is it possible ?

[stihlpid]

I need to get 75 cords cut in a 2 month period its all cedar/pine and very little oak the tress are on the ground and easy to back up to it doesent need to be split just cut hauled 10 miles and unloaded . I can haul 2 cords at a time and work 5 days a week 8 to 10 hours a day i have decent saws 394 husky and 066 stihl . So i was just wondering if any of you think its possible ? or would i be killing myself to get it done in that amount of time?

 

[timberwolf]

2 loads a day 20 days a montd for 2 months.

Decent weather, nothing breaks down and your body holds up then it sounds doable.

 

[2FatGuys]

2 loads a day 20 days a montd for 2 months.

Decent weather, nothing breaks down and your body holds up then it sounds doable.

IF he can do 2 loads a day, that is 4 cords per day. That would mean that you could accomplish the task in 19 working days.

 

[stihlpid]

Doing 4 cords a day my body would be done in the first week

 

[timberwolf]

Right, 1 load a day.

 

[olyman]

Doing 4 cords a day my body would be done in the first week

you probably would--but as you get stronger, and accustomed to it---youll be able to do it faster--and more of it----been there

 

[kevin j]

can you hire/rent a processor to come in for a few days? cut and split into a big pile, then bobcat load it into a truck over the next few weeks?

2 a day seems mighty tall order physically to me at least.

k

 

[cjcocn]

you probably would--but as you get stronger, and accustomed to it---youll be able to do it faster--and more of it----been there

Yep. You can do 4 cord per day easy.

You already have the trees on the ground and can back right up to them. Hauling 2 cord per trip over 10 miles is perfect since you can use the 10 mile drive as a breather.

If you go steady over those 8 - 10 hour days you'll end up with more than 4 cord per day.

 

[stihlpid]

Yep. You can do 4 cord per day easy.

You already have the trees on the ground and can back right up to them. Hauling 2 cord per trip over 10 miles is perfect since you can use the 10 mile drive as a breather.

If you go steady over those 8 - 10 hour days you'll end up with more than 4 cord per day.

i would have to cut and load a cord every 2 1/2 hours to do 4 cords in a 10 hour day and thats not counting drive time and unloading . i dont think anyone could do that i know i couldn't .I would be happy with 1 load (2 cords in one day)

 

[abohac]

I need to get 75 cords cut in a 2 month period its all cedar/pine and very little oak the tress are on the ground and easy to back up to it doesent need to be split just cut hauled 10 miles and unloaded . I can haul 2 cords at a time and work 5 days a week 8 to 10 hours a day i have decent saws 394 husky and 066 stihl . So i was just wondering if any of you think its possible ? or would i be killing myself to get it done in that amount of time?

Man, I think I would want some help. Can you hire a couple of kids to pick up for ya?

 

[gink595]

I could see doing that, I moved 19 cord in a day, I cut on and off for about a week and hauled ALL of it in 5 hrs., but I had a lot of help from my skidsteer with grapple and a rented dump trailer. I hardley touched a piece of wood except when cutting, the rest was done with the Bobcat. The dump trailer cost me 75.00 a day rental and was well worth it, I spent more time traveling back and forth than I did loading and unloading it. Depends on if you can afford to rent such equipment it well make things go FAST

 

[blackdogon57]

How much (net) am I making per cord ??

Thats what I would ask myself if I were you. That sounds like a lot of work. I hope there is good money in it for you. Getting help sounds like a good idea. Even if if you can't find someone who can handle a saw it is usually not too hard to find a student who can do all the humping for you. Loading 75 cords is a lot of work even spread out over several days. Does your truck/trailer dump ??

 

[Zodiac45]

What Gink said,

I don't doubt that you could cut the wood. It's the loading that's gonna knock you for a loop. If you're throwing it on by hand, then 2 cords a day is gonna be plenty. You say you can haul 2 cords, so you must have a dump truck or large truck and trailor. If you do take the gig, weight yourself before and after.

 

[stihlpid]

i have a 1990 ford f 350 diesel and a 16 foot flat bed duel axle trailer with 4 foot sides (no dump) i can get more than 2 cords but it will need to be stacked in and i think it will be easyer and faster to just throw it in and take less time then stacking it in . Hiring someone might be an idea i will see how it goes this is all going to start next week and i have sep 15th to have my 75 cord out.

 

[stihlpid]

also one more question i have a little less than a 1/2 acre set aside to store this wood and let it dry .Do you think it will be enough room to pile it or will it need to be stacked

 

[blackdogon57]

512 cubic feet

Assuming your trailer is 8' wide you have 512 cubic feet (4 cord). Thrown in you would get close to 3 cords per load. Stacking makes much more work and unless your trailer is very heavy duty you may have weight problems. Depending on how dry the wood is 2 cord will weigh at least 7500 pounds. Green could be much more.

 

[stihlpid]

the trailers 6 1/2 wide i know it will hold more but it only has brakes on one axle so it would be kind scary with that much weight coming to a stop

 

[ziggy2b]

moving fast

If I have to move wood fast,I cut bush cords 5'-6' long depending on the diameter and wheel them with a 2 wheel cart on a landscape trailer as much as she will hold.
It is always better to have your wood in to where you can cut it to size on your 1/2 acre than to be at the merce of mother nature
(A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush)
Thx-----------------------------------------------ziggy2b

 

[CharlieG]

Stop typing, and get moving . Be an ant, not a grasshopper, I tellmy kids .

 

[extraspecialman]

you could pile well over a thousand cords in a half acre