shelbythedog
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I do believe 1/3 cord would be a stack 4'x8'x16", not 18". At 18" stihl in ky is actually supplying his customers with 3/8 cord of wood, 5.3 cubic feet more than the 1/3 cord as you have stated.
How much do you charge for a cord of wood?
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I do believe 1/3 cord would be a stack 4'x8'x16", not 18". At 18" stihl in ky is actually supplying his customers with 3/8 cord of wood, 5.3 cubic feet more than the 1/3 cord as you have stated.
This 42.66 cu ft (a.k.a. 1/3 cord) skid of seasoned oak and maple will cost you between $100 and $120 delivered locally.
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The price fluctuates acording to distance, time of year, demand, previous purchases, etc. 128 cu ft. (a.k.a. a full cord) will run you three times the money. Maybe a little break on delivery, but I don't drop my price much for larger orders. It will sell at full price whether it is done by the third or by the full cord.
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The price fluctuates acording to distance, time of year, demand, previous purchases, etc. 128 cu ft. (a.k.a. a full cord) will run you three times the money. Maybe a little break on delivery, but I don't drop my price much for larger orders. It will sell at full price whether it is done by the third or by the full cord.
does the custmers keep the pallet or you go back to get them?
Me i'm 265 a cord discounts only to people who have ordered from me before.
Johndirt82
ArboristSite Operative
SanDiego, I sell $350 a cord to homeowners $400-450 to the restraunts for all knot free black oak. If they want it all small split they get the 450 price. Good wood is hard to get here thats why it goes for alot more. I don't do huge volume either last year I did 54 cords. This year the phone is already ringing like crazy. Also I drive alot more 125 miles round trip to get the wood 20-30 round trip to deliver it. and gas aint cheap here. But for fun money its worth the effort.
The pallet stays with me unless they care to purchase it. I fill the pallets on my lot. Set the pallet on the truck to deliver, and toss or stack it from there. It takes ten minutes to toss a third. Delivering to residentials, I have found more times than not it would be difficult to get a dump trailer or truck even to where they want the product.
blackdogon57
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Love the pallets. I use a similar system but I tilt them almost to the tipping point and push the wood into to my dump trailer. This type of
system leaves no doubt when it comes to giving customers a true measurement. Also much easier on the back. I pay kids to load the skids for
me. Wood tends to season much faster on the skids and stays free of dirt and mold.
system leaves no doubt when it comes to giving customers a true measurement. Also much easier on the back. I pay kids to load the skids for
me. Wood tends to season much faster on the skids and stays free of dirt and mold.
You can toss a couple of short chains on the pallet and it will dump. Works well either way. Customers do like to see the wood measured out. It takes little time to do and makes for a better product all around.
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Wait a minute. How do you load a pallet full of hard firewood onto a pickup truck? Then, how do you unload it when you arrive at the customer's house?
wood doc, look at #65 for a hint to how it works? ....
Either set it on or dump it with a loader, then toss it when you get to your delivery.
Coldfront
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I don't understand how these guys figure price when selling by the "rick" if one guy wants 4'x8' x12" and one guy wants 4'x8' x20" that's a lot of wood difference? That is why if anything it should be at least be sold by the cubic foot, it's not that hard to figure out with a calculator. If a cord is the legal measurement 128 cubic feet, the word "rick" should be replaced by the words 1/3 cord or 42.6 cubic feet. If people don't understand, explain it to them, it's only fair to both the seller and the buyer.
4'x8'x12" = 1/4 cord
4'x8'x16" = 1/3 cord
4'x8'x24" = 1/2 cord
Yet all of these are ricks.....which one do you want to pay $100 for....?
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Hedgerow
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I want what's behind door #4!!! :msp_tongue:
rhube961@gmail.
ArboristSite Lurker
Pierre Face Cord
Here in Pierre, SD
I charge 80$ a face cord and usually can get the person to come out and get it.
4ft by 8ft by bar length
Here in Pierre, SD
I charge 80$ a face cord and usually can get the person to come out and get it.
4ft by 8ft by bar length
Hedgerow
HACK
I ain't touching that one...
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doobie57z
ArboristSite Operative
I have a new customer on hold for pricing, how many ricks are there in a "stove cord"?
D&B Mack
Sawin Wit It!
Are you using the 880 with the 42" bar or the 192tc with the 14" bar?
Hedgerow
HACK
:hmm3grin2orange:
Dont laugh, my father told me that when he was young (in the 30's) they used to go to the local small grocery store and ask for a 'glug' of molasses! Basically turn the tap on the molasses drum until it went 'glug'. The shop owner was smart and put the molasse by the ice box so it would be colder and the 'glug' would be smaller.
True story.
