Neighbor wants to buy three cords of ash firewood from me, how much should I sell it for
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If it’s seasoned I’d say150- 200ish each since it’s your neighbor but then again idk how much cords are going for up there. Sellers are getting to 300-350 down here I’ve seen from some but usually close to 250 delivered
brenndatomu
Minister of Fire
How dry is it? Has it been cut split stacked for a couple years? If so then that is premium firewood and commands a premium price normally...then you just need to decide how much you like your neighbor, is he paying market rate, or is he getting a deal? Priced can be all over the board too...if you have a local firewood place that has been around for some time, does some volume, and sells out every year, their pricing is probably at local market rate. But if they are selling "seasoned" firewood that was just split (they often advertise custom lengths) then that's not premium firewood so not really comparable.
Put a thoughtful estimate on your time to cut it, split it, haul it, and stack it to season, and explain the hours of your time that one cord represents. Ask the neighbor what his time is worth. (Ultimately money is just an abbreviation for someone-somewhere's time.)
After 10 years of bringing in my own wood out of the woods behind the house that I handle it too many more times than I'd like: cut it, bring it up hill, split it, haul it, stack it to season, re-haul it, re-stack it (and re-haul it and re-stack it and...). Except for the re-hauling and re-stacking, I don't see any steps to cut out (oh, that hauling up-hill could be eliminated: I only do that because I'm obsessive about "not wasting...").
I'd ask the neighbor how much he'd sell me three cords of firewood for after cutting, splitting and stacking... It's how I personally decide whether a price I'm quoted is valuable to me: how much would I charge? I look at the piles of excess firewood I've got and honestly I'd rather let it rot than sell it to anyone who has no appreciation of the other person's effort that went into it. Honestly, I cut it as much for my own entertainment as for heating.
After 10 years of bringing in my own wood out of the woods behind the house that I handle it too many more times than I'd like: cut it, bring it up hill, split it, haul it, stack it to season, re-haul it, re-stack it (and re-haul it and re-stack it and...). Except for the re-hauling and re-stacking, I don't see any steps to cut out (oh, that hauling up-hill could be eliminated: I only do that because I'm obsessive about "not wasting...").
I'd ask the neighbor how much he'd sell me three cords of firewood for after cutting, splitting and stacking... It's how I personally decide whether a price I'm quoted is valuable to me: how much would I charge? I look at the piles of excess firewood I've got and honestly I'd rather let it rot than sell it to anyone who has no appreciation of the other person's effort that went into it. Honestly, I cut it as much for my own entertainment as for heating.
What's it worth... I.e.
1. What is it's moisture content?
2. What is the going rate for 1/2 year split wood (almost impossible to find 2 year split wood...)
3. What is your time investment
4. What does the neighbor mean to you
All that factors in, in different weighting for different people - and none can be answered by us.
1. What is it's moisture content?
2. What is the going rate for 1/2 year split wood (almost impossible to find 2 year split wood...)
3. What is your time investment
4. What does the neighbor mean to you
All that factors in, in different weighting for different people - and none can be answered by us.
Wisco Shepherd
Feeling the Heat
When I have traded with neighbors for wood I find I get more value and mutual enjoyment by bartering. Got my pastures clipped a few times for a half cord this year.
brenndatomu
Minister of Fire
Just get a little stingier with your livestock "welfare meals", they clean things up a lil better...
Wisco Shepherd
Feeling the Heat
We rotationally graze in small paddocks, so they eat pretty indiscriminately. We are just very understocked at the moment as we grow the flock so the grass gets ahead of us. We turned out to pasture on March 15 and will likely be grazing still into December before we start feeding any sort of hay or grain. I'd leave it long but to train the sheepdogs it helps for them to see.Just get a little stingier with your livestock "welfare meals", they clean things up a lil better...
