A phenomenon known as sublimation is your best friend in winter. That is where a material goes from solid form to gaseous form bypassing the liquid form. Radiant energy from the sun heats your firewood and causes water vapor to escape because water is under pressure inside the wood. If you have ventilation, i.e. airflow underneath and through the sides, that vapor can escape before it condisates and/or freezes. A little rain or snow won't work it's way into the firewood because the atmospheric pressure isn't strong enough to force water into the wood. Wood is a one-way valve, as it dries the cells collapse and doesn't let water back in unless it's submerged in water.
Hi Chris I have watched your channel for years, first time I have made a comment, you have taught me so much how to cut stack and dry wood, thanks from Blantyre Scotland Merry Christmas and all the best for 2025
I have a concept for a shed in my head, having delt with the wetness for decades. Making bays with pallets to help air flow in to the core of the pile. Using tarps as if there sun shades with 1x2s on the bottom and ropes, so they can be rolled up for the 4 months of dry weather, and down for the other 8 months or so. A breathing wall with off set boards to allow air but stop rain is another concept i have. . Another idea of many is, i want to test is a moisture barrier under the pallets on the ground. And a vapor barrier under the roofing. . Just ideas running around in my head.
Totally agree- when wood is fresh cut it loses a LOT of moisture quick at freezing temperatures. Just like your soda cans exploding in the freezer, the water inside the wood freezes, expands and gets pushed out of the ends 👍🏻👍🏻 then when it warms up, the ice evaporates and voila
Yes, I saw a fellow covering the top, and I followed his example. I stack crossways every layer on single pallets, plastic tarp hangs over about 6 inches, and I bunch up the corners and dangle a piece of firewood from the corner with string. I have one small shed with a rick in it for the brutal midwinter freeze and I carry wood inside two or three days ahead of burning. Time to tune up the machines! Spark plugs , I have noticed, do not last much more than a year. They always need air filter service, I just found out Casey's has non-ethanol premium, which is the new juice for my chain saws and splitter, all small engine stuff. I also treat fuel with Sea Foam and Stabil as soon as I get it home, before I put it away in the shed. I had a problem with the splitter not having enough power to overcome the load of the hydraulic pump when below freezing, and the new premium non-ethanol has solved that for me. Everything in my yard is always covered with a tarp or in a shed when not in use. Hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a better New Year! God Bless one and all!
Merry Christmas. Another problem with covering very dense hardwood too early in the drying period is the wood exudes fine white powder as a result of lack of air flow for the final moisture to escape. I think this condition is almost as bad as mold.
@@InTheWoodyard It occurs in locust, mulberry, and red oak. It is part of the lignin escaping out of the cellulose. It is not a mold, just fine white powder.
Hi Chris: Re: pallets Like you, I scrounge pallets from local businesses. A “white wood “ pallet will rot in 2-3 years-especially on the bottom. You can double the pallet life by spacing cheap (0.97/pc) Menards concrete patio block under the pallet, keeping it off the ground. Merry Christmas and healthy New Year!
I typically cover the wood on racks most of the year. I use roofing underlayment and just cover the top. Once the winter hits I leave it uncovered because I am pulling from it. Typically burn 2-3cords a year in a wood stove in NY. Been burning 20years.
Last year I started to cover the top of my personal face chord and it's worked real well to keep the snow off it. It requires less planning for bringing the wood in and drying it before I want to burn it.
Thanks Chris. At my old place My Wood stacks were 32' long 60 +/- " high and 48 " wide. 2 rows of 24" Wood. I had BillBoard Tarp cut to 50" wide by 36' long. I had one end anchored at the T-Post and the free end was sandwiched between 2 2x4's and I'd just roll it up as I took wood off the stack. Turning it under so crap falls off as I'd roll it. I used to get free tarps from a Billboard place in Marshfield.
Chris, I've got a pallet bin for my wood to season, uncovered. I have a rack at the house that holds a face cord, it is covered buring the fireplace season. Only to protect from pop-up showers.
Awhile back I discovered Menards was now selling 3' wide tarps for covering stacked rows of firewood which is perfect for single row stacks. Also I never got around to commenting on one of your recent videos where you said you'd had 1 1/2" of rain and couple days later your wood was dry and no worries. I think that is due to the fact your wood is not stacked allowing lots of air flow. I normally stack mine and if I don't get it covered by late fall and we get rain it doesn't dry back out enough to not be a pain in the ass to burn in my wood stove, which happened this year. Fortunately I have several years of "stash" wood stored in my old crib that I am tapping into...
Looking forward to seeing the tarps and how you find it goes. I covered the top when we had snow forecast. It was windy and the tarp was fluttering like a tight sail but I still found the top splits got surface molds on them. They were birch and cherry so not sure if that's unique to those species. The ash beech and sycamore don't seem affected at all. Meant to add, wet windy Scotland.
@@InTheWoodyard yep I've always found just leaving them open to the elements until the October prior to burning worked best for me. I'm definitely going to introduce a central "fence" of pallets in my stack so the middle has a bit more airflow too.
I use rubber roofing to cover the top of my my wood, 10’x20’ it is heavy and durable and doesn’t tear or blow away as easily. I am in the cheese head state, I will be getting my RipSaw ported 500i soon if you are interested in trying it.
@@InTheWoodyard 😂 lol yeah. On my 660 Stihl I put a west coast Bark box on there and I have to wear earplugs and muffs. I had to tune the carburetor after installing that. That thing is insane now. I do all of my firewood by myself and I am sure you can relate I don’t want to have to wait for my saw to go through the wood.
I put mine in a shed open the single and double doors. And during the day I run a fan. I burn.about 4 cords per year. I live in New Hampshire and have only missed a few of Your videos. I retired 4 years ago and so far life is good.
On the Ultra, make sure the hydraulic lever is in 'neutral' position. When the tarp blew off, it may have tripped the lever. My old huskee splitter has a sticky lever,, and when it won't start, usually the lever is in an 'engaged' mode.
Sorry to hear about the Honda / Ultra. Maybe a night in the heated garage will help. Hydraulic pump pulls pretty hard when oil is cold. I just don’t have enough wide open spaces without shade to pile/stack firewood for long term storage. I’ve tried tarps-kind of works. Leaf blower for the snow & leaves works better. Only after the wood is dry/seasoned outside will it go under the roof of the woodshed I recently built. Christmas blessings. GNI
I've been stacking mine in rows leaving space between. I leave them uncovered until late fall then like you said just cover the top 2 feet or so. I have a 20x40 shed that would probably hold 5-6 times the wood I have now but I would probably need to dry it out the real wet wood before putting in there, you think? Happy Holidays.
That is a great idea! By packing wood in tight to a confined space (shed with floor top and sides) it would take much longer to dry and maybe mold IF it is wet wood and bigger splits especially....maybe 2-3 times as long...BUT if you can wait that long because you have years worth of wood stocked up...then it might be fine. Putting dry wood in thee would be great...but then you are handling and moving it much more too????
To cover or not to cover...always an argument. I'm solid in the only the top covered on seasoned wood. I tested my wood with a meter and it's all below 10% but I still get some popping embers out of the fire. I'm burning in an open, double sided fireplace. Any idea's on why the popping?
The kind of wood you are burning must be pine, osage orange, cedar, sumac or some species that has a lot of sap/resin inside the wood. Dry hardwood like oak, cherry and maple do not pop and snap.
Wind is good Chris! It helps to dry the wood and bring Uncle Benjamin home sooner 🙂. I can remember the video where the Ultra arrived, it's been a great investment. Happy Christmas to you all.
Hey Chris Merry Christmas mate ( it will be here in Australia about 4 hours!) Same happens with my splitter- I’ve now some Lino fIoring off cut as it’s a heap heavier and the wind doesn’t get to it so easily and blow it off. If you just drop the bottom bowl of the carby to get the water out- pull the spark plug and then pull it over a heap of times to remove any water then replace the spark plug and it should fire up- basically the same engine, I found it gets in through the air filter housing in the past if the rubber seal is slightly worn.
Good Morning Chris. Watching today's video, I was wondering if you have ever considered removing the sides of the dry wood bins before you start the loading and delivery process in the fall? I'd imagine it would make for easier access to the piles, thus reducing the wear and tear on your back and ankles. Just a thought. Merry Christmas to you and yours. Robert
I have on some of the real big bins (the hard maple one) and yes I am then able to move the pallets from the sides and ground to get closer to the remaining wood. Have a happy Jesus Birthday Party!
Tube of silicone caulk dissolved into Naptha or paint thinner... Soak a bed sheet or a roll of fabric into that solution, once its totally soaked squeeze out excess and air dry the fabric. Best waterproof fabric that doesn't disintegrate like a tarp does, paint that solution on boots, hunting clothes, jackets anything you want to waterproof. Water simply beads off and lasts for years
Here in Western Washington I keep my wood covered by a roof. Rains way too much here to leave it uncovered in the Winter Wood shed holds 4 cords. I burn 3-4 cord a year depending on how cold the Winter is
The weather is proving to be difficult this season here in Oregon! I’m used to it normally being fairly dry till winter and when it says rain it would normally lie and just shower a little bit. They must be right about going into la nina because this year the weather hasn’t lied once and we have already seen a ton of rain, it’s supposed to rain most of the next two weeks! It doesn’t help that the landowner I’m cutting off of got COVID when I needed his help with equipment to finish his demands before he lets me into the good wood on his 600 acres! It’s supposed to rain most of the next two weeks and my old cut site is 70 minutes away in an area that sees a lot of snow and I’m out of wood! I’m dreaming of cutting lol
I use the El cheapo harbor freight heavy duty small tarps with a super coupon that are only a couple bucks a piece and then put them on like roof shingles I think $20 got me 10 5'x7'heavy duty tarps. I'm on my second year with them and they still look new. Merry Christmas everyone 🎄 go burn some trees 🎄😁🎄
Of course I join you in waking to a cold December morning and wondering why I'm outside! Being in Miami it was a cold 61F however it shows that for each it encouraged us to moderate our behavior, for me that meant no early morning walks in a teashirt and shorts, and for your area I'm not sure what changed as your tolerences for cold are alien to me, however you being a man of good will, have a nice day. Ray
3-5 rows wide is enough...less is better! The reason a "cord stack" (3 rows) works well is the middle gets some air too from either side most of the time.
Curious if you use the Tundra to tow the 6x12 dump trailer. I have a 2023 Tundra and was thinking of getting the 6x12 N&N for hauling wood. It’s a heavy trailer at 3350 pounds empty, so I was wondering how much wood you could stuff in there before the truck started to hit its safe limits.
Yes, I use the Tundra to tow the 6x12 trailer full full full all the time...no problems at all... and it hauls wood great! You will love the N&N trailer..go to Thumb Trailers in Sandusky Michigan..tell the Bay brothers that I sent ya!
@ Thanks! I’m in the Northeast part of the country, so I’ll have to buy local to here. We have a big dealer up in New Hampshire that has good stock. Have a great Christmas!
Another good one Chris I got I when said you were on six minutes it's bad you get some rain and it freezes and have five to six pieces stick together we never covered are wood and never had no problems cause when sold wood at end of the day would throw the pile back up from the ground makes a difference got a kick out of splitting freeze dried wood but thanks again for the video Chris and see if going to take a break are put one out on Christmas
Thanks! Yup, it's a fact that a few pieces will stick together if wet and then freeze together making a woodcycle!!........Yes, I have had a video out EVERY day now for almost 5 years now...see ya here again tomorrow!
I almost always throw a bucket over the motors of my splitter, just cheap solid plastic laundry baskets from Walmart, they last 3-4 years before they get dry rotted. If the tarp blows off it at least has the motor covered!
Hi Chris, I noticed that a lot of your bins have some blowouts. Could this because the wire going across is too weak? Have you considered using 1/8 aircraft cable with crimped loops and small shakles. You can made these in standard lengts (based on the common widths of say 3 pallets = 12 feet) and they would be reusable. You can still use the cheaper wire to hold the pallets together, just not to run across the width. Just a thought. Merry X mas.
Anyone want an easy way to clean the glass fireplace doors. Originally it was use a crumpled newspaper and spray the doors and newspaper then dip the newspaper in ashes cooled down if course and use a circular motion to clean. I just use a paper towel that works if you don't let the glass get too dirty. It works better than anything else I've tried and cleans easily 👍
I was splitting a couple days ago, and when I sat down for a drink break there was so much steam coming off my fleece jacket, it looked like I was on fire! Cold? WHAT cold?!
how about, if you know it's gonna rain for a few days or week, cover the pile, and then uncover it when weather clears up again? that's what i've been trying to do the past few years
A phenomenon known as sublimation is your best friend in winter. That is where a material goes from solid form to gaseous form bypassing the liquid form. Radiant energy from the sun heats your firewood and causes water vapor to escape because water is under pressure inside the wood. If you have ventilation, i.e. airflow underneath and through the sides, that vapor can escape before it condisates and/or freezes. A little rain or snow won't work it's way into the firewood because the atmospheric pressure isn't strong enough to force water into the wood. Wood is a one-way valve, as it dries the cells collapse and doesn't let water back in unless it's submerged in water.
Thanks for sharing this great science lesson! I will be using you big brain knowledge in the future!!!
@InTheWoodyard I don't know if it's big brain 🤣 Just some physics I had to learn to keep a kiln from freezing up
Hi Chris I have watched your channel for years, first time I have made a comment, you have taught me so much how to cut stack and dry wood, thanks from Blantyre Scotland Merry Christmas and all the best for 2025
From Eatonville Washington state USA. Merry Christmas to you and your family 😉 👍
Thanks so much for watching from across the pond James! Have a Happy Jesus Birthday Party!
I was wondering how the ‘covering wood’ worked with these big bins. Thanks for explaining! -Brad
Thanks Brad!
I have a concept for a shed in my head, having delt with the wetness for decades.
Making bays with pallets to help air flow in to the core of the pile. Using tarps as if there sun shades with 1x2s on the bottom and ropes, so they can be rolled up for the 4 months of dry weather, and down for the other 8 months or so.
A breathing wall with off set boards to allow air but stop rain is another concept i have.
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Another idea of many is, i want to test is a moisture barrier under the pallets on the ground. And a vapor barrier under the roofing.
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Just ideas running around in my head.
Those are some great ideas for a firewood shed! Build it!!!
Thanks for the advice on covering your wood!! Ive passed it on to some of my customers!! Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day
Thanks a bunch for watching David!
Totally agree- when wood is fresh cut it loses a LOT of moisture quick at freezing temperatures. Just like your soda cans exploding in the freezer, the water inside the wood freezes, expands and gets pushed out of the ends 👍🏻👍🏻 then when it warms up, the ice evaporates and voila
Yup, that is very true!!!
Merry Christmas In the Woodyard. Very good info on drying wood, and how to set up pallets. Thanks Chris.
Thanks so much for always watching!
Yes, I saw a fellow covering the top, and I followed his example. I stack crossways every layer on single pallets, plastic tarp hangs over about 6 inches, and I bunch up the corners and dangle a piece of firewood from the corner with string. I have one small shed with a rick in it for the brutal midwinter freeze and I carry wood inside two or three days ahead of burning. Time to tune up the machines! Spark plugs , I have noticed, do not last much more than a year. They always need air filter service, I just found out Casey's has non-ethanol premium, which is the new juice for my chain saws and splitter, all small engine stuff. I also treat fuel with Sea Foam and Stabil as soon as I get it home, before I put it away in the shed. I had a problem with the splitter not having enough power to overcome the load of the hydraulic pump when below freezing, and the new premium non-ethanol has solved that for me. Everything in my yard is always covered with a tarp or in a shed when not in use. Hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a better New Year! God Bless one and all!
Thanks so much for watching and I hope you have a Happy Jesus Birthday Party too!
Merry Christmas Chris !🎄I've always covered the top of my firewood we get alot of rain on the WestCoast 🌧
Thanks Robert, same to you! Yup, you coasters do get some rain!
Always a learning experience. I have watched almost every video and still learn from your chats.
Thanks so much for watching other Chris!
Merry Christmas. Another problem with covering very dense hardwood too early in the drying period is the wood exudes fine white powder as a result of lack of air flow for the final moisture to escape. I think this condition is almost as bad as mold.
fine white powder???? What kind of wood is that from??? Never saw that before...a mold or fungus maybe??
@@InTheWoodyard It occurs in locust, mulberry, and red oak. It is part of the lignin escaping out of the cellulose. It is not a mold, just fine white powder.
Merry Christmas! Thanks for another year of videos.
Thank you too for another year of watching...lots more to come!
Hi Chris:
Re: pallets
Like you, I scrounge pallets from local businesses. A “white wood “ pallet will rot in 2-3 years-especially on the bottom. You can double the pallet life by spacing cheap (0.97/pc) Menards concrete patio block under the pallet, keeping it off the ground. Merry Christmas and healthy New Year!
Yup, I would need about 1000 of them!
Timely video....Sleet and snow here in SE PA and 25 degrees. Merry Christmas, everyone!
Thanks so much for watching Mr. Catbird... Ha! Have a happy Jesus Birthday Party!
Merry Christmas from west Tennessee. Enjoy your show 🎅🏻🎄😎🎅🏻🇺🇸
Thanks Doug, have a Happy Jesus Birthday Party!
