1/4 Cord delivery... great size to market for good profit! #86

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In this video we are delivering a 1/4 cord load generated by one of my Facebook marketplace listings. Selling this quantity has proven to be popular and profitable!

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@tomblack4796 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for showing the delivery end of the firewood business, Dick. Helps a lot!

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Tom. I need to record more deliveries. I worry sometimes that the customer might feel it as an invasion of their privacy.

@fricknjeep 9 ай бұрын

hi there good show .best to all john

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

Thanks John. Are you going to make it to Brad’s for the fellowship? Hope to see you.

@fricknjeep 9 ай бұрын

hi there i am sure going to try , i am a fair weather guy at this point so that will be a big factor . john @@oldguyfirewood

@outdoorsinthe608 9 ай бұрын

$600 per cord is awesome! I definitely need to try marketing that this spring. Keep up the great work Dick👍👊👍

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Jeremiah. I love getting orders for this quantity. I’m getting the same profit margin as my wholesale bundles but with less labor involved.

@digger0429 9 ай бұрын

Selling wood for $150 your doing well, nice to see you again, good video

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Digger. A lot of folks are happy to pay $150 for that stack of wood!

@LogCabinFirewood 9 ай бұрын

Nice work man, I'm glad you didn't flip, or smash your truck. Take it easy bro, see ya in a few weeks ✌️

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

Yeah I normally have weight on the back of my tractor. I was on a little bit of an incline and that’s what caused the problem. If you run a front end loader or forks the first thing you learn is to be ready to drop your load to the ground when you feel that tip coming!

@backyardfirewood9852 9 ай бұрын

$150 for a 1/4 cord! DANG OGF!!! You are the man! I just raised my price to $150 for a 1/3 cord... But, for folks close by (5 miles or so) I sell 1/6 (~20 cu-ft) for $100... I have a lot of neighborhoods around so that's why I started doing that... Congrats on the subscribers. I'm hoping to go from 856 to 857 this year. I figure if I stay lazy in the content department I just might hit that goal! LOL

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

Hey Jason… happy New Year! At $100 for 1/6 cord you are generating the same $ per cord as I am! Affluent neighborhoods are the key. They want recreational wood and don’t want a huge stack to deal with.

@backyardfirewood9852 9 ай бұрын

@@oldguyfirewood You got it; and getting $600/cord for firewood is something! I shoot for 10-15 per year.

@debfromthemill6945 9 ай бұрын

Hello Dick. Get video. I hope your New Year's Eve was good. Take Care

@randythomasson2393 9 ай бұрын

nice job you are getting things down to a science

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

Hey Turtle. I don’t know if I’m getting it down to a science but thanks!

@Andrew_From_NB 9 ай бұрын

Hey there Dick, an happy new year! Wishing you all the best in 2024! Congrats on hitting that 7,500 sub mark! Definitely an awesome milestone, an I’m glad to be part of it! Nice work on the delivery and running through the process of loading with the tote 🔥💯👍. Was thinking where you had the 3pt forks on the back, for some quick ballast perhaps you could have backed up an quickly picked another full tote on the rear and would keep the tractor grounded for time being :). Anyways thanks for having us over, always enjoy my visit to your place! Take good care! Andrew from NB :)

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

Hi Andrew. Thank you for watching. When moving full totes of green wood I’ll always put a tote of wood on the 3pt forks for counterweight. Since this tote was dry and not quite full I thought my loaded tires would be enough. I won’t make that mistake again!

@lillysfarmfirewood 9 ай бұрын

Nice work. Keep up the hustle

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Matt. It’s finally starting to pick up… it’s been slow sales up until now.

@hardworkingmanoutdoors 9 ай бұрын

Like the 1/4 cord, quick and easy and a nice price for you for the full cord! I haven’t tested it yet but it seems a lightly healed loose tossed or conveyor filled 275 tote is 1/4 cord. Already at 7.5, 10k subs right around the corner!

