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Matty6270

Hi there. I have cut around 20 x 12 foot tipping trailer loads of hardwood timber. Ash,beech etc. not sure how much it is worth as I'm going to sell it and don't want to give it away for a bad price. I have all cut in 8-12 foot lengths and all tipped in my yard. Any ideas ?

Grueller

Matty6270 wrote: »

Hi there. I have cut around 20 x 12 foot tipping trailer loads of hardwood timber. Ash,beech etc. not sure how much it is worth as I'm going to sell it and don't want to give it away for a bad price. I have all cut in 8-12 foot lengths and all tipped in my yard. Any ideas ?

Keep it and use it yourself over time if you have any good way of storing it would be my advice. I had a similar quantity a few years back after cleaning land and every prick in the country was ringing offering traders rates for it. It ain't worth the hassle imo unless you are really reliant on the cash.

jaymla627

Matty6270 wrote: »

Hi there. I have cut around 20 x 12 foot tipping trailer loads of hardwood timber. Ash,beech etc. not sure how much it is worth as I'm going to sell it and don't want to give it away for a bad price. I have all cut in 8-12 foot lengths and all tipped in my yard. Any ideas ?

It needs to be split and processed into 7-10 inch pieces to be worth anything, along with being seasoned, sell a good bit of hardwood timber here out of the yard for 45 euro a cubic metre, which is the full of a 8 foot bucket, a 12 foot trailer like yours say stacked 3 foot high will only have about 3 and a half buckets maybe four once you have it spilt....
Bit of a mugs game timber at the minute as with oil being so cheap theirz no real demand for it, unless your selling it for half noting, have over 60 tons of timber split and in the shed here at the minute and unless I get the 45 a bucket it stays in the shed it's bloody hard work between cutting/splitting it and your working for noting for any less then 45 a bucket

Matty6270

I know everyone is at it these days. My timber is in d way at d minute that's why I want to sell it there's a local guy that buys and sells timber but he will ask me how much I want but I don't have a clue

Greengrass1

jaymla627 wrote: »

It needs to be split and processed into 7-10 inch pieces to be worth anything, along with being seasoned, sell a good bit of hardwood timber here out of the yard for 45 euro a cubic metre, which is the full of a 8 foot bucket, a 12 foot trailer like yours say stacked 3 foot high will only have about 3 and a half buckets maybe four once you have it spilt....
Bit of a mugs game timber at the minute as with oil being so cheap theirz no real demand for it, unless your selling it for half noting, have over 60 tons of timber split and in the shed here at the minute and unless I get the 45 a bucket it stays in the shed it's bloody hard work between cutting/splitting it and your working for noting for any less then 45 a bucket

45e is too cheap for that size bucket of timber I'd be saying 70/75e. We were selling 5ft buckets of rings that was cut fresh for 50e. They would be well stacked into the bucket though not just thrown in.
But your right it is a tough game. Cut 2 trees for ourselves this winter and it waa enough. Used to be be at it all winter long and I'm not sorry we haven't the time for it or need for it any more

ALANC81

Greengrass1 wrote: »

45e is too cheap for that size bucket of timber I'd be saying 70/75e. We were selling 5ft buckets of rings that was cut fresh for 50e. They would be well stacked into the bucket though not just thrown in.
But your right it is a tough game. Cut 2 trees for ourselves this winter and it waa enough. Used to be be at it all winter long and I'm not sorry we haven't the time for it or need for it any more

I agree €45 is far to cheep for that. An 8'x4' trailer with 16" sides well loaded with hard wood is making €130 to €150 around here. There's a lot of work in timber no need in giving it away.

jaymla627

Greengrass1 wrote: »

45e is too cheap for that size bucket of timber I'd be saying 70/75e. We were selling 5ft buckets of rings that was cut fresh for 50e. They would be well stacked into the bucket though not just thrown in.
But your right it is a tough game. Cut 2 trees for ourselves this winter and it waa enough. Used to be be at it all winter long and I'm not sorry we haven't the time for it or need for it any more

With heating oil so cheap that's all you get, and it's a struggle at that, only reason I'm at it here is have woodland that we are reclaiming next year and the trees have to be got of it...

ALANC81

Double post.

jaymla627

ALANC81 wrote: »

I agree €45 is far to cheep for that. An 8'x4' trailer with 16" sides well loaded with hard wood is making €130 to €150 around here. There's a lot of work in timber no need in giving it away.

takes around 2 and a bit buckets to fill a 8x4 trailer so say 100 euro, I sell it delivered for 140 for a 8x4 trailer but your nearly better off at 45 a bucket out of the yard when you take into account time lost delivering it/diseal etc..

Sam Kade

jaymla627 wrote: »

takes around 2 and a bit buckets to fill a 8x4 trailer so say 100 euro, I sell it delivered for 140 for a 8x4 trailer but your nearly better off at 45 a bucket out of the yard when you take into account time lost delivering it/diseal etc..

What type of timber? My neighbour is selling spruce well seasoned 12x8 tipper for €130

darragh_haven

ALANC81 wrote: »

I agree €45 is far to cheep for that. An 8'x4' trailer with 16" sides well loaded with hard wood is making €130 to €150 around here. There's a lot of work in timber no need in giving it away.

