i was trying to find what the common distance between "tractor" axles was so you could get a sense of scale then measure the logs....but i couldn't find one.
Log load- $1000.00 delivered good deal?
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50 foot trailer x 8.5 ft wide x 8.5 ft tall x 2/3 use factor = ~2380 cubic feet of wood / 256 cubic feet / cord => ~9.3 cords of wood in that trailer.
Maybe a bit generous, but probably not by much.
Maybe a bit generous, but probably not by much.
Wow, caveat emptor and more. Thinking of a tri axle log load, you don't know or ask the species, and don't know what amount you're getting.
Better off buying CSD firewood from a referenced firewood seller.
And what's this about "labor" ? Wood heat means you do something with your fuel, enjoy it, revel in your fine physical shape, and you may even
save some bucks.
Wow
Better off buying CSD firewood from a referenced firewood seller.
And what's this about "labor" ? Wood heat means you do something with your fuel, enjoy it, revel in your fine physical shape, and you may even
save some bucks.
Wow
drz1050
Minister of Fire
drz1050
Minister of Fire
I don't think the trailers are 8 ft wide - < 6 I think.
Length looks like 8 ft. Eyeball the stack height at 6 ft
((6X8X6)X3)/128 = 6.75 at most
Too bad he can't measure it. It would be fun to know who's closest. It's like in the old days there were large glass jars of gumballs where the closest guess would get a prize. I'm sure in this case hearth. Com would put up a chainsaw as the prize.
claydogg84
Minister of Fire
No one ASKED the logger/driver the cord load or species ? 
Every rig jockey here at least knows exactly what he is delivering.
Every rig jockey here at least knows exactly what he is delivering.
I did. The driver didn't have a clue. He said it was enough for a full season people said, I said there are too many variables and no one burns the same amount.
It's probably a 53' trailer. My estimation is each of the vertical support beams are 10' apart (5 sections + the 3 extra feet over the 5th wheel). That being said, looks like the logs are 12-14'. My guess is that the load is 6' wide. So put it all together, you've got 3 piles that are 13x8x6 which is 1872 cuft. Divide by 128 and you get 14 cords. Probably 10-11 cords once you cut and stack it (split wood stacks tighter).
ErikR
Burning Hunk
I'd bet that the uprights are 8'6" outside to outside, and the deck of the trailer is 60" off the ground.. it looks like there's 8" between the deck and the bottom of the logs... The load looks wider than it is tall... maybe stacked 5'6"+ tall? by just under 8' wide... they look a little more than twice the deck height... so maybe 12'+ or -....
11 to 12 cords? any more guesses?
11 to 12 cords? any more guesses?
Ditto. Maybe start a paypal account that way we can put 5 dollars a piece in to go to the "how much wood is on the trailer" fund.i think he should buy it then let us know how many it was
sure....we could make a lottery out of it. the closest wins 1/2 the pot....the other 1/2 goes to the OP.
Lol. I'd be all for you guys chipping in! I'll be sure to measure it and let you know when it arrives!
I've bought 3 cords of logs before from a firewood seller. Each stack is larger than the load I received. It looks like there's at least 9 cord there, if not more. Personally I wouldn't do it. I can buy wood cut/split and seasoned for about 100-120 a cord. But if your in an area that sells it for 200+ a cord and you don't have time to scrounge or a place to cut, I'd buy it.
claydogg84
Minister of Fire
Even though I'm surrounded by hundreds of acres of woods, I bought it to get ahead. They charged 120.00 delivered for a 1.25+ cord load. I'm sitting on 14 cords now, over half is seasoned and there's no end of wood in sight. I needed to get ahead so I can cut at my leisure and enjoy the pool and garden this summer. I now just drag up logs to the house and process whenever I want to get out.
looks like 2 to 3 cord in each stack to me too.
$100-$125/cord for a (multiple) cord load here and they've been extremely hard to find here for two years .
The trailers are usually stacked the other way with 5 or 6 foot logs, whatever the width limit is.
Cut, split and dumped here starts at $250 a cord. Several of the guys that used to buy log loads and cut it up to make a few bucks have nothing this year.
I cut off a three cord dumped pile of logs and you get a tremendous amount more done in a day than pulling firewood one tree at a time out of the woods with a pickup truck. Especially if you have to spend time driving that pickup any distance.
You gotta have room to do it too.
$100-$125/cord for a (multiple) cord load here and they've been extremely hard to find here for two years .
The trailers are usually stacked the other way with 5 or 6 foot logs, whatever the width limit is.
Cut, split and dumped here starts at $250 a cord. Several of the guys that used to buy log loads and cut it up to make a few bucks have nothing this year.
I cut off a three cord dumped pile of logs and you get a tremendous amount more done in a day than pulling firewood one tree at a time out of the woods with a pickup truck. Especially if you have to spend time driving that pickup any distance.
You gotta have room to do it too.
I wouldnt mind paying 125.00 a cord for logs IF I actually got a full cord. But everybody always sells under or just shy of what they are supposed to sell. Its up to the consumer in the end to determine the success of the transaction.
The load of wood pictured is probably long gone. Its pictured as an example most likely or its sold by now. No 2 loads will be the same.
And you guys that are saying you cant get log loads, are you saying that you would pay any named price for logs?
There probably was a time when it was good business. When it becomes a shortage issue is when it becomes a market controlled commodity. And you end up in the same place as with Oil prices.
The load of wood pictured is probably long gone. Its pictured as an example most likely or its sold by now. No 2 loads will be the same.
And you guys that are saying you cant get log loads, are you saying that you would pay any named price for logs?
There probably was a time when it was good business. When it becomes a shortage issue is when it becomes a market controlled commodity. And you end up in the same place as with Oil prices.
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