Convert Loads to Steres
Convert Loads (load) to Steres (st) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
st = load × 1.132673864
About Loads
The load (statutory load) is a traditional English round-timber unit = 40 ft³ = 1.13267 m³, established under the 1842 Weights and Measures Act. Used in Royal Navy timber procurement (oak, elm for warships) and 18th-19th-century estate forestry accounts. No longer a legal trade unit after the Weights and Measures Act 1963. 1 load = 40 ft³ = 1.1327 m³ ≈ 480 bf.
About Steres
The stere (st) = exactly 1 m³ - a metric firewood unit from the 1793 French Republican system. Still used colloquially in France, Germany, and Switzerland: Ster/Raummeter (stacked m³), Festmeter (solid m³ = fm), SchΓΌttraummeter (loose chips ≈ 0.4 fm). One stacked stere contains ≈ 0.5-0.7 m³ of actual solid wood. 1 stere = 1 m³ = 35.315 ft³ ≈ 424 bf.
Quick Reference Table
| Loads (load) | Steres (st) |
|---|---|
| 1 load | 1.13267 st |
| 2 load | 2.26535 st |
| 5 load | 5.66337 st |
| 10 load | 11.3267 st |
| 25 load | 28.3168 st |
| 50 load | 56.6337 st |
| 100 load | 113.267 st |