Will a cord of firewood fit in a pickup?

[kennyp2339]

This is 1.7 cord in truck and 18' trailer.

Oh no you didn't

 

[Ashful]

Problem with above pic.

This is 1.7 cord in truck and 18' trailer.

Exacatically. If you’re starting the truck for less than a cord per load, it wasn’t worth the trip.

 

[bholler]

Exacatically. If you’re starting the truck for less than a cord per load, it wasn’t worth the trip.

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That only works if you can get a trailer into and out of where you are cutting. And due to the fact that the area i usually cut at is 2.5 miles from my house extra trips are not an issue. Not to mention my truck is a dump so i dont spend any time onloading as i would with most trailers.

 

[Ashful]

Not to mention my truck is a dump so i dont spend any time onloading as i would with most trailers.

Okay, now that’s not even fair!

 

[hickoryhoarder]

I get 2/3 of a cord already split -- 2 ricks -- delivered routinely in a pickup. Those pickups usually have high sides (not the original truck), and the ricks are generous. It's close to a cord. They basically sell you a pickup full, as opposed to 2 ricks.

 

[bholler]

I get 2/3 of a cord already split -- 2 ricks -- delivered routinely in a pickup. Those pickups usually have high sides (not the original truck), and the ricks are generous. It's close to a cord. They basically sell you a pickup full, as opposed to 2 ricks.

What is a rick???

 

[Ashful]

What is a rick???

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[edyit]

What is a rick???

I get 2/3 of a cord already split -- 2 ricks --

a rick is another term for a face cord, generally 1 face cord / rick is 1/3 of a full cord

 

[Manly]

a rick is another term for a face cord, generally 1 face cord / rick is 1/3 of a full cord

A rick is exactly 1/2 of a rickshaw. In our area most vendors sell by the rickshaw. They don’t like to come out for half rickshaws, or a rick if you prefer. Many times purchasing a rickshaw and a half, or three ricks, gets you a free rick, or half a rickshaw, which equals a baker’s cord. Most bakerys and pizza parlors with wood ovens purchase by the baker’s cord. A baker’s cord is slightly larger than a standard cord. That is pretty much my take on the rick, although that Rick Ashley guy looks pretty manly. Your regional measurements may vary. Manly

 

[johneh]

And a wheel with in a wheel go on as long as it is on a rick and not a shaw
and the bread is already baked I THINK !!
Then I could be wrong

 

[Highbeam]

How many rickshaw cords in a grapple cord?

 

[blades]

depends on how many times he get ricked by the state patrol.

 

[Manly]

a rick is another term for a face cord, generally 1 face cord / rick is 1/3 of a full cord[/QUOT

How many rickshaw cords in a grapple cord?

There are so many regional terms being banttied about here it makes my rick spin. In these parts a face cord is a string that goes around the hood on a hooded sweat shirt. If you pull the face cord the hood puckers up tightly around your face giving you a very sphincter look. Unless your with serious wood burners, mentioning a rick will elicit various comments or opinions on Rick Astley, Rick Mackenzie or possibly Mick Jager if someone has poor hearing. When you talk wood quantities here it’s baker’s cords or rickshaws. However if you’re here in Chinatown, the mention of rickshaw brings many wheeled carriers, followed by an onrush of Uber drivers with fights typically ensuing.

 

[brenndatomu]

What is a rick???

About half of a Richard...

 

[vtwoodheater]

Suppose you cut your wood 48"? Does a "rick" become a full cord?

 

[mcstatz5829]

idk, when I was getting quotes for wood in Indianapolis no one wanted to quote a cord. They all wanted to quote “ricks” which they usually defined as 4’x8’xwhocares (I care). One guy even quoted different prices for 16” and 18-20” custom cut, as if it didn’t matter to him whether I chose 18 or 20”, just that it wasn’t a length already on his lot.

Either way I can do arithmetic and I got specific dimension for each quote, so despite it all being in “ricks” it wasn’t too hard to compare.

 

[Manly]

Suppose you cut your wood 48"? Does a "rick" become a full cord?

You would be just shy of a baker's cord. You could also look at it as a rickshaw and a short rick. It's all in the math. Do the math.

 

[mcstatz5829]

Here's a good example:

https://www.greentreeservicesindy.com/firewood

I called these guys and asked them what length they cut to. They said 16-18". Let's be generous and say 18". That means their definition of a "cord" is only 96 cuft, not 128 cuft.

I don't know if they're intentionally being deceptive, but I think that illustrates my point: it's more important to be clear on the measurements of volume you are buying than to get too wrapped up in whether the units are quoted in ricks or cords.

 

[Manly]

Here's a good example:

https://www.greentreeservicesindy.com/firewood

I called these guys and asked them what length they cut to. They said 16-18". Let's be generous and say 18". That means their definition of a "cord" is only 96 cuft, not 128 cuft.

I don't know if they're intentionally being deceptive, but I think that illustrates my point: it's more important to be clear on the measurements of volume you are buying than to get too wrapped up in whether the units are quoted in ricks or cords.

My point exactly. Math, i.e., volume is a fixed amount. When you start talking ricks, rickshaws, face cords, baker's cords, bundles, mungles or rip cords, they are all somebody's estimate of what they are delivering.

 

[Alpine1]

We buy firewood by weight here. It’s simpler. A ton is a ton, but if you buy wet wood you’ll pay water instead of combustible. Every method has defects.

 

[Highbeam]

We buy firewood by weight here. It’s simpler. A ton is a ton, but if you buy wet wood you’ll pay water instead of combustible. Every method has defects.

The defect with this method (weight) is that I don't have a scale in my yard and the firewood guy doesn't likely have access to or desire to provide weight tickets for each load. At least with volume I can measure but then you have those guys that load it loose vs. stacked so the volume is not known until after you stack it which will take hours and the delivery man will not wait.

It's tough buying wood on a firewood scale. Lots of opportunities for low life sellers to steal from you. The good sellers are rare but if you can find one I wouldn't worry much about what he wants to call his cords so long as I was happy with the price and service.

 

[Alpine1]

If the seller doesn’t provide a weight ticket with the load, he’s not paid. Simple but again a weight ticket doesn’t guarantee low MC. Firewood should be sold by Kw or btu: this would eliminate the volume problem as well as the weight problem. 12.000 Kwatts can be obtained from black locust as well as spruce.

 

[Ashful]

Firewood should be sold by Kw or btu: this would eliminate the volume problem as well as the weight problem. 12.000 Kwatts can be obtained from black locust as well as spruce.

... and the seller tows a calorimeter around with him, when he delivers?

 

[Alpine1]

... and the seller tows a calorimeter around with him, when he delivers?

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That would be funny to see, but unnecessary: the number of btu per pound is always the same, and very similar between different woods.

 

[Ashful]

That would be funny to see, but unnecessary: the number of btu per pound is always the same, and very similar between different woods.

I thought it varied a lot with MC%? In other words, fixed BTU with varying weight, by MC%.