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How much which type of wood weighs

All weights are only approximate, as the density of the wood can vary depending on the growing conditions.

  • When freshly felled, beech / oak weighs approx. 1200 kg / fm (solid cubic meters); dried down to 20% approx. 750 kg.
    • Freshly felled spruce / fir 950 kg; at approx. 20% residual moisture still 520 kg.
  • Maple wood has a weight of approx. 1200 kg per solid cubic meter; with a residual moisture of 20%, a weight of approx. 670 kg / solid cubic meter.
  • Larch wood weighs 1200 kg when it is freshly felled; dried with a residual moisture of approx. 20% it still weighs 610 kg per cubic meter.
  • Pine wood weighs 610 kg freshly felled; Residual moisture 20%: approx. 560 kg
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Calculate the weight of one cubic meter of wood

  • So that you can determine how much weight one cubic meter of your wood weighs, it is important that Knowing the residual moisture in the wood and, above all, knowing which wood it is acts.
  • When the wood is torn open and stacked, that it measures about 1 meter in length, 1 meter in width and 1 meter Height, this is called a cubic meter because there are now more cavities between the wood than with round wood are located.
  • The conversion factor from solid cubic meters (fm) to cubic meters (rm) is 0.7. This means that one cubic meter is on average 0.7 solid cubic meters of wood.
  • This must now also be taken into account with the weight of the wood. For example, if you have a yard of beech wood that has just been freshly felled and torn open, you have to Calculate as follows: Weight beech / m3 wet x 0.7 (conversion factor m3 - m3) = weight per cubic meter of fresh beech wood. Example calculation: 1200 kg x 0.7 = 840 kg
  • Depending on the type of wood and the moisture content of the wood, simply put the corresponding weight number in the Invoice and you have already calculated the weight of one cubic meter of the wood that you are transporting want.
  • In order to calculate the weight of the total amount of wood, simply multiply the "per-rm weight" by the rm number.

If you are not 100 percent sure exactly how much you can load, it would be better to load one or two logs less. One extra trip is guaranteed to be cheaper than the penalty and points you get if you get caught in an overloaded vehicle.

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