wood weight

[treesurgeon]

what does a face cord weigh and how much do you put into a one ton truck.

 

[Sizzle-Chest]

what does a face cord weigh and how much do you put into a one ton truck.

I would assume that it would be based on the type of wood, since there is so much variation. A cord of redwood and a cord of oak are pretty different things. But maybe im wrong?

 

[Newfie]

A cord of seasoned mixed species hardwood is gonna weigh about between 4500 -5000 pounds. So for a 16" face cord divide by three. I can easily load an entire cord on my one ton although it does it put me way over the weight rating of the truck but then just about any load puts a one ton over its rating.

 

[Mike Barcaskey]

all weights are for seasoned wood to 20% moisture content

white oak 4200
red oak 3680
ash 3440
cherry 3200
hickory 4240
red maple 3200
white pine 2250
Norway spruce 2240
sycamore 33000

 

[Bababooey]

A heaping load in the bed, unsplit usually amounts to being about 3/4 to a full cord depending on how tight it is, it's definitely loaded but not dangerously heavy. BTW it's a F-250 Superduty.