Another load of elm

[elijah]

Just thought I'd share some pics of some elm I picked up from a tree service company. This is the second time in the last 3 weeks he called me to offer me the firewood. All cut to size and stacked at the curb waiting for me. I love that all I have to do is split it. I do miss using the saw though I don't know where I'll stack this stuff. I'm out of room in my backyard for firewood. I might have to double up the rows on more of the fence line, like at the back of the yard.

 

[bogydave]

Sweet!
That ugly board fence is looking better all the time.
You have "a bit" of splitting to do too.
Nice single axle trailer/w-ramp, what is the max load weight?

 

[EatenByLimestone]

Start a firewood business and kick some back to the guy who gives you the wood. I like elm.

Matt

 

[SolarAndWood]

That is a sweet relationship to have especially given the relative scarcity of trees in your pictures.

 

[elijah]

Nice single axle trailer/w-ramp, what is the max load weight?

Not sure. It has a 3500 lb axle and I haven't broken any leaf springs yet. The tires are only load range c though. This was the heaviest load I've ever brought on the trailer, using the bulge of the tires as my reference. I was a bit paranoid on the drive home. I'll guesstimate the load was around 2500 lbs.

 

[loon]

man thats alot of nice elm..good for you ;-)

 

[bogydave]

Nice single axle trailer/w-ramp, what is the max load weight?

Not sure. It has a 3500 lb axle and I haven't broken any leaf springs yet. The tires are only load range c though. This was the heaviest load I've ever brought on the trailer, using the bulge of the tires as my reference. I was a bit paranoid on the drive home. I'll guesstimate the load was around 2500 lbs.

LOL; that's how I measure on my single axle, but I bet yours is more than 2500 for sure.
I stop when the ale bows or the springs bottom out on the frame. :bug:
That's a Full load & time to drive slow

If the tires bulge, I figure they just need more air :lol:
That usually fixes them :bug:

 

[thewoodlands]

[quote author="elijah" Nice job on getting the wood, just make sure your dry stuff (for this coming heating season) is towards the front.


Looks Great


Zap

 

[elijah]

Nice single axle trailer/w-ramp, what is the max load weight?

Not sure. It has a 3500 lb axle and I haven't broken any leaf springs yet. The tires are only load range c though. This was the heaviest load I've ever brought on the trailer, using the bulge of the tires as my reference. I was a bit paranoid on the drive home. I'll guesstimate the load was around 2500 lbs.

LOL; that's how I measure on my single axle, but I bet yours is more than 2500 for sure.
I stop when the ale bows or the springs bottom out on the frame. :bug:
That's a Full load & time to drive slow

If the tires bulge, I figure they just need more air :lol:
That usually fixes them :bug:

That's funny! I made sure the tires had their full 50 psi for this load because I knew it was going to be heavy. I throw out this number on the weight as well because it's probably just under a cord and supposedly a cord of elm weighs right around 3000 lbs. I don't know if this green weight or seasoned weight though.

 

[chinkapin_oak]

that's dry weight. Red elm is 4,800 lbs/cord green.

 

[Jutt77]

Nice score man! Doesn't get much better than elm in this region. It's good stuff I like it.

 

[elijah]

Nice score man! Doesn't get much better than elm in this region. It's good stuff I like it.

Yeah, no kidding. 90% of the wood people give away from a dropped of downed tree is cottonwood around here, well at least up to about a 50 mile radius of me, elm is the good stuff around here. I've been lucky enough to have 3 real nice trailer loads of elm within the last 5-6 months and I'm far enough ahead now that I can be selective on what I scrounge. This will probably be for winter 2015-16. I'll have used about 3.5 cords of wood this winter by the time we're done and about 2 of it was cottonwood. The other 1.5 was a mix of elm and willow.

 

[elijah]

that's dry weight. Red elm is 4,800 lbs/cord green.

Oh crap. I've got to be very careful then. I always assumed the 3,000 was the dry weight. I at least need to find some d rated tires for the trailer.

 

[bogydave]

that's dry weight. Red elm is 4,800 lbs/cord green.

Oh crap. I've got to be very careful then. I always assumed the 3,000 was the dry weight. I at least need to find some d rated tires for the trailer.

No . don't do that.
Then you know you always overload it.
Don't mind the mule, load the wagon!
I never weigh 5,000 lb loads. Just drive slow.
Hard to find a scale here anyway. I learned to watch the spring clearance, you'll get a feel for it.