Wood Weight

[YUKON 659]

I wasn't sure what forum to ask this question in but you guys seem to know everything so I thought this was the best place to ask Approximately how much does a face cord of mixed hardwoods weigh? If it's easier a cord?

Thanks, Jeff

 

[Newfie]

Full cord seasoned, roughly 3000 to 3500 lbs, about 4500 to 5000 lbs green.

 

[Gypo Logger]

Hi Jeff, in the days when I did three full cords from stump to pavement, I had things down to a science. In those three cords there was an average of 1000 pieces +- 5%. Which tells us that each piece averaged 14-15 lbs., green. This was for split fuelwood cut heavy to 16" with the odd doorstop, clunker, conversation piece or chopping block thrown in.
John

 

[ray benson]

Hi Jeff,
Did a search on cord weight-
http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12922&highlight=cord+weight

Ray

 

[ROLLACOSTA]

can somenoe tell me what the dimentions of a cord is ??..........if a customer wants to keep his logs we usualy cut them to 4 ft lengths and call it cord lengh ...but i actualy havent a clue as to what a real cord is..moto , never to old too learn :

 

[ray benson]

4ft.x4ft.x8ft.=1 cord
16 in.x4ft.x8ft.=1 face cord

 

[Newfie]

1 cord = 128 cu. ft. stacked anyway you want, but typically measured 4 x 4 x 8. Around here stovelength is typically 16".

 

[YUKON 659]

Thanks for the information!!!!

Jeff

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

My understanding of the prictice is that an 8 ft cord was actually used for the measurements to inspect. full length on the face and half lenght for depth and hight.

cord
Encyclopædia Britannica Article

unit of volume for measuring stacked firewood. A cord is equivalent to a stack 4 ´ 4 ´ 8 feet (128 cubic feet), and its principal subdivision is the cord foot, which measures 4 ´ 4 ´ 1 feet. A standard cord consists of sticks or pieces 4 feet long stacked in a 4 ´ 8-foot rick. A short cord is a 4 ´ 8-foot rick of pieces shorter than 4 feet, and a long cord is a similar rick of pieces longer than 4 feet. A face cord is a…

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