Felled 1st thinnings whats it worth roughly

SIX PACK

Hi just wondering would anyone have a rough idea what price i might achieve per Cubic Metre (or per tonne) for 1st thinnings on the ground. The plantation is mixed with Oak All the way trough so every second line of Softwood has to come out of it.


Or if their is a buyer out there who might be interested Pm me if so 14 Acres up for grabs

GFish

SIX PACK wrote: »

The plantation is mixed with Oak All the way trough so every second line of Softwood has to come out of it.

Is the plantation softwood or hardwood?
What exactly are you selling?

SIX PACK

Hi the plantation is a mix of Hardwood & Softwood. Species include Scots Pine, Larch, Birch, Ash, Oak . . .
The only trees to come out of it are Larch (softwood trees) every second line theirs about 100 Lines rows to be cleared
If you interested a lot of timber cheap give me call <modsnip> Take it to PM
Sold this 16 x 7 Foot Daf lorry load last week for €160 3 lads came & cut it up. & i drew it out to road side for them

Chisler2

What's your (approximate) location?

SIX PACK

Roscomroe Offaly https://maps.google.ie/maps?q=roscomroe+offaly&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.53217764,d.ZGU,pv.xjs.s.en_US.6PYzwk9faGo.O&biw=1264&bih=656&dpr=1&wrapid=tlif138052613381110&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&sa=N&tab=wl . Got a lot of interest in last week in fairness. Got few calls off people who say they will take the lot but in 2 minds wherther to sell it like that. A lot of timber still in it approx 14 acres of thinnings

reilig

SIX PACK wrote: »

Hi the plantation is a mix of Hardwood & Softwood. Species include Scots Pine, Larch, Birch, Ash, Oak . . .
The only trees to come out of it are Larch (softwood trees) every second line theirs about 100 Lines rows to be cleared
If you interested a lot of timber cheap give me call <modsnip> Take it to PM
Sold this 16 x 7 Foot Daf lorry load last week for €160 3 lads came & cut it up. & i drew it out to road side for them

Is that a 7 ton truck?

Last year I bought 8 dump trailers of first thinnings for €900. Each load was more than 7 ton as I weighed them on local weighbridge.

Also, yours look very thin. Are you sure that you're not thinning too early?
The first thinnings that I bought were from min 5" diameter up to max 11". Any thinner than that would have had poor burn value for me.

SIX PACK

For Grant reasons we had to do 1st thinnings. The plantation is mixed & the Larch Trees were growing well over the Oak trees Therefore Oak not getting enough Sunlight. In along the lines some of the trees are smaller alright. Havn't a clue what weight that Load is maybe 8 tonne - i suppose if wood gets wet it can add a lot of weight to it also.

This is the company who we planted with http://www.swsforestry.ie/?page_id=41

locky76

Do you have any concerns letting lads you don't know into your plantation with saws? Chainsaws are the one thing public liability doesn't cover...
A guy down our way lost a farm with a casual worker getting injured using a saw.

SIX PACK wrote: »

Hi the plantation is a mix of Hardwood & Softwood. Species include Scots Pine, Larch, Birch, Ash, Oak . . .
The only trees to come out of it are Larch (softwood trees) every second line theirs about 100 Lines rows to be cleared
If you interested a lot of timber cheap give me call <modsnip> Take it to PM
Sold this 16 x 7 Foot Daf lorry load last week for €160 3 lads came & cut it up. & i drew it out to road side for them