Firewood thread!!! Let's see what you got!!!!

[RI Chevy]

Took the splitter over to dad and finished his pile.
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Cherry to the left, ash in the center and walnut on the right.
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Do you always keep the wood separated Jason?

 

[Wolverine]

Do you always keep the wood separated Jason?

Depends. That ash was dead standing, so he’ll burn it this winter. My dad has no concept of properly seasoned wood. I’m trying to bring him around but if it’s cut and split, it’s hard to get him to not use it. That walnut was alive and well when it uprooted, and the cherry was collateral damage falling some ash. Both are very wet, so I told him to stack it where he won’t use it this year.

 

[RI Chevy]

Ahh. Gotcha. Ok. I just cut and split and mix everything together. But I put my wood up for a couple of years before burning like you.

 

[Mastermind]

Ahh. Gotcha. Ok. I just cut and split and mix everything together. But I put my wood up for a couple of years before burning like you.

I cut to length and pile up for a few months. Not ideal, but it dries very quickly after it is split up. My woodshed isn't really big enough for seasoned wood and green wood both. I need to figure out a different way...

 

[RI Chevy]

I built a lean-to. 8 ft deep, 16ft long, 10ft high in front. I try to burn half every year so I'm constantly rotating.
I burn any deadstand usually right away. But I also have several experimental piles all over. Lol

 

[Mastermind]

I built a lean-to. 8 ft deep, 16ft long, 10ft high in front. I try to burn half every year so I'm constantly rotating.
I burn any deadstand usually right away. But I also have several experimental piles all over. Lol

Mine is 10x12x8 tall.

I've been considering building some racks that I can lift with my tractor and store in the barn.

 

[Johnmn]

Mine is 10x12x8 tall.

I've been considering building some racks that I can lift with my tractor and store in the barn.

If you have access to IBC totes either free or cheap they work good and hold 1/3 of a cord.
My lean to is 8x48 and I stack it about 6.5 feet high. I burn that much annually! I have pre measured pallet rows I have for the wood we sell. I cover it with steel panels I have taken off roofs.

 

[RI Chevy]

My Holzhausen piles didn't do so well.
They stay stacked nicely and don't fall down, but the wood doesn't dry so well.
I won't be doing any more of those.

 

[Wolverine]

+1 on the totes. Lot of guys use those and that method seems real convenient.

I’m on the 3 year plan so my wood seasons long enough to typically get under 20%.


Just top covered and on pallets.

 

[Mastermind]

My Holzhausen piles didn't do so well.
They stay stacked nicely and don't fall down, but the wood doesn't dry so well.
I won't be doing any more of those.

Seems too tight. No airflow. Probably molded inside?

+1 on the totes. Lot of guys use those and that method seems real convenient.

I’m on the 3 year plan so my wood seasons long enough to typically get under 20%.

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Just top covered and on pallets.
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That's been my method for years. All my pallets rotted though. LOL

 

[Battle Cross 2]

+1 on the totes. Lot of guys use those and that method seems real convenient.

I’m on the 3 year plan so my wood seasons long enough to typically get under 20%.

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Just top covered and on pallets.
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Seems to be the go to .method for are area.

 

[Wolverine]

Seems too tight. No airflow. Probably molded inside?



That's been my method for years. All my pallets rotted though. LOL

Check these:
https://knoxville.craigslist.org/grd/d/jacksboro-pallets/7398235496.html

I've been through several layers of wood pallets till I found a huge honey hole of free plastic ones.

 

[dahmer]

Works for me, love the plastic pallets.

 

[RI Chevy]

Seems too tight. No airflow. Probably molded inside?

I will check and let you know.

 

[Mastermind]

I will check and let you know.

Cool. I'd be interested....

 

[Wilhelm]

A holzhausen is too criss-cross and the center either doesn't dry well or not at all.

I had holzhausen piles, they are terrible for very moist wood like turkey oak.
Months later the split wood at the holzhausen center would be as wet as freshly split.

The "wall" stack is great, I have one 1.2m deep and it dries great.
I will try a "wall" 2.16m deep and see how that goes.

 

[RI Chevy]

Yes Wilhelm. Wood dries better being parallel stacked. Better wind flow.

 

[I saw a lot]

Just split and loaded these Sunday. I think we have 100+ totes for use now. Most are empty yet.

 

[ken morgan]

This is how I scrounge firewood in Japan. One of the best things the Marines taught me was not to screw around with half measures.... above is truck loaded with somewhere north of 5 or 6 tons of hardwood. this is what is left and I have to get next weekend.. its about 5 tons worth.

 

[chipper1]

I sold the rest of my for sale pile, even took a row out of my woodshed for the last seasoned cord(it was wood for 22/23 so I'll replace it soon), and cut and split a green cord too.


Put a few sticks of black locust on a log pile I'll dice up later.

Also added this one.