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Does this look like a full cord of wood to anyone ? Hillbilly says it is, this hilljack knows it's about 70 cu ft .

No

No

http://worldforestindustries.com/forest-biofuel/firewood/firewood-measurements/
A full size 8′ pickup bed stacked to the top of the bed is about 1/2 cord. The bed of a standard long bed Ford F-250 measures out to slightly more than a half cord if the wood is stacked even with the top of the bed. This includes factoring in the space taken up by the wheel wells.


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Not even if the scaler was drinkin

UH, I'm a guessin' "hillbilly" don' own one a them fancy tape messure thingies. Or no hows to yous one.

Geno

A cord is 128 cubic feet isn't it. 8x4x4 feet. Not too good at arithmetic.

It's simple. Stacked, a cord should measure four feet wide, four feet high and eight feet long.

That load looks a little short.

Old boy wants $300 for that. Asked if he was bringing 2 loads like that? He swears it will stack 4' high and 24' long. I said it might if each piece is 12" or less. Said I would give him $300 for a full cord, 4'x4'x8', 128 cubic feet of wood. Said he didn't know where I was getting my measurements but assured me he could deliver a 4'x4'x8' in one load. I said thanks but no thanks.

You were right.

Homeschooled

For sure

If he left Ky and headed south he would be running your local Mensa chapter.

Hahaha

How far into KY are you?

$300 is damn good money

I know we don't upvote posts on the Fire, but if we did I would upvote every post by KYhilljack just for the word hilljack. That ain't no cord of wood.

Yep, you're right.

Cord is 4ftx 4ft x 8ft
That is a load in a 1/2 ton truck

North of Lexington. Cord of hardwood brings $260 right now. Got a lil lazy, and older, last 2 winters in my cutting. Neighbor logged a hillside 4 years ago and I got all the tops, 4 winters worth of wood. I've got enough wood for this winter but I like to have 3 cords at least so I am always burning 2 year old wood.

Hillbilly + Jack of all Trades = HillJack

The term HillJack refers to people who live in remote, rural, and somewhat mountainous regions of the United States (closely related to the people known as “Hillbillies” or “Rednecks”). A HillJack is competent at performing many skilled task (mostly manual labor), but is not the master of any one. The HillJack is described as an extremely proud American (somewhat backward and socially unsophisticated) who is willing to stand up for what He/She believes; never willing to compromise their integrity or values. HillJacks are a self reliant group who have been known to spend countless hours in pursuit of nature’s most prized creations: CATFISH, WHITE TAIL, and yes even a deer once in a while!

maybe a half cord of dry oak contains as much btu value as a full cord of half-dry pine??