load size education

[farmer_ben]

One thing I will add if I may

 

People keep banging on about a .6 bag holds a .6 load of logs. They actually hold a lot more, I have stopped using them because the customer was getting much more than I was charging them for.

 

I filled an 85cm square bag with logs as we normally do with the bag suspended on the pallet forks. I then emptied the bag into a solid sided 85 x85 x 85 crate and it over flowed by quite a lot because the bag sides bulge. I put my bag prices up by a tenner because I was charging for 0.6 cu/m

 

this is true. something like a potato box is a fair and accurate way of measuring logs out imo

[Ashes_Firewood]

I get this all the time.

 

Delivered to a new customer last week and when he was asking about the price and load size he wanted to know how much it was going to weigh... told him I don't sell by weight, I sell by volume. Not even sure you are allowed to sell by weight?

 

When I got there he said he was asking about weight as the person he bought from previously was selling it in 1 ton loads. But he said it was about the same size as the load I delivered. Which if I had to guess I'd say it was no way a ton, maybe half a ton at the very most of nice dry seasoned logs.

 

Another one is people thinking if it turns up in a builders bag then it must weigh 1 ton...

 

Not read all the thread so apologies if I've basically said the same as everyone else

[Chris Sheppard]

Sometimes it depends on the quality of the bag. Some monofilament bags we put kindling in are the same measurement but hold 15% because they stretch. We have striped vented 1.5 cu bulk bags when emptied into our 1.5 cu truck we sometimes have to add more.

 

I think these would be the striped vented, the panels are made up of webbing with venty stuff in between.

[Albedo]

I just sold a cube of unseasoned conny for 70 quid.... Kerching...my round:001_smile:

 

Sold as unseasoned for next year, it's been split and covered for about 7 months.

[shooterjim]

Local bloke to me has resorted to removing my adverts off local village noticeboards! He uses a hilux to deliver loads and claims 2 cube per load, he even leaves the spare wheel in the bed! Level load too so would be amazed if 2 cube fitted! I sell by the bulk bag as it's easier to describe How much you get! Easier than saying "trailer full"! People will always try and get a better deal, you just need to offer a quality product.

[gensetsteve]

On a single cab hilux I would say 1.2 cu max if your lucky. This a 2 cubic metre load on a hilux

[Woodworks]

Sorry to question this but is that really 2m3 ? Our 3M X 1.5M Ifor Williams trailer only holds 1.8 M3 and that load looks much smaller but maybe looks are deceiving.

[gensetsteve]

Sorry to question this but is that really 2m3 ? Our 3M X 1.5M Ifor Williams trailer only holds 1.8 M3 and that load looks much smaller but maybe looks are deceiving.

 

Smack on. An inch up makes a big difference an inch out not much. The sides I think are over 500mm from memory. I am sure our tt105 ifor tipper is bang on 2 cu as well. Are you sure the sides are only 40cm high if they are 45cm high you will be over 2cu. A heaped load would give you your 2 cu metres.

[Woodworks]

Yes the sides are only 40 cm (I am very sad and just poped out with a tape measure) high but as you say if heaped probably 2M3

[bigdave]

 

 

 

just knocked up a 1m3 box out of ply wood my 1m3 bags more than fill the wooden box probs about 1.15m3 in one of the bags

 

 

so every 7th bag i`v given away a cube of logs!!! doh!!!!

 

just designing a 1m3 box attachment for my front end loader with built in hopper to chute the logs into a bulk bag!!

 

the profit margin is too low to be giving logs away!!!!!