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  1. 06-15-2012, 11:29 AM #106
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    "aint a cord jest a coupla' ricks thrown in yer truck?"
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  2. 06-15-2012, 01:12 PM #107
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    yep ifin thats watyur a payin mi fer... lol
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    So is this a cord of wood ? , 16' long, 7' high, and 24" wide



    This is what I call a cord of wood for my own use
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  4. 06-16-2012, 01:13 AM #109
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    looks real good.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tramp bushler View Post
    looks real good.
    X2 on that, Nice looking stacks!
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    Quote Originally Posted by tramp bushler View Post
    looks real good.
    Quote Originally Posted by ShaneLogs View Post
    X2 on that, Nice looking stacks!



    Thanks guys , all white oak


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    Quote Originally Posted by *l3lue View Post
    Thanks guys , all white oak
    Good looking ricks there I3lue!
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    Quote Originally Posted by *l3lue View Post
    So is this a cord of wood ? , 16' long, 7' high, and 24" wide



    This is what I call a cord of wood for my own use
    The PVC pipe don't count Nice stack of wood
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    In Delaware a true cord of wood is 128 cubic feet tightly stacked.

    Delaware goes by the U.S. Dept of agriculture, weights and measures division. I'll try to post a link and a couple of photos in a bit. In my opinion someone that knowingly shorts people on a deal is a crook. In DE here they look on firewood the same as gasoline at the pump. Don't get caught shorting, it's the same fine.
    http://dda.delaware.gov/pressrel/200...irewood-08.pdf In case that don't work I'll coppy and paste the document
    Firewood
    The most important thing to remember about firewood sales is that they must be measured in cords. The only
    legal method of selling firewood is by the cord. According to Steve Connors, Weights and Measures Section
    Administrator, "Firewood has to be sold by the cord. A cord is a volumetric measurement. Nothing else is legal."
    Connors said Many people dont know what a cord is. Consumers really cannot tell what a cord is unless it is
    stacked up and measured.
    A cord of wood always measures 128 cubic feet 128 cubic
    feet of compactly stacked wood in a rectangular form. It can be
    4 X 4 X 8 (four feet high by four feet wide by eight feet
    long). It can be 2 X 8 X 8 (two feet high by eight feet wide
    by eight feet long. It just has to stack up to 128 cubic feet.
    The wood should be stacked with the pieces parallel to each
    other. Wood stacked in a crisscross or log cabin fashion does
    not meet the legal definition; and most likely the stack will
    contain less wood than one that is stacked by the legal parallel
    method.
    Regulation prohibits the sale of firewood in unspecified quantities such as " load," "truckload," "face cord,"
    "rack," or "pile." If a buyer purchases more than 100 pounds of wood, the seller is required to inform the buyer
    about the cord equivalent of the purchase of firewood. Fractions of cords are allowed to be sold when identified
    as such.
    DDA encourages firewood consumers to follow these guidelines:
    When placing the order, ask how the seller measures the wood and make sure those standards are precise
    and accurate.
    Don't assume terms such as truckload, face cord, rack or pile guarantee the amount of firewood is a cord.
    Don't pay for the wood unless it has been stacked and measured.
    If you are a first time buyer, ask people you know to recommend sellers with whom they've had positive business
    dealings.
    Always get a receipt with the seller's name, address and telephone number, and the price, amount and
    kind of wood bought. Write down the license number of the delivery vehicle.
    Take a picture of the stack if you think there is less than a cord.
    Dont burn any wood if you believe you have a problem. Contact the seller first.
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    Lotta criminals runnin' loose.
    Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan get a pass from Obama's DOJ, but the guy who shirted somebody the equivalent of a dollar on a $160 transaction they'll likely hound to the gates of hell. Not condoning the rip off either way, just sayin'... they must've caught all of the real criminals.
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    To answer what a cord of wood is to me.


    I sell a my truck full as a cord, 8 ft long mason dump by 7 ft wide and 3 ft high sides and I fill it to the top and then some.


    The usual look on a customer's face once I get there is I have to stack all this
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    Not all the crooks are in jail

    They don't bother the man who makes an honest mistake, I think Mark told me they allow 10% under once in a while. It's the fly by nighters who try to tell you that a cord of wood fits in their F150 pick up and it isn't even over the bed. They are the ones they make examples of. Gas stations must be within specs or they shut them down immediately till all pumps are calibrated correctly. An ounce on a gallon don't sound like much, but think about them selling ,many thousands of gallons in a month, and it ads up.
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    Let the buyer beware.... Seen all kinds of hinkey stuff around here as well. Like the "log cabin" cords. This were the cord looks full sized from the outside, but the interior of the stack is hollow or fluffy. Once they dump it (these usually come already stacked in a dump trailer) got their money, they disappear like a rain in a dry wash around here. Seems like alot of the sellers also take people out to a pile of splits on the ground and declare "thats a cord". My eye is not that well calibrated to judge wood in a loose pile.
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    That how a cord I sell look like in the truck
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    Dump truck

    You can back that truck into my yard any time. I've got a loader makes it easier to stack than using a wheelbarrow.
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