Firewood?

[Craftybigdog]

Hey guys I have a quick question. I have cut down alot of trees lately and I want to cut it into firewood. Now how do you guys stack firewood to let it season and does it have to be covered while drying out? I have about 10 cords maybe alittle more. Thank you for the help and also is it best to let it dry and then split it.

 

[LNG24]

You should post this in the firewood section

 

[Nailsbeats]

You will want to split the wood as soon as you can. Green wood splits a lot easier than dry wood.

If you stack it in rows you will want to cover just the top, a simple tarp works fine. Also, get it off the ground if you can, pallets work good for this. This way the top won't let water in and the bottom won't draw moisture up, the open sides will alow air to flow through and do the drying.

Without being covered the best way to stack is the pyramid or teepee method. Stack it up vertically, one piece on top of the next with the bark facing out. This will form a pyramid or teepee like shaped pile that will shed water down the outsides of the bark. Again, it is best if you can get it off the ground, but if you can't, moisture will draw up into the bottom pieces of the pile. Not the end of the world.

Good luck and gitter done.

 

[teamtree]

I would not cover the wood but if you do just cover it to keep the rain out but the air moving. Stacking it will do you just fine. If you can keep it out of the mud or off the ground that really helps out.

 

[teamtree]

Nails...not to disagree but I have found those pyramid piles ineffective in drying the wood. I did make the mistake of putting the wood on the ground and made big piles (30 ft. diameter 10 ft tall.) and when I got to the middle it was wet and moldy. They did look good though.

I don't mess with covering any of my wood anymore. Stack it in cords and keep off the ground and I have nice dry wood come winter time to sell. Sell about 250 ricks per year.

 

[Craftybigdog]

Thank you guys you really cleared up somethings for me.

 

[pdqdl]

Stack in cord sized piles, or only 2' wide rows. The more air contact, the faster it will dry. Split into smaller pieces, it takes more work, but dries up faster. Burns up faster, too.

Cover the top with a cheap tarp or rolled plastic wide enough to cover the pile and a little of the sides. If you get much precipitation at all, it will dramatically reduce your drying time.

We stack our firewood on discarded pallets: keeps it off the ground, and lets us load it onto the truck real quick.

 

[2FatGuys]

..... Cover the top with a cheap tarp or rolled plastic wide enough to cover the pile and a little of the sides. If you get much precipitation at all, it will dramatically reduce your drying time.

We stack our firewood on discarded pallets: keeps it off the ground, and lets us load it onto the truck real quick.

I do something similar. I got several pallet racks like are used in the big box stores from an industrial company that was moving. Each rack is two pallets wide. A pallet is roughly 4'x4' and I placed the horizontal braces in the racks at 6', meaning each pallet holds about 3/4 cord of wood. The racks keep the pallets off the ground and provide a great frame for tarping the wood while allowing air to flow across and around the drying wood. I keep 3 of these racks in a convenient place in my yard for my personal heating wood. I have 4 1/2 cords in the racks drying for next year.

 

[juststumps]

You should post this in the firewood section

when did you become the new hall monitor??? LOL

 

[LNG24]

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