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

I think you’re right about the heaped conveyor filled 275 tote being 1/4 cord. I’m going to dump and stack one to make sure. I’m anxious to try your top hinged cut out tote front method too. I think that’s the answer for conveyor filled totes.

@OpenAirAdventure 9 ай бұрын

Hey Dick. This is such a great way to offer your customers the opportunity to buy what they need or what their budget will allow. When the second tote dropped that certainly isn't a nice feeling. I look at your way as a win win. Kenny

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

Hi Kenny. There are a lot of high tech jobs in the area. The younger crowd likes that amount of wood and they don’t blink at spending $150. Win/win!

@jimbo5056 9 ай бұрын

Happy New Year Dick. Thats a great price for the amount of wood delivered.👍 Keep those videos coming.🙂

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Jimbo. It seems to be a popular package for the recreational wood burner. Win/Win!

@Growing-Our-Retirement 9 ай бұрын

Happy New Year Dick! With all the dead ash trees up here in NJ/PA/NY we see full cords of wood still at around $250. delivered. Hardly pays to sell wood at that price. I sell a 4'x8' x 16 to 18 " for $100. but no delivery. I do have a good spot for a road side rack, that will improve the $ sales per cord.

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Larry. The 6’x4’ stack is a good amount of wood for the recreational wood burner. If they were to buy an equivalent amount in bundles they would spend over $300, so $150 is very appealing.

@billobermeyer660 9 ай бұрын

Very well done my friend and good price on the 1/4 cord! Keep moving and have a healthy and prosperous 2024!

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Obie. Wishing you and yours the best for the New Year!

@lifeonmttammanyridge2565 9 ай бұрын

Good evening Dick just got done watching your video. You have yourself a good new year.

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching John. Hope you’re ready for the snowstorm coming your way! Stay safe…

@lifeonmttammanyridge2565 9 ай бұрын

@@oldguyfirewood depending on how much we get keep your eyes peeled for a snow management video. 🙂👍

@YouTuber-mc2el 3 ай бұрын

New to the channel. Great straight up vid. You mentioned upgrading your equipment. You appear to be pushing on some years as am I (63 years young). I would seriously consider a backhoe of some sort. I have a const. grade John Deere 110 TLB that is perfect IMHO. I made a wood splitter attachment for it and boy is that the life. You sit on the backhoe and split + dump directly into the tote for drying (randomly stacked). Not to mention you can pick the log up with the splitter for bucking into rounds. It isn't as fast as a dedicated splitter (1/3 slower I'd say but no added piece of equipment to maintain. Just something to ponder.

@oldguyfirewood 3 ай бұрын

@@KZbinr-mc2el thanks for watching, commenting, and hopefully subscribing! I’m 75 and try to work smarter and not harder. Watch some of my videos on my Eastonmade 22-28 with box wedge and attached conveyor. It is a pretty effortless way to produce large amounts of firewood. I have a backhoe for my Kubota tractor, but find the front mounted grapple works better for moving logs. I hope you will check out some of my older videos!

@YouTuber-mc2el 3 ай бұрын

@@oldguyfirewood Will do "Old Guy".

@toddsoutsideagain 9 ай бұрын

Good to start off the new year with some deliveries and sales! We have been doing deliveries and the roadside stand has been doing great since it got colder! You scared me when loading the tote in the truck😳 Take care Dick👊🏻

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Todd. I rushed and didn’t put weight on the back of my tractor. When it starts to tip like that you have to immediately drop your load to the ground to straighten up. Automatic reaction.

@outdoorswithlarryrobin 9 ай бұрын

Good show Dick, Happy New Year my friend 🪵👍🏼🇺🇸

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Larry. Hope you and Robin are doing well!

@morningswithgranny7789 9 ай бұрын

Happy New Year !!!!

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@davidedwards3734 9 ай бұрын

Happy New Year!! Great video to start the new year!! Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

Thanks David! The 6x4 stack (1/4 cord) is becoming a favorite.