Nice chat today Chris you covered my thoughts 💭. Merry Christmas 🎁🎄 and have a blessed two days everyone. Stay safe
Thanks so much Brian...hope you all have a great Jesus Birthday Party!
good video as usual. Keep warm and keep up the hard work Chris. Merry Christmas and God bless you Chris
Thanks Ronnie, same to you also!
I typically cover the wood on racks most of the year. I use roofing underlayment and just cover the top. Once the winter hits I leave it uncovered because I am pulling from it. Typically burn 2-3cords a year in a wood stove in NY. Been burning 20years.
That sounds like a great system you have going!
@ it works LOL. Dry hardwood is the best! Burns hot and clean! Merry Christmas 🎄
Last year I started to cover the top of my personal face chord and it's worked real well to keep the snow off it. It requires less planning for bringing the wood in and drying it before I want to burn it.
I'm glad you've found a good system that works for you.
Thanks Chris.
At my old place My Wood stacks were 32' long 60 +/- " high and 48 " wide. 2 rows of 24" Wood.
I had BillBoard Tarp cut to 50" wide by 36' long. I had one end anchored at the T-Post and the free end was sandwiched between 2 2x4's and I'd just roll it up as I took wood off the stack. Turning it under so crap falls off as I'd roll it.
I used to get free tarps from a Billboard place in Marshfield.
That sounds like a good system! Big wood for a boiler I would assume???
Good morning, and Merry Christmas 3 degrees in North Central Pa yesterday. Supposed to warm up a bit today. I enjoy your videos!
Thanks for watching Jason!
Merry Christmas, Chris. Hope you and your family are blessed with good health and good times this Christmas.
Thanks a bunch same to you all too!
Chris, I've got a pallet bin for my wood to season, uncovered. I have a rack at the house that holds a face cord, it is covered buring the fireplace season. Only to protect from pop-up showers.
Yup, that makes good sense ...cover the wood to be used soon.
Merry Christmas from Canada Chris! Dont get too relaxed, it'll be hard to get back into it! 😁
Thanks Earl! I will not over relax.. I can't sit still long!
Awhile back I discovered Menards was now selling 3' wide tarps for covering stacked rows of firewood which is perfect for single row stacks.
Also I never got around to commenting on one of your recent videos where you said you'd had 1 1/2" of rain and couple days later your wood was dry and no worries. I think that is due to the fact your wood is not stacked allowing lots of air flow. I normally stack mine and if I don't get it covered by late fall and we get rain it doesn't dry back out enough to not be a pain in the ass to burn in my wood stove, which happened this year. Fortunately I have several years of "stash" wood stored in my old crib that I am tapping into...
Yup, the rain dries off just like the roads and driveways do when the sun and wind hit it....fast.
Looking forward to seeing the tarps and how you find it goes. I covered the top when we had snow forecast. It was windy and the tarp was fluttering like a tight sail but I still found the top splits got surface molds on them. They were birch and cherry so not sure if that's unique to those species. The ash beech and sycamore don't seem affected at all.
Meant to add, wet windy Scotland.
Yup, if you are in a "always wet place" covering the wood is probably a must and just air moisture might help mold grow too!
@@InTheWoodyard yep I've always found just leaving them open to the elements until the October prior to burning worked best for me. I'm definitely going to introduce a central "fence" of pallets in my stack so the middle has a bit more airflow too.
I use rubber roofing to cover the top of my my wood, 10’x20’ it is heavy and durable and doesn’t tear or blow away as easily. I am in the cheese head state, I will be getting my RipSaw ported 500i soon if you are interested in trying it.
Rubber roofing is a good idea! You'll be loving that LOUD saw! Were plugs and muffs!!!
@@InTheWoodyard 😂 lol yeah. On my 660 Stihl I put a west coast Bark box on there and I have to wear earplugs and muffs. I had to tune the carburetor after installing that. That thing is insane now. I do all of my firewood by myself and I am sure you can relate I don’t want to have to wait for my saw to go through the wood.
I put mine in a shed open the single and double doors. And during the day I run a fan. I burn.about 4 cords per year. I live in New Hampshire and have only missed a few of Your videos. I retired 4 years ago and so far life is good.
Sounds like a good setup, thanks for watching! Keep cuttin'!
I stack with single rows and I found 3’ x 18’ tarps on Amazon, I cut them in half and there’re the perfect size.
Nice system you have there!
On the Ultra, make sure the hydraulic lever is in 'neutral' position. When the tarp blew off, it may have tripped the lever.
My old huskee splitter has a sticky lever,, and when it won't start, usually the lever is in an 'engaged' mode.
Yup, it was the gas...I got it started the next day with fresh gas!
🌲Have a Merry Christmas, Carlson Family!🌲
Thanks Wayne...same to you and yours!
Sorry to hear about the Honda / Ultra. Maybe a night in the heated garage will help. Hydraulic pump pulls pretty hard when oil is cold. I just don’t have enough wide open spaces without shade to pile/stack firewood for long term storage. I’ve tried tarps-kind of works. Leaf blower for the snow & leaves works better. Only after the wood is dry/seasoned outside will it go under the roof of the woodshed I recently built. Christmas blessings. GNI
I got it strared up the very next day...new gas!
Good morning all!
Good morning to you too Kurt!
Hey Chris, do you ever have problems with nails in tires around the Wood yard with all the pallets around?
No, we are very good at picking up all pallets and boards laying around and watch them closely so we do not insert them into tires.
Merry Christmas 🎅 🎉🏴
Same to you Richard!
I've been stacking mine in rows leaving space between. I leave them uncovered until late fall then like you said just cover the top 2 feet or so. I have a 20x40 shed that would probably hold 5-6 times the wood I have now but I would probably need to dry it out the real wet wood before putting in there, you think? Happy Holidays.
That is a great idea! By packing wood in tight to a confined space (shed with floor top and sides) it would take much longer to dry and maybe mold IF it is wet wood and bigger splits especially....maybe 2-3 times as long...BUT if you can wait that long because you have years worth of wood stocked up...then it might be fine. Putting dry wood in thee would be great...but then you are handling and moving it much more too????
Low 40’s and damp here in western WA. Pretty usual! About to fire up the sludge maker, as Sandy would say.
Awesome, I am making "fudge" right now too!
To cover or not to cover...always an argument. I'm solid in the only the top covered on seasoned wood. I tested my wood with a meter and it's all below 10% but I still get some popping embers out of the fire. I'm burning in an open, double sided fireplace. Any idea's on why the popping?
The kind of wood you are burning must be pine, osage orange, cedar, sumac or some species that has a lot of sap/resin inside the wood. Dry hardwood like oak, cherry and maple do not pop and snap.
Wind is good Chris! It helps to dry the wood and bring Uncle Benjamin home sooner 🙂.
I can remember the video where the Ultra arrived, it's been a great investment.
Happy Christmas to you all.
Yup, wind and wood are a good mix! Thanks!
Hey Chris
Merry Christmas mate ( it will be here in Australia about 4 hours!)
Same happens with my splitter- I’ve now some Lino fIoring off cut as it’s a heap heavier and the wind doesn’t get to it so easily and blow it off.
If you just drop the bottom bowl of the carby to get the water out- pull the spark plug and then pull it over a heap of times to remove any water then replace the spark plug and it should fire up- basically the same engine, I found it gets in through the air filter housing in the past if the rubber seal is slightly worn.
Yup, I got it started up the next day! Thanks!
Good Morning Chris. Watching today's video, I was wondering if you have ever considered removing the sides of the dry wood bins before you start the loading and delivery process in the fall? I'd imagine it would make for easier access to the piles, thus reducing the wear and tear on your back and ankles. Just a thought. Merry Christmas to you and yours. Robert
I have on some of the real big bins (the hard maple one) and yes I am then able to move the pallets from the sides and ground to get closer to the remaining wood. Have a happy Jesus Birthday Party!
Tube of silicone caulk dissolved into Naptha or paint thinner... Soak a bed sheet or a roll of fabric into that solution, once its totally soaked squeeze out excess and air dry the fabric. Best waterproof fabric that doesn't disintegrate like a tarp does, paint that solution on boots, hunting clothes, jackets anything you want to waterproof. Water simply beads off and lasts for years
Cool, but that sounds like a lot of work! I would need about 150-200 sheets!
@InTheWoodyard we used a long roll of fabric, I think they're called a 'bolt' (idk I don't sew) but it was 40 yards long when unraveled
Here in Western Washington I keep my wood covered by a roof.
Rains way too much here to leave it uncovered in the Winter Wood shed holds 4 cords. I burn 3-4 cord a year depending on how cold the Winter is
Yup, sounds like a solid system you have there! You coasters do get a butt load of rain!
Good Morning Woodhounds!! Merry Christmas folks! 37°F here in Ashville Ohio this morning.. Ya'll have a Great Day!
Merry Christmas to you too Greg!!!
Freeze dried works well also !! I cover in the late fall because we here get a lot of rain . Wooden blocks of ice do NOT burn well !!
Yup, woodcycles are not ideal!
The weather is proving to be difficult this season here in Oregon! I’m used to it normally being fairly dry till winter and when it says rain it would normally lie and just shower a little bit. They must be right about going into la nina because this year the weather hasn’t lied once and we have already seen a ton of rain, it’s supposed to rain most of the next two weeks! It doesn’t help that the landowner I’m cutting off of got COVID when I needed his help with equipment to finish his demands before he lets me into the good wood on his 600 acres! It’s supposed to rain most of the next two weeks and my old cut site is 70 minutes away in an area that sees a lot of snow and I’m out of wood! I’m dreaming of cutting lol
Man all that rain must lead to a lot of depression! I go nuts if we get 2-3 days of rain in a row!
I use the El cheapo harbor freight heavy duty small tarps with a super coupon that are only a couple bucks a piece and then put them on like roof shingles I think $20 got me 10 5'x7'heavy duty tarps. I'm on my second year with them and they still look new. Merry Christmas everyone 🎄 go burn some trees 🎄😁🎄
Sounds like a good system you have there! Happy Jesus Birthday to you too!
@InTheWoodyard going to burn some frankincense on top of the stove in a bit
Of course I join you in waking to a cold December morning and wondering why I'm outside! Being in Miami it was a cold 61F however it shows that for each it encouraged us to moderate our behavior, for me that meant no early morning walks in a teashirt and shorts, and for your area I'm not sure what changed as your tolerences for cold are alien to me, however you being a man of good will, have a nice day. Ray
Cold here does not bother us much but cold and wind do...it is very nice out here now 20 and no wind!
Rounded up some wood yesterday before getting snow here in Eastern Ontario. Tarped it to keep snow off.
Nice...keep cuttin'!
What’s the max width you suggest for stacked wood. I don’t wanna go too wide and have it dry a lot slower
3-5 rows wide is enough...less is better! The reason a "cord stack" (3 rows) works well is the middle gets some air too from either side most of the time.
What do you use the totes for?
The cut offs, ugly, nasty chunks that Bert uses for boiler wood.
Great Channel. I always like the content.
Thanks! Glad you like it!
Curious if you use the Tundra to tow the 6x12 dump trailer. I have a 2023 Tundra and was thinking of getting the 6x12 N&N for hauling wood. It’s a heavy trailer at 3350 pounds empty, so I was wondering how much wood you could stuff in there before the truck started to hit its safe limits.
Yes, I use the Tundra to tow the 6x12 trailer full full full all the time...no problems at all... and it hauls wood great! You will love the N&N trailer..go to Thumb Trailers in Sandusky Michigan..tell the Bay brothers that I sent ya!
@ Thanks! I’m in the Northeast part of the country, so I’ll have to buy local to here. We have a big dealer up in New Hampshire that has good stock. Have a great Christmas!
@@InTheWoodyard How was it before installing the brake controller? 🤔
I am with you there, don't mind the cold but the wind sucks!!!
Yup, I concur!
G’morning Chris. Good stuff today. I use commercial black rubber roofing material. Got A TON of it.
GoodNightIrene
That is great stuff for covering firewood, my brother Ken has some of that too!
Merry xmas woodhounds! Cheers from HB NZ.
Thanks and I hope you also have a Happy Jesus Birthday Party!
On your throwing do you adjust for wind speed . You and yours enjoy the holidays 👍👍✌️✌️
Yes, wind can make a big difference when throwing wood into the truck and trailers!
Another good one Chris I got I when said you were on six minutes it's bad you get some rain and it freezes and have five to six pieces stick together we never covered are wood and never had no problems cause when sold wood at end of the day would throw the pile back up from the ground makes a difference got a kick out of splitting freeze dried wood but thanks again for the video Chris and see if going to take a break are put one out on Christmas
I think you will want to proofread. Thank you for the comment
Thanks! Yup, it's a fact that a few pieces will stick together if wet and then freeze together making a woodcycle!!........Yes, I have had a video out EVERY day now for almost 5 years now...see ya here again tomorrow!
Yup, I get a lot of hard to read comments but I figure it out! All comments are good...more is the right number! Thanks!
Oh no,my dreams are crushed,what happened with the ultra?? Is it fixed?? Great video Chris
It was around zero and I think it just was resisting working....it started fine the next day!