It doesnt matter to people what it worth to the seller and how much work is involved. Every man and his dog is selling timber around here and oil is relatively cheap so it's impacting what a trailer load of timber is worth to the buyer. Closer to €100 for that 8x4 trailer of split timber arpund here

Sam Kade

darragh_haven wrote: »

It doesnt matter to people what it worth to the seller and how much work is involved. Every man and his dog is selling timber around here and oil is relatively cheap so it's impacting what a trailer load of timber is worth to the buyer. Closer to €100 for that 8x4 trailer of split timber arpund here

Before I'd pay €100 for a 4x8 trailer, I'd rather buy coal

jaymla627

Matty6270 wrote: »

I know everyone is at it these days. My timber is in d way at d minute that's why I want to sell it there's a local guy that buys and sells timber but he will ask me how much I want but I don't have a clue

unprocessed in lengths I'd say it's worth in our around 2400 if you have 20 trailer loads for the lot, if their's a lot of ash threw it maybe 3000 if you get the right lad....
Get a mate here with a log splitter to split the timber while i cut it in to rings, he gets 25 euro an hour and it costs about 25 to run the saw and pay myself a 10 a hour and would average 4 buckets a hour, so it costs over a 10 a bucket to process it, from lengths that's why I would be saying a trailer load is worth about 120 a load not processed

darragh_haven

Sam Kade wrote: »

Before I'd pay €100 for a 4x8 trailer, I'd rather buy coal

I bought oil instead.

Kevhog1988

Where are ye based lads? Would be interested in any timber ye have for sale around Kildare/offaly/meath area (Basically enfield)

jaymla627

Sam Kade wrote: »

What type of timber? My neighbour is selling spruce well seasoned 12x8 tipper for €130

ash/beech/oak softwood like spruce is worth very little also a major fire hazard in open fires only really suitable for stoves...

jaymla627

theemigrant wrote: »

Where are ye based lads? Would be interested in any timber ye have for sale around Kildare/offaly/meath area (Basically enfield)

Up in Laois here just outside mountmellick, how much do you want can supply artic loads delivered if your intrested and the price is right

Greengrass1

jaymla627 wrote: »

Up in Laois here just outside mountmellick, how much do you want can supply artic loads delivered if your intrested and the price is right

Did an artic load once. Jesus never again. Pain in the hole

jaymla627

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Did an artic load once. Jesus never again. Pain in the hole

Good chainsaw is half the battle, got a professional 70 cc husky this year and it's a animal to get through timber was only messing with the 50 cc one I had before it, three times the output nearly

Greengrass1

jaymla627 wrote: »

Good chainsaw is half the battle, got a professional 70 cc husky this year and it's a animal to get through timber was only messing with the 50 cc one I had before it, three times the output nearly

Have a semi pro husky here and a stihl with 18 inch bar. You'd fly through timber but you would earn your dinner at it.

Kevhog1988

jaymla627 wrote: »

Up in Laois here just outside mountmellick, how much do you want can supply artic loads delivered if your intrested and the price is right

Your only over the road. Im in Carbury County Kildare. Pm me a price for an artic load delivered to Carbury. Will be paying cash on delivery.

Dawggone

Used to do that craic when I was a young lad.
All had to be split and bagged in fert bags.


It used to drive me ape when you would be carrying in the bags to houses (those on the dole) and the woman of the house would be telling me to be quiet so as not to wake the boss...same craic two generations later.

Kevhog1988

Dawggone wrote: »

Used to do that craic when I was a young lad.
All had to be split and bagged in fert bags.


It used to drive me ape when you would be carrying in the bags to houses (those on the dole) and the woman of the house would be telling me to be quiet so as not to wake the boss...same craic two generations later.

My uncle had quite a substantial fuel run around Dublin when i was a small child. I was paid 3p per bag to fill them with turf. We used to cut the tops off the bags so they took less filling

Reggie.

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Did an artic load once. Jesus never again. Pain in the hole

You'd fly through an artic load in a few days at most

Reggie.

theemigrant wrote: »

Your only over the road. Im in Carbury County Kildare. Pm me a price for an artic load delivered to Carbury. Will be paying cash on delivery.

If ya get me something nice for Christmas you can have the logsplitter

Greengrass1

Reggie. wrote: »

You'd fly through an artic load in a few days at most

Not when you haven't full days to devote to it.

Would have been easier if the artic was parked in the yard, we had to hand ball every ring into loader amd then into trailer when it arrived

Reggie.

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Not when you haven't full days to devote to it.

Would have been easier if the artic was parked in the yard, we had to hand ball every ring into loader amd then into trailer when it arrived

Pallet forks not lift them off

Greengrass1

Reggie. wrote: »

Pallet forks not lift them off

Pallet fork? These wete cut into rimgs

Reggie.

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Pallet fork? These wete cut into rimgs

Not tip up then? Thought they came in lengths on the artics

Greengrass1

Reggie. wrote: »

Not tip up then? Thought they came in lengths on the artics

Ye have me wrong. We sold an artic load of wood to a lad. Had to fill it in rings

Reggie.

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Ye have me wrong. We sold an artic load of wood to a lad. Had to fill it in rings

Ah right

Kevhog1988

Reggie. wrote: »

If ya get me something nice for Christmas you can have the logsplitter

have a pto firewood processor ðŸ‘ðŸ‘ðŸ‘

Reggie.

theemigrant wrote: »

have a pto firewood processor ðŸ‘ðŸ‘ðŸ‘

Ooooh look at you