LOL...a cord is a very broad description of a pile of wood and very open to interpretation. Was the wood stacked tight? Did you get a tape measure out to verify dimensions. All in all, you answered your own question. You said was cheap, close by, and seller helped to load. It sounds like you were happy for wood you got for that price.

 

That load is maybe half a cord at best. The traditional cord is 128 cubic feet of packed split wood comprised of 2 foot long split logs. Modern fireplaces demand shorter logs which has given rise to the term "face cord" which is 85 cubic feet.

A fireplace cannot use softwoods like pine as these woods do not burn right. Is there a shortage of hardwood trees in your area?

 

The traditional cord is 128 cubic feet

Thats correct,

can a Frontier haul cause we all know Frontiers can haul wood.

Picked up a "cord" of seasoned pine this weekend. My wood stockpile is a little light for this coming winter. Last couple of years I needed to get some more in the spring. It is much easier to get in the fall.

How much wood (cubic feet) do you think 1 truck load like this is? I did 2. I think it was a little less than a full cord. I am ok with it. Wood was high quality, cheap, nearby and seller helped me load.

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if that was a full-size truck with an 8' bed I would say yes, that's a cord. as @CT_Nismo stated a cord is 128 cu.ft. which is 4'x8'x4'. your truck looks to be handling the weight well

 

I did not notice it was pine. Hopefully for outside fire place? Burning pine = creosote = risk of chimney fire.

 

the fact he helped you load it..... must have really wanted to get rid of it! LOL

 

That's it? I've loaded more inside of my cap, and I have the same truck as you.

That's nothing to carry.

 

It just so happens I am working on a firewood split and stack project on my land. The attached photo shows split wood lying on two pairs of 8 foot long landscaping ties. The stack is about 4 feet high and the logs are nominal 16 in. long What you see is a "face cord" of wood. In the background is my Frontier which has a 6 ft bed. There is no way one face cord can fit in my bed. At best, I can get 40% in.

 

My best guess is that it is just over 100cubic feet between the 2 loads. We burn alot of local pine in our EPA fireplace insert. I get some mixed hardwood from my in laws that live in the foothills. But need the pine to get the fire started before burning oak. I sweep my pipe every year, and I try to keep a hot fire to reduce smoke.

 

Hey people, as long as it ain't cedar I think the man will be fine. (People think pine is bad, cedar is exceedingly worse in every way).

 

Burning a little pine to start a fire is OK. But lots of it speaks of a larger issue. Shortage of hardwood firewood is possible. Non-seasoned hardwood is another possibility. Starting technique is another issue.

 

I just have to.

There...I feel better now! 😁

 

That bed does not squat nothing. Almost like you put a piece of paper back there lol. Now when I put 22 bags of pellets on the back of my P4X the capacity is maxed out. At 40 lbs a bag I can really appreciate Nissan's lower truck bed then the competition. If it were a Colorado or Ranger the job loading/unloading would be exceedingly brutal. And why I choose not to lift.

 

can a Frontier haul cause we all know Frontiers can haul wood.

How much wood (cubic feet) do you think 1 truck load like this is?

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That looks to be about what your average wood chuck could chuck, if a wood chuck could chuck wood, in about half a day.

 

I like the way this guy stacks his wood😃

 

Sorry guys... All I heard through all of this was this...

 

Other hardwoods I have burned are Manzanita, which is more of a bush, but the plant can get big enough to yield 10" branches. Typically more like 6" for the bigger stuff. Eucalyptus, produces good heat but really sooty. Smells funny too. Then there are retired orchard wood, walnut and almond. But generally I go by the "burn it where you cut it philosophy" which means I mainly burn pine. I go through about 3 cords a season.

 

This is an older picture, about 2.25 cords. I harvested these trees, as standing dead. I use to only go through about 1.5c a season. But now that we work from home more we also burn a lot more. That back wall, stacked 6' high, square, and 1 row is exactly 1 cord. 16"x6'x16'

 

Is that cheaper then a pellet stove? I just saw pellets just went up to 6.50 at the depot. Last year was 5.50. I burn about 70 bags of pellets/year. I'm sure wood is up as well.

 

Here in New England, we have abundant hardwoods. Pine is sent to the transfer station. The fallen oak tree in your picture would be removed by an arborist at considerable cost to the insurance company. A considerable amount of wood is harvested every year. Some firewood companies (the back end of a tree removal service) don't want to store the wood so they kiln dry the split logs. This process gets the logs really dry for good burning. But the cost is high. Some have prices of $975 per kiln dried cord.

 

I just set the thermostat on the wall. My fireplace is basically ornamental. It might burn a case or two of those schitty sawdust & wax fire logs a year. 😂

 

You guys worried about creosote might never have used a newer epa stove. Burning hemlock right now in mine, pine is fine as well. Long as its dried to low moisture. The new stoves use secondary burn tubes or a catalytic converter to burn gases and creosote. No smoke comes out of the chimney when burning correctly. I was doubtful but will never go back. Burn less wood, much longer burn times, and get about 1qt creosote or less after cleaning pipe with 5 cords, mainly hardwood, burnt in a season.
My truck carries a 6 ft bed full, plus a 5x8 trailer load no issues. Maybe a cord and a half.

 

You guys worried about creosote might never have used a newer epa stove. Burning hemlock right now in mine, pine is fine as well. Long as its dried to low moisture. The new stoves use secondary burn tubes or a catalytic converter to burn gases and creosote. No smoke comes out of the chimney when burning correctly. I was doubtful but will never go back. Burn less wood, much longer burn times, and get about 1qt creosote or less after cleaning pipe with 5 cords, mainly hardwood, burnt in a season.
My truck carries a 6 ft bed full, plus a 5x8 trailer load no issues. Maybe a cord and a half.

That is only if you burn it hot and allow the secondary to light. You can still smolder and pump out tons of smoke. I prefer the catless type, even though they are a little more dirty. They don't wear out or clog.

 

Depending on the wood type and seasoning a cord of wood weights between 1 and 2 tons (grew up in a mill town, can you tell - LOL). I would guess your load in original post is around 1/2 a cord give or take - if the pine is reasonably dry it will also be reasonably light weight - so 1/2 cord around 1000lbs give or take?

 

FYI, for every pound of wood you burn, you generate 1.5 pounds of water. It does not matter what type of wood it is. It's chemistry. Wood is a hydro-carbon. The Hydrogen combines with Oxygen to make water and the Carbon combines with Oxygen to form CO2 or CO depending on how much air is available. The Oxygen from the air weighs much more than the Hydrogen from the wood and that is why the weight gain.

 

Just this weekend I picked a full bed of split mixed. It’s a half cord. I have a 22 SV six foot bed

 

Yea, that ain't a cord. I get a cord and a half every year and it takes a good size dump truck filled almost to the top.

 

Asked how much is that load because I got TWO loads.

The bed of our truck measure 6'x 4.8x1.5 which is about 40 feet^3. So about 3 loads for a full cord (128). I figure piled higher than the bed rails I get ~6x4.8x2=57 or 115. Pretty close. I have had cord delivered in a pile, and when stacked only yield 80 cubic feet.

 

I don't have my Frontier anymore. I have a 2020 Ram 2500 w/ the 6.5' bed. the most I could haul in this truck was just under 3/4's of a cord of wood - but it was stacked just barely above the rails. 1/3 of a cord (or maybe slightly more) sounds about the limit for a Frontier.

 

Not sure how much it can haul, but didn't have a problem pulling these: