HARRY BARKER
ArboristSite Guru
exactly.
Cheater - you still have a tailgate!
Nice loads guys... Kevin i cringe at your pictures due to no back window protection... :msp_scared:
My quick-n-dirty estimate for pickup loads is that an 8' bed will hold 1/2 cord if ranked up to the top of the side walls and the gate is closed. 6' bed will be around 1/3 cord.
This is a face cord,,, if I was buying anyway. Truck has airbags and they might be pumped abit.
And the 2nd pic is your operation.
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On a more serious note though, how do you guys prefer to move volume out of the woods: Splits, bucked rounds or log lengths? What works best to pack more wood into less space?
I usually leave it in the round after cutting the rounds to length, usually 16" to 18". Then I haul the rounds to the splitter area. Most of the wood I cut has to be seasoned in the round for a couple of months anyway to make them easier to split. Towing the log splitter to the woods or the drop sites is usually not an option for me anyway.On a more serious note though, how do you guys prefer to move volume out of the woods: Splits, bucked rounds or log lengths? What works best to pack more wood into less space?
my friend sent me this pic of 6 face cord on his 1/2 ton and trailer. I think he's nuts but he delivers this for $55 per face. He gets as much as possible on there to save gas money/trips. We tried telling him he is gonna kill someone some day but he doesn't listen. His delivery range is 25 miles.
You can see the bed extender he built for his tailgate. 6 foot bed.
I can't speak for Texas but I know around here the dot or state patrol commercial enforcement folks won't look twice at a pickup load of wood going down the road. Our usual wood truck is an f350. The bed is 8' by 70"wide & has 50" tall racks. Filled up to top of racks that should be 1.5 cords. Wouldnt put that load on a half ton though.
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