2 Questions

[DC's Firewood]

1. I measured one of my ricks yesterday and it was 45ft. long by 4ft. tall and the wood is stacked in a single row at 20in. long. When i did the calculations it came out to 2.5 cords this can't be right can someone tell me where i went wrong.

2. I am thinking about just piling my wood on pallets instead of stacking coming off the splitter is this a good alternative? I will the wood season in a pile?

 

[Ombesb]

1. You're right... your numbers are wrong.. it's a bit closer to 2.25 cord.
2. It will dry better stacked as you have it. It will still dry as a pile but take longer

 

[Husky137]

2.35 cords if you want to pick nits.umpkin2:

 

[Schultzz]

Wrong

2.35 cords if you want to pick nits.umpkin2:

2.46 cords 45 X 4 X 1.75 /128 Figure it out.

 

[b1rdman]

2.46 cords 45 X 4 X 1.75 /128 Figure it out.

1.75 would be 21"...

Husky is right.

 

[Ombesb]

2.35 cords if you want to pick nits.umpkin2:

You're right, not sure what I did wrong the first time , but 2.343749 is correct..... roughly speaking.

 

[JUDGE1162]

Stack the wood it will dry better and faster

Don't feel bad about the math, the first time I heated with wood, I cut down a bunch of snags (good old days with the old eager beaver with a 16 inch bar ) SO I had this stack of wood between two trees 30 feet apart and 6 feet high with a log lenght of 18", I was so proud, look at all that wood there must be 5 cords there. Boy was I surprised when I did the math and found out it was only 2 cords.

I think I am going to need a bigger saw:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[Canyon Angler]

You're right, not sure what I did wrong the first time , but 2.343749 is correct..... roughly speaking.

+1

(Actually, I came up with 2.3437501 cords...not sure where/why we're getting such small differences.)

 

[b1rdman]

+1

(Actually, I came up with 2.3437501 cords...not sure where/why we're getting such small differences.)

Becuase 1 2/3 feet (20 inches) is a repeating decimal. It all depends on how you round, or how many decimal places you carry.

 

[buckwheat]

Maybe one of you is using a .325 chain and the other is using 3/8"?:monkey:

 

[ShoerFast]

Maybe one of you is using a .325 chain and the other is using 3/8"?:monkey:

Maybe a new 3/8th and a near shot .325 !,,, lol good point! if mootness counts.


DC

If I may ask, why 20" , I have one firewood acount with 7 fireplaces, 4 of them are 48" hearths, they like big stuff, beside that, I cut everything to 15 - 16" long as a lot of people can't burn longer wood, and they all can burn shorter?

 

[DC's Firewood]

I cut 20 because my first customers heated with wood stoves and liked the longer wood because it gave them a more efficient burn. I am think about switching to 18 is that the most common size.

 

[ShoerFast]

I cut 20 because my first customers heated with wood stoves and liked the longer wood because it gave them a more efficient burn. I am think about switching to 18 is that the most common size.

Gypo makes a good statment by cutting everything to 15" a 3 row stack 4X8 makes a cord, with an inch or so between rows.

I like to cut most everything that lenght as it seems fireplace inserts, some can tend to be a little small.

One of biggest compliments I get on selling firewood is what I measure as a true cord, by all means toss a few arm-loads extra over a cord, and they will be your first phone calls next year.

 

[Ombesb]

+1

(Actually, I came up with 2.3437501 cords...not sure where/why we're getting such small differences.)

DANG !! Maybe that is why I have been able to fit 8 cords of firewood into a pickup bed???

 

[timothykamp]

shoerfast - you are def. right about throwing in a few extra armfuls and not shorting anyone - i havent had any repeat customers yet (this is my first year) but i do get alot of compliments on that.