Good deal for firewood poles?

[Jmyers8@windstream. Net]

So I got a chance to buy a good bit of firewood poles and seeing what you guys think. This pile is about 50 ft long and 5-7 ft high and the logs are about 8-10 ft long and 6-12" " in diameter I figured a rough 15 cords. The guy wants 1000 and he will load in my dump trailer..I have my supply for personal use but what looking at selling this. It's been cut a year and a half. What's your thoughts? Im thinjing i can aell ir fir at leasr 225 a cord maybe more when winter cones sinxe its seasoned some

 

[olympyk_999]

a year and a half???? think this guys calendar is a couple years older than he thinks...
ive had pine sit around longer than that and look better

 

[DrewUth]

I agree it looks like it's been sitting much longer than that.

How much time does it take you to process a cord to be ready for sale? And how high is the demand- are you definitely going to sell it all?

I've never processed firewood for anything other than my own personal use, and man so much labor and time goes into it I am in awe of you guys that do it regularly.

 

[kyle1!]

Like 999 said those logs have been sitting longer. Will the seller let you saw into a few of those logs to see what kind of punk is there? Even if there is rot and you only get 10 cords out of that pile I think I would go for it.

 

[Jmyers8@windstream. Net]

Thanks everybody I was thinking its been sitting a little longer but from what I can tell it looks pretty solid I would check a few..I believe I can sell it during winter when most are our and if I don't I got a good deal on my own personal use.. I'm thinking I can proly do about a cord an hour if I worked on it in the evening its just extra money so my time isn't a huge factor I'm also in north east Ohio so the city people pay a little more per cord

 

[DrewUth]

A cord an hour, cut split and stacked? That's impressive! Go for it man, and you're right about them city folk.

 

[Jmyers8@windstream. Net]

Thanks everybody I can test a few from looking at them they look solid..I'm sure I can sell most once everyone else around here is out and prolly get a little more per cord to the city people who don't have access to it.. If I don't sell it a then I got some more for me to use for cheap.. I'll being doing it on the side for extra so my time is not a huge factor but figure I can prolly knock out a cord in the evening

 

[Jmyers8@windstream. Net]

Thanks guys I don't think selling it should be a problem and I can ways use some extra. I'll be doing it in the evenings and free time so my time aint a huge factor butni think I could get a cord or a little more done in an evening..now just convincing the wife we should do it.

 

[olympyk_999]

buy it then let it sit another "year and a half" and you can sell it as loam with no work involved

at a 1000 you aren't much cheaper than green log length delvered...that assuming its all still solid... it may look OK but that looks to be alot of "softer" wood (soft maple, cherry, poplar ect) which don't last long in log form...could end up with a $1000 pile of ****... generally people that buy split firewood don't want rotten/dirty wood...
id offer him $30 a cord, and keep it for my own use

 

[rarefish383]

Yeah, I can buy good Oak tops for 25 per cord. That stuff looks terrible. What if all that air space in the stacks turns into 10 cord and not 15. I can buy Oak tops because I know loggers, but I don't, because I have my own farm in WV and a couple local farms that I can cut on. It is real hard to make any money splitting and stacking firewood when it's free, much less if you pay for it. I assume you don't have a processor or you wouldn't be asking. I vote no way, way too much labor for small return, Joe.

 

[rarefish383]

Let me make a couple amends to what I said. I don't think there is anyway you can split and stack a cord an hour, so your time involved is going to be much more than you expect. A lot is small, you may not have to split. I don't see any Oak in the pile. It's going to be hard to get top price for second rate wood. I still vote no, good luck which ever way you go.

 

[showrguy]

I don't see any "hardwood" in those pictures..

 

[Zale]

I would pass.

 

[Jmyers8@windstream. Net]

Nice thanks guys that's why I asked the pros.. So much for caigslist back to scrounging it is.

 

[BoBDoG2o02]

Yup, looks pretty poor from here. Also, even if you do get it bucked, split and stacked to sell as cordwood..... most buyers WILL NEVER BUY PINE...

 

[Ironworker]

Upon close inspection that doesn't look too bad, I think it's worth a trip if it ain't too far away and offer less if it looks good. Looks like a lot of maple.

 

[sawjunky23]

I would low ball the guy, I'm guessing he lost interest and wants it gone that's why he never processed himself. Better yet, his wife prolly wants it gone.( I have made some of my best deals by making a low ball offer in front of wives that want stuff out of their hair lol) Anybody who's equipped to deal with it will know it's true value, and it's too big of a job for a greenhorn to take on. I bet it would go cheap.

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

With just one person and cutting with a chainsaw, splitting with a hydraulic splitter, no way. Even if that person was cranked out on meth or a 12 pack of those Monster Bull horse piss drinks

I can do roughly a cord an hour, but that's with 2 people and a processor.

A cord an hour, cut split and stacked? That's impressive! Go for it man, and you're right about them city folk.

Depending on the wood species, with it looking like that it might be nice still... or it might be mostly cardboard.

 

[sawjunky23]

Most guys say with a hydraulic splitter you can usually split a cord an hour but I don't think you could cut split and stack a cord in an hour. I am always surprised how people can pay for wood. If you burn 10 cord a year at $225 a cord. $2250.00 For heating? I payed 1000 bucks for 1000 gal of LP this fall. That will heat all winter and then some.