Weights of timber truck loads depending on diameter of cord wood?

[cessna]

I have been hauling  some cordwood  recently with forwarding trailer  and weighing each load over  an estates  weighbridge. I have been a bit surprised as to how much the loads have been weighing ,  on the light side compared to what expected . I assume it is because the cordwood is quite small diameter and some quite bent which means there is a lot of  air in a load.   If by any chance any one who reads this hauls a lot of timber do you find that the weight you get on your timber truck varies quite dramatically on the diameter of  the timber you have on your timber truck. Many thanks for any info.    

[gdh]

8 hours ago, cessna said:

I have been hauling  some cordwood  recently with forwarding trailer  and weighing each load over  an estates  weighbridge. I have been a bit surprised as to how much the loads have been weighing ,  on the light side compared to what expected . I assume it is because the cordwood is quite small diameter and some quite bent which means there is a lot of  air in a load.   If by any chance any one who reads this hauls a lot of timber do you find that the weight you get on your timber truck varies quite dramatically on the diameter of  the timber you have on your timber truck. Many thanks for any info.    

Yes, you'll always get less with bent and smaller diameter. Ash with dieback will always be lighter as well.

 

Not the best photos but theres 8 ton of fresh cut in the first one and 14.6 of dry 2 year old in the second. You would expect the weights to be the other way round.(obviously the second photo is an extreme example because it's oversized).