What to charge?

[growforest]

Best gloves for logging in anyone?

[woody3]

Imagine a block 1m x 1m x 1m. That's 1 cubic metre. 1x1x1.

 

Now cut that block down to 1m x 1m x 70cm. That's 0.7m3. 1x1x0.7.

 

Now cut that down to 1m x 70cm x 70cm. That's 0.49m3. 1x0.7x0.7.

 

Now cut that down to 70cm x 70cm x70cm. That's 0.343m3. 0.7x0.7x0.7.

 

A 700mm by 700mm by 700mm bag is only very slightly over a third of a cubic metre.

 

nope still don't get it:confused1:

 

0.35m3 = 12.36 cubic foot

0.7m3 = 24.72 cubic foot

1m3 = 35.31 cubic foot

 

i am clearly missing something:laugh1:

[Dillinger86]

Anyone use vented log bags?

[eggsarascal]

Anyone use vented log bags?

 

I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole, they stretch ALOT. I think it was Chris Gagen on here that made-up a 1m3 solid stillage sort of thing, filled it with logs then transferred the logs from the stillage to a m3 vented bag, the bag only looked about 2/3 full after it had been bounced on the forklift.

 

Vented bags are an easy way to give your logs away unless you charge accordingly.

 

Saying that lots of folk use them.

[Rushes]

A 1 metres by 1 metre bag will hold 8 x 0.5m bag, 4 at the bottom, 4 at the top, the cube is made of 8.

 

The maths is a 0.5 x 0.5 is 0.25 You need 8 of these to make 1 metre cube.

 

A .7 x .7 x.7 = 0.34.

 

The savings are three fold. You make a saving on each side - and you have 3 sides.

 

Think of the original cube divided into 8.

[Woodworks]

Anyone use vented log bags?

 

Tried them but a few problems.

 

As Eggs points out the size can be way off. Brand new 1m3 ones from MC Kingston hold around 1.2 cube. Tricky to use my usual covers with them as they are not neat and square. Our compact tractor cant lift them high enough by the loops to get them onto the truck so have to mount them on a pallet. They easily fall over on a pallet. I bought ten and won't be getting any more.

 

IBC's for me. Yes they are expensive but they stack neatly, precise size, don't stretch, easy to cover, last an age and no getting out the cab to get them on.