firewood haul

[DAN V]

My first heavy haul. Gross was 19,750 lbs. Mostly alder firewood and some cedar. Took me 2 trips to get it all. It was already split when I bought it. So I lucked out there. Truck handled it no problem. Had to downshift a few times. Just love the EX brake.

 

[AHolbert]

That's quite a load of wood you got there ! I used to drive from my home in N. Texas to a vacation home I have in southwest Colorado a couple of times a year (it's now my primary house) and the last couple of years I started loading my '95 Ram up with firewood that I would use in the winter up in Colorado. The load of firewood (8' bed and it would be loaded to about 6 to 8" inches above the bed with wood) had no effect at all on my mileage for the trip.



The wood would cost me nothing since I would gather after spring thunderstorms or simply watch Craigslist and go get it free,,,,just had to load it ! We have a lot of hardwood trees in N. Texas versus mostly pine and aspen in Colorado so picking the wood up was worth the effort for the trip, the oak burns hotter and longer than the stuff that's easily available in Colorado and of course, there was no mileage penalty with the truck loaded. The truck actually rides better with the weight and if there was snow and ice on the highways, you had the benefit of better traction. The free wood essentially more than paid for the trip ! A win win situation, with the added benefit of a little exercise loading and unloading which I don't mind at all. Actually, I like working outside like that and refuse to go the gym when I can incorporate outside physical activity into my life like that anyhow. These are great trucks with an enormous ability to get the job done as you know !!

 

[seafish]

I burn 4 to 5 cords of tanoak per year to heat our house here in N. Ca.

Mostly I fall, buck and split all of it from the property, but occasionally I have pulled 1. 5 cords in a trailer with another cord in the bed. . no problems for the truck !!



Due to a back injury, I'll likely buy my firewood this year $300/cord #@$%!



Curious how much it is in Oregon right now ??

 

[Wertles]

Not sure about Oregon but here in New York it'srunning 75-80 dollars a cord. I can't imagine 300!

 

[Blu-meanie]

If you order the wood now and with the obummer economy we have now, you can usually find some for much less. Especially if it's green. If you're anywhere in the Sacramento valley, the 110° summers will dry it nicely.

 

[DAN V]

seven bills

I paid $700 total for all of this. Im thinking there is at least a cord and a half of cedar and around 4 to 5 cords of alder/cherry mix. I was fortunate to find this already split. I am in the process of getting my Warn 8K winch mounted onto the tongue of my trailer so I can go logging if I need to.

 

[DAN V]

fir

I have been thinking about getting some fir also. It has been running around $170 a cord.

 

[Superglide]

I can get mixed hardwood that's dry and split for $100 a pickup load which is about a half cord. That is in my local area. Up at the cabin, I cut, buck and split spruce, pine and some birch. Ever try splitting seasoned birch with just an axe? That will give you a good workout.

 

[Blu-meanie]

I can get mixed hardwood that's dry and split for $100 a pickup load which is about a half cord. That is in my local area. Up at the cabin, I cut, buck and split spruce, pine and some birch. Ever try splitting seasoned birch with just an axe? That will give you a good workout.

They make mauls and gas powered wood splitters for that. :-laf

 

[Bill Stockard]

I can get mixed hardwood that's dry and split for $100 a pickup load which is about a half cord. That is in my local area. Up at the cabin, I cut, buck and split spruce, pine and some birch. Ever try splitting seasoned birch with just an axe? That will give you a good workout.

Yep, I split a lot of wood in my much younger days with an axle and/or a maul and a wedge. In my old age, I now use a 35-ton gasoline powered wood splitter and I really appreciate using it.



Bill

 

[Superglide]

They make mauls and gas powered wood splitters for that. :-laf

True enough! I have a maul but kept it in the shed so I could get more of a workout. Besides, the beer tastes better during breaks.

 

[Superglide]

Yep, I split a lot of wood in my much younger days with an axle and/or a maul and a wedge. In my old age, I now use a 35-ton gasoline powered wood splitter and I really appreciate using it.



Bill

I used the neighbour's wood splitter once but thought that was too easy. I probably won't be thinking that way in a couple of years.

 

[Blu-meanie]

After buying one, I felt like it was cheating. Not anymore. They work on kindling too.

 

[AHolbert]

I broke down last year and bought a 35 ton gas powered hydraulic splitter, feels like cheating but I don't mind at all !! I still occasionally use a wedge and maul but I really appreciate the new toy, especially since I've got a ruptured disc. I've really got to be careful how I handle the maul or there's h+++ to pay ! Great exercise though. I can get oak in Colorado but it's usually about $350-$400 cord.

 

[steved]

I hauled firewood last year... 18 foot trailer with three foot sides. One thing to keep in mind is that if you haul it very far, the enviropolice may give you problems because of the potential to transport bugs. In PA, its really frowned upon to haul firewood any distance because of the Emerald Ash Borer.

I decided to go another route... bought a triaxle load of logs delivered for $700. They estimated between nine and ten cords of wood (its mostly oak with a minor amount of beech and maple). I do need to buy a splitter, I already have the saw.

 

[DAN V]

log truck load

I did think about getting a log truck load delivered to the house. That would of cost me around $1100. Then I would have to buy a log splitter which wouild be another $1200. That is money I don't have right now.

 

[ktb]

this is how i do it ... still was able to out run a honda in a passing lane ( hope this works first time with picts. )

 

[Okie-Go]

Checked on firewood the other day. Was 120. 00 a chord. Used to get it in Oklahoma for 70. Long ways to haul it though.

 

[NIsaacs]

If you are gonna haul wood, put a load on! Actually, these are house logs bound for South Fork, Colorado loaded in Showlow, Arizona. Notice the tow trucks are Dodge or Cummins powered Fords.

 

[ktb]

with a trailer like that it would only take one trip an i would have wood for the whole winter would be nice to have a real trailer