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[martyinmi]

Hauled a load of wood home yesterday that weighed 7240 lbs(we have a scales for semi's that bring feedstocks in to us). It is all standing dead ash- in that all trees made leaves this year, but bark was beginning to peel from some trees, and some looked like they had been shot with buckshot. The moisture content when checked with my new Harbor Freight meter was anywhere between 12% and 34%. How much wood will I have in cords when it's split and stacked. I'm teaching my kid to stack tight, if that helps.

   Marty

[willieG]

Hauled a load of wood home yesterday that weighed 7240 lbs(we have a scales for semi's that bring feedstocks in to us). It is all standing dead ash- in that all trees made leaves this year, but bark was beginning to peel from some trees, and some looked like they had been shot with buckshot. The moisture content when checked with my new Harbor Freight meter was anywhere between 12% and 34%. How much wood will I have in cords when it's split and stacked. I'm teaching my kid to stack tight, if that helps.

   Marty

this may help?

http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/weigt-wood-d_821.html

[RSI]

I would guess it is a little over 1.5 cords.

[martyinmi]

RSI-
   You weren't too far off. With my 4'5" kid doing the stacking up to 4', and his fat old man taking it up to just over 6', we ended up with just over 1.75 cords(around 227 cu.ft.). It took us a while, as we had to fit two soccer games in between our work. I'm quite sure if I stacked it all myself I would have ended up with a little less, as I tend to not have as many big gaps.
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