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Conversion for cubic metres of cord into cubic metres of split logs!!


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Anybody know of a conversion to work out how many bags of 9-10" split logs I will get from a cubic metre of cord!

I've been offfered 25cube of softwood cord delivered for just under £900 but I'm unsure of what that will convert to once processed!!

 

Any help much appreciated.

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Anybody know of a conversion to work out how many bags of 9-10" split logs I will get from a cubic metre of cord!

I've been offfered 25cube of softwood cord delivered for just under £900 but I'm unsure of what that will convert to once processed!!

 

Any help much appreciated.

 

If you mean nets of logs i.e 10 logs per net (average) then I would say 35-40 nets per cubic metre

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If you mean nets of logs i.e 10 logs per net (average) then I would say 35-40 nets per cubic metre

 

So you reckon on getting 35-40 nets from a cubic metre of stacked cord, that would equate to about 2 builders type dumpy bags?

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Hope I don't sound like an anorak,but I like checking stuff like this.

I bought an artic of softwood[26 cube they claimed] it converted into 100 dumpys or approx. 50 cube of split firewood.

I was also curious about the margin on netting logs,i took 3 dumpy bags[worth£100 to me at the time]and netted them to make 75 good nets containing 10-12 logs in each.

Results for me was@£2.50 a net I converted£100 of logs into £182 in 2.5 hours,the nets were £10 so I reckon a gain of approx.£29 a hour of effort,also gave me a new set of customers as the only garage in my town sells nets at £4.10.

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Hope I don't sound like an anorak,but I like checking stuff like this.

I bought an artic of softwood[26 cube they claimed] it converted into 100 dumpys or approx. 50 cube of split firewood.

I was also curious about the margin on netting logs,i took 3 dumpy bags[worth£100 to me at the time]and netted them to make 75 good nets containing 10-12 logs in each.

Results for me was@£2.50 a net I converted£100 of logs into £182 in 2.5 hours,the nets were £10 so I reckon a gain of approx.£29 a hour of effort,also gave me a new set of customers as the only garage in my town sells nets at £4.10.

 

Great thinking

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Hope I don't sound like an anorak,but I like checking stuff like this.

I bought an artic of softwood[26 cube they claimed] it converted into 100 dumpys or approx. 50 cube of split firewood.

I was also curious about the margin on netting logs,i took 3 dumpy bags[worth£100 to me at the time]and netted them to make 75 good nets containing 10-12 logs in each.

Results for me was@£2.50 a net I converted£100 of logs into £182 in 2.5 hours,the nets were £10 so I reckon a gain of approx.£29 a hour of effort,also gave me a new set of customers as the only garage in my town sells nets at £4.10.

 

Thats what I was after!!:thumbup:

 

So my 25cube load of cord at £900 would/could convert to 100ish dumpies at £50ish each making £5000 minus the cost of processing and delivery!!:lol:

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