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selling timber

lukky · 2012-03-27 09:08:43

hi guys, any advice would be appreciated. my father has about 17 acres of forestry, we have about 150 trees cut. am thinking of cutting it up and selling it next winter. as anyone done this, and what would be the best way to go about it.

27-03-2012 10:08am

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lukky

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hi guys, any advice would be appreciated.
my father has about 17 acres of forestry, we have about 150 trees cut.
am thinking of cutting it up and selling it next winter. as anyone done this, and what would be the best way to go about it.

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#2 29-03-2012 10:27pm

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lukky wrote: »

hi guys, any advice would be appreciated.
my father has about 17 acres of forestry, we have about 150 trees cut.
am thinking of cutting it up and selling it next winter. as anyone done this, and what would be the best way to go about it.

have you a felling licence to fell the trees and are you aware you have to replant after felling?

regarding the work itself what size tree are they? more than likely a harvester is the right machine for the job

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