Weight Of Hardwood Logs

Weight of a one foot section based on average diameter.

Weight of hardwood logs. Softwood woods that come from gymnosperms mostly conifers plants. Mathematically a cord is the amount of wood that is well arranged occupying the volume of 128 cubic feet. Do not enter decimals or fractions. Log diameter has a particularly large influence because log rules often underestimate lumber yields from small logs.

Density of water 62 4 lb ft 3 1000 kg m 3. Log weight table and mbf conversion factors for mixed hardwoods. The assumed moisture content mc of the log s is 75. Volume weight size dimensions volume.

After you have the density and the volume multiply them together to find the total weight. Hardwood maple red scarlet soft water acer rubrum 34 64 hardwood maple silver acer saccharinum 31 68 hardwood maple sugar acer saccharum 40 57 hardwood buckeye yellow sweet aesculus octandra 25 143 hardwood ailanthus tree of heaven ailanthus altissima 33 74 hardwood alder white rhombie leaf alnus rhombifolia 27 1 99 hardwood. Dry weight at 12 percent moisture content. For questions about calculating estimated log weight we suggest that you post your question at our sawing and drying forum.

Density of wood species. 1 lb ft 3 16 018 kg m 3 0 016 g cm 3 0 00926 oz in 3 2 57 oz gal imperial 2 139 oz gal u s 0 0005787 lb in 3 27 lb yd 3 0 161 lb gal imperial 0 134 lb gal u s 0 0121 ton yd 3. Hardwood logs or softwood logs. For the purposes of firewood hardwoods are most commonly oak ash elm beech birch sycamore aspen cherry and alder.

Area volume volume area weight furniture edge bandings length. Squared timber cutout sawdust ratio. All moisture contents based on wet wood basis. A green log weight chart shall be available to the crew 1 foot length diameter weight per cubic ft.

Hardwood logs come from broadleaf woodland. Hardwoods burn longer and produce nice coals to keep the fire going as new logs are added and those coals produce a steady heat. Green weight at 40 to 60 percent moisture content. Log volume calculator čsn 48 0008 volume weight weight volume standing tree volume.

Of course there are many more hardwood species. Make use of our online log cord weight calculator to calculate the weight of different types of wood. To ton conversion especially among hardwood species. The weight of the wood varies largely based on the area climatic conditions cutting time age and much more tiny factors.

Scaling diameter inches average hardwood log weights tons. Enter the number of logs that are the size specified above. For plywood learn how to estimate the weight of plywood panels. Information from the u s.

Click here to access the estimated log weight calculator. Find weight of wood. Water content in wood. Weight of green and air dried fire wood.