Firewood ??

[Ron G]

i cant rember the diminsions on a rick of wood and a chord can some one help me out here.

 

[heycods]

Re: Firewood ??

4x4x8 is a cord I think, only rick I know is Reel Poor!d

 

[deejaycee_2000]

Re: Firewood ??

Is firewood not freely available in the US? Here you can buy firewood at every gas station (ironic) and you can have it delivered by the 1000 for about $52 for 1000 pieces of firewood .....

 

[PW2]

Re: Firewood ??

You have to careful of the terminology here. A cord of wood is defined as 4x4x8 foot, "loosely stacked" (whatever that means)

In many parts of the country, incl Michigan, it is sold on a "face cord" basis, which is, for stove wood, at least, one stack 4'x8'x 18 inches.

They often still call it a cord.

 

[danpemby]

Re: Firewood ??

A rank of wood is 1/3 of a chord so 3 ranks to the chord, Just found that out this AM when i tried to order a 1/2 chord. So I am getting a rank delivered for 40.00
Yes DeeJaycee wood is readily available, you can even cut and split all you want after a good storm, if you WANT to lol

 

[Ron G]

Re: Firewood ??

Thanks for the info.

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: Firewood ??

I always mausured 4x4x8 which is more than a pickup can handle.

Here is a C & P explanation.

A rick, rack or face cord is only a part of a cord of wood. (A cord of wood is 128 cubic feet)

A rick or rack is the amount of firewood stacked by 4' by 8' by one row of the length of the stick.

A face cord is also one row of 4' by 8'. But the difference is a face cord has lengths of sticks that will eventually add up to 4' when stacked in two, three, or four rows.
Example of a face cord:
Four rows of 12" sticks=4'
Three rows of 16"=4'
Two rows of 24"=4'
Therefore, purchasing a face cord of 12" lengths is actually only ¼ cord. A face cord of 16" lengths=1/3 cord and a face cord of 24" lengths is a ½ cord.

This is very confusing and deceiving to most and using these terms in offering sales or advertising for sale is prohibited in most states.

Ricks, Racks, Face Cords are not the same quanity or volume as a cord of measurement.

 

[Plainsman]

Re: Firewood ??

I'm confused now...:/

 

[danpemby]

Re: Firewood ??

Ok what the guy here called a rank is probably the same as a rick, rack or face but for $40.00 delivered, this is how much it is:

 

[bassboy1]

Re: Firewood ??

4 x 4 x 8 Is not to big for a pickup to handle. Mine is 8 ft long and more than 5 ft wide ( four at the wheel wells ). thats is less than 3 1/2 high if stacked from side to side. Mine has 2 ft tall sides. I could carry double that with a couple of tie downs.