Is this 2 and a half cord?

Looking at the box of the truck. I doubt it is 2.5 full cord. What would you say the dimensions of the box of truck are? Looks closer to 2 cord to me, but I don't know the dimensions of the box of the truck. It looks like box is 10' long. (not including gate) So I see about 2 lengths of 8'x4'x4'. Let us know what you come up with after cut/split/stacked. Will you?

 

Doubtful, more like 1 & 3/4 to 2 when css. Can you give any measurements? It might just barely qualify in "logger cords" as this takes into account loaded rounds as opposed to tightly stacked product. Keep in mind that a cord is defined as 128 cubic feet tightly stacked. 4X4X8' or any variant thereof. Hope this helps. A C

 

I'm guessing a little more than two tightly stacked. Stack it loose and airy you might measure 2.5.

 

I don't know size of truck but it is close by and $220.00 oak beech and a couple lengths of cherry.

 

Thanks I think I will call even though I really don't need more oak to dry right now but I am on the three year plan and hopefully it will work out.

 

I see a truck about 6 feet wide loaded four feet high and ten feet long. 6 x 4 x 10 = 240 cubic feet. A cord is 4 x 4 x 8 = 128 cubic feet. You have 240/128 = about 2 cords. There will be some increase in volume when you split it because you'll have a lot more pieces which means more spaces. However, logs tend to stack rather loosely because even logs like yours, which look fairly straight, aren't really straight, so there will be a decrease in volume when you cut/split/stack. I think the increase and decrease in volume will be a wash. I say two cords.

 

In Maine, I'd take that all day long!

 

At two full cord you would have $36.67 a face cord. Not bad at all. Of course you have the work of cutting/splitting/stacking. How cheap can you get wood all cut and split dumped in the yard?

 

I would guess 2 cords but I have been known to be WAY off on my estimation skills lol.

 

Looks like the logs are pretty clean, no mud to deal with. That is a big plus.

 

Cords, schmords....didn't we discuss this on a different site. How many pounds is it? LOL.

 

I bet when all CSS ,
it's pretty darn close to 2-1/2.

Good price too.

 

I would venture something shy of 2 cords. The smaller diameter logs will stack pretty tightly, even when split. Also you have to factor for shrinkage; green wood shrinks about 10% when it seasons.

This is a 3 cord average dump truck filled with mill ends (I can get for $300, delivered here):


Typical mill ends in a box at the mill:

 

I say 2 and 1/8 of cord. No shrinkage factor at play.

 

About $180.00 per full cord.

 

But is that soft wood or hard wood?

 

Technically it is a softwood, Doug fir. But it is as dense as most hardwoods, and has as much heat as most hardwoods do at 21.5M BTUs per cord, which is about the same as red oak. There are a lot of BTU charts out there, and they vary a lot, but I find this one has them about right. I do not agree with a lot of their easy/hard splitting aspects of wood species though.

http://www.lograck.org/btu-ratings-of-firewood.html

 

Finally got ahold of the guy with the truckload of wood and it was sold but he gets it from time to time and said when he gets some more he would give me a call