Looks like decent wood! How much do they get for a cord there? Here 250 per cord or more is common and that's not dry wood
$230.00 is a good deal for ready to burn wood around here.. Much less firewood around this year and hope this improves next spring!
[QUit TE="raybonz, post: 174033, member: 116"]$230.00 is a good deal for ready to burn wood around here.. Much less firewood around this year and hope this improves next spring![/QUOTE] Is It actual seasoned wood becuz most these people sell green wood not dry wood
Is It actual seasoned wood becuz most these people sell green wood not dry wood[/QUOTE] From the checks that were done much of it is burnable.. Check the rest of the posts for the results..
Did it measure out to a full cord ? $230 would be a smoking deal around here. When Ive bought wood you are lucky to get anything under $300 in the fall, and many sells just bring what fits loose thrown in a dump body pickup and short you....
Its the Boston effect. Ive seen $150 a cord in the summer for green. In fall prices seem to range 250-300 for seasoned. Farther west it gets cheaper... close to Boston proper and you see the city wood dealers selling 1/4 cords for $200+ to apartment dwellers.
I was wondering the same thing. This fall I sold a guy a couple a couple cords. I had 2 face on my trailer and a third in the truck. When we threw it off, of the 2 face it was much larger than the 2 face he bought from another guy. The wood from the other guy was loose thrown and mine came off ranked stacks and was orderly stacked in my trailer. The trailer is 6 x 10' with 2' high wide racks.
I am not wild about delivering wood. When people come to pick up a cord, I have them hold the tape measure, we will measure off the stacks and draw a line with marking paint on what will be theirs. I want customers to be confident they are getting a full cord. I have never had a complaint. A double row stack 12' long = a cord. For campfire people I made this frame up, this is $25 worth.
I'm not happy with the wood I had on hand (got it split late but it had been cut 2-3 years) so I ordered another cord from the firewood guy. I'm very happy with the wood I had delivered last month and I'm lucky he still had some left. So he's dropping off a cord around noon today. I've already burned a lot more of my own stuff than I expected with it getting so cold this early so this extra cord is an insurance policy against a long winter. Plus I can always chuck a few pieces of this stuff in with the stuff I'm not happy with and get more heat out of the load. It weird, my stuff isn't throwing a lot of smoke out of the chimney or anything, it's just not getting the stove hotter than 300-350 and the living room is 68-70*. If I throw a few pieces in from a different pile then it shoots up to prime cruising temp and the living room is 73* or warmer.
That's what I'm dealing with... Everything I thought would be good to go this year wasn't totally dry even after 2-3 years... I'm going to have to buy a cord or two and everyone I've called and asked about MC just laughs and says they've never had anyone ask for that. "it's seasoned hardwoods, take it or leave it"
Yeah I made a few calls before getting a hold of this guy. He's the only one who have me a mc avg lol. The rest of the guys said it was split this past spring so it's seasoned lol. Not gonna happen, esp if your selling oak. I try to avoid poplar in the mixes as well. No sense paying a premium for 2nd rate wood.
yeah lots of poplar and maple in the premium priced wood sellers... I'll burn any variety of maple if I'm cutting it, but I'm not paying for it...
Just got it dropped off. Time to start stacking. The seller let me in on his secret....this is actually from his supply for the winter and its the last cord he's selling this year lol. I'm definitely keeping this dude's contact info handy.
