How much wood in 5x7 dump trailer?

How deep is the trailer?
My 5x8 x2 trailer stacked to the top but not over holds 2/3
of a cord when stacked in the crib. So it depends on the height of the trailer
A 5x7x3 trailer would hold 105 cubic ft. so a little better than 2/3 cord but less than 1 cord
The way my father in-law taught me about a cord of wood
It has to be stacked squirrel tight but chipmunk loose for proper drying
As far as I'm concerned there is not such thing as a loose cord
A cord is 4feet by 4 feet by 8 feet 4x4x8 or 128 cubic feet stacked as above

How tall are the sides? I have a 5x8 but the sides are only about 1'. If I stack a load as much as possible without worrying about wood falling out, I think it's somewhere around a half cord. I'll have to check when I load it again in a few days. A rule of thumb I've seen is that a pickup load is 1/3 cord tossed in, 1/2 cord stacked...I guess that's even with the top.

From my experience a loose tossed cord takes up somewhere around 180 cubic feet. If I loose toss my trailer which is 16x7x2 a cord fills it up pretty good, this is tossing without any regard for filling gaps so your mileage may vary.

I have a 6x10 with 14" sides, when fully loaded I think I'm about 2/3 of cord

rdust said:

From my experience a loose tossed cord takes up somewhere around 180 cubic feet. If I loose toss my trailer which is 16x7x2 a cord fills it up pretty good, this is tossing without any regard for filling gaps so your mileage may vary.

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Gubment weights and measures doc's usually list a cord at 85 cu ft solid wood, so 1.5x volume when "stacked tight," as the regulation calls it. Your 180 cu ft loose would be 2.1x solid wood volume.

That's more than I expected, but have no experience to contradict. Just thinking out loud...

Planning on stacking it so it dries better or just throwing tarp over it in October ?

What the hell is a "loose cord"? The guy sounds shady... It's either a cord of wood, or it isn't.

I'm reminded of a quote by some wood seller reported on here, "I don't sell no dictionary cords". Indeed.

Ashful said:

Gubment weights and measures doc's usually list a cord at 85 cu ft solid wood, so 1.5x volume when "stacked tight," as the regulation calls it. Your 180 cu ft loose would be 2.1x solid wood volume.

That's more than I expected, but have no experience to contradict. Just thinking out loud...

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I've got zero ways to prove or disprove any of it, just reporting how I see it. Here is a picture of a cord of wood on my trailer.(16x7x2) It was stacked before I loaded the trailer so no guessing that it's a cord.

rdust said:

I've got zero ways to prove or disprove any of it, just reporting how I see it. Here is a picture of a cord of wood on my trailer.(16x7x2) It was stacked before I loaded the trailer so no guessing that it's a cord.

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Looks and sounds about right .. I sold thousands of cords of wood . Not stacked. I averaged 230 -250 cubic feet per full cord of split wood averaging 15" long. Years of selling wood with 0 customers complaining that they were short changed. When I 1st started I would stack it up and then throw on the truck to get the average.