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Old 15th November 2007, 08:12 PM   #1 (permalink)
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last year i sold fire wood for 110.00 a cord and had a little left over. this year i priced it at 140.00 a cord and im already sold out. i guess the gas prices has got people fed up. oh well were still cutting for next year. willie
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Old 15th November 2007, 08:29 PM   #2 (permalink)
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G'day Willi,
I guess SOME price rises are good.
In Australia we sell firewood by the cubic meter. Some even state that we have to sell it by the tonne, as this is a more measurable figure for the customer.
Just to clarify, what is the conversion from cord to cubic meter?? Anyone?
All the american firewood processor advertise their machinery this way.
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Old 16th November 2007, 12:29 AM   #3 (permalink)
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where you getting the wood? from arb type work? forestry or you just clean felling land for fire wood?

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Old 16th November 2007, 12:30 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Here's an online conversion tool

Cords to Cubic Meters Conversion Calculator

And 1 cords = 3.62455636 cubic meters

A cord is 128 cubic feet of wood stacked tightly. This is typically stacked 4? high by 4? wide by 8? long (4X4X8).
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Down in Sydney and Melbourne, how much do you get on average for m3 of say ironbark or red gum?
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Old 16th November 2007, 03:13 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Treestyle, the wood comes from tree removals. We dont cut trees specifically for firewood, its just a by product that we store and sell. Obviously some trees are better than others and depends on the tree removal site and time if we chip the lot or block it for firewood.
Per m3 of firewood, cut, dried, split and delivered...$100 mixed hardwood to $140 ironbark and good hardwoods.
I have heard of people paying up to $200m3 for premium hardwoods for specific applications such as woodfired pizza shops with specific size requirements.
Every now and then we have a "weird" request, ie radiata pine because he liked the crackling, or camphor because they liked the aroma!!!!
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Old 16th November 2007, 04:13 AM   #7 (permalink)
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We charge $80 M3 picked up plus $20 delivery ie; 1 M3 $100, 4 M3 $340
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Old 16th November 2007, 08:25 PM   #8 (permalink)
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I sold a 1/8 cord for $10 today.It was all mayberry,chokecherry,cedar,and some pecan.If its not pine people will buy it.
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Old 16th November 2007, 09:03 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Down in Sydney and Melbourne, how mych do you get on average for m3 of say ironbark or red gum?
around $100 m down here or local gum $80.
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Old 16th November 2007, 09:06 PM   #10 (permalink)
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how does gum burn compared to other wood?
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Old 17th November 2007, 01:12 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Dried gum is generally good. Ironbark is PREMO, nice and hot, lasts well.

The word around town on gum is if it's red inside then she's a thumbs up, if it's that white crap like Cadaghi or Flooded Gum ... not so good!

Another common one that burns hot and slow, black wattle, hard as concrete to cut the bugger too.
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Old 17th November 2007, 10:33 AM   #12 (permalink)
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okay just wondering.
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Old 17th November 2007, 12:37 PM   #13 (permalink)
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here in ny they sell it primarily by face cord. thats only 4x8 for 40 cut split and dried. most everyone up this way has a woodstove.
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Old 18th November 2007, 02:40 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Like you said Ekka, black wattle is a great timber for burning...especially if the borers have been thru it!!!!
Trouble we find is, unless the timber has the words "box" or "ironbark" in them the customers wont buy it!! Ahh well, just have to keep them for myself.
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Old 19th November 2007, 01:17 AM   #15 (permalink)
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I've got a whole yard of stuff that's seasoning
(the advantages to living on someone's ranch)

Yesterday I sold half a cord of beautifully seasoned Heritage Oak for $150.
I've a client who has several dead on her property, and, she even went and obtained all the permits!!
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I've got a whole yard of stuff that's seasoning
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Yesterday I sold half a cord of beautifully seasoned Heritage Oak for $150.
I've a client who has several dead on her property, and, she even went and obtained all the permits!!
Wondered what kind of permits she had to get Therrin? No such thing around here. I ve had people complain when I am removing a structurally shot tree in my town. My response is to call the city to see if they want to give an opinion and they don t even call back as I m sure they don t want to be liable if tree crashes. They don t have anyone w any background to make a judgement but I am sure they would pass even if they did for fear of liability.
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Old 20th December 2007, 11:33 PM   #17 (permalink)
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last year i sold fire wood for 110.00 a cord and had a little left over. this year i priced it at 140.00 a cord and im already sold out. i guess the gas prices has got people fed up. oh well were still cutting for next year. willie
Hell, $140 a cord is CHEAP! That is what wood was here last year. This year its up to $190. In Portland it up to $300!!!! I have 2 truckloads of logs felled from a thinning project we are doing here, but I am going to cut it up into firewood, as that is more valuable than selling it for lumber. Timber prices are way down around here right now. Mills are laying off.
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Old 26th December 2007, 02:45 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Hell, $140 a cord is CHEAP! That is what wood was here last year. This year its up to $190. In Portland it up to $300!!!! I have 2 truckloads of logs felled from a thinning project we are doing here, but I am going to cut it up into firewood, as that is more valuable than selling it for lumber. Timber prices are way down around here right now. Mills are laying off.
thinking of this--maybe i should buy a box trailer to put behind my brothers semi---and haul a whole load of split and dried ash out your way-----that same load around here sells for 50.00!!!!!!
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