Firewood Drying Tips

https://youtu.be/szCjBVuaYoE

Nice video. I noticed that you did not address covering the wood to prevent rain /snow load sitting on it and extending the drying time.?
Can you comment?

Nice video - thanks for sharing - I'm cutting a lot of dead ash trees right now - put a moisture meter of the wood - the upper branches were around 15% while the trunk was around 21% - that's just about perfect for burning - getting firewood has been a annual thing for me and it has become like a hobby - I burn about 5 to 6 full cords each year - of the stuff I cut in the spring - I would like to get a extra year's supply but never seem to be able to do that -

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Nice video - thanks for sharing - I'm cutting a lot of dead ash trees right now - put a moisture meter of the wood - the upper branches were around 15% while the trunk was around 21% - that's just about perfect for burning - getting firewood has been a annual thing for me and it has become like a hobby - I burn about 5 to 6 full cords each year - of the stuff I cut in the spring - I would like to get a extra year's supply but never seem to be able to do that -

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Hah me and my uncle took a HUGE dead ashe tree down. Was a mission ill tell you that hahaha Attachment 41569Attachment 41571

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About the only thing I envy you guys in the south is the amount of hardwoods you have. The only ash we have is black ash typically found in swamps and has a very low btu output, similar to that of poplar and a dbh of 8 inches. You get out of one tree what takes us 10 trees.

On the acres I have most of the trees are - red and white oak, hickory, red maple, beech, ash and tulip poplar - well if global warming happens some day you'll be able to have such hard woods too

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About the only thing I envy you guys in the south is the amount of hardwoods you have. The only ash we have is black ash typically found in swamps and has a very low btu output, similar to that of poplar and a dbh of 8 inches. You get out of one tree what takes us 10 trees.

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I got ash at my place but I guess its White Ash because it burns great with good heat.

When cutting a dead ash tree down you have to be extra careful if it has any lean to it - because of the way the grain is on those trees it splits easy - and if cutting a leaning tree you need to watch for a barbers chair from happening - after cutting out the notch you need to make a plunge cut about a inch or so from the notch and back to the other side - then when you cut the tree from the other side it won't crack up the tree -

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When cutting a dead ash tree down you have to be extra careful if it has any lean to it - because of the way the grain is on those trees it splits easy - and if cutting a leaning tree you need to watch for a barbers chair from happening - after cutting out the notch you need to make a plunge cut about a inch or so from the notch and back to the other side - then when you cut the tree from the other side it won't crack up the tree -

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What you have to worry about cutting ash tree that’s been standing dead for seems like more than 4-5 years root system has rotted out. I’ve pushed 100’ tall 24-28” trees over with like 50 pounds pressure 20’ up with backhoe

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What you have to worry about cutting ash tree that’s been standing dead for seems like more than 4-5 years root system has rotted out. I’ve pushed 100’ tall 24-28” trees over with like 50 pounds pressure 20’ up with backhoe

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Very interesting! We had to saw it down branch by branch cause my uncles house was right there hahaha. Everytime a branch snapped from the main and hit the floor it was like glass shattering hahaha twings and rotted tree everywhere, took up longer to clean up than it did to cut it down hahaha

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