Isaac

Dave, fine looking set up you've got there. What are the dimensions of those barrow bags please and how many logs do they hold, roughly ? Cheers

Oh yes, so I did ! Too many glasses of wine ! So what do you mean ? You think it's more or less than 2.5 Dumpy sacks to one 1.7m3 level Cabstar load ?

Who mentioned 2.5 ?

I see your point about gravel or sand but a pile of logs will always have a similar amount of air so two 1m3 boxes of logs would hold a similar number of logs so it's relative ? I guess I'll have to build that mock Cabstar butt then ? Cheers for your thoughts though.

Combined tree services ... Thank you for that, you make a fair point. I'm guessing my answer is as I thought, about 2.5 Dumpy bags equates to a Cabstar.

Thanks for your thoughts. Brian, I dont think I'm digging too deep at all when you consider that based on a few calls a 2m3 load of logs can be anything between 1.6 and 3.0m3 ? A level load on a Cabstar which is can only be 1.7m3 of logs (ish) but sold as 2m3 leaves the buyer about 100 logs short. I'm just playing Devils advocate here of course, but I'd still like to know how many empty sacks of logs make a level Cabstar load ? Cheers Robert your idea makes perfect sense, I was just hoping somebody would know.

I'm trying to figure a price for selling seasoned Ash & Beech split and delivered. There are SO many various loads advertised and all differing ! I called a couple with Cabstars who quote 2m3 ? I measured a few of these butts at 3x1.6x0.35, this comes out at about 1.7m, so that cant fit 2.0 unless it's tumbling over the sides ! Another had a Tranny who said it's 2.1x2.4x0.6, this makes a massive 3m3 ! He told me a level load is 2m3 ! There are plenty of folk advertising regular Dumpy bags at being 1m3.. They are 85x85x85 which comes to just 0.6m3 ! If anyone is still awake !? I'm trying not act like some kind of log police here but I'm genuinely confused !! If anyone could just tell me how many standard Dumpy bags full of 8-10" logs would equate to a level load of a Cabstar I'd be delighted ! I'm hoping it's about 2 or maybe 2.5 ? If this is the case it would put my logs at around £60 a sack ? I'd look forward to your thoughts on this one. Thank you.

Thank you for your replies. Cheers Steven, that's a good idea.

How many 1m cubed full sacks can I fit on a load ? Maybe two sacks high if the truck isn't too high for the lift. Needs to be a six or eight wheeler as access is prohibitive to anything bigger ? How much can I expect pay for a 400 mile transit ? Any ideas or known haulage firms appreciated. Picked up from the grim north and dropped off in sunny Cornwall .

Ha ha ... I like you r style !

Hello all... I'm Isaac and just joined the forum... Woodbutcher from deepest darkest (and soon to get darker on sunday!) Cornwall ...