Steve D

Thanks JaySmith, He is strong & takes to hard work like a duck to water, in fact he probably wouldn’t want do it if he had a petrol splitter (I’m sure he will change his mind as he gets older). He really does love seeing the wood split under the force of him swinging an axe. If he can combine that with making a bit of money then it’s a win/win. Don’t worry though, He’s still very much a typical teenager enjoying the Xbox & football (Girlfriends also seem to be appearing on the scene now!!! ?). Will take some pics of his first job and post on here. Thanks for the advice and I think you’re def right on pricing the job as we see it ??

Cheers for the info, Just about to do his first job this weekend so definitely treating it as a learning curve and will accept whatever the client is willing to pay rather than negotiating a price. I’m glad there is work out there for him to do and get some experience. I’ve always found word of mouth is the best salesman and if he does a good job then hopefully the work will start coming in. As for the big Oak, I’ve not seen it yet so def a play it by ear job. He may not be able to get through so much but is willing to give it a go!

Hi Richard we’re in Kendal, Cumbria, so a bit far away. Thank you for the offer and hopefully there will be someone that sees your post and gets in touch. Thanks Steve

My 16 year old son has been helping out splitting logs with me and loves it. He is a tank of a lad for 16 and shoulder presses way more than I can!!! He loves splitting wood that much he has offered his log splitting services out on Facebook and now has a couple of jobs lined up. He has never done this before and is wondering what to charge! Should it be priced on an hourly basis or volume of wood split, amount of rounds split etc? He has offered to do the jobs for payment in wood aswell as cash (I would just pay him for the wood he brought home) Im overseeing and helping him while he starts out so please don’t think I’m letting my son loose with a splitting maul all on his own. ? one of his first jobs will be a 5ft round Oak. He has split 3ft rounds no problem but I’m guessing he will need wedges aswell as an axe for something this size!? Anyone else start off doing something similar who then went onto setup their own arborist business? any advice welcome. thanks