These sleepers each have a volume of about 025 cubic metre so would weigh around 15 kg each or roughly 60 to the tonne.
Weight of hardwood sleeper.
2 4m x 125mm x 250mm treatment.
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Rapid nationwide delivery across the whole uk each sleeper weighs between 20 30kg each sleeper measures 2 4m x 200mm x 100mm.
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Pine is generally lightest 50 60 kilos oak is heavier 80 90 kilos followed by australian jarrah 85 95 kilos and african azobe 90.
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New treated green railway sleeper 100x200x2400mm.
40kgs perfect for home and garden projects use with our screws and drill bit important.
The weight will vary depending on the moisture content.
The chemical used for treatment is green initially however when dry these will turn a golden natural colour then silvery grey over the years.
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Sourced from both the baltics and the uk these softwood sleepers are either spruce or pine harvested from well managed sustainable forests treated with tanalith to class 3 to ensure durability.
Density of wood species.
Find weight of wood.
After you have the density and the volume multiply them together to find the total weight.
If it is radiata pine and reasonably well seasoned then it will weight about 600 kg per cubic metre.
Where wooden sleepers are used.
The weight of concrete sleepers is about 2 5 to 3 time the wooden sleepers.
Pre tensioned concrete sleepers are usually preferred now days reinforced concrete and prestressed concrete sleepers are now replacing other types of sleepers except in some special circumstances like bridges etc.
Railway sleepers are green pressure treated to ensure a long strong life in gardens and courtyards.
The weight of these sleepers can.
In the us we call them railway ties or pressure treated 6 x 6s.
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The weight of full size original railway sleepers varies enormously according to the density type and age of the tree the wood came from not to mention the particular length and profile of the sleeper.
If not well seasoned then maybe only 40 to the tonne.
Charred and pressure treated weight.