Convert Loads to Timber fathoms
Convert Loads (load) to Timber fathoms (tim. fath.) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
tim. fath. = load × 0.1851851852
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 Timber fathoms
The timber fathom is an archaic Scottish/N.English unit = 6 ft × 6 ft × 6 ft = 216 ft³ = 6.1164 m³ (not to be confused with the nautical fathom of water depth = 6 ft length). Used in Scottish estate forestry and Lanarkshire mine pit-prop purchasing; surveyors stacked poles in a 6×6×6 ft crib to measure delivery. Superseded by ft³ and load by late 19th century. 1 timber fathom = 216 ft³ = 6.1164 m³ ≈ 2,592 bf.
Quick Reference Table
| Loads (load) | Timber fathoms (tim. fath.) |
|---|---|
| 1 load | 0.185185 tim. fath. |
| 2 load | 0.37037 tim. fath. |
| 5 load | 0.925926 tim. fath. |
| 10 load | 1.85185 tim. fath. |
| 25 load | 4.62963 tim. fath. |
| 50 load | 9.25926 tim. fath. |
| 100 load | 18.5185 tim. fath. |