how to bid

[sawnazi]

I am starting a new business clearing fencelines and small woods of dead fallen and standing timber how would some one bid the work for that job.its mainly for fire wood.

 

[yooper]

lol, like the name, we usta call a dude by land O lakes WI who tuned our slasher blades the "Sawnazi"

 

[redprospector]

I am starting a new business clearing fencelines and small woods of dead fallen and standing timber how would some one bid the work for that job.its mainly for fire wood.

You need to think of the firewood as a "value added product".
Look at the job and figure out how many man hours it will take to complete. Then figure in your expenses (saw chain, fuel & maintenance for equipment, fuel, oil for your saws, workmans comp, etc, etc, etc.). Figure a price for the job considering your expenses, and what you'd like to make. Then make a deal for the wood. Most of the time I charge the land owner to haul it off, but sometimes not.

Andy

 

[2dogs]

If you need to make a living off this job and it is just you need to make at least $1000.00 per week. The cost of insurance alone will eat into that figure pretty deep.

 

[sawnazi]

I will not be doin it for a living just as a weekend deal to make extra cash i like felling so much that i figure i might as well try it.

 

[2dogs]

Well then figure out what you need to make per day and go from there.

 

[Steve NW WI]

In this part of the state, chances are you'd be working pretty cheap clearing fence lines, unless you have a trackhoe or dozer to finish the job. If the stumps aren't gone, the problem will be back shortly enough. Figure fenceline wood as being mainly elm and boxelder, neither one are high $$ firewood, so you won't be getting a ton of money out of the back side either.

Cleaning up woodlots would get (most likely) higher value firewood, but most landowners will either do it themselves, hire a logging company for a commercial harvest, or let it rot or give it away, so you're not likely to get paid from the landowner, unless you can convince them you are adding value to their property.

Actual mileage may vary, I have friends that cut on local farmer's fencelines for free just to get the wood, farmer then hires a trackhoe to finish the job, but they don't have to spend as much time cleaning, so it saves the farmer some $.

 

[porch monkey]

In this part of the state, chances are you'd be working pretty cheap clearing fence lines, unless you have a trackhoe or dozer to finish the job. If the stumps aren't gone, the problem will be back shortly enough.

Remedy + diesel will take care of regrowth from those cut stumps a lot cheaper than something with tracks. Of course I don't live in WI (thank God - lol) so it might not be labeled to use there

 

[sawnazi]

The cutting wood is a free service if i keep the wood if they want it then i give them a bid. Also if I have to travel over 50 miles its a bid job. Now I am just charging the costomer time and travel. I also just purchesed a bucket cat for full clearing of fencelines. As of now I have 5 jobs lined up 3 are bid work and 2 are fire wood jobs. I thank everyone for their input if you have anymore please let me know THANKS:greenchainsaw: