Most popular length.

[richy_B]

Hello,

was having a chat with someone the other day about thinning out some broad leaves for firewood. Nothing too exciting, a bit of ash, syc & oak. Relatively straight lengths that could go through a processor but we were debating the best size lengths. The kit for extraction plays a big part of it but generally speaking what do people go for? 2 metres is probably a bit short but you could ensure it was good straight lengths, 3 metres and straight might be far more difficult. 2.3? 2.5? or just a mixed bag of lengths as long as its straight.

 

What would you go for?

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

2-2.3 = two bays on most forwarders or 2.5's bigger forwarder although on small forwarders back bay of 2.3's can be hard to load - keep from falling off the back.

3.1's plus make less work for forwarding but as you say higher proportion

of bends.

 

Maybe a mix of both.

 

I much prefer cutting chip to 2.2 or 3.7 but the latter are harder to lift onto a Japa 700 (no fandangled log-deck here!)

 

Then hauliers want to optimise load cubic capacity in relation to weight...

Edited May 23, 2014 by TimberCutterDartmoor

[mad matty]

We generally cut 2mtrs....seems to work best for forwarder and processors.

Cheers Matty

[rovers90]

Most hauliers we deal with like 3m lengths as they can get four bays on the truck and it makes best use of space

[richy_B]

Thanks guys, just the insight I needed!

[Joy Yeomans]

we cut at 3m, suits the forwarding out , and hauliers like it for ease of filling wagon, also fits nicely 3 bays on our own unit

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

we cut at 3m, suits the forwarding out , and hauliers like it for ease of filling wagon, also fits nicely 3 bays on our own unit

 

aye, 3 or 3.1 seems to be becoming very popular

[arbwork]

agree, if on road haulage is required 3m length is the one, we had problems moving shorter wood this winter

[Brushcutter]

Softwood 3m

Hardwood 2.4 or 4.8m

[aspenarb]

Hello,

was having a chat with someone the other day about thinning out some broad leaves for firewood. Nothing too exciting, a bit of ash, syc & oak. Relatively straight lengths that could go through a processor but we were debating the best size lengths. The kit for extraction plays a big part of it but generally speaking what do people go for? 2 metres is probably a bit short but you could ensure it was good straight lengths, 3 metres and straight might be far more difficult. 2.3? 2.5? or just a mixed bag of lengths as long as its straight.

 

What would you go for?

 

Put curly bits in the stack and the haulier is likely to push a sharp stick in your eyeball. Cant think of anything worse:thumbdown:

 

Bob