08/12/2024
How much hardwood firewood weight are you actually getting delivered from various suppliers?
I have spoken to and seen so many log suppliers outright lying on facebook marketplace and elsewhere about how much their loads of logs weigh, i'd like to help you spot them out.
Some suppliers might say their pickup load, or standard builders dumpy bag of logs are a ton in weight, and are properly dried hardwood. This is just not true by a long way, unless perhaps it is soaking wet African iron wood, which of course doesn't grow over here.
Everything I am referring to are hardwood logs (ash, beach and oak are most common, avoid birch as these burn to quickly.
Going by weight is a very bad way to know how much wood you are getting, always go by volume in cubic meters, 1 cubic meter is 1 x 1 x 1 meter in dimensions.
wet logs are 3 times heavier than properly dried logs (16-20% moisture). logs need to be under 20% average moisture content to burn properly.
Please click on the pictures below to see all of the average load volumes and their actual weights.
Vehicle payload area varies from make to make and vehicle type. so please do your own homework when ordering from someone as to their specific delivery vehicle.
Dumpy bags, particularly vented ones such as we use, stretch out more when filled with logs, meaning you are getting more volume.
Please bare in mind, log loads and weights will always vary slightly, as no 2 logs are exactly the same.
If you need any advice, send me a message on facebook or get in touch. 07983415438
sales@logfuel.co.uk
logfuel.co.uk
We run a larger kiln drying operation just outside of Wincanton.