Buying a truck load of timber

elvis99

Just wondering does anyone know roughly how much a truck load of timber costs ??

Im looking to purchase timber without going through the Coillte auction system as all im looking for is a truck load of harvested timber.

Cheers for any advice

reilig

elvis99 wrote: »

Just wondering does anyone know roughly how much a truck load of timber costs ??

Im looking to purchase timber without going through the Coillte auction system as all im looking for is a truck load of harvested timber.

Cheers for any advice

It was €1000 + VAT 12 months ago. You don't need to go through the auction system. Just contact the harvesting manager in your area. They are listed on the Coillte website.

Timber has risen significantly in price in the last 12 months so I imagine that Coillte have increased the sale price per load accordingly.

Swinefluproof

Is coillte the only intermediary through which you can buy a truckload of timber or are there other suppliers?

twincamman

reilig wrote: »

It was €1000 + VAT 12 months ago. You don't need to go through the auction system. Just contact the harvesting manager in your area. They are listed on the Coillte website.

Timber has risen significantly in price in the last 12 months so I imagine that Coillte have increased the sale price per load accordingly.

anyone bought a load recently.im thinking of cutting up a load and selling firewood or is it too expensive to buy from coillte to make a profit

Oldtree

http://www.coillte.ie/coillteforest/log_sales/faq/

http://www.coillte.ie/fileadmin/user_upload/pdfs/Log_Sales/Harvesting_Managers_3.pdf

Thinking of doing the same, but need to think further about a drying area to store for a year or two.

I think its about 30 tonnes per load but I may be wrong.

Harwarder

Swinefluproof wrote: »

Is coillte the only intermediary through which you can buy a truckload of timber or are there other suppliers?

Try the sawmills. They usually sell off reject logs that made it into the mill. 26 tonnes on a load. Shouldn't cost more than €1,100.

F.D

Just wondering what would the burning value of the timber compared to turf/ briquettes,
so your 30 ton load of timber what amount of turf would it be equal too, i know there is no way of exactly knowing but just roughly

gally74

All depends on distance 500 euros if close by