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how much time to split a cord of firewood?

Started by davidlarson, May 21, 2011, 08:13:19 PM

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stumper

Assuming a "pulp cord" is a standard 128 cubic foot cord, 18 hours to cut 20 cord from tree length to firewood size is pretty good.  About 10 percent better then what I figure it takes me (1 cord per hour using 1 or two 372's).  At 47 a day of that has me pretty well beat.  Hopefully by the time I get to 57 i'll be better at it :D

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CRThomas

Quote from: Al_Smith on May 22, 2011, 04:54:22 AM
With an axe, maul , sledge and wedges  about two cords a day ---maybe .
I get my firewood from a tree trimmer. I go pickup the cut logs. My truck hold about 5 ton. Split put in 1 rank bags it fills 5 bags. Then put in the dryer. Then have enough time left t wrap a 100 bundles that is only on a good day I am 70 years old. And retired. I do this 2 or 3 times a week. I deliver the rest of the week.( Info Walmart is selling wrapped firewood now that should tell you something.)

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hookhill

This is how we figure one cord processing with our setup. Logs are in a pile, it is summertime, Husky 372 chainsaw, SuperSplit, conveyor, 3 cord truck.

1 hour to block
1 hour to split
1/2 hour to stack
1/2 to load after wood is dry
1 hour to deliver.

= 4 hours per cord from the log pile to the customer.


We gross $250 per cord

Log length firewood delivered-$100/cord
Fuel-$10/cord
Chains, misselaneous-$5/cord

Net-$135/cord/4 hours=$33.75/hour

There is also truck insurance and registration at $1200/year and that comes off the year gross. So if we do 100 cords we net about $123/cord or $30/hr. If something big breaks, like a Cat 3126 motor.....well you might have worked all season to keep your rig going.

jamesconley1962

(Use the Grandkids to help) Before my boys left home we could do 2 cords a day, we split with a hand split mall and only used the hydraulic splitter for the tuff stuff when we had enough in the woods to make a load.   That was from the woods to the wood shed and stacked nice and neat.   

muddstopper

How fast depends a lot on your physical condition and the splitter you are using. Last year I rented one of those 22 ton jobs, dont remember the brand. It took my son and I about 4 hours to split 2 cord. I was really fed up with the speed of the splitter and I was plum worn out from having to double split almost every stick.  A few days later, I got my home made splitter finished, with 4 way blade, and we where able to do another two cord in about 45 minutes.

brianJ

Quote from: Al_Smith on July 19, 2011, 08:03:55 AM
I could back up to a bull dozed wind row and fill a 3/4 ton Ford in an hour which is about a half cord when split .By the time I had it split with an axe and delivered to the customer I had about 3-4 hours in it or about a cord a day if I cut split and delivered . Not a record but it paid nearly as well as working my regular job .
Cant say that anymore and I dont mean cause we are older & slower.

jimbarry

Just the wife and I, 16" length, using the Hakki Pilki 37 Easy, we can go from 8ft logs to 128 cu ft (4 crates of stacked hardwood) in 2 to 2-1/2 hours.  If we're cutting the bigger stuff bucking with the chainsaw and the EastonMade12-22, it takes about the same amount of time.



 


 

 



 

FairFrank

Quote from: jimbarry on April 10, 2022, 06:41:05 PM
Just the wife and I, 16" length, using the Hakki Pilki 37 Easy, we can go from 8ft logs to 128 cu ft (4 crates of stacked hardwood) in 2 to 2-1/2 hours.  If we're cutting the bigger stuff bucking with the chainsaw and the EastonMade12-22, it takes about the same amount of time.



 




 




Wow! You did a great job. Due to my back pain, 2 logs will take all my day long. It's really hard to work for me even with 6 lbs axe(this) but serious logs should meet with 10 lbs+ to my mind! 

stavebuyer

Huge time difference in splitting 16" "stove wood" like you see bundled at the gas station and turning out 24" "hunks" for a boiler.

The Eastonmade 22-28 would turn out a full cord of boiler wood in 15-20 minutes. Same machine would take an hour for 16" stove wood when including all the pieces needing to be re-split.

Those times are for splitting pre-blocked rounds. Doesn't take too long to buck up a cord with a sharp saw but you need to include the time getting the logs staged, sharpening the saw, and removing the mess. Even with a top end commercial multi-wedge splitter; 3 full cords per day is more realistic than 4.

Going to the woods after standing trees or tops and ending with a full cord of stacked 16" split stove wood would be a good day's work.




doc henderson

I cut and split about 6 cord per year.  cuz I do it here and there and everywhere, when I have time.  with helpers I can do a cord and hour or a little longer depending on the help.

edit:  1/2 cord is more realistic, and some days that is an exaggeration.
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Big_eddy

Quote from: jimbarry on April 10, 2022, 06:41:05 PM
Just the wife and I, 16" length, using the Hakki Pilki 37 Easy, we can go from 8ft logs to 128 cu ft (4 crates of stacked hardwood) in 2 to 2-1/2 hours.  If we're cutting the bigger stuff bucking with the chainsaw and the EastonMade12-22, it takes about the same amount of time.
My wife and I, with chainsaw and home-made splitter (4-way) do about the same . 2 hours elapsed, 4 hours total per cord. We don't stack in racks, but we stack on the tractor bucket and transport to the pile 1/2 face cord at a time. 
16" splits, from logs 10-16" diameter. If we get into a batch of smaller logs, it goes slower. Larger logs are not faster, once we start splitting into 6's and 8'.


 

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