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DanburyTreeCT
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CheapBassTurd
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Dieseldave01
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Turpenator2084
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In Oklahoma, it seems the only "measure" of wood is the "rick"-- very few sellers here will sell wood by the cord. At lunch today, a coworker said they'd never even HEARD of the cord. Is this an Oklahoma thing? One would think the firewood industry in Oklahoma would be more regulated than that, as this particular "measure" doesn't seem to be standard. It complicates my search for a good firewood provider, at least so far looking at Craigslist and seeing seller after seller offering "ricks" but not cords...
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CheapBassTurd
Minister of Fire
That's a few days of 24/7 burning, TOPS.
I do 5-6 cord a year burning 5 months 24/7.
A cord is measured 4 ft wide x 4 ft high x 8 ft deep. (or the equivalent)
Not one row across a pickup bed.
I do 5-6 cord a year burning 5 months 24/7.
A cord is measured 4 ft wide x 4 ft high x 8 ft deep. (or the equivalent)
Not one row across a pickup bed.
Nope. Nada. No way . . . not a true cord of wood at least.
WoodyIsGoody
Minister of Fire
That's about 1/5 of a cord. Five loads like that and you would have a full cord.
I have been in the wood bissness for decades and never seen such a poor measure,(not how I'd like to put it), That is NOT even close to a half cord. I sell a full load, all I can fit on my pickup TWICE for a cord. You have been _ _ _ _ _ _ with your pants on.
how tightly are you supposed to stack your wood for this calculator?
I had a load delivered that filled a truck that was 8 ft long 6 feet wide and 5 feet tall loaded with a bucket loader. When I staked it, fairly tightly, it measures about .8 by this calculator.
I had a load delivered that filled a truck that was 8 ft long 6 feet wide and 5 feet tall loaded with a bucket loader. When I staked it, fairly tightly, it measures about .8 by this calculator.
Ashful
Minister of Fire
The wording of a cord, with which I am familiar, has the words “tightly stacked” right in the definition.
Most government and other estimates I’ve seen for cord weight use 85 cu.ft. of solid wood for a 128 cu.ft. cord. That implies a stacking density of 66%, but I’m not going to try measuring that, myself.
No 1/2 TON pu can hold Cord of Wood. It would end up 5ft high. Too heavy.
A face cord of firewood, also called a rick of firewood, is different than a cord. The common dimensions for a face cord or rick of wood is 8 feet long x 4 feet high x any length of wood. Although the common length of wood is typically 16 inches, there is no exact length requirement.
https://www.firewood-for-life.com/firewood-measurements.html
A face cord of firewood, also called a rick of firewood, is different than a cord. The common dimensions for a face cord or rick of wood is 8 feet long x 4 feet high x any length of wood. Although the common length of wood is typically 16 inches, there is no exact length requirement.
https://www.firewood-for-life.com/firewood-measurements.html
Ashful
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MisterFixIT
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Using the calculator the 3x3x5 pallet stack of almond that the local feed store here sells for $180 would actually be 0.35 of a cord (1/3). Not the 0.50 (1/2) of a cord that they claim it to be. In real cord terms that almond is over a half a grand per cord. ... no they don't deliver. ha ha.
This is why I gave up buying firewood. All of the firewood sellers in my area are like this. Its frustrating.
This is why I gave up buying firewood. All of the firewood sellers in my area are like this. Its frustrating.
I'm gonna go buy a pallet of Almond from them Monday... At least the wood is seasoned unlike most of the other scammers in our area.
I usually cut all of my own wood but a new baby kinda hampered my cutting time...
I usually cut all of my own wood but a new baby kinda hampered my cutting time...
Scioto78
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I’ve been burning wood for about five years now and I basically base my usage on length of wood stack that I have/use. My stacks are between 4 and 5 feet tall, pieces are cut approximately an average of 17” for my Country Hearth/US Stove 3000 stove. Typically use about 90’ of wood stack a year, which usually is around 4-5 cord.
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Some people improperly call a face cord a cord... maybe this was a "loose" face cord. Depending on what you paid, it might not have been a complete ***** job...
I consider a face cord to be 8 ft long , 4 ft high , and my pieces to be 17 inches long to fit in my Regency stoves. Seeing as the pallets I stack my wood on to be 4ft x 4ft. Wood stacked on two pallets laid end to end works out to be 2 rows of wood 8 ft long, 4ft high, and 17 inches in length. All ready to put in the stoves and burn.
So the reality check on how much wood you need is (according to the calculator)-
18" splits at 5' high and 20' long is ONLY 1.17 cords.
That's 52' of stacked 18" splits for just 3 cords!
156 Feet of stacked 18" splits for 3 years of 3 cords per year.
18" splits at 5' high and 20' long is ONLY 1.17 cords.
That's 52' of stacked 18" splits for just 3 cords!
156 Feet of stacked 18" splits for 3 years of 3 cords per year.
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