Dear Michael:
As someone already stated, the weight of a two by four depends on the type
of wood, the moisture content and the length.
My wife once went to pick up a load of treated two by tens, six by sixes,
along with a few two by sixes, all of which were twelve feet or longer. The
trailer was twelve feet long. As she was leaving town driving our e150 van,
she lost control when the rear wheels were lifted off the ground by the
negative weight on the tongue. Thankfully, she was able to get the combination
stopped before leaving the road and before colliding with any other vehicles.
My two year old son was with her at the time.
The lesson of that experience is to make sure that your load is balanced
such that the tongue has approximately ten percent of the weight pressing down
on it. The van my wife was driving was not a light weight van but once the
rear wheels are out of contact with the road, there is no steering it.
Good luck with your upcoming trip.
Yours Truly,
Clifford Wilson
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Baldwin
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 10:30 AM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] lumber weight
Hi,
I am planning a 200 mile trip to get the rest of, well most of the rest of
the materials to complete my basement project. i was wondering what the
weight of a 2x4 was. I want to make sure I do not over load my trailer.
Thanks,
Michael
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