chip weights

[Yellowdog]

I just thought of something.
Assuming a green tree is chipped up after falling.
Will the weight of the chips equal the weight of the tree before chipping?

Anyone ever notice a load of chips seems lighter than a load of tree trunks?

 

[a_lopa]

 

[Stumper]

A slight ammount of moisture loss occurs as you chip the wood and blow it into the truck. The chips will weigh a little less than the unchipped limbs did.

 

[Lumberjack]

I think i remember reading on average 550 pounds a cubic yard?

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

I think i remember reading on average 550 pounds a cubic yard?

it is depenent on species and season, but that is an agreed on average. I'm told live oak is more around 750 lbs/cuyd

 

[Lumberjack]

Live oak is one of the heaviest species of wood by volume. I guess it would make sense it would weigh more, doesnt it weigh like 76 pounds a cubic foot of green log?