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  1. JWinIndiana

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    If that were for both loads, I'm thinking that is a great deal. Not in the market at this time, but man, buy that load, rent a processor and could be on the 3 year plan with the rest of you.


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    In Owosso area 20 log cord 2325.00 need location for your cost show contact inf
     
  2. papadave

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    I've done that, and it took 1.5 years to process.
     
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    Im in the process of doing that myself at my honey hole papadave Although i do like the smaller diameter logs. Never had to pay for wood either. IMG_4396.JPG
     
  4. Backwoods Savage

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    For someone who doesn't have their own woodlot or has to buy their wood they might look at it but it does not say what kind of wood it is and how much that truck holds. Seems a bit high priced to me.
     
  5. JWinIndiana

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    It says 20 log cord. ??????????
     
  6. chris

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    116/ log cord, and that looks to mostly under apx 10" dia. makes for a pretty dense log cord. course + transport no mention of $ /mi for same, just call for discusion. So up front looks ok but as mentioned what species of wood in the mix.
     
  7. JWinIndiana

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    I am not buying, just saw it and hadn't ever seen an ad like this remotely in my area before. Many variables that you bring up that I wouldn't have thought of. 20 log cord? How does that translate into cords of firewood?
     
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    Perhaps he meant 20 cord load?
     
  9. Backwoods Savage

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    Dang. I missed that. But I say it is too high priced especially not knowing what kind of wood it is.
     
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    Paid $80/log cord for mixed Green hard woods last fall- 6 log cord load- the provider was only about 20 minutes from me.
     
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    Have got through enough processing to decide what a log cord is c/s/s cords?
     
  12. Backwoods Savage

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    I know someone on this forum posted about it once but don't remember who. I'm guessing you might lose 10% but really don't know.
     
  13. JWinIndiana

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    I sent the ad an email. This is what I got back.


    Just wondering some things:

    What kind of wood are the loads made up of?
    All hardwood is there a specific type of hardwood you’re looking for?

    20 log cord = how many cord of firewood (generally speaking?)
    It’s a complicated question hard to put in words I’ll try to make it brief three face cord equal one full cord in measurement it doesn’t work out that way because face cord wood is cut in smaller lengths making all the smaller Lengths a tighter packed load so you get shrinkage feel comfortable to give me a call and I can explain it a little bit better

    46366 zip code in North West Indiana, how much total?
    That’s another complicated question R. Equipment is only set up for Michigan roads although we have one in Indiana before but it involves more handling

    $2,300.00 is that for truck and trailer loads?
    The price that was posted is for a specific area the posting should show the area and that’s what the cost would be for however many cord or in that posting those again our estimates

    Thank you for your time.
     
  14. amateur cutter

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    20 logger cord will split & stack out to about 16-17 cord of firewood. Maybe a bit more with those small logs. A loosely thrown core is 180 cu.ft. tight stacked is 128cu.ft. Logger cord is about in the middle usually. Measure load & divide by 155 & you'll be close.
     
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    Yup I have seen logger cord = 2-1/2 to 2-3/4 face cord.. 16” length.
     
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    Forgive my ignorance but a full cord of wood is 128 cu. ft. & nothing else I always thought.
     
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    Correct, 128 cubic feet tightly stacked. 180 cu ft loosely thrown. Logger cord is a measurement of stacked logs which have much more airspace in between. I think the only legal measurement is a cord at 128 cu ft tightly stacked. I believe the State of Maine was the first to define that measurement legally. I may very well be wrong about that though.