Estimate the Weight of this log

[dieselcrawler]

Bet it didnt weigh what this one did... was all my buddys L4310 could do to roll it up the ramps. Red oak 30" @ the small end 16' long. Felt heavier than the L4310 judging by the how the truck and trailer handled... it was HEAVY.

 

[ENC]

My l5460 sure is alot more stable with weight up front when I have my #1100 BB on the rear. Easy to lift a rear wheel off the ground otherwise if too agressive while turning, esp on lumpy ground.

My L4600 with loaded rears will lift the rear tires off the ground if the 3pt is empty , but if I put my not very heavy for 6 foot box blade on the loader just goes into relief and doesn't even rock a tire. I don't go anywhere without my box blade.

 

[ENC]

Bet it didnt weigh what this one did... was all my buddys L4310 could do to roll it up the ramps. Red oak 30" @ the small end 16' long. Felt heavier than the L4310 judging by the how the truck and trailer handled... it was HEAVY.

Now that is a heavy log. Almost no taper. I still don't think the log that started this thread weighs as much as some of the guesses.

 

[GManBart]

Tractordata.com list the LA854 loader as having 4195 lbs of breakout force and 2489lbs of lift to full height so I think some estimates here are a bit high.
TractorData.com Kubota L4240 tractor attachments information

True, but the lift rating is to full height rather than down low where the log is in the pictures. The max lift to 24" would be far higher than to max height, so it's possible he could lift 3,500lbs+ to that height.

 

[juddspaintballs]

Lift at full height 500mm forward of the pins is somewhere just shy of 1900#. I'd say pretty close to double that down low, if not more.

 

[vtsnowedin]

True, but the lift rating is to full height rather than down low where the log is in the pictures. The max lift to 24" would be far higher than to max height, so it's possible he could lift 3,500lbs+ to that height.

I'm aware of that. Many times when de- rocking a field you can pry them out using the tilt pistons breakout force and flop them back into the bucket but then not be able to raise the loader arms. You end up sliding them to the edge of the field and off into the bushes. Here is one that was about all I could lift. My 553 loader will lift to full height 4000 and my rears are loaded.

 

[Baby Grand]

Green pin oak is really dense stuff - it barely floats in water.
Our main stove takes 22" length wood and let me tell you getting a 22" long 24" diameter round up on the splitter is no longer an option for me. It's bad enough after seasoning for a year.
Sure glad it splits in vertical position too.

 

[EverythingAttachments]

That is one nice looking piece of Oak!
It will stink (not terribly bad) a little bit while you are burning it, but you will get used to it. Did you get about 1.25 cords out of it?

There's a piece of oak there? I was too busy staring at that good lookin grapple!!

 

[Dr_Zinj]

I think you'll be surprised.
Formula would be pi*r*r*L*lbs/cu ft
Roughly = 3.14*1.5ft*1.5ft*29ft*lbs/cu ft = 204.885 cu ft * lbs/cu ft

Oak weighs roughly 62 pounds per cubic foot wet, and about 46 pounds air dried.

So we're looking at about 9,424.71 to 12,702.87 pounds for that log, or 4.7 to 6.2 tons.

That's a bit more than I can snake out of the woods with my CT230, even with chains on the tires. I'd have to cut the log in half.

 

[LD1]

I think you'll be surprised.
Formula would be pi*r*r*L*lbs/cu ft
Roughly = 3.14*1.5ft*1.5ft*29ft*lbs/cu ft = 204.885 cu ft * lbs/cu ft

Oak weighs roughly 62 pounds per cubic foot wet, and about 46 pounds air dried.

So we're looking at about 9,424.71 to 12,702.87 pounds for that log, or 4.7 to 6.2 tons.

That's a bit more than I can snake out of the woods with my CT230, even with chains on the tires. I'd have to cut the log in half.

I didnt see anyone post about a 36" diameter log that was 29' long So what log are you talking about??