Free wood is better, but is this a good deal?...

[Shawn]

A neighbor of mine has a bunch of split wood and rounds that he wants to sell. He is asking $100 per cord for the split stuff and $80 per cord for the rounds. Split mixed hardwood delivered in my area is approximately $150-175 per cord. Obviously with my neighbor I have to load and unload all the wood. Any opinion on whether this is a good deal? The wood is primarily maple and ash.

Shawn

 

[begreen]

Is this for a full cord of wood? If the wood is seasoned and in good shape (dry, not rotting), this sounds like a nice deal to me. Ash is great to burn. It sounds like a nice neighbor bonding opportunity.

 

[Bob512]

Shawn, If you can hand pick it, sounds good to me. Leave the punky stuff and the bark behind. Get yourself a nice load of wood, with these temps you might need it.

 

[Shawn]

He had a bunch of trees cut down last year and he pretty much just bucked the trunks and limbs and wants to sell it. Some of it he split, probably about 2 cords and the rest is rounds about 18 inch rounds. Pretty easy pickings as it's right by his close to his driveway. I thought it was a decent deal, I imagine we will "measure" together and come to an agreement on the total number of cords and I will take it all as none of it looks punky.

 

[DavidV]

I am spoiled. I don't pay for wood.

 

[pistonslap]

I just finished splitting and stacking 2 full cords of silver maple that I got for free. That's the good news. The bad news is that I blew a seal on the 20 ton splitter that I borrowed from my neighbor. Even so, whatever it costs to fix will be cheaper than 2 cords worth of gas bills.