capecodtree
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I am in the market for a tub grinder, morbark 950, duratech hd8, olathe, etc. any suggestions or do you know of one for sale? thanks, jim
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TrillPhil
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Man I do not want to be an ####### but you posted this topic last week.
Personally I don't really see what the big deal would be in having a tub grinder if you are not planning on being a mulch company. What's mulch #2 worth $15 a cubic yard? And maybe you make 10 yards chips a day per crew. Which means you'd make $150 after you turned it into mulch, but I'm sure there's some loss, plus the labor, maintenance, initial investment and real estate (space). so multiply your 10 yards x 200 working days (a formula already proposed by someone else) that's 2000 yards of mulch a year sold for $15 = 30000. Someone competent enough to sell the mulch, process it and everything is going to run you 20k a year. Doesn't seem worth it, imo atleast.
Edit: Realized from the sig you probably have two crews since you have two chippers. So maybe you make 60k a year additional income. I suppose it might be worth it. But is where you'd be dumping closer than the dump or people calling in for free chips? Because I know where I work, time and gas is more important.
Personally I don't really see what the big deal would be in having a tub grinder if you are not planning on being a mulch company. What's mulch #2 worth $15 a cubic yard? And maybe you make 10 yards chips a day per crew. Which means you'd make $150 after you turned it into mulch, but I'm sure there's some loss, plus the labor, maintenance, initial investment and real estate (space). so multiply your 10 yards x 200 working days (a formula already proposed by someone else) that's 2000 yards of mulch a year sold for $15 = 30000. Someone competent enough to sell the mulch, process it and everything is going to run you 20k a year. Doesn't seem worth it, imo atleast.
Edit: Realized from the sig you probably have two crews since you have two chippers. So maybe you make 60k a year additional income. I suppose it might be worth it. But is where you'd be dumping closer than the dump or people calling in for free chips? Because I know where I work, time and gas is more important.
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treeslayer
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do you have some big clearing jobs lined up? with the chippers you have, better be a good need.........
hauling brush to a tub site with a grapple loader is probably one the most efficient ideas, if your volume is real high.
What are your needs? and go with the Morbark.......
hauling brush to a tub site with a grapple loader is probably one the most efficient ideas, if your volume is real high.
What are your needs? and go with the Morbark.......
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