treevet
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Thanks, the crane is an 86, but she runs real nice with some bandaids and bubble gum holding her together.
IMO it is more trouble than it is worth seperating woods for specialty orders. My wood is either black or white....bad (tossed out or chipped) or good (sent up the conveyor. Ash is ok in limited quantities in a load.
Now the stuff that goes to my basement wood furnace....that is another story. Prime stuff only.
When you cut up the giant logs the length looks relatively shorter than they really are... and after they are split THOSE are the ones that we find to be the culprit.
for half cords.
three other rules I have:
someone must be home to inspect and agree to the load or I won't dump it.
NO CHECKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Unless I know you.
Custom lengths must be pre ordered and paid for in late winter or early spring..
Good points Robert and conversely we gave a few people some stuff a little too long and we are not gonna do that anymore.
When you cut up the giant logs the length looks relatively shorter than they really are... and after they are split THOSE are the ones that we find to be the culprit.
When doing the monster rounds I find them to be short. Maybe because I know how heavy it going to be and seem to buck closer to 14inch.
thats a lot of weight on a half ton truck most cords weigh
Has anyone used craigslist for advertising? I was wondering if you got much sales by doing that.
yes, and yes
beware of weirdos though - its craigslist, 90% of the people are good normal people though
I can we are considered small timers also.
We sell to some "recreational burners" and the "serious burners".
What burns my @22 are the ones who want to control the prices by selling too cheap. How many times do you hear "so&so" sold me a cord for "X" amount but what you're selling is more wood? Go figure, you cannot throw a cord of wood in a S-10 pickup but some people will pay a hundred bucks for a "load of it"!
If I can't sell a true cord for what it's worth for my time and effort and be honest about it then it's a waste. As a rule we stack every load in our truck and give the customer the tape measure and calculator for there own benefit. We ask them prior to pricing what length, type, etc. and their location before we quote. How do you justify driving 20 miles to deliver for the same price as going across the street?
I guess we've been lucky by having good repeat customers who appreciate the time and effort involved otherwise they would do it themselves.
Has anyone used craigslist for advertising? I was wondering if you got much sales by doing that.
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