Weight of firewood? I know it will depend on dryness and type, but is there a general rule of thumb? Maybe a wacky idea, but here goes. I have a mini-Skidsteer that is rated at 750 lb. My neighbor has a big one that I could borrow. My idea would be to build racks that I could stack the wood in as I split it. Move it where I want or need it with the skid steers. Wouldn't have to stack and then re-stack when I bring it up to the house.
My wild guess would be 40-50 lbs. A 12"-14" diameter x 16" (a little better than a cubic foot I think) of live poplar feels about like that.
That is what I needed. Didn't like the chart as far as the capacity of my machine.. At least I have an idea now as far as weight goes. I can split and take the splits to the barn to cure. Build some cradles to bring the wood up to the house. Many gray hairs and this wood production is not the enjoyment it use to be.
Remember that you can easily see a 25 to 33% weight drop between the day it was cut green and the day you burn it dry.
Thanks for the chart. It makes me feel much better about some of the rounds I've struggled with on my ramps when loading the truck!
Yea, know the feeling I had some 16" birch rounds, 17" long I call them rollers My back don't let lift that much weight any more 80 lbs X 1.4 = 112 lbs,
Might find an idea for a wood rack in this video.. Don't know the capacity of the skid steer in the video but it can be done.
Thanks for the video. I will study their racks, only on a much much smaller biases. My machine would stall out upon approaching one of their racks.
