Cord Wood Length / Price

[Mortimer Firewood]

We sell a lot o 4ft billits to people who want to cut it to length quite funny watching little cars go off down the road with the front wheels off the ground.

[face cord]

Why sell in cords this isn't the USA

[dibnah1]

Why sell in cords this isn't the USA

 

Only talking in cords because that's what I grew up with the Old man selling in, so that's the reference in my head.

 

Still trying to get my head round this metric stuff.

[robbo 110]

just sent you a message!!

[muldonach]

Lads,

 

Thanks for the responses.

 

WorcsWuss, your idea is along the lines I'm thinking of going with this one.

 

I don't want to process logs myself, there's enough people doing that our way already.

 

So I am thinking that local delivery with Tractor and trailer (our trailer takes a cord). I just need to work out pricing. Based on the figures given by delabodge and an average weight of wood I found on another site,

 

Average Density of hardwood 600 kg per cubic metre

 

1 cord, 128 cu ft = 3.62 cu metres

 

1 cord weighs 2172 kg

 

At £35-£50 a ton = £76 - £108 a cord

 

 

I just think that £76 - £108 a cord sounds high?

 

Plus there would be a bit added for delivery.

 

 

£79-108 a cord is high

 

A cord does not consist of 128 cu ft or 3.62cubic meters of wood - rather that is the space it occupies.

 

The volume it occupies is approximately 50% filled with wood thus the space taken up by the stacked wood = 1 cord but that space contains 3.62 x 0.5 = 1.8 cubic meters = 1.08 tonne at 0.6t/m3

 

which would equate to £38-54 per cord

 

I think you would definitely want something for delivery

 

Cheers

mac

Edited November 30, 2012 by muldonach

[dibnah1]

£79-108 a cord is high

 

A cord does not consist of 128 cu ft or 3.62cubic meters of wood - rather that is the space it occupies.

 

The volume it occupies is approximately 50% filled with wood thus the space taken up by the stacked wood = 1 cord but that space contains 3.62 x 0.5 = 1.8 cubic meters = 1.08 tonne at 0.6t/m3

 

which would equate to £38-54 per cord

 

I think you would definitely want something for delivery

 

Cheers

mac

 

 

Well pointed out, that is more what I was thinking price wise.

 

So bang on the delivery and around the 100 mark would be about right.

[Crazy Cutter]

I would say 3.62 - 50% air = 1.81m3

 

1.81m3 x 40.00 hardwood roadside = 72.40.

 

Add on top delivery for a small volume + handball both ends = 120.00 well thats what people pay me.

 

50% air was the traditional allowance because it was small underwood in a cord sub 3 inch usually today we have the FC blue book with allowances for each species. I had beech go out recently with 35% air. Currently 40.00 per M3 hardwood roadside seems the norm here still paying 20.00 standing.

[Hiluxr]

This year I will have I will have too much cordwood for my own use.

 

I've spoken to a couple of chaps that use processors and they are only interested in the cord if it's in 7 foot lengths. Is this bollocks or is it the norm?

 

We still cut in 4 foot lengths for ease of handling and the people we have spoken to don't seem interested.

 

What's a reasonable price to expect for a cord of mixed hardwood consisting of Oak, Ash, Willow, Birch, Hazel and Alder?

 

 

I am short of cordwood this year,assuming it is seasoned,how much have you available?

I would be able to collect as well.

[dibnah1]

I have no seasoned wood available. However the landowner cut some summer 2011, which is still out in the woods. Probably between 10 to 15 cord.

 

He has another stack cut December 2010 of about 4 cord.

[Hiluxr]

I have no seasoned wood available. However the landowner cut some summer 2011, which is still out in the woods. Probably between 10 to 15 cord.

 

He has another stack cut December 2010 of about 4 cord.

 

Sounds good,definitely interested in both lots.

No problem collecting it from in the wood either.