Does anyone have a link to a calculator where u can enter dimensions and it gives you the aprox amount of wood in that space? Im going after wood tomorrow and dont have my usuall trailer. im takeing a stock trailer and the dimensions are 14ft long 6ft wide and either 46"tall or 62" tall (depending on ambitious i am) thanks a ton!
cord calculator?
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BJ64
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Hmmm not sure about a cord calculator.
I may need corrected on this but I think a true cord is 4' tall x 16' long x 2' wide. This would be 128 cubic feet.
Let us suppose you stack the wood 4 feet high in the trailer. That would be 4 x 14 x 6, or 336 cubic feet.
Then we just divide the trailer's volume by the cord's volume, 336/128 = 2.625 cords of wood.
Be advised that the trailer is going to be very heavy with that load. Good luck!
I may need corrected on this but I think a true cord is 4' tall x 16' long x 2' wide. This would be 128 cubic feet.
Let us suppose you stack the wood 4 feet high in the trailer. That would be 4 x 14 x 6, or 336 cubic feet.
Then we just divide the trailer's volume by the cord's volume, 336/128 = 2.625 cords of wood.
Be advised that the trailer is going to be very heavy with that load. Good luck!
Todd
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http://www.maine.gov/ag/firewood.html
for anyone else looking this one was also mentiond to me. as for the trailer weight its a dbl axle stock trailer, long as im not over 2 ton(thats what we have had in it before) should be no issues. I know the trailer can handle more as its designed for several head of cattle. i just hope the durango is up to it. lol. and thanks for the help. i like the other site listed a little better than the one i posted.
for anyone else looking this one was also mentiond to me. as for the trailer weight its a dbl axle stock trailer, long as im not over 2 ton(thats what we have had in it before) should be no issues. I know the trailer can handle more as its designed for several head of cattle. i just hope the durango is up to it. lol. and thanks for the help. i like the other site listed a little better than the one i posted.
BJ64
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Jacob said:
I hear you on the Durango pulling that load.
You may be hauling pine which would be totaly different but I put 6 rick (3 cords) of green hardwood in a goose neck stock trailer once and it was all that Dodge diesel and the trailer wanted. It was one of the few times I ever seen that truck smoke out the tailpipe much. That trip was the pits because of some tire problems I should have fixed beforehand. It sounds like you have this planned out better than I did.
Good luck dude!
jebatty
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A cord of green oak is about 3500 lbs.If your load capacity is 2 tons, you're almost there with one cord.
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Dix
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If you're towing that big of a trailer with a Durango, I'd be careful.
You're maximum tow capability could be easily comprised.
You're maximum tow capability could be easily comprised.
no worries. we dont have oak here. its pine or doug fir. we have had that big of a load on the durango before. but my father in law brought his big dodge diesel to pull the trailer. YAY! and thanks for the calculator link
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