you can't put a cord of wood in a pickup truck. a cord of wood is 4 x 4 x 8 and weighs 2 tons.
Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter & Discussion Boards. Read about Sustainable Technology: http://www.green-trust.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 11:16 PM Subject: [biofuel] Re: Introduction and some questions - Newbie > --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, "Greg and April" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > You're probably looking at $300 then. Is the price of firewood in > > > your area worth messing with it? > > > > I'm looking at around $225.00 a cord for soft woods, $300 for hard > wood. > > WOW! I'm in culture shock. Here it's $40 cord delivered for Oak, but > it's likely to be a minimum of 10 cords. Several People are selling > seasoned mixed Hardwoods for $35 for all you care to load into your > pickup. > > > > > > > > >The cost of renting a log splitter is $10.00/Hr 3 Hr minimum, > > That is another thing that never crossed my mind. A few retired > people own Log Splitters, but mostly just for recreational use. It's > faster and better exersize to split it by hand. Or pay a neighbor kid > $20 to split and pile it for you. > > > and even if the cost of a chain saw is about the same, I figured I > would > > still come out on top ( even if I went out and bought a chain saw > new ). > > Better check the prices on Chainsaws first. The thought never crossed > my mind that you may not already own one. > > > I > > was just figuring that if the I could cut with high pressure water > faster > > and it be not as messy, it might bring the cost down even further. > > Sorry. :-( It's strictly an Industrial process. > > > > Greg H. > > Motie > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuels list archives: > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
