Weight conversion factors are generally established by the various mills and are accepted for billing purposes.
Average weight of a cord of hardwood.
A small pick up truck can hold approximately 1 4 cord of wood.
Weights shown are for average cordwood size wood that is reasonably straight.
A cord of green fresh cut wood will typically weigh twice as much as dry wood.
An average cord of seasoned firewood weighs 2 000 to 3 000 pounds and can be carried in a 1 2 ton or 3 4 ton pickup.
A full cord of wood can weigh between 2 500 lbs softwood to 5 000 lbs hardwood.
A standard piece of firewood is 16 inches 1 3 of a cord width.
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Random loading will decrease this amount further and small pickups hold much less.
A full size pickup with a standard bed can hold about a half of a full cord or 64 cubic feet of wood when loaded.
So while you can t get an exact number you can get a bit of an idea which will help in your decision making.
The following weight conversion factors may be used as guidelines in the conversion of weight scale to standard 128 cubic foot cord.