When I lived in the mountains of Colorado I would ask how much wood my customers wanted and a lot of times when I pulled up the would say is that all my wood 🪵 became the last guy only had the wood loosely thrown into their truck. Needless to say they called me back several times for more. I gave them what I said I would. Full measure.
I do admire your WORK ethics. There certainly is a dollar to be made in the firewood business, especially when you are NOT lazy and when you have innovative quality equipment. That is why I find your channel so enjoyable to watch. Greetings from Ontario, Canada.
Glad you have the back for bending over stacking wood at 74 i can't hardly been over. My doctor told me and my brother we worked our Bodys to death. This is way we are having all these problems.
We sell 1/3 a cord for $100. Additional costs for stacking/ hauling withing 25 miles also applied. Amazes me how many people just want to buy 1/3 - 2/3 of a cord of wood. Not everyone is burning 3+ cords a year
Love watching you go at super speed...well not so much watching as listening to that mariachi kind of music! It gets me going too!! Inspires my feet to get moving. Makes it hard to watch the vid to the end!! But since I am so well disciplined, I make myself sit still and do it!! I do have to practice a lot though! - Did you get a new truck? Wealthy people trade in trucks just because they get dirty! Then there's Sam Walton! - The pushy cats are looo-king good! - Nice job loadin' the bundler, keeping your secret identity!
Great customer service and great product, Chris! Keeps them coming back. Great that you help out your brothers and dad like you do. Those cats have the best barn helper in you! Like yours, ours know when it is feeding time all 13 are at your feet.
@@InTheWoodyard I built a nice firewood bin using your pallets and wire method this old man is impressed with how well it works. My wife and anyone that has seen it are impressed. I tell them all the little bin I put together for my own wood to burn is nothing. Tell them all they should check your channel out. Mine bin is made out of some heavy duty plastic pallets stacked in and 6' tall 8' wide should be 16' long when it gets full. Thank you much for the idea!
Hi Chris, it was great to meet you at Bunyan on Friday!! My wife was the pretty one with the "You can't tell me what to do, you're not my DOG" shirt. Still lovin your videos!!
Happy Leaf Erickson Day everyone. Good to see deliveries starting to happen at the woodyard. Been seeing quite a few loads of wood going down the road the last week or so here in western Washington state. Started seeing smoke come out of a few chimneys around town here.
Glad you can do that. Back in the mid 80s my dad would cut wood and leave it out in the woods and charge people $15 a rick for them to come pick it up. He sold a lot of wood that way, but it was awful hard work for such little money. Nowadays people are charging $60 and you pick it up on the road side. That’s rural Arkansas for you. Location really makes a difference. Last winter I saw a company online in a large city in the north east that was selling wood for $400 for 1/4 cord of kiln dried oak.
@@InTheWoodyard Not sure the size of your bed is. Mine is a 5 3/4 and can hold 1/4 cord without fear of any pieces of the lip of the bed. A face cord is VERY well rounded and usually takes a little building to guarantee it all holds in the bed.
Awesome vid that day Chris! Nice work on that long distance delivery! Looking forward to your vids at Eric’s house 🔥💯👍. See you soon! Andrew from NB :)
I also make firewood for sale as a side hustle being a self employed jack of all trades and I admire your work ethics and attention to customer service while standing your ground and charging enough to make a decent living. I believe that when you take pride in making a high quality product you should charge accordingly.
Nice video Chris. I suspect that a lot of your high paying customers keep coming back because they don't want "just anybody" delivering to their summer homes (or any homes) when they are not there. Trust is earned by being "trustworthy". GNI
Great deliveries. Still can’t believe that was a “cottage”🤣 I’m a little bummed that I just realized I totally missed the Brute Force booth at Bunyan. I would have liked to see that bundler! Thanks for sharing Sir Chris👊🏻GNI
Great to meet you at Paul Bunyan on Saturday! You look really professional in that Stihl hat! Tony showed me a disturbing video you took at his house on the hopper. Some things you can't ever unsee! You guys are ahoot. Thx
Face cord is a term invented by some sellers designed to make buyers happy with less wood then they expected, wood should be sold by the cord of part of a cord,
In the mid-west it is what EVERYONE calls 1/3 of a cord. Terms vary from region to region. There is also rik, rank, row, single stack, triple stack, truck load, logger cord and bush cord. Down south ALL soft drinks are cokes up here we call it soda. So it varies.
@@InTheWoodyard That makes me wonder if a Scalers license is required or even suggested in your area? As part of the forestry course I attended passing the Scalers exam is necessary( written and practical) as well as being check scaled of 1000 cords by a license holder. Cut and split firewood is the easiest product to scale and hardest is a pile of tree length hardwood pushed up by a skidder.
Thank goodness all our wood for our woodstove comes from our property. We heat with it quite often in the winter, when it's especially cold in Central Texas.
@@InTheWoodyard Yes sir it does at times get below zero. When we had the big freeze 2 years ago it got below zero and then last winter for a short time it was. It usually warms back up but during the big freeze when we all lost power it lasted about 5 days in a row. Many peoples pipes froze but we built our house with Pex and all was OK.
Holy hell that's insane. Up here in Ontario Canada it's only $90-100 a face cord. That's semi dry split Maple or Oak delivered. When you convert that's about 62-75 American
@InTheWoodyard then why do you make a title so misleading?? Also the wood I was quoting is delivered as well in a dump truck from 50 miles away 1 way so that's included
That "fool" I deliver wood to owns a national commercial construction company with THOUSANDS of employees and owns 3 multi million dollar properties in the state that I deliver wood to. So he will pay me to provide a high quality product that he can depend on that will work for his entertaining and leisure time. $100,000 to him is like .01 to us. So.......
where I live in Canada there are lots of lakes and every lake has a campground and almost every one has at least one or 2 road side campfire wood stands, little bundles of wood usually 8 or 9 bucks with a can or cash box. pay on the honor system, they sell out several times a week, its a great side hustle for people who dont mind doing some hard work processing the bundles and its way cheaper than buying the firewood from the campsite itself.. the great ones have a few large pieces a couple bits of cedar for kindling and a chunk of birch bark or sheet of newspaper in the middle to light the fire with.
I always charge more for stacking I learned that back in the mid 80s . I got out of fire wood for a few years but I am fixing to get back into it . I used to take premium wood to high end restaurants. Always had to stack for them .
I have been chucking wood into the back of pickups for 54 years (since I was 7) and have never broke a window, neither have either of my brothers and we all sell firewood, so maybe not for everyone.
Yup, few people and lots of trees will do that. In big cities like Chicago it goes for $800 a full cord. Lots of people and no trees....location is everything!
We burnt wood for years and i took chimney out .We got tired of bringing in wood in the weather and bringing in insects and dirt.You and your brother could go around the world for the high prices you all charge
In big cities (Chicago) a full cord goes for $700-800 lots of people and no trees an hour west of me a full cord sells for $150 ..lots of trees no people...everything is relative to where you are.
Hi Chris!! Everyone says that you can't season oak in one summer. But the oak that you are selling was green in the log this spring and now it's dry enough to burn already. It will usually dry in from each side about a inch each summer. So by splitting it small like you did has allowed it to be dry right now. Take care my friend!!😀😀 Logger Al
It's nice you can get those prices where you are. It would never fly here in the Ozarks. People here sell ricks of wood for $70-80... One question, is it a face cord (8x4x24 inches ) or a rick, which is a third of a cord (8x4x16 inches)? When I moved here I didn't know what a rick of wood is and had to look it up. A face cord is half a cord and a rick is a third since a full cord is 8x4x4.
Mornin’ woodchuckers! Would it be an idea to spit it into really small pieces and bundle it as kindling? It is super easy to start a fire with pine.... ANT also the bark from birch, that thing is just like using diesel! 👍
Happy Thanksgiving. Today is also the anniversary of The Great Chicago Fire and The Peshtigo WI fire. This day was also the realization that a standard was needed for fire hose. Because of these two fires and the inability for hose to couple together from different depts, NST was developed. National Standard Thread is now the standard for all hose and appliances. NST is different from pipe thread.
You obviously do not know more that just your market area. In Big cities like Chicago, DC, Denver firewood goes for $700-800 for a cord all the time. Lots of people no trees equals big money and lots of trees and no people equals no money. Simple supply and demand.....your market is not every ones market.
How do you go about legally hauling wood that far? Not sure where you are from, but I’m thinking here in Wisconsin, there are laws against hauling across county lines
@InTheWoodyard wow that is a lot I wonder why people don't import trees we have lodge pole for days seems like oregon should be in the exporting im sure they are but I dont see it .
Most people that heat with wood have other reasons for using wood...Off the grid heat sources are one. Self satisfaction of having it as warm as they want. Nothing feels a s good as wood heat. The exercise they get making the firewood. The smell of a wood fire. The sound of the crackling fire. Sitting by the fire enjoying the heat, sound, smell and sight of the flames. Money is not everything.
If the total mileage was 180 (90 each way), you lost money. Federal mileage rate is 65.5 cent per mile which would be $120.00. It means you drove three hours for $20. Your time is worth more than that, charge more. He doesn't mind paying you because it's cheap.
Greetings from Hokkaido, Japan. Do you leave those massive wood piles made from pallets uncovered all year round? Or at least spring/summer/fall. So it gets wind/rain/sunshine? So uncovered with the rain will help it season? I have similar set up, wondering if I should at least cover top with big tarp. Cheers.
You got any advice on wood splitters I’m looking for something that has a hydraulic, lifting arm and a six way wedge I’m open to all brands. I have an old counting on glacier like you used to have just need to upgrade
Yup, the 3 best brands are...Eastonmade, Wolfridge and Brute Force. They all make great machines. Check out their web sites and watch videos on their different models to find out what is best for you! Good luck!
I live in an area of SoCal that is prone to termite infestation. For that reason I am hesitant to store firewood for an extended period of time, my area dedicated for storage is approximately 1' from the house in a 3 walled space, do you have any tips or recommend any insecides that might mitigate/eliminate this problem?
We do not have termites here but I would put down plastic on the ground then metal or bricks then some kind of wood runners and then maybe more plastic then the firewood???
What little I have experienced over the past few years is most private sellers ruin things for businesses, until trust is established. They are so accustomed to buying at bottom dollar. Also, due to most states have no firm guidelines or price ranges, people take advantage of the firewood sector, usually to rip people off. Its always been a free-for-all in Ohio, even with some businesses like tree services selling wood in " bulk cords" with a loader. Right.. too bad Ohio says sell by the ton with a scale. But it makes a great deal for people at $150-$180 a "cord" to re-sell 😆 I just recently put up $175 for a 1/3 and not one bite. My product absolutely better but its the market. So, whatever, I'll use it.
@@InTheWoodyard That's what I heard about them but another tuber that sells wood likes his, but he stacks wood neat. probably suits him loading and unloading by himself.
Hello! I live in Ireland and I'm trying to learn how to stack & store firewood well, and you talk about the importance of wood breathing, we have a lot of wet weather and I don't know if leaving wood to dry in the open and mostly uncovered will work well for here, would it be alright to only cover the top or for wetter climates would you advise to keep the wood somewhere sheltered/ more covered or in a shed? Thanks 😊
@@InTheWoodyard Thanks for the reply! I recently started volunteering with a charity that clears invasive species, and this year we are currently venturing into cutting, splitting and stacking wood from cherry laurel and this is all fairly new to me so I'm trying to learn as much as possible. If the wood is kept in tonne bags im not sure it will dry correctly and I want to be assertive when talking about what we need to do, but because I'm worried leaving the wood out in Irish weather, which can be unpredictable and very consostently wet most of the year, in a clear space where it can potentially get sun and not be blown over might be a bit of a task, so an open shed might be the safest bet.
Generally how long does pine take to dry? I have my wood stove and a fire pit and I hate to burn the good stuff in the pit, there’s always people on FB market place giving away pine. As always thanks for your videos and your knowledge.
Pine dries fast. And even if it is a little bit moist, it will still burn if you already got a hot fire going. And it will work in your woodstove during spring and fall, when you really don’t need that much heat. But i would recommend to mix it with a little bit of hardwood... and also, pine is perfect if you want to cook over your firepit, really easy to take control over the temperature. 👍
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I love working for people who have lots of money and like spending it ❤
Yup!
Or burning it. Seriously just buying nicely cut split and seasoned wood just to burn outside cuz it looks pretty.
When I lived in the mountains of Colorado I would ask how much wood my customers wanted and a lot of times when I pulled up the would say is that all my wood 🪵 became the last guy only had the wood loosely thrown into their truck. Needless to say they called me back several times for more. I gave them what I said I would. Full measure.
Absolutely 😎
OMG get a job then @@demetrius7266
I do admire your WORK ethics. There certainly is a dollar to be made in the firewood business, especially when you are NOT lazy and when you have innovative quality equipment. That is why I find your channel so enjoyable to watch. Greetings from Ontario, Canada.
Thanks so much for the kind words Barry!
What a wide variety of music in this episode, I dig it!
Yup, variety is good!
That cottage is so beautiful
Yup, it is that!
Glad you have the back for bending over stacking wood at 74 i can't hardly been over. My doctor told me and my brother we worked our Bodys to death. This is way we are having all these problems.
Yup, the hardwork of firewood is tough on the carcass.
We sell 1/3 a cord for $100. Additional costs for stacking/ hauling withing 25 miles also applied. Amazes me how many people just want to buy 1/3 - 2/3 of a cord of wood. Not everyone is burning 3+ cords a year
Good morning all!
Good morning!
Good morning Chris you are hard working man never stop good job ( ty Ron )
Morning Thanks!!
Love watching you go at super speed...well not so much watching as listening to that mariachi kind of music! It gets me going too!! Inspires my feet to get moving. Makes it hard to watch the vid to the end!! But since I am so well disciplined, I make myself sit still and do it!! I do have to practice a lot though! - Did you get a new truck? Wealthy people trade in trucks just because they get dirty! Then there's Sam Walton! - The pushy cats are looo-king good! - Nice job loadin' the bundler, keeping your secret identity!
My truck just got some body work done after a guy in a U-Haul hit me, it looks good now!
A whole new chapter of manhood I've never thought much about trying before this year. Great vid.
Thanks for watching!
Great customer service and great product, Chris! Keeps them coming back. Great that you help out your brothers and dad like you do. Those cats have the best barn helper in you! Like yours, ours know when it is feeding time all 13 are at your feet.
Thanks Craig!
G’morning Chris. That’s an awesome customer. That back window… better watch it.
GoodNightIrene
You got that right! .. AND.... You got that right!
The cover on the wood rack in first delivery would make the wood build up moisture. I agree with you keep top covers and sides open.
yup!
@@InTheWoodyard I built a nice firewood bin using your pallets and wire method this old man is impressed with how well it works. My wife and anyone that has seen it are impressed. I tell them all the little bin I put together for my own wood to burn is nothing. Tell them all they should check your channel out. Mine bin is made out of some heavy duty plastic pallets stacked in and 6' tall 8' wide should be 16' long when it gets full. Thank you much for the idea!
Great video. Thanks for the Kitty update.
You bet, thanks for watching!
Hi Chris, it was great to meet you at Bunyan on Friday!! My wife was the pretty one with the "You can't tell me what to do, you're not my DOG" shirt. Still lovin your videos!!
Yup, it is awesome to see everyone there! Thanks!!
Really great talking with you at the Paul Bunyan Show! We'll have to catch up there or elsewhere again!
Same here, good to see you guys at the show!
🤘Charge what you’re worth! A lesson you taught me long ago
Always!
Uncle Ben coming home, happy Monday Chris.
Morning! Yup, where he belongs!
That was quite the cottage. Good seeing you at Bunyan.
Yes it was! i wish we could have talked some...lots of people to meet there!
Happy Leaf Erickson Day everyone. Good to see deliveries starting to happen at the woodyard. Been seeing quite a few loads of wood going down the road the last week or so here in western Washington state. Started seeing smoke come out of a few chimneys around town here.
yup, the fall is here!
I love the Mexican music. Great job Chris!
Thanks, you have good taste!
Good Morning Woodhounds!!
Morning!
Glad you can do that. Back in the mid 80s my dad would cut wood and leave it out in the woods and charge people $15 a rick for them to come pick it up. He sold a lot of wood that way, but it was awful hard work for such little money. Nowadays people are charging $60 and you pick it up on the road side. That’s rural Arkansas for you. Location really makes a difference. Last winter I saw a company online in a large city in the north east that was selling wood for $400 for 1/4 cord of kiln dried oak.
Yup, in the cities with huge populations and no trees firewood is very high and in rural areas with lots of trees and few people...it is cheap!
I hope you got some footage with your dad. Old people are awesome.
Not much he was busy. I will go again!
Amazing the loosely tossed pickup box of wood filled the 4X8 wood rack almost like you had done this before.😉🤣
Yup, people should take notes, it is easy if you do it hundreds of times.
@@InTheWoodyard Not sure the size of your bed is. Mine is a 5 3/4 and can hold 1/4 cord without fear of any pieces of the lip of the bed. A face cord is VERY well rounded and usually takes a little building to guarantee it all holds in the bed.
Awesome vid that day Chris! Nice work on that long distance delivery! Looking forward to your vids at Eric’s house 🔥💯👍. See you soon! Andrew from NB :)
Coming soon! Thanks!!
Good morning Chris and friends it’s 35degrees outside this morning. This wrist replacement is working fine (it’s chainsaw time) . Keep on cutting
We have frost here this morning....AWESOME!!!
YES taking pics for 4 sure . to cover yourself . 4 sure ,so there is no doubts.
Yup.
Now that’s work!!!😮
Work makes the man and makes a person useful and gives them a purpose.
Loads are looking great Chris.. 3 more for me and I am all done for 2023.. 😁👍
Wow, I just got started!!
Happy cats eating sounds like burning firewood almost.
Yup, it does!
Nice wood. On deliveries. Good to help your brother and dad.
Yes, thanks!
I also make firewood for sale as a side hustle being a self employed jack of all trades and I admire your work ethics and attention to customer service while standing your ground and charging enough to make a decent living. I believe that when you take pride in making a high quality product you should charge accordingly.
Thanks so much...keep cuttin'!
Nice video Chris. I suspect that a lot of your high paying customers keep coming back because they don't want "just anybody" delivering to their summer homes (or any homes) when they are not there. Trust is earned by being "trustworthy". GNI
Yup, good service is valuable.
Great deliveries. Still can’t believe that was a “cottage”🤣 I’m a little bummed that I just realized I totally missed the Brute Force booth at Bunyan. I would have liked to see that bundler! Thanks for sharing Sir Chris👊🏻GNI
Next time! Or you can come up to my place some day and i will let you touch mine!
It’s like that north of Toronto, cottages going for $3M to $15M or more. Boat houses, basketball courts, tennis courts and helicopter landing pads.
Excellent work and video Chris they know what sounds to listen for most definitely 👍 😊😮❤
Thanks 👍
Good money for that wood !
Yup!
I love watching your channel. In my opinion you work hard and do not need to justify or explain your price to anyone
Thanks but others are interested in knowing!
Go !!!! Go !!!! Go !!!!!! Big payday on that load. Nice.
Thanks!!
Great to meet you at Paul Bunyan on Saturday! You look really professional in that Stihl hat! Tony showed me a disturbing video you took at his house on the hopper. Some things you can't ever unsee! You guys are ahoot. Thx
Thanks for coming to the show and it was great to see everyone there!
Wow that’s a great customer lol. 120 a face cord is crazy to me but we live in crazy times. I remember when a face cord was 30 bucks lol
Yup, there are a lot of them out there!
90 miles from the woodyard... his 2nd cottage... and he pays you in cash. Either mob or politician.
His family owns a nation commercial construction corp....big!
@blackman- BAHAHAHAHAHA 🤣😂😂
Or both
there is no difference between the two
Dr or lawyer, bout the same difference
Good morning everyone
Hello Stanley!!!
your videos are a pleasure to watch
Thanks!
Face cord is a term invented by some sellers designed to make buyers happy with less wood then they expected, wood should be sold by the cord of part of a cord,
In the mid-west it is what EVERYONE calls 1/3 of a cord. Terms vary from region to region. There is also rik, rank, row, single stack, triple stack, truck load, logger cord and bush cord. Down south ALL soft drinks are cokes up here we call it soda. So it varies.
@@InTheWoodyard That makes me wonder if a Scalers license is required or even suggested in your area? As part of the forestry course I attended passing the Scalers exam is necessary( written and practical) as well as being check scaled of 1000 cords by a license holder. Cut and split firewood is the easiest product to scale and hardest is a pile of tree length hardwood pushed up by a skidder.
Thank goodness all our wood for our woodstove comes from our property. We heat with it quite often in the winter, when it's especially cold in Central Texas.
Cold in Texas??? I did not know it got below zero there???
@@InTheWoodyard Yes sir it does at times get below zero. When we had the big freeze 2 years ago it got below zero and then last winter for a short time it was. It usually warms back up but during the big freeze when we all lost power it lasted about 5 days in a row. Many peoples pipes froze but we built our house with Pex and all was OK.
Holy hell that's insane. Up here in Ontario Canada it's only $90-100 a face cord. That's semi dry split Maple or Oak delivered. When you convert that's about 62-75 American
You must not have watched the whole video, the wood is $120 stacking was $40 and delivery 90 miles was $140.
@InTheWoodyard then why do you make a title so misleading?? Also the wood I was quoting is delivered as well in a dump truck from 50 miles away 1 way so that's included
Fine job on the Fine Pine!
Yup, thanks!!!
A Fool and his money are soon part, $300 for a 1/3 cord of wood,” maybe”, can’t stop laughing.
That "fool" I deliver wood to owns a national commercial construction company with THOUSANDS of employees and owns 3 multi million dollar properties in the state that I deliver wood to. So he will pay me to provide a high quality product that he can depend on that will work for his entertaining and leisure time. $100,000 to him is like .01 to us. So.......
Was waiting for "pine is fine"!!!!! Because it is!😂😂
Yup, you got that right!
1/3 cord 300 plus delivery 100 wheel barrling wood 100 stacking 100 total 600.00
No, the wood is $100 plus stacking and delivery 90 miles away.
where I live in Canada there are lots of lakes and every lake has a campground and almost every one has at least one or 2 road side campfire wood stands, little bundles of wood usually 8 or 9 bucks with a can or cash box. pay on the honor system, they sell out several times a week, its a great side hustle for people who dont mind doing some hard work processing the bundles and its way cheaper than buying the firewood from the campsite itself.. the great ones have a few large pieces a couple bits of cedar for kindling and a chunk of birch bark or sheet of newspaper in the middle to light the fire with.
Yup, it is like that all over the USA!
blessings😇
Thanks!
Me and my wife can't believe it's a cottage 😂 good video. Using my Ecopro300 today 💪
Yes, it is ONE of their cottages.
This year $870 for 2 cords green deliverd in driveway in April. Twice as much as 4 years ago :/
That is awesome! Good for you!
WHOA! AND $50.00+ FOR GAS AND WEAR AND TEAR ON THE TRUCK AND TIRES!
Yes but I sell and deliver wood to his 2 other location all the time also.
If that is their cottage their full-time home is probably in St. Thomas 🙂
Nope, it is on a golf course here.
Never enough firewood!!👍👍
nope!!!
Hey Chris, to make like easier when I have to pull wood out of my pick up, I bring a hard rake with me. Use it to pull it all to me when out of reach.
Yup, some day I might have to use one, but for now, I need the exercise!
I always charge more for stacking I learned that back in the mid 80s . I got out of fire wood for a few years but I am fixing to get back into it . I used to take premium wood to high end restaurants. Always had to stack for them .
Yup, people will pay for service.
Also a head ache rack on the truck is a must .
I have been chucking wood into the back of pickups for 54 years (since I was 7) and have never broke a window, neither have either of my brothers and we all sell firewood, so maybe not for everyone.
That amount for a face cord delivered that far is totally fair Chris you are always fair to all your customers. Here we go its wood delivery time!!
Thanks 👍 Yup, pays days are here!
Here in South central NY I can find a face cord for $ 70 at any time
Yup, few people and lots of trees will do that. In big cities like Chicago it goes for $800 a full cord. Lots of people and no trees....location is everything!
Nice sticker from Tony!! Dod he also give you a half stick of gum?? Nice deliveries!! Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day
I wish! He never buys me anything!
He's paying to not deal with a headache, you eliminated the headache for this so he paid for it.
Service is what people want, the wood is just a thing but the service is more valuable.
Nice, Stickers, one from Tony COOLLLLLL
yup!!!
We burnt wood for years and i took chimney out .We got tired of bringing in wood in the weather and bringing in insects and dirt.You and your brother could go around the world for the high prices you all charge
In big cities (Chicago) a full cord goes for $700-800 lots of people and no trees an hour west of me a full cord sells for $150 ..lots of trees no people...everything is relative to where you are.
Hi Chris!!
Everyone says that you can't season oak in one summer. But the oak that you are selling was green in the log this spring and now it's dry enough to burn already. It will usually dry in from each side about a inch each summer. So by splitting it small like you did has allowed it to be dry right now.
Take care my friend!!😀😀
Logger Al
Great point! Yup, it dried great this year on the farm with it's wide open sunny spaces and constant wind!
That is a nice haul for a cord of wood, but you are right. You spent quite a lot of time on it. Take care!
yup!
It's nice you can get those prices where you are. It would never fly here in the Ozarks. People here sell ricks of wood for $70-80... One question, is it a face cord (8x4x24 inches ) or a rick, which is a third of a cord (8x4x16 inches)? When I moved here I didn't know what a rick of wood is and had to look it up. A face cord is half a cord and a rick is a third since a full cord is 8x4x4.
It is different everywhere.... we call 1/3 of a cord a face cord...1 row of 16" pieces stacked 4'high x 8'long
Mornin’ woodchuckers! Would it be an idea to spit it into really small pieces and bundle it as kindling? It is super easy to start a fire with pine.... ANT also the bark from birch, that thing is just like using diesel! 👍
That's a great idea!
Morning Chris Thanksgiving today in Canada 🇨🇦 😊 off to work I go 🚶♂️
Morning! Have a good one!
Happy Thanksgiving. Today is also the anniversary of The Great Chicago Fire and The Peshtigo WI fire.
This day was also the realization that a standard was needed for fire hose.
Because of these two fires and the inability for hose to couple together from different depts, NST was developed.
National Standard Thread is now the standard for all hose and appliances.
NST is different from pipe thread.
$300 for 1/3 cord? NOPE!
Not up here in da U.P.
But then, that's part of why I live here. ;)
The delivery alone was $120 (90 miles) and the stacking was $60 the wood was $120
Nice video, I only had 20 truck loads of dry wood to sell this winter. I hope to be at your level one day.
Don't hope, just get to cutting and don't stop, the wood is like money in the bank and it will all sell!!
Good morning!
Hello!
You would never sell wood in Rhode Island at those inflated prices 😨
You obviously do not know more that just your market area. In Big cities like Chicago, DC, Denver firewood goes for $700-800 for a cord all the time. Lots of people no trees equals big money and lots of trees and no people equals no money. Simple supply and demand.....your market is not every ones market.
How do you go about legally hauling wood that far? Not sure where you are from, but I’m thinking here in Wisconsin, there are laws against hauling across county lines
Nope, not anymore, there was zones now they are off.
Looking neat
Thanks!
Even at fast fwd speed I saw that piece hit the rear window! 😆
Yup, once in a while one "touches" the window!
I live in Tucson AZ and a face cord costs up to $800.
WOW!
We get $150 for a chord of red oak in ark.This price is redicalis.I would get electric heaters
Not everyone lives where you do and prices fluctuate depending on where you live.
Nice catfood dish set up.
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West coast we get a full chord for a little over 200 to 280.
Yup, lots of trees and few people means cheap wood. In Chicago a full cord is $700-800 ....lots of people no trees.
@InTheWoodyard wow that is a lot I wonder why people don't import trees we have lodge pole for days seems like oregon should be in the exporting im sure they are but I dont see it .
If you’re buying firewood it’s time to switch.. wood is almost the most expensive way to heat now .
Most people that heat with wood have other reasons for using wood...Off the grid heat sources are one. Self satisfaction of having it as warm as they want. Nothing feels a s good as wood heat. The exercise they get making the firewood. The smell of a wood fire. The sound of the crackling fire. Sitting by the fire enjoying the heat, sound, smell and sight of the flames. Money is not everything.
If the total mileage was 180 (90 each way), you lost money. Federal mileage rate is 65.5 cent per mile which would be $120.00. It means you drove three hours for $20. Your time is worth more than that, charge more. He doesn't mind paying you because it's cheap.
Good thing I don't work for the feds.
Greetings from Hokkaido, Japan. Do you leave those massive wood piles made from pallets uncovered all year round? Or at least spring/summer/fall. So it gets wind/rain/sunshine? So uncovered with the rain will help it season? I have similar set up, wondering if I should at least cover top with big tarp. Cheers.
I did leave them uncovered last year but we had very little snow....I will cover a lot of them ( only the tops) this fall.
You got any advice on wood splitters I’m looking for something that has a hydraulic, lifting arm and a six way wedge I’m open to all brands. I have an old counting on glacier like you used to have just need to upgrade
Yup, the 3 best brands are...Eastonmade, Wolfridge and Brute Force. They all make great machines. Check out their web sites and watch videos on their different models to find out what is best for you! Good luck!
We need some Bigfoot stories from up north.
Sorry I do not believe. No bodies no bones no trail cam pictures.
I live in an area of SoCal that is prone to termite infestation. For that reason I am hesitant to store firewood for an extended period of time, my area dedicated for storage is approximately 1' from the house in a 3 walled space, do you have any tips or recommend any insecides that might mitigate/eliminate this problem?
We do not have termites here but I would put down plastic on the ground then metal or bricks then some kind of wood runners and then maybe more plastic then the firewood???
Your always never not working. Blessings to you.
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Morning Chris
Thanks!!
Obviously he can afford to pay for delivery. What do people do that allow them to have several cottages larger than most peoples homes.
The family owns a major commercial construction company.
I know you love chucking wood but maybe a wood bucket for your tractor too load the trailer? I love chucking but i love my tractor time too. 😊
Yup, it is on my list!
What little I have experienced over the past few years is most private sellers ruin things for businesses, until trust is established. They are so accustomed to buying at bottom dollar.
Also, due to most states have no firm guidelines or price ranges, people take advantage of the firewood sector, usually to rip people off. Its always been a free-for-all in Ohio, even with some businesses like tree services selling wood in " bulk cords" with a loader. Right.. too bad Ohio says sell by the ton with a scale. But it makes a great deal for people at $150-$180 a "cord" to re-sell 😆
I just recently put up $175 for a 1/3 and not one bite. My product absolutely better but its the market. So, whatever, I'll use it.
The market in any area IS the market, so in a given area you are compared to everyone...good and bad.
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Hello!!!
Delivery season is upon you. Time for the reward to enter your pocket.
Yup, payday...finally!
Crunch crunch. 🤭.
yup!
Should get a bed roller and a two wheel wheelbarrow, makes it easier.
I have a bed roller, it is a piece of crap.
@@InTheWoodyard That's what I heard about them but another tuber that sells wood likes his, but he stacks wood neat. probably suits him loading and unloading by himself.
Hello! I live in Ireland and I'm trying to learn how to stack & store firewood well, and you talk about the importance of wood breathing, we have a lot of wet weather and I don't know if leaving wood to dry in the open and mostly uncovered will work well for here, would it be alright to only cover the top or for wetter climates would you advise to keep the wood somewhere sheltered/ more covered or in a shed? Thanks 😊
Yes, keep it OFF the ground and just cover the top, that should be the best besides building a shed that has air flow too. (OPEN SIDES)
@@InTheWoodyard Thanks for the reply! I recently started volunteering with a charity that clears invasive species, and this year we are currently venturing into cutting, splitting and stacking wood from cherry laurel and this is all fairly new to me so I'm trying to learn as much as possible.
If the wood is kept in tonne bags im not sure it will dry correctly and I want to be assertive when talking about what we need to do, but because I'm worried leaving the wood out in Irish weather, which can be unpredictable and very consostently wet most of the year, in a clear space where it can potentially get sun and not be blown over might be a bit of a task, so an open shed might be the safest bet.
Generally how long does pine take to dry? I have my wood stove and a fire pit and I hate to burn the good stuff in the pit, there’s always people on FB market place giving away pine.
As always thanks for your videos and your knowledge.
About 6 to 8 months is average here in the Pacific NW
Pine dries fast. And even if it is a little bit moist, it will still burn if you already got a hot fire going. And it will work in your woodstove during spring and fall, when you really don’t need that much heat. But i would recommend to mix it with a little bit of hardwood... and also, pine is perfect if you want to cook over your firepit, really easy to take control over the temperature. 👍
If you split it down smallish and have it in the sun and wind off the ground it will dry in a few months.
Yup and you get about 2-3 feet of rain a day there!!!!
Yup, you are correct!