jeff_t said:A cord is a fair guess. Silver maple?
BASOD said:1/2 -2/3 maybe. Big rounds can be decieving.
S/S it and post another pic.
keep the guessing game going until then.
Good wood score is the fella charging you much?
Maple is a good wood. But there are different kinds of maple. Silver and red maple are a lighter wood when dry, they burn hot but fast, like pine. Sugar and norway maple is much better. It is denser, burns hot, and lasts a lot longer, kinda like white oak. Your wood is definately silver or red maple. That price isn't too bad, but I see a cord of cut and split wood in our area (mixed oak, locust, maple, cherry, etc) go for 120 bucks. Looks to me like you got around 1/2 to 2/3 cord there, but it's all silver maple and it's NOT split. That looks more like a 30 dollar load of wood, not to mention (as Hogwildz stated) the mixed lengths. Try to work something out with the tree guy. I cut trees on the side and wood that I don't want to deal with (katalpa, pine and willow) I sell to guys with OWB's. I charge gas money (literally a heaping trailer load, easily over a cord/cord and a half) for 20 to 40 bucks. Thats not for the wood, thats for me loading it and transporting it. So see if you can work out a better deal.....doesn't hurt to try.whatisup02 said:I thought maple was a "good" wood?
If his loads are around 1 cord then that's as cheap as I can find it around here. It would cost me that much in gas to get it myself. No truck = lots of trips
Keep the guesses coming ill start work on it tomorrow if I get out of work at a decent time.
whatisup02 said:Well I got my first load from that local tree trimmer. What do you think, about 1 cord?
whatisup02 said:I will post how much it is when I get it done. That was just my first load and the price can change or I can find someone else. Around here 150-180 is the going rate for 1 cord to your house. Most people want $45-60 a face and you pick it up. Thanks for all the reply
I should ask. How does walnut "stack" up to say oak?
rwhite said:whatisup02 said:I will post how much it is when I get it done. That was just my first load and the price can change or I can find someone else. Around here 150-180 is the going rate for 1 cord to your house. Most people want $45-60 a face and you pick it up. Thanks for all the reply
I should ask. How does walnut "stack" up to say oak?
Here is a BTU chart. As you can see the silver is on par with doug fir which has held true in my experience. Walnut is a bit higher but still not oak. As far as I'm concerned wood is wood and I will burn it all. The species depend on what I pay. I wouldn't go out of my way or pay for anything less than pine.
whatisup02 said:Well I got it all S/S. 1 1/3 cord or 5 face. Not to bad if I say so. I think it was $60 well spent. It was almost all maple with some oak in there.
WoodpileOCD said:WOW! you've been busy if that first picture was taken yesterday. Certainly looks like $60 worth when it's all split and stacked doesn't it. Like someone else said, next year when you are burning it, you won't even think about the money you spent. Good start on your supply, now go do it a few more times but hopefully for less money... free is even better. Once you get a couple of years ahead, you can afford to wait on the free stuff and if you keep your eyes and ears open and get the word out, believe me, the free stuff will come your way.
Good Work..
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