No nap needed. I have been getting it like this from a local farmer who is about 5 minutes from the office for the last year or so. They load it up, I pay them and away I go. He charges $60 a face and I figured it out for what it would cost me to get a log load, cut it up, rent a splitter and move the wood during all of the steps, it is about $10 more per face cord to buy it than to do it myself.

If you like the tailgate, you should see the bottom of the bed

 

Its very important to have plenty of airflow!

What about splitting it by hand? I dont know how much wood is in a face

 

Neil, that does allow you a lot more time for slacking.
My 86 has ventilation paths in the gate and sides. Amazingly, the inside is solid.
Eric, according to our illustrious leaders in Albany , it's illegal to sell or advertise anything other than a full cord (4' x 4' x 8') 1/2cord etc. A face cord depends upon the cut length of the wood 12", 16", 18" etc At 4' tall x 8' long. It makes a big difference when you're trying to put a 24" log into a 16" fireplace/stove.
Like Neil said, buying it the way he does it saves the back and time.

 

okay it sounds like i have a lot to learn... can someone point me in a good direction?

 

It's not your fault that your from LI and have led a sheltered life

It's been said that it's a poor day if you don't learn something.

If you keep reading the BS/Chat threads you'll learn a lot and some things you really didn't want to know.

 

Good afternoon Neil, George, Eric, Ken, Wade, Rob and everyone..

Been another slow day.. I almost had some work, but it fell through..LOL

Hope your day is going good

 

Morning NY.

 

It is very confusing when it comes to a cord and face cord of wood. But as George mentioned, a cord of wood is any length of cut wood that measures 4' high x 4' deep x 8' in length or to make it easier 128 cubic feet.

So in my case, what is in my truck is a face cord and it is cut 16" in length. So once that is stacked, it will measure 4' high x 16" deep x 8' long or 42.67 cubic feet. Confused yet??? Well let us try this.

Now using the 16" length, which is the most common size (less cutting of the log, easier to handle, stack, solit etc.) a cord contains 3 face cord of wood. So what you see in my truck is 1/3 of a cord of wood.

Now to give you an idea on hand splitting it. Not sure if you have seen a tri-axle logging truck. If you have, the normal load that they carry contains about 15 face cord of wood. Figure the logs are about 20' or so in length. That will give you 15 blocks per log. Depending on the diameter of your logs and the finished size of the split wood you want, each block may need to be split into 6-8 pieces. Depending on the type of wood, it may take anywheres from 4-12 strikes with a splitting maul to create each finished piece of wood.... and that is for one log. If you run into knots.....forget about it. you will be beating your brains out trying to split them. So it just makes it easier to use a splitter, it is quicker, safer and less wear and tear on the body.

 

Afternoon Don

 

Morning Shaun

 

Morning Neil.

 

Howdy Neil..

 

Howdy back at you Don

 

Okay..., so what are they accomplishing by making it illegal to sell/advertise face cords?

 

Howdy Eric.