Some one is advertising for $30.00 a rack of wood (or is it rick?) How much wood is in a rack? How many racks macks a cord? I have a pretty good idea how much wood a cord is.

TIA

Grins, Diane

-- Diane from MO (walte@getgoin.net), October 21, 2001

Answers

Response to Racks or Ricks

A cord of wood is a stack that measures 4 feet by 4 feet by 8 feet, or 128 square feet total, a rick can be any size around here it is about 1/3rd of a cord and can cost $100 delivered. You should ask the dimensions of the stack before you agree to but any.

-- Thumper (slrldr@yahoo.com), October 21, 2001.

Response to Racks or Ricks

I may be wrong, but I thought that a ""Rick" was 1/2 of a cord., so if that is true then Diane the answer is "2". Any other answers out there?

Wayne Roach

-- Wayne & (LYN) Roach (R-Way@msn.com), October 21, 2001.

Response to Racks or Ricks

100 bucks rick delivered??? Where do you want them? Ill sell you tons at that price. Around here, 35 a rick, delivered hardwood dried at least 2 years. There are 3 ricks to a cord A full cord is 4 x 4 x 8. Usually a rick is a 4 x 8,, and whatever the wood is cut at, 16 in 18 24 ,, ect

-- stan (sopal@net-port.com), October 21, 2001.

Response to Racks or Ricks

Or not...

-- Ed Copp (OH) (edcopp@yahoo.come), October 21, 2001.

Response to Racks or Ricks

Diane, there is no official measurement for a rick or rack. Customs in different areas define the terms differently. Some states have actually enacted legislation prohibiting the advertising and sale of firewood by "rick, rack, truckload or face cord" because of such problems.

If you're going to buy firewood, buy it by the cord or some fraction thereof. A "cord" is 8' x 4' x 4' neatly and tightly stacked. That is 128 CUBIC feet. Some sellers may try to sell you two 8' x 4' stacks and call it a cord. It is only a cord if the cuts are 2' in length. Today, many fireplaces and woodburners have a difficult time accomodating 2' pieces so sellers are cutting 18" lengths.

I had an experience with that a number of years ago. When the two 8' x 4' stacks were done we had a problem. While they guys on the truck thought they were done, I explained they had stacked 96 cuft. and still owed me another 32 cuft. or could accept a check for 75% of the agreed upon price as they had delivered 75% of the agree upon wood.

Get the name and phone number of the seller. Do not pay before the wood is stacked and measured. If you're home at time of delivery, make sure you take down the license number of the delivery truck in case there's a problem. If you're not home and discover a problem when you arrive home, immediately photograph the stacks with measurements. I hope this helps.

-- Gary in Indiana (gk6854@aol.com), October 21, 2001.

Response to Racks or Ricks

Yes, I meant Cubic feet...duh....I have those blond moments from time to time, but the price delivered in OKC can be that high, there are a lots of upper income homes with big fireplaces, the grocery store down the street sells bags the same size as a 50lb. onion bag [the red mesh kind] for I think 17 bucks. even the convenience stores sell 3 or 4 log bundles wrapped in shrink plasic for 3 to 5 dollars. We get ours for free, for the cut and haul. (I don't get bleached enough to spend that much money on wood)

-- Thumper (slrldr@yahoo.com), October 21, 2001.

Response to Racks or Ricks

Thanks everyone. It helped just knowing a little before I talked to the guy. He said they are called ricks or ranks. And around here they are 3 to a cord. A truckload is 5 ranks. I am guessing that I'll need about 2 truckloads for the winter? That would be 3.3 cords. That should hold me in Southern Missouri I hope. We're having 75 degree weather now. So nice to see the sun after all those years in WA state.

Grins, Diane

-- Diane from MO (walte@getgoin.net), October 21, 2001.

Diane, Welcome to Southern Missouri.It can get cold here in Missouri at times.Are you using a wood stove or a fireplace? We moved here from Oregon about 4 years ago and love it.If we can be of any help give us an E-Mail. We live on a small farm out side Salem,Mo Good Luck Jack Murdock

-- Jack Murdock (jrm@salemnet.com), October 22, 2001.

Diane, don't but it by the truck load, buy it by the measured stack, mark out the area where you want it stored with some t-post or some other frame measuring the cubic feet you want or agreed to pay for,

I worked one winter for a wood cutter who told us to stack it so that it took up as much space as possible, (could stick our arm through to spaces between the logs) I have a 14 foot car trailer with 2 foot rails it will tow about a 1/2 cord when fully (almost over) loaded, (and we use a 1 ton dual wheel pickup to pull it) with 4 to 6 foot logs some up to 18 inches across, which we cut to size at the house. Think about it if there are 3 rick to a cord,(128 divided by 3,is 42.6) and he said he can put 5 rick on a truck,(5 times 42.6) thats over 213 cubic feet, my trailer is 168 cubic feet,(14 times 6 times 2) the difference is the air spaces of irregular size logs, and it is a double axle trailer, he would have to use a big truck to get that much wood on, and most of the delivered wood I've seen was tossed in to the truck not stacked to save loading time and take up space. Good luck.

-- Thumper (slrldr@yahoo.com), October 22, 2001.

Well, Thumper and I are in total agreement. Buy only by the measured stack of a cord or whatever agreed upon fraction thereof and pay accordingly. I'd sure avoid anyone trying the rick, rack, face cord or truckload measures since they can define those however they choose. I hope this helps.

-- Gary in Indiana (gk6854@aol.com), October 22, 2001.

Here a truckload sells for about $30.

-- Anne (HealthyTouch101@wildmail.com), October 22, 2001.