nick channer
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- Location
- buckinghamshire (south)
All softwood I'm afraid although there would be some hardwood in load
Same load hardwood would set u back £1500
Load delivered would be. £500
Woods free just want haulage money
Anyone on here in the Firewood game?
- Thread starter Ben M
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Same load hardwood would set u back £1500
Load delivered would be. £500
Woods free just want haulage money
Goggles
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- Location
- Hertfordshire
Cheers Nick, when you say soft wood what does that consist of? I presume fir etc. if so no good to me, but some people call birch, sycamore, etc softwood, which I don't mind.
aggravated farmer
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- North East Ohio
Hickory today ain't the same hickory your gran pappy used to cut wood. He had an old growth handle most likely. All the good wood in the modern world has been cut. Your hickory is new growth and most likely was a sapling planted by someone.
grainboy
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- Location
- Bedfordshire
renewablejohn
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- Location
- lancs
Seems every man and his dog is now doing logs.
Good f**kin luck to them .
spikeislander
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- Location
- bedfordshire
Proper truck there
Goggles
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- Location
- Hertfordshire
What would that cost me Grainboy?
suffolksmallholder
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- Suffolk
I wish all those selling a valuable commodity for 40 percent less that what it is worth, the very best of luck for a long term business.
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grimmy
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- Location
- buckinghamshire
Does anyone do much in the way of pallets for firewood?
Got a steady supply so going to try and sell some as kindling. Nog going to make me rich but might keep cash flowing as winter is my quiet time normally
Got a steady supply so going to try and sell some as kindling. Nog going to make me rich but might keep cash flowing as winter is my quiet time normally
grainboy
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- Bedfordshire
Dear A1an please look at the costings closely, you can easily be a busy fool,
You'll never see a rich man involved with timber,
Have been supplying firewood for 35 yrs, it's just part of what I do, likewise I have customer that have been with me for 35 yrs,
As said, every man and his dog thinks logs are easy money,
I know take the farm pickup, farm chainsaw, on a damp day cut up a couple of trees, sell to local pub for beer tokens, easy money,
Or buy a processor at let's say £10k, buy in wood at £55 ton, oh yes will have sell them at £100 per cube,
GOOD BLOODY LUCK.
Stick to what you know, believe me the grass isn't always greener.
You'll never see a rich man involved with timber,
Have been supplying firewood for 35 yrs, it's just part of what I do, likewise I have customer that have been with me for 35 yrs,
As said, every man and his dog thinks logs are easy money,
I know take the farm pickup, farm chainsaw, on a damp day cut up a couple of trees, sell to local pub for beer tokens, easy money,
Or buy a processor at let's say £10k, buy in wood at £55 ton, oh yes will have sell them at £100 per cube,
GOOD BLOODY LUCK.
Stick to what you know, believe me the grass isn't always greener.
suffolksmallholder
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- Location
- Suffolk
Oh so true! I only know two full time firewood sellers. They've both been going a similar time to you. Both Chilterns based so the timber doesn't travel too far.
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grainboy
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- Location
- Bedfordshire
As for drying timber for logs is madness, you just need to be 2/3 yrs in advance with stock,
Mate has just set up drying plant, grant funded, 2 bloody great boilers, heating water to be converted to hot air to be pumped into drying building, that's also new,
This is classed as environmental friendly, alternative fuel, but no one before grants, dried logs, so how the hell is it an alternative fuel,
Worlds going mad.
Mate has just set up drying plant, grant funded, 2 bloody great boilers, heating water to be converted to hot air to be pumped into drying building, that's also new,
This is classed as environmental friendly, alternative fuel, but no one before grants, dried logs, so how the hell is it an alternative fuel,
Worlds going mad.
A1an
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Hi Grainboy
We are at a slight advantage as we have 9000 acres of commercial forestry on the estate, we harvest 30,000 tons of timber per year so there are always loads of oversized/windblow/damaged timber about. I can take my pick from Sitka, Larch, Beech or Birch.
The Estate also has 13 rental properties, all of which have a log burner in them so no need for delivery vehicles, bags can be delivered to the garden gate with our telehandler. Tennants are currently buying logs from the petrol station forecourt at silly money.
grainboy
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- Location
- Bedfordshire
Think you may have a slight advantage there,
Good luck, just hope your not in my area,
Good luck, just hope your not in my area,
warksfarmer
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1 tonne sized dumpty bag around here is £60 delivered. No idea on actual bag weight though but they are the standard builders sand bag size.
grainboy
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- Location
- Bedfordshire
1 ton dumpies would equate to approx .75 cu m, so Price is about right, but cost the same to deliver 1/2 load as a double load.
Dave6170
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- Location
- Watten, caithness
I can get a bulk bag of softwood for £30 or hardwood for £85