Cord of wood on a 1\2 ton

coxy · February 11, 2018, 01:39:25 PM

how much was he asking for it

Jeff · February 11, 2018, 01:44:21 PM

FACEBOOK! That explains it. The land of civility.

Kwill · February 11, 2018, 01:48:41 PM

Quote from: coxy on February 11, 2018, 01:39:25 PM
how much was he asking for it

150.00 which in my area is about average for a cord

Andries · February 11, 2018, 02:32:31 PM

Under the heading of Truck Abuse . . .

Trick photo; guessing there's axle stands underneath and that load strap helps keep the tailgate from collapsing.
Don't want to start any Ford - Chevy- Chryco thing,
But, probably more than a cord.

47sawdust · February 11, 2018, 02:45:18 PM

I would hate to be following that!

Kwill · February 11, 2018, 02:58:05 PM

Ha ha now that's a load of wood 8)

thecfarm · February 11, 2018, 03:00:06 PM

I would hate to hit a bump in the road at 35mph.

starmac · February 11, 2018, 03:25:57 PM

It has been years, but when I cut firewood for a living I hauled it in in a gooseneck. I delivered it with the same gooseneck and stacked it so folks knew exactly what they were getting, even then I would throw a little more on top.

That said if I was to do firewood today, it would be loose and dumped, not stacked and sold by the approximate cord.

Woodcutter_Mo · February 11, 2018, 03:27:24 PM

I wouldn't want to be the one who has to unload that chevy, pull the wrong piece and it would be a Jenga avalanche

Southside · February 11, 2018, 04:26:29 PM

But it looks like he has a headache rack (OSB) and a strap - so he is DOT legal right???

Andries · February 11, 2018, 04:46:13 PM

Some people don't need no stinkin' GVW and TARE numbers.

But really, I'm thinking thats just a spoof photo.
That Heavy Chevy isn't going anywhere with that load.

coxy · February 11, 2018, 05:22:57 PM

that's some short wood but i think id pay a buck fifty for that load 8)

OntarioAl · February 11, 2018, 05:33:19 PM

"but he was shy of a cord"
That is for sure and certain
;D ;D :D
That load up here would get "himself" a ticket for overweight and another for insecure load for starters.
If one goes to the tool box, one can get the weight (green) per cubic foot pick your
species and multiply by 85 (approximate cubic feet of solid wood in a cord)
Cheers
Al

DelawhereJoe · February 11, 2018, 06:02:42 PM

Perhaps it was a bush cord made from very large rounds, years ago if I remember right I had a step side short bed f150 and it took 2 trips to get a full cord back home and that bed was 6.75' long.

Kwill · February 11, 2018, 06:18:59 PM

Quote from: DelawhereJoe on February 11, 2018, 06:02:42 PM
Perhaps it was a bush cord made from very large rounds, years ago if I remember right I had a step side short bed f150 and it took 2 trips to get a full cord back home and that bed was 6.75' long.

no such thing as a bush cord in our area. Wood is sold as a rank or a cord

coxy · February 11, 2018, 08:38:42 PM

Kwill i wouldn't want to cut what my dad called a rank of wood and sell it for 150 but then again i use to do it for food and a worm place to sleep :D :D

Kwill · February 11, 2018, 08:48:44 PM

Quote from: coxy on February 11, 2018, 08:38:42 PM
Kwill i wouldn't want to cut what my dad called a rank of wood and sell it for 150 but then again i use to do it for food and a worm place to sleep :D :D

A rank round these parts is 4ft tall by 8ft long 16-18 wide cord is 4ft 4ft x8 ft

coxy · February 11, 2018, 08:52:40 PM

my dads rank was 2 piles 12ft long as high as i could pile it or about 5ft and 20-24in long ;D

Kwill · February 11, 2018, 08:54:13 PM

Yeah that would be workout

Logger RK · February 11, 2018, 09:09:14 PM

Im betting that Chevy could still make it to The Levy

rank · February 11, 2018, 11:53:58 PM

Quote from: Kwill on February 11, 2018, 06:18:59 PM
Quote from: DelawhereJoe on February 11, 2018, 06:02:42 PM
Perhaps it was a bush cord made from very large rounds, years ago if I remember right I had a step side short bed f150 and it took 2 trips to get a full cord back home and that bed was 6.75' long.
no such thing as a bush cord in our area. Wood is sold as a rank or a cord

What do you call a 4 x 8 pile of 4 ft logs? What do you call that pile when it's split?

Kwill · February 12, 2018, 12:50:43 PM

A cord either way

rank · February 12, 2018, 01:33:50 PM

Quote from: Kwill on February 12, 2018, 12:50:43 PM
A cord either way

But there isn't the same amount of wood in each is there. Like the fellow mentioned above, a bush cord of 24" dia logs might not stack the same when split but it's still a cord

SwampDonkey · February 12, 2018, 02:16:38 PM

My answer to that is that it is a cord when delivered if it stacks to 128 ft3 in whatever lengths it arrives in. When you keep breaking wood down you loose void size. If you sell based on weight per cord and if you let wood sit around to dry a bit the seller looses. Drying stacked wood further in a dry basement the buyer looses volume. Who looses the most: 1) dried from green to 25%, sold based on weight or 2) sold based on volume at 25% and dried further to 16% moisture ? ;D

Dave Shepard · February 12, 2018, 03:07:13 PM

SD brings up what I was thinking all along. In Mass., a cord is four foot wood in the round. Cut and split is technically smaller than 128 ft³, but I've never head of anyone trying to sell it that way. In Mass. all wood has to be sold as a cord, 128³, or a fraction thereof. No truckloads, face cords, or any other unit.

I know from my days of cutting and hand splitting firewood that while that may not be a cord of wood, it probably sure felt like it by the time it be was done. :D