gibson said:
Another thing is, doing the quick "fuzzy" math in my head, I can't figure out how processing wood is profitable. Unless the tree service companies gotta pay the guys anyway and you have really good equipment. I don't know...theres gotta be a reason why some (many) of these guys drop their wood in the landfill. This makes me think I will be able to get it cheap.
You best git yourself a calculator, and stop figuring in your noggin.
Tree guy is getting the wood for free, and hes paid to get it. So the wood is not costing him anything, he pays a couple laborers 10 bucks an hour of so, re-do the math.
Not to mention, when things are slow in the winter, it keeps a few of his guys busy, rather than collecting crappy unemployment.
Trust me, worked in that field, hes making money on it, and remember, he was paid to remove the tree to start with.
Excavators do the same thing. Thats where I been gittin my cuts from.