indiansprings
Firewood Purveyor
I personally would be concerned about farming out an expensive machine like yours. I dang sure would spend a couple of days with him training him on the operation. I would also create a "before" operation checklist of maint to do and a "after" operation checklist. I would specify at how many hours the oil/filter needs changed, the same on the hydraulic fluid and filter and what brand of oils that I wanted in the machine. The machine would have to be under cover and secured when not in use.
I have customers that want green wood. I do not sell it any cheaper than seasoned. It takes the same amount of time/labor/expenses to cut green as it does seasoned. I also cut two distinct sizes of wood one that is for stoves/fireplaces and the second type is for the OWB. OWB just being longer and much larger splits as that is what the typical OWB customer wants.
I do have one or two very elderly customers that I split the wood down to cook stove wood size so they can handle it, but that is an exception.
If the bark is on the trees I would say it's prolly all good. I do agree that dead timber that has stood a while just seems to be harder, no explanation why, but it just seems that way.
I would stop by after a week of this arrangement and just do a surprise visit on how the machine is being treated maintained.
I dang sure would have a contract or agreement drawn up so there is no mis-understanding at a later date. If he's not willing to do that I would walk.
I have customers that want green wood. I do not sell it any cheaper than seasoned. It takes the same amount of time/labor/expenses to cut green as it does seasoned. I also cut two distinct sizes of wood one that is for stoves/fireplaces and the second type is for the OWB. OWB just being longer and much larger splits as that is what the typical OWB customer wants.
I do have one or two very elderly customers that I split the wood down to cook stove wood size so they can handle it, but that is an exception.
If the bark is on the trees I would say it's prolly all good. I do agree that dead timber that has stood a while just seems to be harder, no explanation why, but it just seems that way.
I would stop by after a week of this arrangement and just do a surprise visit on how the machine is being treated maintained.
I dang sure would have a contract or agreement drawn up so there is no mis-understanding at a later date. If he's not willing to do that I would walk.