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I received an interesting call from a guy that found me on craigslist. He has 55 acres of standing oak that was killed three years ago by gypsy moths. He has figured that it is better to sell the timber for firewood than logs and estimated that he has 2500 cords of wood.
The proposed deal was me picking up three or four cords a week, cut and split, for $65 a cord in exchange for using my TW-5 splitter for the week. He is taking care of all maintenance. (I'm thinking damage/theft contract as well as liability waiver in case he 6 ways his hand....)
Considering seasoned oak is going for $200 a cord, I could stockpile for next years sales as well as providing wood to several family members.
Also negotiated but not set in stone was eight hours of Bobcat stump grinding for four free cords. As well as me running the splitter and having his laborer feed the machine in exchange for wood. What do you guys think? He's a half hour away and I can pick up about 3.5 cords at a time, 1.5 in the 350 dump and two in the dump trailer, if I take the time to stack it.
I don't doubt his sincerity and honesty, I just want to be sure everyone's ### is covered and it is beneficial for the both of us. If you think its crazy, feel free to tell me I'm crazy.
My theory is the splitter sits idle a good bit of the time, and it costs me a little more than that to cut and split my own wood. From a business sense, how much is my time worth to me, you know.
The proposed deal was me picking up three or four cords a week, cut and split, for $65 a cord in exchange for using my TW-5 splitter for the week. He is taking care of all maintenance. (I'm thinking damage/theft contract as well as liability waiver in case he 6 ways his hand....)
Considering seasoned oak is going for $200 a cord, I could stockpile for next years sales as well as providing wood to several family members.
Also negotiated but not set in stone was eight hours of Bobcat stump grinding for four free cords. As well as me running the splitter and having his laborer feed the machine in exchange for wood. What do you guys think? He's a half hour away and I can pick up about 3.5 cords at a time, 1.5 in the 350 dump and two in the dump trailer, if I take the time to stack it.
I don't doubt his sincerity and honesty, I just want to be sure everyone's ### is covered and it is beneficial for the both of us. If you think its crazy, feel free to tell me I'm crazy.
My theory is the splitter sits idle a good bit of the time, and it costs me a little more than that to cut and split my own wood. From a business sense, how much is my time worth to me, you know.