Guessing weight

[peds]

18 minutes ago, josharb87 said:

The heaviest I’ve weighed in was winter felled beech chip (surprisingly),

 

Very surprising, I would have assumed that summer wood would be heavier.  I'd say it's definitely worth looking into. Maybe I'll take a few litre samples as described on the previous page and make that handy little table!

Check back in a few years for the results 😉

[Ty Korrigan]

On 09/09/2024 at 21:05, Dan Maynard said:

@Ty Korrigan if anyone has

Well, now that is a project for me ..

[GarethM]

1 minute ago, Ty Korrigan said:

Well, now that is a project for me ..

How are you going to factor in the British weather on the moisture of the already wet woodchip?.

[Dan Maynard]

13 hours ago, peds said:

 

Very surprising, I would have assumed that summer wood would be heavier.  I'd say it's definitely worth looking into. Maybe I'll take a few litre samples as described on the previous page and make that handy little table!

Check back in a few years for the results 😉

Summer chip usually has leaves in, I'd say that adds air space.

[peds]

Right, someone get a newby to pick all of the green bits out of the chip box, then weigh it. 

[GarethM]

I'm sorry officer it's my 1st day, isn't this your name in huge letters on the van. Yes officer, erm.

[Mark Bolam]

I think rain would make a big difference.

If you had a legal load of chip on an open back and it pissed hard you’d soon be over.

 

I reckon I’m legal with about 2m3 on my Transit, which isn’t even a level load in the bed, never mind the greedy boards.

[Mick Dempsey]

Look at the leaf springs as a rough guide to your likelihood of getting a tug.

[Ty Korrigan]

Why would the wood have different weights depending on the season? (excluding leaf)

I thought the moisture content remained stable Summer or Winter.

[peds]

Well I'm perfectly happy to have my assumptions destroyed and my errors corrected, but I will need to see everything laid out on that nice neat little table.