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[Lloyd--]

Morning

 

I know the answer to this question can only ever be a rough estimate however ....

 

How many bulk bags of seasoned (20% mc soft wood) can you carry on a 6x4 caged trailer that is plated to 750kg

 

Cheers

 

Lloyd

[54gka]

Hi you could try and weigh half a dozen bags one at a time say the heaviest weighs 15kg x10 would be roughly 150kg would give you a rough guide if it helps.

[Chopperbob]

2 bulk bags 3 pushing it

[s.varty]

2 bulk bags 3 pushing it

 

:thumbup1:As its seasoned softwood I,d say 3

[farmer_ben]

My 8×5 caged ifor tipper trailer is 3 cube full. So 5 0.6 cube bulk bags. The bulk bags are approx 260kgs full of ash. Hope this helps.

[Logsnstuff]

you didn't say the size of bag your using 0.6m3, 0.75m3, 1m3

as mentioned above with 0.75m3 hardwood mine weigh in 220kg to 290kg depending on species etc. you could put 1 bag in and take it to your local weigh bridge

[Alycidon]

Morning

 

I know the answer to this question can only ever be a rough estimate however ....

 

How many bulk bags of seasoned (20% mc soft wood) can you carry on a 6x4 caged trailer that is plated to 750kg

 

Cheers

 

Lloyd

 

Using 1m log bags I just get two onto an 8 foot x 5 foot GD85 twin axle. Trailer is plated at 2700.

 

I would estimate a cubic meter of 20% soft to weight 250kg, so weight wise you might be ok with two but volume wise you will struggle to get 2 cube onto it.

 

I do stand to be corrected by someone with a trailer of the same size.

 

A

[mendiplogs]

you didn't say the size of bag your using 0.6m3, 0.75m3, 1m3

as mentioned above with 0.75m3 hardwood mine weigh in 220kg to 290kg depending on species etc. you could put 1 bag in and take it to your local weigh bridge

 

Hi log that his best then you will no thanks Jon

[paulcumberland]

You have not mentioned if the 750 kg is payload or Gross trailer weight, as you need a towing test nowadays for trailers over 750 kg gross weight, unless you have grandfather rights, I take it it is gross weight in such case you need to fine your legal payload them as an estimate 1 m cube will weigh from 1/3 - 1/5 ton or 330- 500 kg. pending on type of wood, so I expect you will only get two small bags on or just the one meter bag, and them the sides are lightly to stop two bags from fitting for the total length without any bulging, would be 1.8 m which is about 6 ft, if you filled it with loose logs

with a flat 6 x 4 base for every 1 ft of logs the space would be .89 of a cubic yard or about .65 of a cubic meter, so just over 3 ft high would give you 2 cubic meters or 3 small builders bags that have a volume of .65 cubic meter, that may well put you over weight. I would suggest you get a trailer and licence that will allow you to carry more.

 

Paul Cumberland

Faversham logs for sale, seasoned and cut from Kent woodland

[eggsarascal]

You have not mentioned if the 750 kg is payload or Gross trailer weight, as you need a towing test nowadays for trailers over 750 kg gross weight, unless you have grandfather rights, I take it it is gross weight in such case you need to fine your legal payload them as an estimate 1 m cube will weigh from 1/3 - 1/5 ton or 330- 500 kg. pending on type of wood, so I expect you will only get two small bags on or just the one meter bag, and them the sides are lightly to stop two bags from fitting for the total length without any bulging, would be 1.8 m which is about 6 ft, if you filled it with loose logs

with a flat 6 x 4 base for every 1 ft of logs the space would be .89 of a cubic yard or about .65 of a cubic meter, so just over 3 ft high would give you 2 cubic meters or 3 small builders bags that have a volume of .65 cubic meter, that may well put you over weight. I would suggest you get a trailer and licence that will allow you to carry more.

 

Paul Cumberland

Faversham logs for sale, seasoned and cut from Kent woodland

 

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