expensive firewood
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It has become a bit of a joke about the wheelbarrow, some think it will hold a cord.
now let me see 4 x 4' x 8' or 128 sq ft O-yea it will fit in the trunk of the buick
seems to be a ver big wheelbarrow
now let me see 4 x 4' x 8' or 128 sq ft O-yea it will fit in the trunk of the buick
seems to be a ver big wheelbarrow
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> It has become a bit of a joke about the wheelbarrow, some think it will hold a cord.
I have people ask me do you think my truck will hold a cord of (oak) fire wood? Yea, sure if it can carry the whole 4400 pounds
I have people ask me do you think my truck will hold a cord of (oak) fire wood? Yea, sure if it can carry the whole 4400 pounds
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lets see what my machinery's handbook says.
"the weight of seasoned wood per cord is approximately as follows, assuming about 70 cubic feet of solid wood per cord: beech, 3300 lbs; chestnut, 2600 lbs; elm, 2900 lbs; maple, 3100; poplar, 2200 lbs; white pine, 2200 lbs; red oak, 3300 lbs; white oak, 3500 lbs.''
"the weight of seasoned wood per cord is approximately as follows, assuming about 70 cubic feet of solid wood per cord: beech, 3300 lbs; chestnut, 2600 lbs; elm, 2900 lbs; maple, 3100; poplar, 2200 lbs; white pine, 2200 lbs; red oak, 3300 lbs; white oak, 3500 lbs.''
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weights of woods, in lbs per cubic foot air dry.
(theres 60 on the list, i'm only listing the hardwoods over 40 lbs)
ash, commercail white...........41
beech....................................45
birch......................................44
elm, rock................................44
hichory, pecan.......................45
hickory, true..........................51
maple, black..........................40
maple, sugar.........................44
oak, red.................................44
oak, white..............................47
page 2275 and 2277 of the machinery's handbook, 22nd revised edition.
(theres 60 on the list, i'm only listing the hardwoods over 40 lbs)
ash, commercail white...........41
beech....................................45
birch......................................44
elm, rock................................44
hichory, pecan.......................45
hickory, true..........................51
maple, black..........................40
maple, sugar.........................44
oak, red.................................44
oak, white..............................47
page 2275 and 2277 of the machinery's handbook, 22nd revised edition.
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I goofed in my earlier post - think I said sq ft.
A cord is 128 Cubic feet = 4x4x8 and as noted it varies by weight depending on the type of wood.
Roughly twice as high as your full-size pickup box between the wheel wells. Yeah, it is a lot of wood. I burn about 6 cord/year and here in the west it's all pine/spruce/fir/larch.
A cord is 128 Cubic feet = 4x4x8 and as noted it varies by weight depending on the type of wood.
Roughly twice as high as your full-size pickup box between the wheel wells. Yeah, it is a lot of wood. I burn about 6 cord/year and here in the west it's all pine/spruce/fir/larch.
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From: spartanburg, SC
Originally posted by Jimmy Dean
So then is a cord 70 cubic feet?
So then is a cord 70 cubic feet?
but logs stack up isn't going to be solid wood, i'm guessing it'll be about 70% solid.
thats about 91 cubic feet of stacked logs is a cord.
cord of wood= fullsize longbed pickup load piled full just over the bedrails of neatly stacked logs.
4'X4'X5.5' of neatly stacked logs = one cord.
a cord of green oak weighs 4,410 lbs.
a cord of airdry oak weighs 3,300 lbs.
hickory makes the best fire wood, but its a PITA the split when its dry, trust me I know.
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Uhhhh, boys, what's your info source? If you keep going you'll be down to a wheelbarrow load in the back of that pinto in no time.
Webster dictionary says: "a unit of wood cut for fuel equal to a stack 4x4x8 feet or 128 cubic feet."
I'll give you that if it were solid it would shrink considerably.
Webster dictionary says: "a unit of wood cut for fuel equal to a stack 4x4x8 feet or 128 cubic feet."
I'll give you that if it were solid it would shrink considerably.
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In Kansas two of the most popular firewoods are Hedge and Locust, grows wild and farmers cut it to clean up the fields. Hedge has a tremendous amount of BTU and can only be burned in quality wood stoves. Only problem is splitting it, must be done when green, when dry it like breaking rocks. Used to make special trips to KC with the old F600 with a 16' bed. Would sell up to 20 "cords" before empty. Like posted earlier people pay stupid amounts for "cords" that fit in the trunk of a Camry.
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my info source is the machinery's hand book.
and it says that a cord of wood is 70 cubic feet of solid wood , stacked logs aren't solid wood there is are spaces between the logs
lets see what my machinery's handbook says
"the weight of seasoned wood per cord is approximately as follows, assuming about 70 cubic feet of solid wood per cord:
beech, 3300 lbs
chestnut, 2600 lbs
elm, 2900 lbs
maple, 3100
poplar, 2200 lbs
white pine, 2200 lbs
red oak, 3300 lbs
white oak, 3500 lbs.''
page 2275 and 2277 of the machinery's handbook, 22nd revised edition.
70 cubic feet of solid wood is a cord.
but logs stack up isn't going to be solid wood, i'm guessing it'll be about 70% solid.
thats about 91 cubic feet of stacked logs is a cord.
cord of wood= fullsize longbed pickup load piled full just over the bedrails of neatly stacked logs.
4'X4'X5.5' of neatly stacked logs = one cord.
a cord of green oak weighs 4,410 lbs.
a cord of airdry oak weighs 3,300 lbs.
hickory makes the best fire wood, but its a PITA the split when its dry, trust me I know.
and it says that a cord of wood is 70 cubic feet of solid wood , stacked logs aren't solid wood there is are spaces between the logs
lets see what my machinery's handbook says
"the weight of seasoned wood per cord is approximately as follows, assuming about 70 cubic feet of solid wood per cord:
beech, 3300 lbs
chestnut, 2600 lbs
elm, 2900 lbs
maple, 3100
poplar, 2200 lbs
white pine, 2200 lbs
red oak, 3300 lbs
white oak, 3500 lbs.''
page 2275 and 2277 of the machinery's handbook, 22nd revised edition.
70 cubic feet of solid wood is a cord.
but logs stack up isn't going to be solid wood, i'm guessing it'll be about 70% solid.
thats about 91 cubic feet of stacked logs is a cord.
cord of wood= fullsize longbed pickup load piled full just over the bedrails of neatly stacked logs.
4'X4'X5.5' of neatly stacked logs = one cord.
a cord of green oak weighs 4,410 lbs.
a cord of airdry oak weighs 3,300 lbs.
hickory makes the best fire wood, but its a PITA the split when its dry, trust me I know.
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From: spartanburg, SC
last year we had a big ice storm that brought down alot of trees. everybody had a pile of wood sitting next to the road. this one house had a pile of pine about two wheelbarrow loads sitting next to the road. it had a sign on it that said "fire wood $50". hardly anybody burns pine because we have so much oak.