Now I know what 2 cords of pure red oak weighs.

[Oldtimer]

I put 2 cords (stacked) on the F550 and delivered it to a fellow.

Went across the scales at the gravel pit on the way.

23,480 pounds gross. I know from numerous other weigh-ins that the truck runs 11,800 to 11,900 pounds empty.

Call it 11,680 pounds for 2 cord, or 5,840 pounds per cord.

BTW, no more 2 cords of oak for the F550. She didn't complain, but she didn't really like it either.
2 cords of Maple and Ash is no problem though.

 

[lfnh]

Red oak - fresh cut or nearly so ?

 

[Oldtimer]

Red oak - fresh cut or nearly so ?

4 hours from standing to stacked on the truck.

 

[lfnh]

thanks for the thread.

nice touch of reality (scales) for some of the previous threads related to this.

 

[woodman6666]

Thats sounds just right. Red Oak is heavy when wet, after split and dried for a year or more those 2 cords will total about 7000 pounds together.

 

[Iron man]

If you google how much does wood weigh or fire wood a website gives examples of different types of wood and the average weight per cord and what you had was very close.Ive loaded my 12x7 landscape trailer many times with fresh cut red oak that when split is usually about 1 and 1/4 cord.My trailer and axle are bent now but it still does the job until I can get 2 new axles with breaks.

 

[Wood Doctor]

On the Nose...

Just under three tons per cord for red oak, and your load was probably a bit green. I second the motion. Few would ever believe its density. I do. White oak would weigh about the same. Red oak can hold a trifle more moisture.

Locust rivals it, and so does green mulberry. When they all dry down to 20% moisture content, red and white oak will still be the most dense of the three. Live oak from the South will beat them both, but not by much.

 

[J. Moser]

So do you think my Tacoma might have been a little over loaded with this load of red oak?

It actually didn't handle it too bad with the Timbrens, but I didn't have far to drive.

 

[Wood Doctor]

Yes...

So do you think my Tacoma might have been a little over loaded with this load of red oak?

It actually didn't handle it too bad with the Timbrens, but I didn't have far to drive.

No doubt about it. You overloaded that truck. Surprised she got you home. Glad you have thick skin. My truck would have cussed at me all the way home had I done that to her.

 

[blackdogon57]

pretty hard to kill a toyota - keep on truckin !

 

[Encore]

I cut up a huge red oak in march that had been down and bucked for a year. Even then, I still couldn't fill my entire double axle trailer because the tires couldn't handle it.

Could only get it to about 3/4 full and that was about it.

Sure love burning it though in the winter when it's nice and cold out.

 

[Misfit138]

No doubt about it. You overloaded that truck. Surprised she got you home. Glad you have thick skin. My truck would have cussed at me all the way home had I done that to her.

Heh. Seems like no matter what tonnage rating a truck has, we have a way of overloading them all at some point..

I have a nice cord and a half of Red Oak myself. My shoulder heals up during the week after splitting all weekend.

 

[Mowingman]

Thanks for the info on that weight. I have been planning on weighing my loaded trailer one of these days, as I know that the red oak is one heck of a heavy load. I have been hauling 4 cords of red oak on each load. I have a gooseneck, tandem dual trailer rated for 24,000 GVW, So, I am right at the legal limit, depending on how much of the weight the gooseneck transfers to the truck. I still need to weigh the truck to see how much of the load it is carrying from the gooseneck hitch. I don't need to be getting any overload tickets.
Jeff

 

[avalancher]

Here is a funny story about overloading my trailer with red oak....

A couple of years ago a guy wanted to clear two acres of land for a house, and most of the trees where red oak with a few other oddballs thrown in.I bid the job to clear the timber,but after the timber company decided to pass on the trees, I ended up cutting them all down and hauling them away for firewood. Mills were slam full of stuff they couldnt sell as it was I reckon.

