Keeping busy with wood these days!

**Ducati996** · 10-31-2008, 08:54 PM

Been moving lots of wood these days - gathering for next years supply and selling seasoned at the same time. I only have about 12 cords on my lot, but at least 45 on another elsewhere. The cords move quick thats for sure

The L39 goes to sites and helps load the truck or grabs the trunk for cutting, or loading....dont need that many helpers with it being on-site. I dont drop the trees, thats for the experts

**Dougster** · 11-01-2008, 10:54 AM

Originally Posted by Ducati996

Been moving lots of wood these days - gathering for next years supply and selling seasoned at the same time. I only have about 12 cords on my lot, but at least 45 on another elsewhere. The cords move quick thats for sure

The L39 goes to sites and helps load the truck or grabs the trunk for cutting, or loading....dont need that many helpers with it being on-site. I dont drop the trees, thats for the experts

That nifty dump truck and the new L39 look VERY happy together!!!

Question for you Duc: Do you sell this wood by the cord or simply by the truckful? And if by the cord, how do you do the actual measuring to satisfy the client?

I ask this because I'm probably going to have to buy some split, seasoned wood this fall to keep the GF happy and I need to know how this works.

Dougster™

**Ducati996** · 11-01-2008, 08:08 PM

Well there are absolutes and then there are best guesses with firewood estimates. What is already known and set by most Government weights and standards, is a cord of firewood is 128 ft3.
Face cords are 1/3 of this volume -

Firewood Calculator | Measurement Technology

Just Knowing that it turns into a math equation, and typically the dimensions of 4 x 4 x 8 are given providing the wood is 16" in length and tightly stacked together. What ever the dimensions it should still be 128 ft3.

Now the dimensions of the truck 8 x 11 x 36" can get me just about 2 cords tightly stacked, I typically just do a cord at a time heaped at 28" x 7.2 x 10. 8 = which brings me to 180 cubic feet.
When this is stacked out tight always gives me more than 1 solid cord, and zero chance of complaint.
Its so much easier to throw in a heaped load (L39) and be on my way, stacking takes too much time.

I spell this out for all customers so they get educated in the art of getting what you pay for. You would not believe what folks pull off saying what their definition of a cord of wood is. They show up in 1/2 tons or less and its impossible to that to carry that much in one shot and call it a cord.

The other fun part is the true meaning of what seasoning means

folks will blame you in a second if they cant light their wood and say your wood isn't seasoned enough. Moisture meters and knowing exactly when it was cut and stacked. Everything I have to sell today is already 1 1/2 years seasoned - more than most I suppose because under 1 year is burnable wood and quality too...

Hope this helps and I hope the prices are competitive in your area

**Dougster** · 11-01-2008, 08:29 PM

Originally Posted by Ducati996

Hope this helps and I hope the prices are competitive in your area

You hit the main issue right on the head. We all know what a cord is "tightly stacked"... but what is a cord when loaded (heaped) into the back of a dump truck or dump trailer? This is how I'll have to buy it for the best possible price... but I had/have no idea what is convention or standard practice in terms of calling a heaped pile of wood a "cord."

Fortunately, with my pumpout thang going strong, this wood is decidedly not for home heating. It's just for the open fireplace thing... a favorite winter activity for the GF... and a great way to cook up a batch of gourmet gruel for moi!!!

Dougster™

**jbrumberg** · 11-02-2008, 07:32 AM

Duc:

Thanks for the attachments

! I have been lucky so far this year as I have my own wood to burn due to some tree service work done last year and a good "crop" of windfall

. I understand that the price of cordwood is quite high around here, but I can
not remember the prices at this moment. Jay

and

**zionview** · 11-02-2008, 09:18 AM

Thanks for the attachments, Ducati! Very useful! Firewood is anywhere from $120 to $180/cord in my area, and in a great variety of delivery methods and vehicles. BTW, hello from PA, this is my first post on the forum.

**Ducati996** · 11-02-2008, 02:11 PM

Originally Posted by zionview

Thanks for the attachments, Ducati! Very useful! Firewood is anywhere from $120 to $180/cord in my area, and in a great variety of delivery methods and vehicles. BTW, hello from PA, this is my first post on the forum.

You are so welcome and thank you for joining us! please make yourself at home here

**jbrumberg** · 11-02-2008, 03:43 PM

zionview

:

Do you live near State College? Beautiful country out that way

. Jay

**irwin** · 11-02-2008, 05:24 PM

Originally Posted by zionview

Thanks for the attachments, Ducati! Very useful! Firewood is anywhere from $120 to $180/cord in my area, and in a great variety of delivery methods and vehicles. BTW, hello from PA, this is my first post on the forum.

Welcome to MU zionview.

Wood heat is growing in popularity these days, glad I'm already set up. Here's next years wood. #3 includes some of our free range chickens.

#4 Then some of this winters fuel.

**zionview** · 11-03-2008, 12:23 AM

Thanks for the welcome, guys. jbrumberg, I live about 6 miles east of State College. I can see Beaver Stadium and the Bryce Jordan Center from work. We own a farm 14 miles east of State College. I'm a little biased, but I think it's a nice area, too. Been here all my life.

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