BlueRidgeMark
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Anyone who sells it for more than $200 in my area is a rip off. Got a farm/nursery who sell a full cord for $350. Its like going to Nordstrums for a $180 sweater.
I calculated $200 a cord = about $40 an hour... Thats fair for this kind of labor. Just like a skilled trade.
For Each Hardwood Mix Cord(estimated)
1 hour to cut logs into pieces
1 hour to stack logs if not splitting right away
1.5hr to split
1 hr to stack
1 hour to load & deliver
Thats not including any expenses ie: gas, paying for logs, or chain & bar oil.
So under $150 is not worth for this hard back breaking labor.
And THAT is why you aren't making anything like forty bucks an hour, even if all your other calcs are accurate.
I've never understood why so many people apparently can't grasp the fact that your profit is what's left after ALL of your expenses are considered. Too many people seem to think that raw material, equipment, wear and tear, fuel, insurance, etc. are all free.