Bob h

6 minutes ago, bilke_user said:

If you've a lot of wood to do for yourself and also have a lot of other income avenues it can be a decent earner for your spare days (???)
I use mine to process a few artic loads of softwood /year for sale as firewood, hire it out to farms, crofts and other firewood suppliers for a few weeks at a time and hire it out with myself to home owners on a daily rate.
Hiring it for a few weeks at a time on it's own is where the money is to be made, but be VERY careful who you hire it to and get a good rental contract drawn up legally before even considering this route, otherwise you could end up with large bills and an angry exchange of words !
Hiring it with yourself as an operator is just another way of making a few quid, but it's hard work for not a lot of income (I can earn 3x as much just by clicking a camera shutter button)
Mine has paid for itself in just under three years and now it owes me nothing and will still be worth 2/3 what I paid for it were I to sell it.  If I did sell it I'd miss it greatly, not for the income, but for the little time it takes to split a years supply of firewood for the stove.  I also like meeting people and going out with it on various hires gets me away from the same  old same old for a while.

Pretty certain that banks don't pay as much interest on the £12k initial investment, last time I looked (this morning) my ISA was paying 0.2% 

 

Yes I think this is where i am been cutting for more years then I like to think about with a chainsaw then splitting wood with axe .

So this does look a way to go but the initial outlay is something to think about and would like to think I could earn off it as well .

This would of been so easy if someone around here done this service. 

Thankyou for the good advice 

Really would be nice to find someone around here to cut my wood 

3 minutes ago, Justme said:

Thats how I ended up with one.

Was going to get a tractor pto one.

Then though for a few £k more I can have a trailer mounted engine one I can hire.

 

Honestly I think too many people are doing it.

 

Prices are too low.

Don't seem to be anyone around here I have spoken to a tree surgeon guy and he is saying he can give me work .

 I have a full time job so would not need to rely on the processor work 

1 minute ago, Justme said:

North Wales

No it will never pay for itself just on hire income

Home owners / small businesses.

Thanks for the prompt reply 

Hi I mainly thinking of buying it as it seems impossible to hire one around where i live so more for my own use but would be nice to earn off of it as well.

I would only do it part time 

28 minutes ago, Justme said:

We hire ours with an operator.

Can you tell me your location. 

Do you keep busy. 

What sector hires it the most .

Thanks bob 

4 hours ago, Alycidon said:

Fuelwood are close to you,  they might be able to help you in some way.   

 

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Thanks I have had a look at the Webb site 

Looking at buying a trailer mounted firewood processer is there a demand for a mobile wood processer looking at hiring it out with operator. 

Banbury Oxfordshire area

Any thoughts 

Hi new on here looking at hiring a wood processer got a lot of wood to cut .

Or is it worth me buying one then hiring it out .

I am based near Banbury oxfordshire