The one garden center I know of sells up to half cords and they do deliver. I have seen their wood from previous suppliers and there are some big chunks. Never kiln dried
He'll bring you all the logs that won't go thru his processor. Too large and too curved. That might not be much if he's had a good supply of nice logs. Is it worth your while to be a reseller ? Has he got anyone else lined up to resell ? Could you sell more at a smaller margin ? Will there actually be more ? You did sell all you made last year.
Garden centers around here have huge piles of split cordwood. Never stopped to check on specifics. But, it must be profitable as they've been selling it for years.
Sorry to hear about this unfortunate turn of events. Other suppliers you can contact? Was he charging you per log load?
that definitely S&%#$! You seem to have enough connections to score wood in quantity. I spoke with the Asplundh log truck a couple weeks ago. He was PU remnants from their cuttings. Huge dumpster on back of the truck with a claw. A hydro line had blown and he was waiting for repair truck to come. I talked with him a good half hour. He told me they drop wood off for cutters like you. Several in the state. I guess it saves them money and the bottom line is what its all about in business. Give them a shout...maybe work for you. Food for thought???
It’s definitely worth it to resell if splitting is a minimum. $110 a cord to do a little resplitting, let sit in the field then load and deliver. I could sell twice what I sold this year with no problem, well market wise that is. The demand is there.
I need to reach out to more tree guys. Problem is my moms farm is about 15-20 minutes further out than dumping places and some guys don’t want to be bothered. Loads varied but at the end of it all, it was coming out to around $45-$50 per cord.
That bites. How much area do you have access to cut from? Maybe some of the other tree guys can bring you wood. Hope you can find plenty.
A little update on where my firewooding has take me. He got his processor and got it up and running. I stopped by to check it out the first day. He has a 4 and 6 way wedge and the logs his guys are running through it are too big for my liking. Of course the manufacturer says it will handle those diameter logs but splits coming off are just too big. So we discuss this and he comes in with a lower price which we agree upon. He drops off 7 three cord loads within the first 10 days. After going through to resplit and pile it how I normally do, I call him up and let him know not to bring any more loads until he gets the 8 way wedge. Moving through the pile isn’t terrible and there’s still room for profit but it’s not exactly what I’m looking for. I did get the rest of the mixed hardwood split and now have 3 oak piles goin which isn’t ideal either but it will have to do for now. The short in heigh piles are what he’s dropped off. The higher piles are the finished product.
Those are big splits. I would agree that it's too much work to resplit it all, since you are paying for it.
I think the splitter you have is perfect for big rounds. have you ever considered a super split for the re-split pile? if you only need to split in 2 or 3 pieces, it may speed up your operation. Just an idea.
This is new to me. I already have 2 splitters but I have thought about pulling the trigger on one now that I have this wood. Will need to see how the loads are once he gets his 8 way wedge and more ideal size logs
I keep telling folks in my area that all this rain we been getting is just a warning of what's to come.At some point this moisture is going to turn around one of these winters soon and we better be ready.Looks like your getting to it and you'll be glad you did.When the snow does come back they'll be so much it'll make the winter of " 78 " look like a sleigh ride.It's going to be rough power outages and food trucks and train being unable to deliver goods.Keep that in mind and keep up the good work.I am !
