chainsaw hire

farmer boy · Dec 29, 2008

We have a 75 cc Stihl saw that we cut a bit of wood with for other people and was just wondering what a fair price would be for a man,saw, and gas etc. I really have no idea what would be fair yet reasonable.

bo · Dec 29, 2008

$50/hr...if you have to fell trees, more. If I hired you for that amount, I want you cutting wood...no saw break downs, no chain sharpening..cutting.

Anonymous-0 · Dec 29, 2008

Ok...no sharpening blades while on the clock.

Of course not touching up the blade while you're waiting for the saw to cool down while waiting to refuel it just means the job takes longer using duller chains. Win win situation -- you get to sit and take a break when refueling AND get to milk the job for more time.

Anonymous-0 · Dec 29, 2008

If he is cutting firewood, I don't think anybody is going to hire him for that. Around here you can buy firewood all cut, split, and delivered for around $275 a cord. How many hours does it take to cut a cord? It depends mostly on the size of the trees, if hes cutting old growth maple into firewood, then a single tree can make a cord, but if its small trees, it can take a long time to get a cord cut and not be worth the $50 an hour.

If its sawlogs, then thats different and is probably worth the $50 an hour.

john in la · Dec 29, 2008

Tell me where I can buy a chain that can do a days work without some touchup sharpening.

bo · Dec 29, 2008

You can't. But, bring extra chains and change them out. At $50/hr I ain't paying for you to sit there stroking a chain with a file. Hired a marine pile driver...at $800/half day...they drop a C clamp into the river and started to dip with a magnet for it. I watched for 5 minutes and told them that I'd buy them a new one..start driving piles. 15 buck clamp would have cost me 50 for every 15 minutes.

Mike Veen · Dec 29, 2008

$ 400-500 a day for falling 4hr min.

bo · Dec 29, 2008

That's a fair size saw...he should be able to whack more than a cord per hour...assuming no splitting, moving rounds ...just cutting.

RodinNS · Dec 29, 2008

The going rates for cut to length wood (8'4") in this area are ranging between 20 and 35 dollars per cord. Hardwood/firewood are on the low end; softwood/pulp on the higher end.
Hardwood sawlogs are at the higher end with veneer demanding a % premium (~10%...varies) on top of the standard rate.
Those are commercial rates here with comp and EI on top of that.
The hours you work are basically up to you and you can sharpen as many chains as you want.

Rod

farmer boy · Dec 29, 2008

I should add a bit more. Like I said just a bit of wood. There's about 50 mid sized trees all pulled up beside each other with very little mud on them. It would be more cut, cut, cut with no down time besides gassing up and sharpening a chain on lunch break. Would likely be able to cut 3 face cord an hour or more cause there's nothing to go wrong.

kyhayman · Dec 29, 2008

How much do you work for an hour? Add to that something for saw, and what your fuel cost and repair costs are.

I furnish the saws, gas, and repairs and pay the boy that helps me 8.00 an hour. He also does some on shares for me, his saw, gas, etc and I get 1 load out of every 5 stacked and split on my porch.

Fergienewbee · Dec 30, 2008

Handle;

Where do you live? Around here, firewood sells for $160.00 to 180.00 cut, split and delivered. One guy sells split firewood at 20 pieces for $5.00--you pick the pieces. Don't know what that is a cord, but it seems way cheap.

I'm doing an aspen clear-cut and splitting all the wood. I'll either try to sell it for campfires or use it for a quick hot fire in the spring or fall to take the chill out of the room. Hopefully, come spring all that aspen will regenerate hundreds of whips. Great woodcock. rabbit, grouse, and deer habitat.

Larry in Michigan

Rick in Michigan · Dec 30, 2008

Been cuttin' wood for 35+ years...never waited for saw to cool down to refuel. Shut 'er down, refuel, add oil, fire her up and go. If I had to wait for some reason, I'd just grab another saw and get back at it. No money made in waitin' on a saw.

Traditional Farmer · Dec 30, 2008

You really need 3 saws to make time cutting wood.
A small limbing saw a big saw for logs and a medium size saw with a bow blade to cut up downed limbs and pieces up to about 8" in diameter

CANUCK 4 · Dec 30, 2008

Whenever there's nothing to go wrong something will

Tim B from MA · Dec 30, 2008

Farmer, I'm not sure I agree with your 3 saw theory. I cut and sold fire wood in my college years, and burn 3-plus cords a year now. I have easily cut over 500 cords - most of which I felled myself.

I found that my Husqvarna 266 (66 cc) with a 20-inch bar is the perfect compromise between power (weight) and "reach".

Dropping down to an 18-inch bar, much less a 16-inch bar means alot more kneeling to get at the logs on the ground, cutting limbs flush at the log, low branches, and reaching to get to istance branches. Longer bars are like having longer arms.

At least two extra sharp chains to start a day cutting is essential though, and at least one spare saw in case the primary get bound into the tree.

Bob Kerr · Dec 30, 2008

We cut for a 93 yr old fellow and keep the wood to sell, It basicly boils down to $35 an hour each for two people that we get after figuring $20 an hour for maintenance and gas. So if you cut the thier wood and they keep it, charge $55 an hour. Since he wants the land cleared and we take the wood to sell, we don't charge him at all for cutting, It helps him out and all are happy including us and the people who buy the wood at a good price. We charge $60 a 4x8 rick for mostly unseasoned soft maple.

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