60,000 Pounds

[jrider]

Hand loaded and delivered 16 cords of oak this weekend, so according to the link below I loaded just over 60,000 pounds of firewood. This is a record for me and needless to say, my body hates me but my pocket loves me. Oh, and beer has never tasted so good!






Tree Species and Firewood BTU Ratings Chart for Heat Energy Content

 

[Rudedog]

Man .... that is a lot of work.

 

[Philbo]

Wow! How much did you make off that one?

Was it just one client that wanted that much?

It's times like that you realize exactly why beer was created/discovered...

 

[OH_Varmntr]

That's a lot of wood! I loaded somewhere in that neighborhood of oak in log form but I cheated and used a Bobcat.

 

[husky455rancher]

holy mother! im a pretty hard worker but no way i would do that in one weekend. thats insane man.

 

[Patrick62]

You done well

Would not want to do that myself without a bunch o help.
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[stihly dan]

Thats what, 8 cord green?

 

[groundup]

Why'd you have to do it all in one weekend? I do a max of 5 a weekend and make the others wait. I do a few in the evenings after the regular job

 

[jrider]

It wasn't just one customer - most of them were 2 cord deliveries which is all my truck will hold and on occasions like this I am glad because I get to rest. Did have one guy take 4 cords. Wife doesn't like me being gone all weekend but she likes the end result.

 

[Philbo]

Yeah, it's a trade-off. Now you can relax (hopefully) for a little while because of that one weekend of heavy work.

Props to you...that's a lot to do in one weekend, especially by hand.

 

[jrider]

Why'd you have to do it all in one weekend? I do a max of 5 a weekend and make the others wait. I do a few in the evenings after the regular job

Didn't have to do it all this weekend. I had 6 or 8 planned and the phone kept ringing so I figured why stop? Plus some of these people have gone 5-7 days without power because of the hurricane and had run through their leftovers from last year.

 

[Anthony_Va.]

Thats alot of wood, no matter how you look at it.

I sold 144 cord in one winter a few years back. Thts when I was seling firewood full time. Hardly have time sell now. Still cut 7-8cord a year for my parents.

 

[flashhole]

"Beer is proof God loves us and wants us to be happy!" - Benjamin Franklin

 

[zogger]

That's humpin! And you did all that by hand, I mean loading out of your yard, unloading and stacking at the clients? Stick by stick by stick?

 

[jrider]

That's humpin! And you did all that by hand, I mean loading out of your yard, unloading and stacking at the clients? Stick by stick by stick?

Loading by hand yes - and if you consider pushing a button with my right thumb to unload then yes to that too. (yes I know that's cheating but a guy has to rest at some point) I don't stack - at all. Never have, never will.

 

[groundup]

Loading by hand yes - and if you consider pushing a button with my right thumb to unload then yes to that too. (yes I know that's cheating but a guy has to rest at some point) I don't stack - at all. Never have, never will.

Good for you on no stacking. I never used to but I charge $30 to stack it and it takes me 30 to 45 minutes to stack it. I figure that is the most money I make per hour doing firewood throughout the whole process. What can I say I'm easily bought.

 

[zogger]

Loading by hand yes - and if you consider pushing a button with my right thumb to unload then yes to that too. (yes I know that's cheating but a guy has to rest at some point) I don't stack - at all. Never have, never will.

Well...that's more like it. I was contemplating doing it all manually and got tired thinking about it..

I think if I was going to do big quantities firewood, I would build pallet boxes, with a layer of pressure treated on the bottom feet, fill them right from the splitter (1/3 rd cord maybe?), let them season in the box, and at least a pallet jack to move them around and for delivery. Charge a reasonable deposit on the boxes of course. I guess you'd need a real long ramp on a trailer or a liftgate on a big flatbed truck to do this.

I don't really know if they put liftgates on smaller trailers that can be pulled with a normal 3/4 or 1 ton? Never saw one.

 

[buildmyown]

Hell man you must be sore and deserve a cold one but have to give you some rep for pushing yourself to help people.

I was going to complain about stacking 3 cords this weekend but never mind.

Well...that's more like it. I was contemplating doing it all manually and got tired thinking about it..

I think if I was going to do big quantities firewood, I would build pallet boxes, with a layer of pressure treated on the bottom feet, fill them right from the splitter (1/3 rd cord maybe?), let them season in the box, and at least a pallet jack to move them around and for delivery. Charge a reasonable deposit on the boxes of course. I guess you'd need a real long ramp on a trailer or a liftgate on a big flatbed truck to do this.

I don't really know if they put liftgates on smaller trailers that can be pulled with a normal 3/4 or 1 ton? Never saw one.

My neighbor does this stacks a 1/4 cord per pallet and built an A-frame gantry crane on the back of his truck with a chain fall. He can put 2 pallets on at a time. He just uses whatever free pallets he can get and cheap 1X2 straping to hold it all together. He has about 10 cord sitting on pallets right now that are all pre sold. He also has a pallet jack for deliveries so he can put it right in peoples garages. The weekend burners around here love it very little mess no stacking ect. He gets $120 per pallet delivered.

 

[Tazfreak]

Good for you on no stacking. I never used to but I charge $30 to stack it and it takes me 30 to 45 minutes to stack it. I figure that is the most money I make per hour doing firewood throughout the whole process. What can I say I'm easily bought.

We only stack free for oldies if they need a hand,mostly stacking sucks in general.I charge $5o per 2 m3 to stack,that usually puts most people off except the lazy ones with money.:yoyo: :chainsawguy:

 

[mountainmandan]

You sir, are a beast. Lets see some pics of your guns. (kidding)

Seriously way to go. I noticed that sometimes when I am working I will think that there are other guys that produce a lot of wood in X number of hours, and I don't want to be a sissy, so I need to do that much too. Kind of a positive stressor. You have now ruined my delivery outlook, since I will now have to somehow find a way to produce like you. I am thinking very long hours.

Dan