Started at the bottom of the hill and worked my way up, and after taking down and limbing three trees I figured to load up the trailer and take the first load to the house.

As a matter of habit, I load my trailer by keeping an eye on the springs and tires, and when they get to the point of looking full no matter how much volume is in there I jump in and head home. As one hour passed into two, I started to wonder why the tires werent showing any sign of the load, and neither was the springs.

Finally I figured that even though the tires werent showing the stress, enough was enough and I loaded the saws in the back of the truck and jumped in the cab.Easing forward in first gear, the truck wouldnt budge.Shifting into 4wd low, it still wouldnt budge, and finally both front and rear axles just spun.WTF?

After getting out and looking around, there wasnt anything in front of either the axles on the truck or the trailer, and I was on fairly even ground and it was very dry out.Why wouldnt it go?
My answer came when I dropped on to my belly and looked under the trailer. There under the trailer were three rounds that had rolled down the hill and held the trailer up off the ground. As the trailer filled with wood, it settled down on the rounds, neatly holding up all the weight.After jacking up the trailer and removing the rounds with a bottle jack, it was clear from the tires that I was way beyond overloaded.
Spent the next half hour heaving rounds out of the trailer and cussing myself under my breath.

 

[songofthewood]

I've never done that :hmm3grin2orange: over load the trailer that is

 

[audible fart]

So do you think my Tacoma might have been a little over loaded with this load of red oak?

It actually didn't handle it too bad with the Timbrens, but I didn't have far to drive.

I can tell you have a 2005 or newer tacoma from the mudflaps. It's hard to tell from the pic angle, but to you have the extended cab that has the smaller bed? I bought a 2004 tacoma in 08. Initially put hellwig ezlevel 550 helper springs on, but they could only "help" so much. So i ordered skyjacker leaf spring replacements from summit. Been fine ever since. How do you like timbrens?

 

[Steve2910]

I'm all set to get a big "standing dead" red oak in the morning. Haven't seen it yet to know HOW DEAD, anybody have a guess on what it will weigh per cord?

 

[J. Moser]

I can tell you have a 2005 or newer tacoma from the mudflaps. It's hard to tell from the pic angle, but to you have the extended cab that has the smaller bed? I bought a 2004 tacoma in 08. Initially put hellwig ezlevel 550 helper springs on, but they could only "help" so much. So i ordered skyjacker leaf spring replacements from summit. Been fine ever since. How do you like timbrens?

It's a 2005 double cab long bed. The Timbrens are great because I get the stock soft ride when unloaded. As soon as I start to load it up it squats down on the the Timbrens which apparently can hold a lot of weigh as evident in my photo, and still rides decent with the load compared to if it was riding on the stock bump stops. They basically a taller bump stop with a progressive rate.

 

[Oldtimer]

I'm all set to get a big "standing dead" red oak in the morning. Haven't seen it yet to know HOW DEAD, anybody have a guess on what it will weigh per cord?

Standing dead, if it's "solid" and doesn't have 2" of fluffy punk-wood on the outside should be 9/10ths as heavy as "green".
I know that a standing dead red oak can be sawed out and will produce lumber of the same quality as living wood from the center portion. The moisture holds on in red oak like a toothache.

My guess: 4900-5000 pounds in a cord of it.

 

[Wood Doctor]

Critters may take their toll

Standing dead, if it's "solid" and doesn't have 2" of fluffy punk-wood on the outside should be 9/10ths as heavy as "green".
I know that a standing dead red oak can be sawed out and will produce lumber of the same quality as living wood from the center portion. The moisture holds on in red oak like a toothache.

My guess: 4900-5000 pounds in a cord of it.

I recall cutting down a large standing dead red oak about three years ago. I was all set to reap the harvest until I discovered that carpenter ants had invaded the tree 25 feet up and were actually working there way down toward the trunk and had gotten to within 3 feet of the ground. They and a few other critters had easily cut the yield in half. Working within the heartwood, there was no way of knowing they were there.