Estimate how many cords i got from this tree

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Metals406

Metals406

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LOL, Darned if i know. i was makin up numbers myself.

I didn't make mine up... I stold it fair and square from Google... Supposed-to-could be the fancy numbers to calculate cubic feet of a tapered cylinder... Or "Conical Frustum"... :dizzy:

I should have spent less time staring at the teachers boobies... And more time frustum mah conical.
 
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I didn't make mine up... I stold it fair and square from Google... Supposed-to-could be the fancy numbers to calculate cubic feet of a tapered cylinder... Or "Conical Frustum"... :dizzy:

I should have spent less time staring at the teachers boobies... And more time frustum mah conical.
Yeah but boobies are so much more fun to look at.
 
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2.2-2.5 cords, if you used the whole tree. A 24" log, averaged over about 27 feet, will have 80 cubic feet of solid wood, which will be about 128 cubic feet when split and stacked.

The key is, what's the diameter at about 55 feet? If it's 16", it would take another 55 feet or so to make a cord.
+1. I think RBTree and I are accurate, based on OP's original estimate of the trunk diameter, height, and my eyeball of the picture. That ash tree is not losing much diameter on the first 20 feet up. He can average 35 good-sized firewood logs out of each round on the first 18 feet (10 rounds at 1.8 feet in length apiece). That's 350 logs alone.

So, he will extract 1,200 firewood logs before he reaches the first main fork. I believe that takes care of two cords. After that, his payload will exceed two cords based on what remains above the main fork. At least another half cord is waiting there.
 
DocDryden

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Here’s the answer

Before I give you the answer , I had estimated there was about 3 cords. That goes to show you what I know.
Here’s the answer according to the Firewood Calculator 1.51 cords
The stack is 21 ft long X 37 in high X 36 in wide


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