m3 of loose logs per tonne so nor far of 36 m3 of logs from you 18m3 load.
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For holding it up for a long journey you could fix some chains from the top hitch down to the ends of pins on the main links. Had a machine for our compact tractor which came with this set up and chains take all the downward load.
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Think I will continue as before. Normally knock an hour off for the day but in reality probably only stop for 40mins with a couple of short stops for food and drink morning and afternoon and 25 mins for lunch and even then I am changing chains and checking the machine over. Customers seem happy and I earn enough but it's been an interesting thread
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what logs have you been chopping today!
Woodworks replied to william petts's topic in Firewood forum
Looks like an unenviable job there William. Not had anything that ugly for some time. Few pics from a couple of recent jobs. First is deceptive as that pile is apparently an entire 19 tonne load of oak. Most I have ever done in a day. Today started filling these bays for a chap down in cornwall. Thinking I may have a few more trips to make
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Wow loads of food for thought. Think a lesson from a mate can be arranged and sounds like an obvious place to start. Thought lots of lessons might be essential but sound like it's something that can be picked up as I go along. Will look into all the types of welder but don't like the sound of renting expensive gas cylinders as it will only get used occasionally. Thanks chaps
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Heavy and overhead but not near the general public. Not planing to weld cars together thats for sure.
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Can build things in lots of materials but never learnt to weld. At present when something needs to be made in steel I either have to get it made or bolt sections together. I am thinking of box and L sections of around 4mm thickness but also some thin plate in the 1-2mm range. To get something structurally sound does it take years of experience or can it be picked up quickly? If it can be learned quickly what kit do I need to look at? Not a great power supply here but probably good for 16 amps Thanks
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Thought it was the ultimate carving wood but never tried it myself.
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Got a page but with very few sales through it. Most Facebook selling sites seem to be filled with bargain hunters with "whats your best price mate"
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Thats a bit more local
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Interesting your view on hourly rates. Clearly from this thread it's not a popular way to charge. Never had any complaints but they may be biting their tongues. Surly paying for the exact amount of work done is the fairest rout and least likely way to leaving anyone hard done by? Might look at day rates but not going down job rate as that would require looking at jobs and quoting which sounds like a right ball ache for just cutting up logs.
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Sorry should have said this for firewood processing not tree work as such. Often there is not a whole days work to be had. Other jobs are long way from home so worth working late to clear a pile to avoid a return trip. Maria don't you eat during the day? I would fall over without a good supply of sandwiches.
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I would come around to the French way of thinking in no time
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I am self employed and charge by the hour and only include hours worked and don't include any breaks when billing. Get the impression from customers they just expect to get billed from arrival to leaving but don't know for sure. Whats the norm?
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Hi Charlie Down here I charge £27 per hour and 45 pence per mile plus Vat. Would expect to cut between 20-30 cube of logs in a day depending on the wood and efficiency of the helpers. Did a record for me yesterday cleared the guys 19 tonne load of oak and some more arb wast but this was perfect processor sized oak with and ex marine and another strong lad helping.
