firewood logs

baler

hi guys does anybody know whay price firewood logs are making for large loads from coilte and other suppliers i would be looking for about 2 artic loads at a time

kay 9

1000-1200 yo yos per load. That was the price 2 months ago anyway. Doesn;t last as long as one would think either.

baler

how much timber on those loads is it by the cubic meter or by weight

kay 9

Cubic meter. Just don't get codded with them coming with the lighter stuff, not as much stuff in it. I seen the cousin got a load and doesn;t do too much burning at all and he's half way through it in about 3 months. What ya burning it in if ya don't mind me asking?

baler

i wil be bagging it and selling it on have done it last year but intend to di a bit more this year i have a firewood processor so trying to get a bit of a round going

kay 9

Ah it don;t matter what size logs they bring ya if your bagging it for sale as much. You would be down on potential profit all the same as a 40" log has alot more timber than a 12". You should try get a good deal if your buying more than one load of the same fella;) I know someone that got a serious load for 800euro and the lad that delivered still had nice profit.

baler

that sounds like great value at 800 we are selling it at 4euro a bag plenty of work in it for little profit but thats the way in everything now

kay 9

Tell me about it, and seems thing will get worse the way our leaders are telling lies to the IMF:rolleyes: Have you a log splitter or do ya do it all with the saw? A sharp saw is faster sometimes. Alot of them splitters are fairly slow. Ah yes, ya said you have a processor, I'm tired I think:D

ellewood

yea, the old lad cuts 2-3 full loads a year and does it all with the saw its just as quick and the blocks look a lot beter when ur selling em

dryan

Can someone tell me what is the best firewood to burn in a stove?
Have access to lots of Ash, Sycamore, Birch, white thorn, and the odd Sally, evergreen and Pine trees as well.

I'd like to know what timber gives off the best heat and what will last the longest in the stove.

Cheers.

reilig

kay 9 wrote: »

Cubic meter. Just don't get codded with them coming with the lighter stuff, not as much stuff in it. I seen the cousin got a load and doesn;t do too much burning at all and he's half way through it in about 3 months. What ya burning it in if ya don't mind me asking?

Coillte sell by weight and you will get a weight docket with every load and charge €1000 + Vat for a 25 ton load.

Unless its hardwood you're buying, the lighter stuff is the stuff to get as the heavier stuff will normally be green timber which needs to be seasoned for at least 12 months before you can burn it - it will burn for a long time if you burn the green stuff, but there will be no heat out of it and your chimney will soon clog with creosote.

Also, the lighter the timber is, the more you will get per load when buying by weight.

reilig

dryan wrote: »

Can someone tell me what is the best firewood to burn in a stove?
Have access to lots of Ash, Sycamore, Birch, white thorn, and the odd Sally, evergreen and Pine trees as well.

I'd like to know what timber gives off the best heat and what will last the longest in the stove.

Cheers.

Ash wins hands down. Not only does it give off the most heat and burn for longest, but it is also the easiest to split - especially if you split it when it is green and then stack the split logs to dry.

hammer73

dryan wrote: »

Can someone tell me what is the best firewood to burn in a stove?
Have access to lots of Ash, Sycamore, Birch, white thorn, and the odd Sally, evergreen and Pine trees as well.

I'd like to know what timber gives off the best heat and what will last the longest in the stove.

Cheers.

as already said, ash is probably the best from what you have listed but they will all burn well when seasoned to a moisture content of between 20 and 25%. As they say wood burns, water doesnt...

reilig

hammer73 wrote: »

as already said, ash is probably the best from what you have listed but they will all burn well when seasoned to a moisture content of between 20 and 25%. As they say wood burns, water doesnt...

True Hammer. I find that ash seasons faster than most woods - so long as it is split. A good option is to cut down trees in the winter months when the sap is low. Ash that I cut last february and split and stored in a shed from May to the present is currently showing a moisture content on the moisture meter of below 20% which is ideal for my log gasifyig boiler.

vcsggl

dryan wrote: »

Can someone tell me what is the best firewood to burn in a stove?
Have access to lots of Ash, Sycamore, Birch, white thorn, and the odd Sally, evergreen and Pine trees as well.

I'd like to know what timber gives off the best heat and what will last the longest in the stove.

Cheers.

Here's your answer Dryan!


Logs to burn; logs to burn;
Logs to save the coal a turn.

Here's a word to make you wise
when you hear the woodman's cries;
Never heed his usual tale
That he's splendid logs for sale
But read these lines & really learn
The proper kind of logs to burn.

Oak logs will warm you well,
If they're old and dry.
Larch logs of pinewoods smell
But the sparks will fly.
Beech logs for Christmas time;
Yew logs heat well;
'Scotch' logs it is a crime
For anyone to sell.
Birch logs will burn too fast;
Chestnut scarce at all;
Hawthorn logs are good to last
If cut in the fall.
Holly logs will burn like wax,
You should burn them green;
Elm logs like smouldering flax,
No flame to be seen.
Pear logs and apple logs,
They will scent your room;
Cherry logs across the dogs
Smell like flowers in bloom,
But ash logs all smooth and grey
Burn them green or old,
Buy up all that come your way
They're worth their weight in gold.

Honor Goodhart, 1926

hammer73

baler wrote: »

hi guys does anybody know whay price firewood logs are making for large loads from coilte and other suppliers i would be looking for about 2 artic loads at a time

Just found the prices that i wrote down a few weeks ago. Rang Coillte for prices and softwood is 36 euro a cube and hardwood is 46 a cube with an artic loading measuring 30 cube. These prices are plus vat at 13.5%.
Lengths are about 3 metres but could be more and diameter of material veries from small to big, you have no choice, take what you are given.

