How many cords you think is there?

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Jay - after taking my very own "deceiving" pic - I am gonna call yours about 5 cords. I know how many trailer loads is in this pile and at 3/4 of a cord per trailer load, this pic doesn't appear to have 3.5 cords in it, but it does.
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The pic simply does not do justice to the size of the pile. It doesn't help that I was sitting on the seat of my loader tractor. That pile is 7 ft tall and the base is easily 15 ft in all directions.
 
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Jags said:
Jay - after taking my very own "deceiving" pic - I am gonna call yours about 5 cords. I know how many trailer loads is in this pile and at 3/4 of a cord per trailer load, this pic doesn't appear to have 3.5 cords in it, but it does.
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The pic simply does not do justice to the size of the pile. It doesn't help that I was sitting on the seat of my loader tractor. That pile is 7 ft tall and the base is easily 15 ft in all directions.
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I am not sure what a signal axle dump truck hauls. But I figured 1.5 for 2 loads and 3 full 3/4 ton truck loads at one cord. That's 4 cords with a 28 inch silver maple drop right next to it. Minimum 5 cords there.
 
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Heap closest to the trailer I've stacked about 3 1/2 so far with a 1/2 cord + left, heap in the back was about 2 1/2. As I always say it's hard to judge pictures.
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Ok I got the math on the pile to the right. 8x7x16inchsx3=? and one more stack 8x3x16inch=? this is one piles stacked.
 
What we call a cord. Or do you mean a delivered cord?;lol
Two cords possibly. You know it's never as much as you think.
 
Paulywalnut said:
What we call a cord. Or do you mean a delivered cord?;lol
Two cords possibly. You know it's never as much as you think.
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Those are the numbers from post #1 and its the pile on the right only. A cord is 128 cubic foot......Not sure what a delivered cord is.
 
smokinj said:
Ok I got the math on the pile to the right. 8x7x16inchsx3=? and one more stack 8x3x16inch=? this is one piles stacked.
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If you mean three rows, 16" wide, 8 feet long and 7 feet high you have 1.75 cords there. For the second measurement, single row, 16" wood, 8 feet long and 3 feet high is .25 cord for a total of exactly 2 cords.
 
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paul bunion said:
If you mean three rows, 16" wide, 8 feet long and 7 feet high you have 1.75 cords there. For the second measurement, single row, 16" wood, 8 feet long and 3 feet high is .25 cord for a total of exactly 2 cords.
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So that puts the 2 piles at 4 cords total......Who guessed 4 cords? I was beating the farm over "5" _g
 
Joful said:
blujacket was at 3.85... pretty close!
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It will probably go 4.5 cords there still a few good size rounds left and the other pile seems to be bigger. The guy on the splitter picked the remaining pile. ;)
 
smokinj said:
It will probably go 4.5 cords there still a few good size rounds left
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Guessing from piles, I would say my "close to 5" was pretty accurate.;)
 
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Jags said:
Guessing from piles, I would say my "close to 5" was pretty accurate.;)
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Yea its will come down to the tape for sure. The other side is bigger with a few rounds to go.
 
Gary_602z said:
I still think Dennis was the closest followed by BB.

Gary
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I will get the other side stack with in two weeks will have an exact measurement. First on was pretty easy to measure its my porch. ;) Second is going into a wood shed.
 
Regardless of the amount in the pictures- NOT ENOUGH !
 
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