No equipment to go in the woods, is this a good score?

That seems pretty steep to me - considering YOU have to do all the work. But these things are relative to regions. Around here, you can get a cord of hardwood (green, even though they say 'seasoned') already split , delivered for around $150.

That's roughly $30-35 a face cord. If it's good hard maple, decent access(= drive right up to it) and not too huge to handle, then around here that's what I would call average going rate.

Just as a reference point, around here a cord of green hardwood is about $175 split and delivered. "Seasoned" goes anyway from $210 - $250 per cord or maybe more.

When considered that you have to do the hauling it does somewhat cut into the deal. If it were delivered in those 8' lengths I'd grab it. So I'd say that you need to do some figuring. How far will you have to go with a round trip and how much will it cost you for gas. It will also take you more time.

However, one real thing I would consider is that the wood will not be dry. It can't dry in those 8' lengths and unsplit. If you put the work, time and dollars into that wood and then find you can't burn the wood until next year you may be disappointed. But if you can get it and not have to burn it until next year then that would be better but still a bit steep in price, depending of course on what wood is selling for in your area.

I hope something like this will work out for you Andrew.

Andrew, if it is a disease, I'm a very sick man!

Seems like wood price is a regional thing. In my area I can't find much for under $200, so a cord for $100 would be a deal for me, even if I had to work to get it a little.

Backwoods Savage said:

Andrew, if it is a disease, I'm a very sick man!

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You are in good company Dennis ;-P

Don't sound like a horrible deal at all to me. Not great but not bad either.

Lousy deal. $125 a cord in log legth is pretty high in my book. Last I knew a grapple load of about 7 cords runs in the $500 range,

Of course thats USD, not Canadian.

mayhem said:

Lousy deal. $125 a cord in log legth is pretty high in my book. Last I knew a grapple load of about 7 cords runs in the $500 range,

Of course thats USD, not Canadian.

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But that 7 cords are delivered, increasing the contrast.

Swedishchef said:

Bah. Bad news. The price is $125 a cord. I certainly wish I was one of those people who had a woodlot: I can't afford to buy one now. I am sure something will work out. The good news is that I have enough wood for this winter, next winter and possibly the one after that (LOL, 5.5 cords of hardwood and 4 of softwood). Considering I only burn about 3 cords a winter since wood heat supplements my electricity, it could be worse. But since this forum has created a disease within me to cut cut cut, I want more! If I end up not using it, it's money in the bank!

ANdrew

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Doesn't sound like a good deal to me at all I hate to say. I'm not sure what prices in "La Belle Province" are, but in Nova Scotia, I get 8' delivered for that price, all placed in a nice neat pile in the back ready for easy blocking and splitting, only a few short feet away from the beer fridge.

There's your answer then, $85 a cord for hardwood logs delivered is alot better than $105 a cord for hardwood logs delivered.

Was the original deal delivered? I was assuming so, but maybe not?

Are there any landscaping companies around you that sell bulk mulch? Those folks may be willing to part with some of their logs depending on how full their lot is.

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Was the original deal delivered? I was assuming so, but maybe not?

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No, the OP said he would have to go on site and buck and remove. I'm with you, he ought to be able to find tree length delivered by a logger for a better price than that.