What does a "CORD" of split/stacked/delivered Firewood Cost???

[Ole WV Coot]

I pay $50 for a full size pickup load of red, white oak, hickory splits out to almost 2 cord. I get less wood if I pay for it split, don't stack well in their truck but same price and is sold by the pickup load down here.

[Rick]

Is there a difference between a pickup truck load and a still load? You gotta keep the still fired some way.

[Ole WV Coot]

No difference, we have stills in the yard and put up signs for tourists. We even get them to stand in front of it and sell them pictures. We are smart enough to hide them in the open. The revenooers never find them that way.

[Sam]

yep... houses are slow here. That 'Axemen' show has a cast of two or three logging operations here... and it is relatively current film.. kind of chronicles what the logging industry is doing up here in the PNW. Although I haven't looked at any stats... probably couldn't understand stats about it anyway as I am not in the logging industry.

Stats understandable.

[canid]

a cord may be a real unit of measure, but around here most of the sellers try for forget that and just estimate. we have a lot of orchards around here, so that's where most of our firewood comes from, about $150/cord for almond, walnut, etc. it's usually quite poorly seasoned, and often not at all. the last load i've seen was riddled with white rot and is by now quite punky, even though it's been kept dry, though i don't mind because it as given to me.

[Rick]

You make an excellent point, Canid. Often "firewood" is little more than wood that has been removed for disease and/or rot. That's really true of fruit trees. So you want to inspect your wood prior to to purchase.

You always want to ensure you don't transport the wood any distance. Insects, like the emerald ash borer, can easily be spread that way. Taking firewood with you on a vehicle camping trip should be avoided for that reason. Always acquire your firewood on site or as near to your camping area as possible if the campground does not sell or allow you to gather wood from the wild.

[DOGMAN]

Here in Montana its been going for around $150 to $180 for a really long time.

[dilligaf2u2]

HA HA HA ! I live in coal country. I can get coal cheeper then wood. Over load my long bed pickup as full as I can costs me $150. Have it delevered costs me $200.

Wood is free for me. My mother in law has land and trees. I can just go get it!

Don

[Rick]

Okay, Don. You have to explain that one to me. If coal is cheaper than wood, how come coal costs you $150 a truck load and wood is FREE? Isn't that a little like putting the bacon on the outside of the sandwich?

[RBB]

Hmm. Used to sell a cord of mixed hardwood (ash, oak, maple, birch) for $45 cut, split, and delivered. Hate to say how long ago that was. Used to keep me in good shape though.

[RBB]

I pay $50 for a full size pickup load of red, white oak, hickory splits out to almost 2 cord. I get less wood if I pay for it split, don't stack well in their truck but same price and is sold by the pickup load down here.

? Two cords on a pickup? You must have larger pickups - or awfully light wood. Pretty hard to get one cord on a one ton pickup around here. You need to have a special rack that extends out beyond the sides of the bed.

[Rick]

It's dehydrated, RBB. Just add water.

[Ole WV Coot]

If you want water they will deliver water maple. 3/4 ton with built up sides and the wood stacked well and not split gives you a lot more plus it's cheaper. Just about everyone down here has overload springs and 4X4 with the big 8. I guess I get it so cheap is a timbering job and a couple of sawmills close and they don't have to haul it over 10 miles. I am also very lovable and their wives help keep the price down plus I vote right.

[crashdive123]

I am also very lovable and their wives help keep the price down plus I vote right.

Well that explains it.

[amranch]

A cord of wood cost on Vancouver island is about $120,,(4x4x8'),usually u can get your own just on a Sunday drive.

[nell67]

Update on this thread,around here since the windstorm,you can get wood for $25-$35 a rick,or $75-$105 a cord. a litle more to get it delivered.

[Sourdough]

Nell, Would be great to have 10 cords, if the power went out for 4 months. I have 9 cords split&dried, and another 6 or 7 cords in rounds unsplit, but dried. If you buy it here it is $285.- to $325.- per cord, that is a real cord.

If I could buy split wood for your price I would buy 100 cords, maybe 200 cords. It is better than money in the bank.

There are few things that make one feel more like a outdoorsman more than splitting firewood.

[sobeit]

right now around houston you can probley get a cord of wood prity cheep. and most of it oak. some people will almost pay you to take it.

[Ole WV Coot]

Same as last year, same type wood, same person, same truck- $50

[Sourdough]

Coot, Are more people going to use wood this winter. I am going to try and use some electric heaters this winter to try and save wood consumption. Stove oil is $4.30 per gal. here.