One gallon of #2 fuel oil is 140,000 btu. One cord of douglas fir is about 21,000,000 btu. One cord of doug fir equals about 150 gallons of #2 fuel oil. Assuming a gallon of fuel oil is $4.00/gallon. 150 gallons is $600.00 dollars. Guys selling cords of wood delivered in the range of $250-400/cord are cutting their own throats. Around here in rural Ea. Wa. $250-300/cord is about the going rate. These guys do not put much value on their time.
