Unsplit wood vs Split wood
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3 cords of bucked hardwood for $100 is a good deal, even if you have to pick it up yourself. One word of caution is the size of those rounds - could be they are huge and tough to move.
I'd figure pretty close to the same space (I think J gave numbers reflecting approx 1 cord worth) - maybe a bigger footprint because stacking rounds usually you wont go as high.
I'd figure pretty close to the same space (I think J gave numbers reflecting approx 1 cord worth) - maybe a bigger footprint because stacking rounds usually you wont go as high.
$100 delivered sounds like a good deal. That's a lot of work unless you've got a dump and can drive point to point.
rdust said:
horse shoes and hand grenades It gives him a good understanding but isnt that 112 cubic feet? Most of any wood piles really depends on who is stacking, how it was split even the part of the tree it came from will change the stack. No 2 people stack a like.........
rdust said:
I had the same thoughts when I called the guy selling the wood. He claimed that it was a full cord. I made sure to ask him if it was a full cord, but you know how that goes. He said that he had to much wood and had to get rid of some of it. He said that the wood would come in a dump truck. If it turns out to be 3 face cords then it will end up being standard price before splitting the wood. The price around here for split wood runs from $120-$130 a cord(split).
At $33/cd delivered, I would take all I could split/store and be selling cords this fall for $130. Then, when the party is over, go back to scrounging which still probably costs me $10/cd for the rounds plus equipment wear and tear. I would order that first load before it is too late.
Now that I am set up, I get through a cord in an hour, hour and a half. Lets say you burn 5 cord a year and want to get three years ahead. That new splitter just paid for itself with $33 cords.
Backwoods Savage said:
Did we hear the answer to this?
$33/cord is a great deal. I don't have to buy any softwood - I have 12 acres of it between my sister and myself. But if you don't have access to any, even for softwood it's a deal.
But it would be sweeter if it was hardwood!
Happy burning!
bsig31r said:
That is a pretty vague answer (I hope that doesn't sound rude as it is not meant to be). Poplar and willow are hardwoods technically, but they are pretty poor woods compared to oak, hickory, etc. So it really does matter what type of wood it is. Personally I would not buy poplar or willow or even cottonwood even at that price but I certainly would for the better burning woods.
Backwoods Savage said:
Never herd willow or cottonwood called a hardwood before, Now cabinet guys love the "tulip poplar" for pie safe's and draws and they say its a hardwood bit of a stretch.
Jay, while most of us do refer to those as softwoods, they are still hardwoods. Any tree that drops its leaf is a hardwood. And yes, tulip poplar is still hardwood.
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