Good work saver Dry , findable wood. (Dry wood is much lighter) Tires look fine, axle still straight, figure 3000 lbs ? Need some side boards "Don't mind the mule, load the wagon " I do put chocks front & back of both sides Stops Movement from wind , earthquakes or people
It is hard to see in the photos but there is a definite arc to the axle, and both wheels have a noticeable negative camber (farther apart at the bottom than the top of the wheels). The tires are a little 'bulgy' but not ridiculously so, at least IMO. The wood does not go all the way back in the trailer, it is 5 rows which leaves a bit of space at the back. I measure it as 88"L X 57"W X 40"H (it is more like 50" high but I am trying to guesstimate what it would be if was a true rectangle), which works out to 116 cubic feet- pretty close to a chord of wood. As far as how much it weighs, 3K or 3,500 lbs. is probably not a bad guess. Round these parts (southern New England, RI), we basically have two kinds of firewood: hardwood and softwood. Virtually no one burns softwood here as it is almost always pine, wet, sticky, makes a mess when burned usually and does not provide much heat for the volume. I buy my wood cut, split and delivered so what I have is 'hardwood' but unlike a lot of you folks, I can't tall my firewood apart [put ashamed face here]. I can usually spot oak due to its color, heartwood, very coarse split and of course, the smell. Most of that wood seems to be oak, seasoned since last May and reading about 20% on a cheap MM. Some of it is certainly maple and at least some of the is the barely hardwood, silver maple. Then there could be all the other hardwoods mixed in there- elm, locust, apple, etc.. Sideboards- nah, if I had them I would probably just overload the trailer. Besides, it is a lot easier to unload with the short sides. But it is loaded high enough this time that I have to be pretty careful not to cause a bunch of splits to tumble onto.... well, me. Brian
Figured it was a 3500 # axle. With somewhere near 20% designed in safety margins Figure 4000 lbs gross , not on the highway at road speeds but to & from the wood stack Thinking you are well in the ball park. I'm afraid to add sideboards too Full loaded atv trailer:
Just got a trailer full of wood up on the porch yesterday (25 Jan) just in front of the 20" to 30" predicted snowfall and negative temps. supposedly on the way. Got 30 gal. of gasoline for the blower and generator too 'cause we're expecting high winds and large areas of power outages. This is when the porch full of trailer, and the trailer full of wood is really nice: I will not have to go outside for wood for at least 3 or 4 weeks and usually a tad longer than that. Brian