@larrykluckoutdoors8227 9 ай бұрын

Nice going

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

Hello Larry. Thanks for watching and commenting!

@anthonylamura8600 9 ай бұрын

Happy New Year !

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Anthony.

@KampsKorner 9 ай бұрын

My wife got us a weight box for our tractor and I filled it with concrete. It helped out a bunch. I’m not a fan of that tippy feeling 😬😬

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. I always add weight on the three point when I’m lifting totes. I guess I just forgot. You can definitely feel it in the seat of your pants!

@fatefarmspa 9 ай бұрын

Made me jump thought she was going over 🫣. Those totes are heavy for sure. I use a 232 new Holland track skid steer and you could feel the weight of them on that! Happy new year sir 👍

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! When you feel it starting to tip you must react by dropping the load. It’s an automatic reaction. I’ll take the time to put counterweights on from now on

@fatefarmspa 9 ай бұрын

@@oldguyfirewood not your first rodeo I’m sure 👍

@johnpierce1251 9 ай бұрын

Happy new year duck and family and Clifford 2023 was only good because I spent so much time with you I am hoping for a lot more great videos from you and Clifford and hello a well wishes to Jose stay safe my friends

@smorefirewood 9 ай бұрын

I wish that pricing structure would fly up here in our area.

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

I always look forward to your comments John. I’ll let Clifford and Jose know you asked about them.

@PappysFirewood 9 ай бұрын

Great video OGF Happy New Year !! Love the content. Glad everything was ok and you especially with that heavy tote.

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

Hi Scott. I should have taken the time to add counterweight on the back of the tractor. Thanks for watching.

@tiredtrucker4life 9 ай бұрын

Great idea Dick! Not everyone needs a full cord or even a half cord. This is an affordable option for them. Does this offer apply to all your wood or a specific species? Thanks!

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

Hello… thanks for watching. I only sell mixed hardwoods so it applies to all.

@jimmieburleigh9549 9 ай бұрын

I like Heaths version 2 with those 2 cross sections so you can still stack the totes if you choose too. I'd like to see how that would work using those cross pieces with yours still having the curves.

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

Hey Jimmie. My tractor isn’t strong enough to stack full totes so it’s not a requirement for me. I’m going to try Heath’s version 3 with the top hinged front.

@hardworkingmanoutdoors 9 ай бұрын

@@oldguyfirewoodI think that one will be the ticket with the conveyor!

@dougdinsmore9751 9 ай бұрын

Hi Dick, did you have any counterbalance at all when the tractor took a nosedive?

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

Only the pallet forks. I should have put a tote on them and I wouldn’t have had the problem. Lesson learned!

@ElmhorstJ 9 ай бұрын

I wouldn't leave the top bar in you will hit your head I would leave the bottom two bars in for side support. Couple bumps and it will all come out. Thanks Dick!

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. I think I’ve tried about every way!

@pitbull4029 9 ай бұрын

Wow what's that about $600 a cord

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

It’s a win/win Pit. It’s a perfect amount for the younger “fire pit” crowd. They don’t blink are spending $150.

@LukeKillian-w9j 8 ай бұрын

what size tractor is that?

@oldguyfirewood 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. It’s a Kubota L3400, 34hp. The lift capacity isn’t great at about 1100 lbs.

@johnpierce1251 9 ай бұрын

If you have the 3 point hitch buy just the bar for the lower 2 points and add suitcase weights from like a John Deere

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

I normally have a box blade or eight box on the back of the tractor but I only had the 3 pt pallet forks on. They just aren’t heavy enough. I should have put a tote of wood on the back forks… that would have worked.

@slicksiderepairllc2822 9 ай бұрын

Idk where you lived in 2023 but where I live 2023 was not a good year. I hope 2024 is nothing like it !

@oldguyfirewood 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching my friend. After I published and watched my video I realized what a stupid statement I had made. Obviously 2023 could have been a terrible year for a lot of folks. I apologize. I sincerely hope 2024 is a great year for all my subscribers!