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Assuming 5 foot wide bucket: 5'widex3'highx1.5'round length=22.5 cubic feet. A little more than 1/6 of a real cord.
A cord by any other name is still a cord. Anything less than a cord that is called a cord is a lie.
If you stack 'face cords' you need three at 4 by 8 ft on the face to make a cord, or 3x4x8 = 96 square feet on the face. The wood in the bucket is stacked face cord style, and looks like about 5 ft by 3 ft or 15 square feet. 15/96 is about 6, so you have about 1/6 of a cord, maybe a little more after you split.
I say Forget about guessing how much wood you got there and let's see some pictures of your wife! :coolgrin:ISeeDeadBTUs said:
Just getting you back ISee. ;-)
Ok, so I was just trying to demonstrate that we sometimes throw 'cord' around and our estimates, well, sometimes they suck 
The loader bucket is 72" and the wood is stacked +2.5'. There are loose pieces in the belly of the bucket too.
6 X 2.5 X 1.5 / 128 = somewhere between 1/5 and 1/4 cord.
The loader bucket is 72" and the wood is stacked +2.5'. There are loose pieces in the belly of the bucket too.
6 X 2.5 X 1.5 / 128 = somewhere between 1/5 and 1/4 cord.
add 10% for splitting it. and you are at (6x2.5x1.5)x1.10 = 24.75 / 128 = .1934 (~1/5)ISeeDeadBTUs said:Ok, so I was just trying to demonstrate that we sometimes throw 'cord' around and our estimates, well, sometimes they suck
The loader bucket is 72" and the wood is stacked +2.5'. There are loose pieces in the belly of the bucket too.
6 X 2.5 X 1.5 / 128 = somewhere between 1/5 and 1/4 cord.
Ok, how does the volume of wood change based on drying and/or splitting??
And NONE of that wood gets split. What you see is what the GW gets. :coolsmile:
Now, on the posting of the wife's pic . . . we talkin First or Second?
And NONE of that wood gets split. What you see is what the GW gets. :coolsmile:
Now, on the posting of the wife's pic . . . we talkin First or Second?
Who cares about the wood. It swells when split and shrinks when dry. Wood is wood and a cord is 128 cu ft.
Tell us about the tractor.
Tell us about the tractor.
A 'bucket cord'....BINGO that it.
Another good one was from the member that scrounged in his old reliable Ford Ranger...he called it a Ranger cord. LOL
Another good one was from the member that scrounged in his old reliable Ford Ranger...he called it a Ranger cord. LOL
To quote my favorite poster on these forums:
How about @$$ cord. That’s half a face cord.
A toe cord- that’s as much as you can fit in your trunk.
How about a frinkle- that’s pi cords- almost enough for most burners to keep them through a winter.
How about @$$ cord. That’s half a face cord.
A toe cord- that’s as much as you can fit in your trunk.
How about a frinkle- that’s pi cords- almost enough for most burners to keep them through a winter.
Adios Pantalones said:
Yeah, but if I remember right....My frinkle was bigger than your frinkle. ;-P
ISeeDeadBTUs said:Ok, so I was just trying to demonstrate that we sometimes throw 'cord' around and our estimates, well, sometimes they suck
The loader bucket is 72" and the wood is stacked +2.5'. There are loose pieces in the belly of the bucket too.
6 X 2.5 X 1.5 / 128 = somewhere between 1/5 and 1/4 cord.
You forgot something:
The loader bucket is 72" and the Red Oak is stacked +2.5'
Am I correct?
One more thing, what do you need all that kindling for?
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