Wire, Wire and more wire

Originally Posted by Patriot76

Congratulations. Unless you have been involved in wire deals like this in the past it will be hard to estimate its value, the amount of time involved in labor, and what your time is worth. If you have a skid steer with rake and large enough trailer this will be a quick job based on the pictures. The owner has already invested time and effort to centrally locate the wire and should be rewarded.

My projects are never in my comfort zone and always different, therefore I would not try to estimate such a project. I would work a partnership based on percentages. Negotiating the rights for picking up future wire on the job based on the land/lease agreement would be worth the effort. In good faith I would provide the weight sheets and a check after each load.

On the forum we used to guess the weight for projects like this. I am going to try to reinstate that practice, if you will entertain us with the results. My guess - 3,750 pds. of #2 and 4,100 pds. of # 1. This guess proves why I do jobs on a percentage basis and please do not use these figures to make an offer.

This was written as the previous responses were posted.

I'm giving him prices per pound. I need to load by hand. If I get it I'll let you know weights when I'm done.

Originally Posted by mikeinreco

Don't take offense you run yours your way and I run mine my way.........Unsorted mess like that one price and it's not top dollar

Something to think about when I go look at it.

Originally Posted by Patriot76

Congratulations. Unless you have been involved in wire deals like this in the past it will be hard to estimate its value, the amount of time involved in labor, and what your time is worth. If you have a skid steer with rake and large enough trailer this will be a quick job based on the pictures. The owner has already invested time and effort to centrally locate the wire and should be rewarded.

My projects are never in my comfort zone and always different, therefore I would not try to estimate such a project. I would work a partnership based on percentages. Negotiating the rights for picking up future wire on the job based on the land/lease agreement would be worth the effort. In good faith I would provide the weight sheets and a check after each load.

On the forum we used to guess the weight for projects like this. I am going to try to reinstate that practice, if you will entertain us with the results. My guess - 3,750 pds. of #2 and 4,100 pds. of # 1. This guess proves why I do jobs on a percentage basis and please do not use these figures to make an offer.

This was written as the previous responses were posted.

2600 lbs total copper