1 CORD = 4' X 4' X 8' PILE OF WOOD
In North America, that is it. Now, when getting into actual volume and mass of actual wood, it's another story. The CORD piled dimensions are still 4x4x8.
"A standard cord is a unit of measure of wood products 4 feet wide, 4 feet high and 8 feet long, or its equivalent, containing 128 cubic feet when the wood is ranked and well stowed. "
71-230. "BARREL," "TON" AND "CORD" DEFINED. ... The term "cord" when used in connection with wood intended for fuel purposes shall mean the amount of wood that is contained in a space of one hundred twenty-eight (128) cubic feet when the wood is ranked and well stowed.
Follow these steps to ensure that you have received the correct quantity:
* Stack the wood neatly in a line or row, ensuring that individual pieces are touching and parallel to each other with as few gaps as possible.
* Measure the length, width and height of the stack in feet (for example, 4 feet x 8 feet x 4 feet).
* Multiply these measurements to calculate the volume in cubic feet.
If your result is equal to 128 cubic feet, you have a cord.
Nope. Not in Canada or the U.S.
That one is from Maine's statute. It's typical of legal definitions in the various United States, and Canada's definition.
Here's Idaho:
From Measurement Canada:
Every legal definition you'll find in the U.S. or Canada will have similar wording - a cord is 128 cubic feet of tightly stacked wood, whether that stack is 4x4x8 or some other combination that yields 128 cubic feet.
Yes, yes, and maybe. That's the stated bureaucratic definition by statute
Last year we went through approx 8-10 cords.
This year, if things keep on like they are, maybe 5.
It's been terribly warm here.
Stay safe!
Dingeryote
That's right. That's the legal definition, and the only one that matters.
Anything else is just someone's ignorance or dishonesty.
Same as if people were making up their own definitions for gallon, mile, pound, or any other legally defined unit of measure.
You find someone selling gas by the glorg, and telling you "It's about half a gallon in our neck of the woods.", and you'd know you were dealing with either a crook or an idiot.
It's no different with firewood or pulpwood. There's a legally defined measurement, used by knowledgeable and honest folks, and there are the others.
Only the ignorant are proud of their ignorance.
Don't like it? Tough.
None of the above Mark. It's not ignorance or dishonesty; and trees are not gas or milk.
When harvesting wood for real, in the forest, for wages, there is a standard that IS USED. No one tries to cheat ( vivid imagination, or self-righteous crap ?? ) or put anything over on anyone. Sounds like some legal bullsh$$$. It is what is used as a standard, is practical, and IS the business.
Here is the woods' reality. Now Mark, think about it: you're doing a day's work for a woodlot owner. Your crews' time and gear is money in the bank. The production needs to be measured. There are in a usual harvest at least half a million $$$ in equipment that need to produce: feller/bunchers, skidders, slashers, delimbers, semi flatbeds to carry the production. Besides, the crew needs to get paid, their liability insurance needs amortization, the machinery maintenance and insurance takes its cut. All are based on the production in cords. Simple, standardized, utilized for generations no matter what is "said" in the regs.
It's not "don't like it" :spamr "tough":spam:, it is what is done. No crooks, no dishonesty, no ignorance, no idiots. Take a look at the Ax Men program from northern Maine to get an idea of what harvesting reality is.
Oh, and we do buy our milk by the "glorg", doesn't everyone ?
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