Will a cord of firewood fit in a pickup?
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Ashful
Minister of Fire
Exacatically. If you’re starting the truck for less than a cord per load, it wasn’t worth the trip.
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.Exacatically. If you’re starting the truck for less than a cord per load, it wasn’t worth the trip.
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Ashful
Minister of Fire
hickoryhoarder
Minister of Fire
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.
Ashful
Minister of Fire
edyit
Minister of Fire
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
And a wheel with in a wheel go on as long as it is on a rick and not a shaw
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Then I could be wrong
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brenndatomu
Minister of Fire
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Feeling the Heat
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
Feeling the Heat
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
Minister of Fire
Alpine1
Feeling the Heat
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
Minister of Fire
I thought it varied a lot with MC%? In other words, fixed BTU with varying weight, by MC%.
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