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    tonnage

    How do you figure the tonnage of a log ?

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    weight it.

    or get the volume Cylinder Volume = p · r2 · height

    and then multiply by

    for green wood - 55 pounds/cubic foot
    for dry wood 33 pounds/ cubic foot

    This will give you a decent number


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    I knew I had come across this link before. Just spent 1/2 hr. searching until I found it again. Hope the link comes out.

    http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/calcu...tor=log_weight

    Al

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    Thanks guys !!!

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