Weight of woodchip.

[Mesterh]

Any ideas on the approx weight of chip?

 

My guess is around the 300-400kg a cubic metre.

 

I know it will depend on what species has been chipped but just after a ball park ish figure.

[woodworm]

Don't think you're too far out at that MesterH

[Johny Walker]

Any ideas on the approx weight of chip?

 

My guess is around the 300-400kg a cubic metre.

 

I know it will depend on what species has been chipped but just after a ball park ish figure.

 

i get about 2t in the dailys chip box but dont tell anybody

[Arran Woodfuels]

The weight/volume comparison of woodchip is not an exact science.

 

As a general rule we use:

 

1 tonne = 2 cubic metres of solid wood = 4 cubic metres of loose chip*

 

*bearing in mind that chip size will have an effect, contents can settle in transit and density of wood varies.

[Mesterh]

i get about 2t in the dailys chip box but dont tell anybody

 

Mums the word:wink:

 

We only overload our trucks to save on journeys therefore less environmental impact

 

Cheers for the info all, looks like the 250-300kg mark will do for me.

[Johny Walker]

Mums the word:wink:

 

We only overload our trucks to save on journeys therefore less environmental impact

 

Cheers for the info all, looks like the 250-300kg mark will do for me.

 

thats my thinking too:thumbup:

[gibbon]

I was told by someones elses calcutation that 1cubic meter of fresh chip is about 500kg. Composted 1.5cubic meteres is nearly a ton.

 

My transit has a 1400kg payload but is well overload with 3-4 cube of chip.

 

I would love to know what it does weigh though

[log supplier]

I was told by someones elses calcutation that 1cubic meter of fresh chip is about 500kg. Composted 1.5cubic meteres is nearly a ton.

 

My transit has a 1400kg payload but is well overload with 3-4 cube of chip.

 

I would love to know what it does weigh though

 

builders bags hold around 300kg of fresh chip ....230kg when mulched...

i carry 6 builders bags on my tipper

[Arran Woodfuels]

Are these the same builders bags you were going on about here:

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/firewood-forum/3932-log-prices-post88983.html#post88983

 

You mentioned then that your bags held 300 kg of firewood.

 

Your weights and measure assesments took a pounding that time round...

[log supplier]

Are these the same builders bags you were going on about here:

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/firewood-forum/3932-log-prices-post88983.html#post88983

 

You mentioned then that your bags held 300 kg of firewood.

 

Your weights and measure assesments took a pounding that time round...

 

heres one of the bags we use.. the others are the jewson builders bags, (which are shorter in height but are a wider bag.)