Firewood Crazy Part 2

[gensetsteve]

what are you saying,,????

 

the volume of the truck and trailer,because no way on this earth is 2m3 of logs in any shape or form on a 8x5 tipper.:confused1:

 

Barnsley Bob how much do you sell two solid cubic metres of firewood for without any airspace ?

[jensma]

there seems to be some dispute over the volume of firewood in a 8x5 trailer,

 

some simple maths:

8ft = 2.44 metres

5ft = 1.525 metres

1ft 10ins = .558 metres

 

therefore a 8x5 filled up 1ft 10 = 2.44x1.525x.558 = 2.08 cubic metres of logs

[woodworm]

Thats fine but the sides on my 8x5 ifor tipper like TCD's are not 1foot 10 high and they are only 1.46 wide. so its NOT 2m3

[david]

some simple maths:

8ft = 2.44 metres

5ft = 1.46 metres

1ft 10ins = .558 metres

 

therefore a 8x5 filled up 1ft 10 = 2.44x1.46x.558 = 1.9878 cubic metres of logs

 

 

 

near enough id say now children :001_tt2:

[Mr Ed]

Add a bit of raised heap in the middle, and its easily 2m3+.

[woodworm]

Yep, you're right Ed. genset's trailer with the greedy boards is just over 2m3.

Just been and re-measured my ifor which I assume is the same dimensions as TCD's (8x5).

Its 1.46wide x 2.44 long x .37 high which works out to 1.31m3. Heap it up a bit and you will get 1.5m3 on it. Lucky old you if you can sell that size load as 2m3 but round our way we wouldn't be able to.

[Tom D]

An 8' x 5' trailer would need to be 22.04" or 56cm high to accomodate 2 cube, assuming a reasonably level load.

[Big 'Ammer]

I am still amazed about the general perception of volume, and the way people talk about 'tonnes' and 'loads', 'trailer fulls' and 'pick up fulls'

 

Both locally, and from contributors on here.

 

There appears to be a wide range of people from those who are a little liberal with the truth , to those who are more or less giving it away!

 

If I was retailing a product, I would want to know exactly how much each bag, box, net, trailer or whatever, contained!

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

I am still amazed about the general perception of volume' date=' and the way people talk about 'tonnes' and 'loads', 'trailer fulls' and 'pick up fulls'

 

Both locally, and from contributors on here.

 

There appears to be a wide range of people from those who are a little liberal with the truth , to those who are more or less giving it away!

 

If I was retailing a product, I would want to know exactly how much each bag, box, net, trailer or whatever, contained![/quote']

 

Firewood has always been a nice, stessless little extra down here and the arguing about volumes - not interested, life's too short. Frankly I can fit nearly 3 builders bags of split logs in the tipper trailer; yes that includes air space but so flippin what. That's the system people are used to in my experience and it doesn't need to be any more complicated. I think the bed area in an indespension is bigger than the ifor, although both are classed as 8x5s. When people phone up and ask for a load, I've never had anyone remark that it was less than they were expecting. Bloke had 12 loads off me this morning and quickly realised it was a lot more than he'd anticipated. Hey-ho.

[A_lopa]

I sold 20m of split 3/4 dry gum for $300 just wanted it gone!