Cord of wood

[glens]

Hey Roger,

He's still <i>in</i> school, ain't he?&nbsp; I think he was talking about a 4'-high stack of <i>pallets</i>.

Glen

 

[MasterBlaster]

Down here it's all ricks, $65 delivered.

 

[glens]

That's about right for around here, too.&nbsp; I'd thought all along that a "rick" was a &frac12; cord, until I looked it up.

Glen

 

[Nickrosis]

Originally posted by rbtree
Back to school for ya Nick!

A 4x4x4 pallet of wood is 1/2 cord.

You are right! I was thinking 4x4x24 was a cord instead of 4x4x8. Still don't know where 1/24th came from. That's why I said "I believe..." because I wasn't sure about my math on it.

According to this article, ricks are ficticious: http://www.katv.com/onyourside.hrb?s=709

 

[MasterBlaster]

Originally posted by glens
That's about right for around here, too.&nbsp; I'd thought all along that a "rick" was a &frac12; cord, until I looked it up.

Glen

It ain't? We call a rick 4 feet tall by 8 feet long. The length is usually between 18 and 24 inches. I've sold a million. Or maybe less.

That ain't a rick?

 

[Toddppm]

This is the way to do it, if you got the time...

 

[TheTreeSpyder]

i think a truckload still can be variable, even in matched trucks; by whetehr wood is thrown criss-crossed to increase air space in the volume, or wether it is stacked tightly to reduce airspace in the volume measurement of the truck.

 

[Nickrosis]

As opposed to my preferred methods?

 

[glens]

Originally posted by MasterBlaster
That ain't a rick?

Nope.&nbsp; A rick is <a href="http://www.dict.org/bin/Dict?Form=Dict2&Database=*&Query=rick">dimensionless</a>.

Certainly, it doesn't apply to you directly, but the information contained in <a href="http://muextension.missouri.edu/explore/agguides/forestry/g05452.htm">this document</a> is generally applicable in your area.&nbsp; By substituting the applicable state departments for your locale, I'd bet it's entirely valid.

How much of a market is there for firewood by you?

Glen

 

[MasterBlaster]

So what is the name for an amount of wood 4' tall by 8' long?

 

[glens]

If it's zero units deep, then it's just 32 square feet of wood; make that paper; wait.&nbsp; Zero thickness wood?&nbsp; Hey!&nbsp; I think that's a trick question!

If that amount is 1 foot deep, it's a quarter cord; at 2 feet, it's a half cord; 3 feet would be 3 quarters; and 4 feet would be 1 cord.&nbsp; If you cut your Louisiana firewood at 16" nominal like we do up here north of the Mason-Dixon line, it would be 1/3 cord.

Glen

 

[Kneejerk Bombas]

How big is the space between the pieces when stacked?
If you are carefull when stacking you can get much more or less wood in the same space.

 

[Husky372]

rules you need to follow to sell cordwood in NH

 

[tawilson]

I sell loosely thrown, 180 cubic feet per cord. It saves handling, and I've measured it and the customers are getting over a cord. In some states it's official (I think) to do it this way. I've had no complaints and I sell all I want. As cheap as firewood is around here, $35-40 per face cord, it's hardly worth doing anyways.

 

[Nickrosis]

At first, I didn't like Wisconsin's definition of a face cord, but if you read further, you see that they require a qualification of it. I love Google - the lawwas the first hit.

ATCP 91.01 Definitions.
(1) “Commodity” means any product or commodity that is sold, offered for sale, or held or distributed for sale in this state. “Commodity” includes a consumer commodity as defined in s. ATCP 90.01 (5).
(2) “Cord” means the amount of firewood that, when ranked and well stowed, occupies a space of 128 cubic feet, or a pile four feet by eight feet by four feet.
(3) “Department” means the state of Wisconsin department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
(4) “Face cord” means an amount of firewood composed of pieces of uniform length of less than four feet which, when ranked and well stowed, compose a pile eight feet wide and four feet high.
(5) “Firewood” means fireplace and stove wood sold for use
as fuel.

ATCP 91.07 Firewood.
(1) Firewood in quantities greater than 4 cubic feet shall be sold by one of the following units of measure:
(a) Weight.
(b) Cord or fraction of a cord.
(c) Face cord, if the measure “face cord” is qualified by a statement of the length of the pieces of wood in the face cord.
Note: For example, a quantity of firewood pieces 24 inches long sufficient when ranked and well stowed to make a pile 8 feet long and 4 feet high may be sold by the actual weight of the firewood, or as 1/2 cord, or as a 24” face cord.
(2) A seller of bulk firewood shall give to the buyer a delivery ticket or invoice for each delivery of firewood stating the name and address of the seller, the date of the delivery, the quantity of firewood delivered and the price of the firewood.
(3) Firewood bundled in quantities of less than 4 cubic feet
shall be sold only by weight, volume or count.
History: Cr. Register, February, 1991, No. 422, eff. 3–1–91.