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Title: Trailer Decking Price in Your Area
Post by: Billikenfan on March 31, 2015, 09:58:33 AM
What are you guys getting for trailer decking in your area.  I called several mills yesterday and couldn't find any I'm my area that cut 16 - 20ft oak.  Just trying to figure the market for this stuff.  I have a few guys wanting trailer floors.  I would like to get as much as possible but I also want to be fair. 

Thanks Scott
Title: Re: Trailer Decking Price in Your Area
Post by: Warped on March 31, 2015, 10:47:23 AM
Hope to see some replies soon......got a request for 15'x6' decking and have no idea on price. He's even willing to take lengths less than 15'. Wants it 5/4 to 6/4. I told him probably around $250.....???
Title: Re: Trailer Decking Price in Your Area
Post by: Billikenfan on March 31, 2015, 10:52:50 AM
Also forgot to mention I'm in the St . Louis area.  I know prices will vary with location. 

Scott
Title: Re: Trailer Decking Price in Your Area
Post by: PC-Urban-Sawyer on March 31, 2015, 12:49:20 PM
Quote from: Billikenfan on March 31, 2015, 10:52:50 AM
Also forgot to mention I'm in the St . Louis area.  I know prices will vary with location. 

Scott

@Billikenfan (https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?action=profile;u=29064)

If you update your profile to include basic location info people would know where you are even if you don't tell them explicitly in the post...

BTW, welcome to the Forestry Forum.

Herb
Title: Re: Trailer Decking Price in Your Area
Post by: beenthere on March 31, 2015, 01:05:06 PM
PC
Have you been reading about the mis-use of the @ function?  Take a look, as it wasn't needed here. Just sayin.....

found in this thread
https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php/topic,82427.msg1258065.html#msg1258065
Title: Re: Trailer Decking Price in Your Area
Post by: PC-Urban-Sawyer on March 31, 2015, 04:57:15 PM
BeenThere,

Sorry, I had in fact misunderstood the use of the @ function.

Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

Herb
Title: Re: Trailer Decking Price in Your Area
Post by: Peter Drouin on March 31, 2015, 06:08:37 PM
What's a tag. :D :D :D :D
No, wait, I don't want to know. :D :D
Title: Re: Trailer Decking Price in Your Area
Post by: Peter Drouin on March 31, 2015, 06:09:25 PM
I get 1.50 a BF W Oak. ;D
Title: Re: Trailer Decking Price in Your Area
Post by: customsawyer on March 31, 2015, 06:20:35 PM
$2.00 a bf and up. If it goes over 16' then the price jumps every 2' in length over.
Title: Re: Trailer Decking Price in Your Area
Post by: sandsawmill14 on March 31, 2015, 07:16:19 PM
2x10x16 w oak $1.00 bdft  here
Title: Re: Trailer Decking Price in Your Area
Post by: POSTON WIDEHEAD on March 31, 2015, 07:26:21 PM
Quote from: Peter Drouin on March 31, 2015, 06:09:25 PM
I get 1.50 a BF W Oak. ;D

x2
Title: Re: Trailer Decking Price in Your Area
Post by: woodmills1 on March 31, 2015, 08:09:09 PM
recently raised oak to 175/ bd ft log run, and 2 bucks for long and or specified widths.
Title: Re: Trailer Decking Price in Your Area
Post by: JB Griffin on March 31, 2015, 08:11:21 PM
Quote from: POSTONLT40HD on March 31, 2015, 07:26:21 PM
Quote from: Peter Drouin on March 31, 2015, 06:09:25 PM
I get 1.50 a BF W Oak. ;D

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You charge $3.00 BF? :o :o :o       ;D
Title: Re: Trailer Decking Price in Your Area
Post by: red on March 31, 2015, 08:15:20 PM
Or $300 whatever is Higher
Title: Re: Trailer Decking Price in Your Area
Post by: WDH on March 31, 2015, 09:59:26 PM
Quote from: sandsawmill14 on March 31, 2015, 07:16:19 PM
2x10x16 w oak $1.00 bdft  here

Wow, is that your own logs? 
Title: Re: Trailer Decking Price in Your Area
Post by: hackberry jake on March 31, 2015, 10:08:11 PM
Quote from: Peter Drouin on March 31, 2015, 06:09:25 PM
I get 1.50 a BF W Oak. ;D
Same here. I do think I need to start charging more. Dealing with 16' logs with a 32hp tractor aint easy. I could do $1 a bf up to 8' long.
Title: Re: Trailer Decking Price in Your Area
Post by: barbender on March 31, 2015, 10:34:07 PM
I sold some last spring for $1/ board foot for anything over 8'. $.75/bf on 8', this is what the local commercial mill is charging. I'd happily raise my price if I can get it, but I need to develop a market first. Good quality bur oak in longer lengths is hard to come by up here, the only way I came across this stuff was I was working on a job where we harvested a bunch of it. This isn't typical up here, usually bur oak is reserved for wildlife forage. In fact, two calls I've gotten for bur oak lately have been from fellow sawmill owners, they just can't get logs to saw.
Title: Re: Trailer Decking Price in Your Area
Post by: sandsawmill14 on April 01, 2015, 12:07:03 AM
Quote from: WDH on March 31, 2015, 09:59:26 PM
Quote from: sandsawmill14 on March 31, 2015, 07:16:19 PM
2x10x16 w oak $1.00 bdft  here

Wow, is that your own logs?
yes but not grade logs. that is just a little more than tie price for fooling with small orders