Anyone know of anyone other than Coillte selling wood by the load?

kay 9

hammer73 wrote: »

Just found the prices that i wrote down a few weeks ago. Rang Coillte for prices and softwood is 36 euro a cube and hardwood is 46 a cube with an artic loading measuring 30 cube. These prices are plus vat at 13.5%.
Lengths are about 3 metres but could be more and diameter of material veries from small to big, you have no choice, take what you are given.

Anyone know of anyone other than Coillte selling wood by the load?

Get one of the drivers to deliver ya if ya can;)

ravima

anyone interested in buying standing timber near Dungarvan?

3 very large pine type trees need felling and removal of all the debris. Roots can be left.

reilig

.A guy near here will sell split timber by the 10 ton load for 40 euro per m3. You couldn't afford to buy from coillte at that price.

Here's a reply to my request for a quote from them:

Hello l,
You have got the right person. I am the central contact for such enquiries coming from the northern half of the country.

We do sell individual lorry-loads of pulpwood logs to domestic customers (3.0 metres in length and ranging in diameter from 10cm up to 35cm). You will have to split the logs yourself. The approximately price is 1100 per load delivered (incl. VAT at 13.5%). A load is usually 25 tonnes but it will vary. Each load is weighed.

My colleague Lorcan Harrison is the wood production manager for Leitrim - Lorcan can arrange delivery, though transport is very difficult there at present as I'm sure you know.

Lorcan's number is 0868117044. please persist in trying to contact him but if you cannot give me a call on 0862058871

hammer73 wrote: »

Just found the prices that i wrote down a few weeks ago. Rang Coillte for prices and softwood is 36 euro a cube and hardwood is 46 a cube with an artic loading measuring 30 cube. These prices are plus vat at 13.5%.
Lengths are about 3 metres but could be more and diameter of material veries from small to big, you have no choice, take what you are given.

Anyone know of anyone other than Coillte selling wood by the load?

bbam

reilig wrote: »

.A guy near here will sell split timber by the 10 ton load for 40 euro per m3.

Can I ask how many m3 in the 10 ton load and does it come with a weight docket.
thanks

Oh, and what part of the country ??

tipptom

jays ,were bagging and selling to shops in net bags for 3.50,ash and beech,havnt done figures yet but we must be getting slaughtered if your making nothing at 4e,intend selling door to door after christmas for 4.50 a bag when these skangers that are stealing pulp from coilte run out.Afraid were using a tractor and splitter(slow),but wont not split anything.Do about 25 to 30 bags an hour split,bag and stack,any tips for speedier delivery gladly accepted.

dminor123

Jst wondering I had a bit of forestry first thinned recently, I'm getting Round 10 euro a ton for the timber, a few questions,1, how many m*3 in a ton, 2 , ,how many Ton does a forestry truck take.3, the price is taking into account the boys cut it , and drew it out, I don't pay them but again how much does a forestry contractor charge to cut and draw out the timber, the timber ranges from 100mm to 225mm decent enough size logs,

reilig

bbam wrote: »

Can I ask how many m3 in the 10 ton load and does it come with a weight docket.
thanks

Oh, and what part of the country ??

Sorry, 10 ton is only the size of the truck, he doesn't sell by weight, he sells by the cubic meter. There may only be 7 or 8 ton in the load. The truck holds 22 big bags which are 1m3 each. But he prefers to deliver loose and will charge you extra for the bags if you want them.

bbam

reilig wrote: »

Sorry, 10 ton is only the size of the truck, he doesn't sell by weight, he sells by the cubic meter. There may only be 7 or 8 ton in the load. The truck holds 22 big bags which are 1m3 each. But he prefers to deliver loose and will charge you extra for the bags if you want them.

Thanks... sounds about the same as I paid last year, ~€120 a ton delivered and he will taylor the length/split to requirments, 3 ton load. If I wer well I have a few trees down that need cutting but not at the moment.

corco2000

i find beech the best in a stove. Ash is my second fav. I get more heat and lasts long with beech for some reason.

Pirates Ale

reilig wrote: »

Sorry, 10 ton is only the size of the truck, he doesn't sell by weight, he sells by the cubic meter. There may only be 7 or 8 ton in the load. The truck holds 22 big bags which are 1m3 each. But he prefers to deliver loose and will charge you extra for the bags if you want them.

Something seems slightly amiss with the load size. A 20 ton 8 wheeler will carry approx 15 m3, cant see how he would carry 22m3 in a 10 tonner.

cinders and buttons

Hi
Does anyone know where we can get hardwood logs in the Gorey Area by the ton

Thank's

TomOnBoard

I have loads of timber that I would be happy to transport to Gorey if you'll pay me by the ton. Why? Coz it's just been felled and is probably 50-60% sap/water.

This thread started out trying to deal with timber by volume out of the forest (i.e. priced in terms of true timber volume regardless of moisture content.

Somewhere along the way, someone moved to volume of cut/split timber (i.e. Veeerrrrryyy loose volume)

And now our latest posts are talking in terms of tons.

Apples & Oranges, people....

Oldtree

please ignore the above (now deleted) post

milkprofit

cinders and buttons wrote: »

Hi
Does anyone know where we can get hardwood logs in the Gorey Area by the ton

Thank's

have some 12 ft lengths in wicklow if u can draw
we will load