I did not !! Didn't have a clue ! About how many cubic feet of space is occupied by a 128 cubic foot (3.6 cubic meter ) cord of 16 "or 18 " stovewood. When it is thrown in loose . Into a box , truck bed , dump trailer ect. It is 180 cubic feet or 5.1 cubic meters. In retrospect. I could have stacked a perfect cord , then thrown it into my truck and leveled it . Marked it and measured .
Yeah there have been several threads here over the years that have discussed this topic thoroughly...maybe even a little squabbling
I didn't even know how to word the search to find them . And Google wasn't any help. Finally I asked the question in a pro firewood FB group . Got lots of replies . Learned Lots ! Thought I would start a thread here incase there were any others that were looking to save some labor and time . But still Know what volume they were doing .
I did. I normally make half cord racks and fill as its the capacity of my 8' bed PU. Pics of splits in my truck are usually a half cord.
The very first day I got my dump truck 15-16 years ago, I stacked a cord and tossed it into the truck. I then took a can of spray paint and marked how high the wood went up the sides. I stacked another cord and tossed that in which filled the truck. Have never stacked since and don’t get any complaints about not delivering the correct amount. And yes, it comes out to 180 cubic feet tossed in.
5' bed on a midsize truck will hold a quarter cord if you pack it and mound just a bit. 6'x10 utility will hold half cord if stacked/packed 1 foot deep (to siderail height). (figures are approximate but very close)
I appreciate it I was pondering the same question Like if you have a big wood yard and all your split wood rides a conveyor and is dumped in a big pyramid when you have an order how do you figure out how many cords are you sending out
My thoughts exactly! But also , if I can save all the work of stacking in the truck just to prove the volume. Or know the volume . I delivered 2 cord of rounds , thrown in . I will be splitting it as soon as it warms up a bit .
Yes. Many of the universities that have forestry programs give these type statistics. Also the very strict states that control firewood for the EPA particulates requirements, give valuable data. The state of Maine has quite a good amount of helpful info.
My 14x7x2 dump (196 cubic feet- loose thrown/tossed) we sell this as a cord customer gets a little extra and I don’t have to waste time to remove 16 cubic feet. I just bought a baby dump 5x10x1.5 (75 cubic feet-15 cubic feet extra) we sell as 1/3 cord. Both give some extra wood in favor of the customer. We retain 95% repeat customers monthly, the remainder are bi-monthly. Glenn I still have the same # if you want to text we can talk more specifics. We just started selling the 1/3 cord, more profitable. We are also getting into the bundle game. Have one gas station and a corporate meeting next week for a grocery store chain ( hopefully it will just be the local store).
