Mulberry?
Thanks for the winch advice, I haven't fooled with snatch-blocks but I'm sure as heck about to grab one.
I live in a temperate zone, southern Illinois. We get harsh winters every now and then but they only last from november to march or so. I haven't been selling firewood for too long, but I don't get many requests for cords around here I guess because of the moderate winters.
That being said here's my pricing- I sell mine by the shortbed s-10 load, tossed in willy-nilly because that's the only vehicle I had when i started and there are a lot of small trucks rolling around here. I get 30 bucks a load picked up, 35 delivered. I'm thinking about going 35 picked up for premium woods this year like white oak, hickory and mulberry. My grandpa has a convenience store with a little chunk of open yard behind it which I have converted into my little firewood arena. I have made a drive through path surrounded on both sides by truckload mounds on pallets. I arrive at this truckload stacks by triple handling one load: splitting, tossing it in the truck then taking it back out and stacking it, then mirroring the stacks accordlingly as I split along the path. People come to the store, throw the cash in the bag, and go grab a load of wood. If they have a full size long-bed, they can buy two at a time. If they have a trailer they can chuck till their heart's content, but it's 30 bucks a whack. I still haven't measured up to see what my tossed truck load is compared to a cord but I think I'm doin alright and people think it's great. And a funny note: in an area where wood heat isn't core, i swear some people think Ash is made of golden fibers, maybe just because of the name? "ASH, yes make sure to give me all ash, that's a great price for ash"
Hopefully someone else can make part of what I do work for them too?
Does anyone sell apple wood or mulberry (female) to barbecue joints or for smoking meats? If so do you get a different price? I mean they are some of the best wood to burn for heat, but there's just not much of it. I was thinking the lack of and the use for smoking might fetch a better price?