Okay awesome ,
I almost always throw a bucket over the motors of my splitter, just cheap solid plastic laundry baskets from Walmart, they last 3-4 years before they get dry rotted. If the tarp blows off it at least has the motor covered!
Great idea, I'll have to try that! Thanks!
I like the videos Merry Christmas from West Tenn
Thanks Danny, I hope you also have a Happy Jesus Birthday Party too!
Merry Christmas to you and your family. Make sure you put a stick of gum in Tony’s stocking. 😁
Thanks Eric same to you...nope... Tony is getting either a rock or a lump of coal this year!
I’m in tx hoping it drops below 50 so i have a chance at selling wood.
We can send you all some cold!
Hi Chris, I noticed that a lot of your bins have some blowouts. Could this because the wire going across is too weak? Have you considered using 1/8 aircraft cable with crimped loops and small shakles. You can made these in standard lengts (based on the common widths of say 3 pallets = 12 feet) and they would be reusable. You can still use the cheaper wire to hold the pallets together, just not to run across the width. Just a thought. Merry X mas.
Yup, it has happened on some of the real big bins. More wire.
Merry Christmas Chris!
Merry Christmas to you too Sir Gord!
Since all my stuff is green, here in western Washington, i don't bother covering it as it will be gone by mid summer 😉👍
Yup, do what works for you...you coasters get a butt load of rain for sure!
Chris,may you get a chance for a little rest time 😮😊❤
I am resting now, on the throne!
Anyone want an easy way to clean the glass fireplace doors. Originally it was use a crumpled newspaper and spray the doors and newspaper then dip the newspaper in ashes cooled down if course and use a circular motion to clean. I just use a paper towel that works if you don't let the glass get too dirty. It works better than anything else I've tried and cleans easily 👍
Interesting...I always use Murphys oil soap ...spray and let sit a while and it wipes right off.
@InTheWoodyard I'll have to try that.
I only cover the stuff I’m currently taking from👍👍
Yup, that makes good sense! Thanks Jeremiah!
Merry Christmas Chris. You might have put bad gas into the splitter by mistake that has water in it.
It started fine the next day!
@@InTheWoodyard Maybe some ice somewhere, it works now is all that matters.
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Thanks!!!
I was splitting a couple days ago, and when I sat down for a drink break there was so much steam coming off my fleece jacket, it looked like I was on fire! Cold? WHAT cold?!
Yup, fleece evaporates moisture very well!
Merry Christmas everyone in the Wood Yard Have a good day Chris (Ty Ron
Thanks Ron...I hope you have a Happy Jesus Birthday Party too!
Merry Christmas Chris and happy new year
Thanks Vernon, Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Appalachia saying, "Begun is half done!"
Yup, starting is always the most important part of any job!
You could sell most of it for this year then no cover required 😊
Yup, that is what usually happens!
A concrete slab with a roof over it. (no walls)
Yup, that is a good wood shed!
Merry Christmas to Everyone In The Woodyard Community. 🎄🎅❄️
Merry Christmas to you too and Happy Jesus Birthday!
@InTheWoodyard Ok I've never heard of that but ok. Not everyone is a Christian but that's ok
merry christmas to you and your family
Thanks, I hope you and yours also has a Happy Jesus Birthday Party!
Merry Christmas
Same to you Sir David! Thanks!
MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!!
May you also have a happy Jesus Birthday Party too!
Good morning
Hello there other one!
Merry Christmas to you and everyone else who watches the videos
Thanks so much Dennis!
Where'd that Jean Claude Pierre guy go, did he get flushed or just quit commenting?
No, some people come and go and come back..they have lives to live.
You forgot your famous words.....Embrace the Suck!
Good morning woodhounds
Hello Sir James!
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Thanks!!!
Lot of bellyachin'
Thanks for watching!
You should start a new band, instead of Earth wind and fire, it should be called '' Sun Wind and Fire '' LOL..... jocking
That would be a good one! thanks Bernard!
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First,second,third,fourth,fifth,and,🤥.....
Gold star winner!
Merry Christmas 🎄
Home Alone with COVID🥲
Hope you get better soon... watching In The Woodyard..might cure you...my prescription!
Merry Christmas!! 🔥🎄⛄️🎄❄️🔥⛄️🎄🪵Chris have a great day out there..
Same to you all too!
how about, if you know it's gonna rain for a few days or week, cover the pile, and then uncover it when weather clears up again? that's what i've been trying to do the past few years
It would take me a full day to cover all my wood......rain dries off....all the time..
@@InTheWoodyard thanks, i get ya :)