working out how many tonnes

[sean]

I'm sure it is on here somewhere but cannot find it....

 

How do you work out how many tonnes of wood are in a trunk?

[armchairarborist]

take a photo and put up an arbtalk non-competetive 'guess the weight' thread.. did have a table for this but my office is upsidedown at the mo..

[Dean Lofthouse]

Good question Sean..

 

I would also like to know how to guestimate how many tonnes are in a log pile

[Brushcutter]

It all depends on what species it is. Are you taking just to timber hight or cording up the whole thing?

 

Either way i have a set of tables in the truck. I'll go and get them in a bit if you post up some hight girth measurements of the tree and species too.

 

Andy

[Ben Ballard]

i use forestry commision volumetables get the length and the mid diameter then refer to the tables then get the volume,1 m2= on average 1 tone green

[sean]

It all depends on what species it is. Are you taking just to timber hight or cording up the whole thing?

 

Either way i have a set of tables in the truck. I'll go and get them in a bit if you post up some hight girth measurements of the tree and species too.

 

Andy

 

its about this wide and this high:001_smile:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

havent got the measurements but when i have i will post them......cheers

[Brushcutter]

i use forestry commision volumetables get the length and the mid diameter then refer to the tables then get the volume,1 m2= on average 1 tone green

 

Yea thats what i've got. Larch i think is slightly over 1 tonne a meter about 1.2 or something close.

[sean]

20m 20cm 0.63

 

 

so from this example a 20 mtr length with a diameter of 20cm would give how many tonnes of wood?

[Stephen Blair]

I use my trusty Guess Ometer:thumbup:, i rub my chin, take off my flat cap, breath in through my teeth and go MMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and say About at least i reckon, but don't hold me too it, gota be no more than a fair bit and i wouldn't fancy it falling on my foot love:biggrin:

[Ben Ballard]

sounds about just over half a tone