Bootsie
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Can anyone tell me how much a cord of green maple, oak, and birch would weigh? Maybe even include poplar and beech? I know there are different species of each but I just need a general idea. Thanks.
Weight of green wood?
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Haywire Haywood
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Look at all the reference links at the top of the forum... your answer lies there.
Ian
Ian
Yes, Ian, that gets close. However, I do not know if these tables address green wood specifically. I would have to say that green wood adds an average of 20% in weight to these tables. Most water in the USA exceeds the density of the hardwood fibers being collected.
Moss Man
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4900 pounds per cord on average, I know because I pay for log length by the ton.
mowoodchopper
Polar Bear
Very heavy!
That means my 20% figure is ultra conservative. We are probably looking at up to 50% in some species. Right, men?
That's why you cannot trust wood density tables in our business. I can virtually guarantee that mulberry and hackberry both jump at least 50% in density when green vs. dry. My sore back trying to lift them green is evidence enough.
KsWoodsMan
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Moss Man
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The last link is a dead one, at least from here it is.
4900 pounds per cord is the average for green hardwood. Varies from species to species quite a bit though.
Haywire Haywood
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http://www.csgnetwork.com/logweight.html
try this one... it screwed it up when he bolded (boldized?) it.
Ian
try this one... it screwed it up when he bolded (boldized?) it.
Ian
Moss Man
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That one works just fine and it is a very informative calculator indeed.
Thanx.
KsWoodsMan
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alderman
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Green wood
We dry green chips at the papermill and usually end up with a weight between 40 and 50% of what we started.
We dry green chips at the papermill and usually end up with a weight between 40 and 50% of what we started.
I've only flattened the springs twice on my Ford Ranger--hauling green locust and again hauling green mulberry, both stacked cab high with the racks in place. These two species, especially mulberry, can take on enormous water weight. After that, I have refused to stack green oak at cab high either.
Assuming 75 cu ft, the green wood table meant that I had over 3,100 lb on board. I'm surprised that my truck ever forgave me.
Assuming 75 cu ft, the green wood table meant that I had over 3,100 lb on board. I'm surprised that my truck ever forgave me.
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2nd to last is the good one--
Green Wood?
That one says nothing about green wood (wood cut fresh with the tree still alive). Is that not true?
Metals406
Granfodder Runningsaw
Here's a .pdf
Take a look at Honey Locust
Fabulous! It also confirms my belief that dry honey locust is at the top with hickory and even exceeds both red and white oak. Considering how fast it grows compared to slower-growing trees, we should be harvesting this species as a major fuel wood.
Metals406
Granfodder Runningsaw
I'd love to harvest some! Better start planting now... So I can harvest it when I'm 95! LOL
Montucky suck for no hardwoods.
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