I can get a loggers cord for $125 + delivery. Listed as 4'x4'x100". How much wood will this equate to when c/s/s? I've hit the 3 yr plan (all scrounged) and want a little easier work for replacing what I use each year (roughly 3 cord). I've sold some of the lesser would I collected and have some cash to use if this sounds like a good deal. Will probably still scrounge some but will be a little more picky. Planning on selling some good wood as well seeing everyone around here is getting $115-$130 a "seasoned" face cord/truckload. Been selling my boxelder, red pine and silver maple as campfire wood for $85 a tossed, mounded truckload!
not that this is official, but for folks around central and western Wisconsin, a face cord (4x8x16") pretty close to a truck load is about a third to just under a third of a full cord, and primo hardwood is roughly 60 to 75a pick up load (or a face cord or a third of a full cord) this is strictly reference, same sized load of soft wood is 40-70, dried prices of course.
is a 4'x4' stack of 8' log lengths. I'm thinking that would be less than a cord of c/s/s firewood wouldn't it?
A full cord around here goes from $250-$300. And not so sure its even dry. So even if its just shy of a cord I'm thinking its still a decent deal. And I enjoy running the saw and splitter. Just looking to see if anyone had some hard self measured #'s. I understand there will be some variation in size.
SB, Grizzly Adam had a thread on log load calculator, so if he says cord I would go with it. yes it a good deal depending on type of wood. meaning oak maple real good deal lesser woods less so.
That's 4' x 4' x 8 1/3' which equals 133 1/3 square feet A cord is 4' x 4' x 8' or 128 square feet. Therefore the logger's cord you mentioned above equals 1.041666667 standard cord.
My bet is the logger is cutting to an arbitrary 100 inches vs the real value of 96 inches just so he can get a bit sloppy and still give you a full cord. Labor is often a huge cost compared to other factors so a quick and easy measurement pays off for him.
Is this for a log load sold as 8 cords /$1000 or similar? You should get close to what is advertised.
A cord is a cord. If you choose to cut up a stack that is 4' x 4' x 8' you are getting a cord no matter what. Of course you'll have a bit of sawdust at the end but the point is that it is still a legitimate cord of wood.
1.05 standard bush cord. Depending what the wood is, it is a good deal. A bush cord of mixed hardwood up here c/s and delivered is running in the $245. neighborhood.
I'd welcome that extra four inches as each cut in that 8' log will remove about 3/8" of wood. You'd lose a little over 2.25" off each log just to saw kerf plus have a 1.5" cookie left over. I bet that 1.5" cookie disappears too as nobody is THAT accurate with a chainsaw. If you cut 6 rounds with an average length of 16.5" from every log you'd wind up with nearly nothing leftover except saw chips and save 1 cut in each log by not having to trim the last round.
My last log load varied from under 96" all the way up to 104", if I remember correctly. The only way to guarantee similar length rounds was a tape, and I use 1/4" as my kerf amount, but did basically what you said and would end up with short rounds, longer rounds, or a combo and sometimes 5 all the same with one either too short or too long. Very confuzzling, but I managed to live through it.
