Alder conversion m3 - ton?

[Boy English]

Evening all, anyone able to give me an idea of m3 to ton on alder?

 

 

[Boy English]

I’m thinking 1.2 - 1.3 cube to a ton?

[Squaredy]

1 minute ago, Boy English said:

 

Evening all, anyone able to give me an idea of m3 to ton on alder?

 

 

 

Yes if you let us know what you are measuring. Logs I assume but fresh cut?

 

[Boy English]

Fresh cut (November felling)

[Boy English]

Small timber also 4 - 16”

[Squaredy]

26 minutes ago, Boy English said:

Small timber also 4 - 16”

So you mean a cubic metre of stacked logs. In which case there are many variables like how straight they are, but as a rough guide I would say a cubic metre will weigh no more than 600 kilos maybe even less.  Or to put it the other way a ton of logs will be about 1.66 cubic metres.

[Boy English]

So you mean a cubic metre of stacked logs. In which case there are many variables like how straight they are, but as a rough guide I would say a cubic metre will weigh no more than 600 kilos maybe even less.  Or to put it the other way a ton of logs will be about 1.66 cubic metres.

Yes, stack calculation at 30 cube for example you would assume a weight of 18.07 ton..

That’s lighter than I was thinking, I normally buy per ton but have to deal on the meter with this one.

[oldwoodcutter]

Best of luck with that Adam [emoji106]

[Squaredy]

24 minutes ago, Boy English said:

 

Yes, stack calculation at 30 cube for example you would assume a weight of 18.07 ton..

That’s lighter than I was thinking, I normally buy per ton but have to deal on the meter with this one.

 

Yes it is not easy calculating weight but it is worth remembering if you had a stack of fresh felled Oak where there were no gaps at all (completely impossible of course) and no bark then a cubic metre would weigh nearly a ton.  Actual real Oak logs with bark, a few bends etc and you will be down to maybe 750 or 800 kilos.   Add into the equation the lower weight of Alder compared to Oak and you are left with maybe 600 kilos.  If the stack is gappy, logs are bendy and different lengths it will be a lot less.

[Boy English]

F.C. chart is showing birch at 1.07 m3 per ton.. I would say alder was a very similar weight to fresh felled birch?

Anyone able to confirm?