How to produce cleaner firewood?
When you want to achieve high profit margins for your firewood business, one of the things you'll want to consider is producing high-quality firewood without generating too much debris. When your goal is to reach high profit margins and you have a demanding customer segment, it is crucially important that you deliver high-quality firewood.
How to make a firewood business successful?
Do you know how you can increase the profit potential of your firewood business and the added value of the products you offer through various means? When you sell high-quality firewood, you can usually charge a higher price for it. On the other hand, manufacturing firewood bags made of mixed and miscellaneous wood species requires less work, but the profit you get from them is also smaller. Therefore, it is important to carefully consider what kind of firewood you produce and what price can be achieved for it in the market […]
Chainsaw or circular saw firewood processor?
In our previous post, we listed what we believe are the most important features to consider when purchasing a new firewood processor. However, many firewood processor buyers first consider one question: which is better, a chainsaw or a circular saw machine? That's why we decided to dedicate an entire blog post to this topic. Circular Saw Machines Have Longer Sharpening Intervals Many who choose a circular saw machine consider blade-based machines to be more powerful and maintenance-free. Indeed, circular saw machines have longer sharpening intervals, and their maintenance is [...]
WHY SHOULD YOU BUY AN ELECTRIC OR COMBI MODEL FIREWOOD PROCESSOR?
Low operating costs, high resale value, and a cleaner working environment are just a few of the benefits of electric and combi model firewood processors. If you don't have mobile firewood operations, the best solution for you might be an electric or combi model firewood processor. These models usually have a higher purchase price than the PTO [...]
Why buy an electric or combi firewood processor?
Affordable operating costs, good resale value, and a cleaner work environment are just a few of the benefits offered by electric and combo log splitters. If you don't need to work in multiple locations, an electric or combo log splitter might be the best solution for you. The purchase price of these log splitters is often slightly higher than that of tractor-powered log splitters. On the other hand, their resale value is also better and they offer […]
MAKING THE JUMP FROM A SPLITTER TO A PROCESSOR. WHEN IS THE RIGHT TIME?
When you need to increase your volume of firewood or you long for a faster, easier, and more ergonomic way to make firewood, it might be the right time for you to make the jump from a log splitter to a modern and efficient firewood processor. Increasing the volume of firewood Growing your business is of […]
User of the month in December
December’s Hakki Pilke User of the Month is New Forest Firewood from England. New Forest Firewood is a family run business based in the heart of the New Forest Hampshire. “We are a small family run business and supply firewood to the New Forest and the surrounding areas. We are supplier of seasoned and kiln […]
Clapper of the month for December
The December user of Hakki Pilke is New Forest Firewood from England. New Forest Firewood is a family business located in the heart of New Forest, Hampshire. ”We are a small family business and we supply firewood to the New Forest and the surrounding areas. We supply firewood that is made from local FSC certified wood,” says David Stride. New Forest Firewood uses Hakki Pilke Easy 38 clippers […]
Clapper of the month for November
The Hakki Pilke User of the Month for November is M.R. LOGS from England. Mark and Rachel founded M.R. LOGS together in 2009. According to Mark, their business soon outgrew chainsaw and log splitter operations. To keep up with demand, they purchased their first firewood processor in 2012. ”We bought a used Hakki Pilke 2X machine, which was a great choice for us at the time. But in 2015, we found [...]
User of the month in November
November’s Hakki Pilke User of the Month is M.R. LOGS from County Durham, England. M.R.LOGS was established in 2009 by Mark and Rachel. According to Mark their business soon outgrew chainsaws and a log splitter. To keep up with the demand they bought their first firewood processor in 2012. “We bought a second hand Hakki […]