How much wood is in this truck?
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smokinj
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MofoG23 said:It is being sold as 3 full cord - what are your thoughts? Think its close?
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yep
I don't think so. Here is why, but check my math.
First a question, is that a 10 or is it a 12 cu yd dump truck? 10 cu yds = 270 cu ft., 12 cu yds = 324 cu ft. which is closer. A cord = 128 cu ft tight stacked. So loose packed in a 12 cu yd dump truck means it is short quite a bit of 3 cords. (3 x 128 = 384 cu ft). If it's a 10 cu yd dump truck, it's a generous 2 cords.
First a question, is that a 10 or is it a 12 cu yd dump truck? 10 cu yds = 270 cu ft., 12 cu yds = 324 cu ft. which is closer. A cord = 128 cu ft tight stacked. So loose packed in a 12 cu yd dump truck means it is short quite a bit of 3 cords. (3 x 128 = 384 cu ft). If it's a 10 cu yd dump truck, it's a generous 2 cords.
smokinj
Minister of Fire
lol if you think that truck is not hualing 3 cords you havent cut much wood grab your saws and fille-r-up lol that a very tall order!
We've received 2 cord dump truck loads before and have a 4 cord pile we are stacking right now. I would guess that the truck has about 2.5 cords if it's a 12 cu yd bed. exceptionalLee could probably provide better insight.
I bet it would be close.I know it should be properly measured,and tightly stacked,
but with it being stacked over the top like that......hard to tell.If I paid for 3 cords,
and that's what showed up,I'd accept it.
but with it being stacked over the top like that......hard to tell.If I paid for 3 cords,
and that's what showed up,I'd accept it.
The guy I buy from has a similar size truck. It is 4' high and 7' across on the inside with a 12' bed. He loads it high like that and calls it 2 cord. It is a very generous 2 cord when stacked as tight as I can stack it, maybe 2 1/4 cord. He says he's never had a single complaint. He told me the same thing about 180 cu. ft./tossed = 1 full cord stacked. Maybe the truck in the picture is bigger, I don't know much about dump trucks, just how to figure it when stacked. ;-)
Tony H
Minister of Fire
I have another guy who is selling a "a full 10 ton dump" for about the same price. I guess if its ~ 10-12 cu yd dump it should be around 2.5-3 cord?
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JoeyD
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LLigetfa
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It only has a single axle. Who would put a 16 yard box on a single axle?JoeyD said:
I say it's a generous 2 cord but shy of 3.
smokinj
Minister of Fire
Thats a big truck If it can haul 10,000 lbs and I am sure it can it will haul 3 cords is that 3 cords in there? Only one way to find out.....And depends on who doing the stacking...But if the owner of the truck says its 3 cords I would tend to beleave him until I prove otherwise! Oh did I say thats a big truck.....My s-10 and 4x8x3 and the bed will haul 1 cord.
LLigetfa
Minister of Fire
I don't see any single axle dump trucks around here. Everyone here runs with tandem or tri-axles plus a mid-mount lift axle to boot.
Speaking of mid-mount lift axles, making sharp turns with those those down are impossible. I was sitting out in the middle of an intersection waiting for traffic to move through as the light was about to turn amber so I could complete a left turn. A loaded dump truck was coming at me fast from the opposite direction trying to make a left turn but he forgot to lift his mid-mounted axle. His lift axle was dancing like crazy as he fought the turn and he managed to lift the axle just in the nick of time.
Speaking of mid-mount lift axles, making sharp turns with those those down are impossible. I was sitting out in the middle of an intersection waiting for traffic to move through as the light was about to turn amber so I could complete a left turn. A loaded dump truck was coming at me fast from the opposite direction trying to make a left turn but he forgot to lift his mid-mounted axle. His lift axle was dancing like crazy as he fought the turn and he managed to lift the axle just in the nick of time.
JoeyD
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billb3 said:
After taking a better look it most likely is not a 16 yard truck, but the way its heaped it could hold 14 yards. That truck could certainly hold the weight of 3 cords. So my new guess would be close to 3 cords but after stacking I think you might fall a little short. :roll: Remember, when a truck body is measured in square yards it is water level minus the wooden side boards. They are just there to keep heaped up material from falling out.
btuser
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This Spring I ordered 4 cord and when the guy showed up I thought I'd hit the jackpot. Single axle dump with at least an 8x5 bed and 6' high stuffed to a white line painted in the bed. 4 trips later I was POSITIVE I had at least 5 cord of wood and had only paid for 4 cord. WHOOOHOOO! Believe it or not, after 18 years in business this guy knew what a cord of wood was supposed to be. After carefull stacking I got about 4.125 cord. Still a bargin simply because a REAL cord of wood measures up.
Swedishchef
Minister of Fire
Mofo,
I recently hauled 2 medium loads of wood in a truck like that. I had exactly 4 cords. I think you have about 2.5-3 ish.
Just dig a pool, fill it with water, dump the wood and calculate the water displacement. If you have 384 cubic feet, it's good to go!
Andrew
I recently hauled 2 medium loads of wood in a truck like that. I had exactly 4 cords. I think you have about 2.5-3 ish.
Just dig a pool, fill it with water, dump the wood and calculate the water displacement. If you have 384 cubic feet, it's good to go!
Andrew
There is a guy that has sold wood for thirty years hear that delivers in a truck just like that and piled just like it. He claims "about three cords" and people buy from him year in and year out. What I can't find is anybody that ever stacked it out and measured it. Would like to know because he is only two miles from me.
smokinj
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BrotherBart said:
If that truck cant haul 3 cords I QUITE...........My s-10 and trailer can haul one.....
I think it's a generous 3 cords. In any case, for all the goddang work the dude put into it to bring you a load like that of C/S/D...are you gonna get all squirrely with him about whether it's 2.987 cord or 3.126 cord? It's a lot of wood. Buy it, stack it, measure it out...if it's short by a few splits, call the guy back up and I bet he makes good on it. Rick
smokinj
Minister of Fire
If it's actually 2.5 cords in a 12 cu yd dump truck like it appears to be, and the guy is selling it as 3 cords, then he better have a sweet price per cord. When I am paying for a 3 cord load, I want an accurate measure of quantity, not just "wow, that's a big pile of wood". WA state law backs me up on this. There have been too many wood deliverers shorting customers here. So they put some teeth into the regs. The good guys locally will deliver a 2.25 cord load when one orders a 2 cord load. They get a lot of loyal repeat customers and no complaints.
A few years ago I was forced to buy firewood. So....I call a Firewood seller and order three cord. The guy comes on time with a truck loaded with splits...dumps it and says he will be back in a half hour.......well 30 min later while I am stacking the first load he comes pulling up with another load. He and Junior jump out of his truck and commence to help me stack Before This gets too long ....I ordered three cords and got 3 1/2 .Fair is fair I payed him for the 1/2 cord extra (actually he handed the money to (Junior") And we all enjoyed a couple of RCs ad some Moon Pies. If you are going to howl about a short load.....be willing to pay if it is extra.....Mike
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