Joe, you are always looking for ways to improve and become more efficient, which comes over time. Slowly getting better, trying new things, and trial and error lead to finding better and more efficient ways of doing things. Wood yard layout, process flow, and doing different things are part of the fun. Definitely on the right path and keep an open mind is a key element. As Chris from In The Wood Yard always says, more wood is the right answer, and you will sell out of wood so more is better. A good sign that you have a quality product is the fact that you are selling out and you are making sure your firewood is dry and ready to burn, word gets out that what you sell is good and trustworthy means more sales. 👍🏻👍🏻
I sure appreciate you sharing all of that. I am excited to see where it all goes. We were fairly busy (for us) this last week and we will surely be selling all of the wood out. Thank you again and hope you are well.
Thank you Kenny. This process has seen a huge improvement since I made this vdeo. I was sickened by the inefficiencies that I saw while working and then while editing. Thank you as always!
That bundler works well. We need the dimensions on that. That way if we need to build one we can. I also love the new Eastonmade electric bundler. Looks like a solid unit
The Easton made unit looks fantastic. I just can’t see at the scale that I am working that an electric would be an advantage. I think actually the size and the fact that you’ve got a plug it in is a disadvantage. If you had a great area set up and you could be super efficient And you were wrapping every day. I think it would make a lot of sense. Of course you and I both have a way of powering one of these things remotely now. Hope your Thanksgiving is fantastic. I will talk to you soon.
It’s great you’re selling more firewood! Thanks for link on solar lights on Black Friday sale, I have bought numerous solar lights and they all crap out within a year hopefully these are good.
Efficiency comes with experience. I’m sure every single aspect of your setup and process will change over time as you learn what works for you and your team. It’s never done, just done for now
Thank you for watching and sharing. Yes, with more experience, all of this will get better. More space and flat space will be a game changer. There will be a video shortly that shows how much we improved after this. Once you watch yourself struggle with inefficiencies, it gets real in a hurry. We are getting it done!
We do it a little differently where I’m at. We make a pile of logs/8ft wood with the log loader in a spot you can get a truck with a dump trailer to. Then we buck the pile, split it and toss it straight into the trailer. It’s seams to be the fastest easiest way for us.
Do you sell green wood then? So far we have not ventured into that yet. Once our area and equipment changes, I see out process looking a bit more like yours does.
@@oakiewoodsman Yes we sell green wood, most people plan ahead and buy their wood close to a year in advance. We also sell some dry soft wood to people who didnt plan ahead. It's the crap you end up cutting to get to the good wood lol.
ah. Not like that around here. People were messaging asking for a rick of seasoned wood to be delivered on Thanksgiving since it got cold that day. I do not think people think ahead here
I could see that being VERY fast. When my volume goes up, I will reconsider bagging again. When we would have a stagnant time, the bags would bleach and become super brittle far too quickly for our stand.
Michelle and I have been doing quite a bit of work in the wood yard and things have improved drastically over this video and it was in VERY short order. Thank you again and hope you have a blessed Thanksgiving as well!
Glad my sales are still small, because my operations are not optimal. Space is tough here unless I want to handle every piece of wood 100x. I’m sure I can be more efficient. Great job guys and at least you have wood moving 👍👍
Thank you for sharing! We certainly have been moving wood. We pretty much will likely sell out of the seasoned wood we want to sell very shortly. Thank you again and hope you are well!
Good morning Joe. The firewood business is tough work and probably not worth it unless you’re doing it for yourself. I cut my own wood to heat the home and burn about 12-15 face cords per year. It pays off to decrease the heating bills but I don’t think it’s worth my time trying to make money from this unless you’re doing it do it on a large scale. Enjoy. Nazdravja!
Thank you for your input! My set of equipment is every growing (due to this channel) and the process has improved drastically over what is seen here. Another video will be coming shortly but when we did this work, I knew that I HAD TO CHANGE soemthing because this was terrible. Mostly due to mess and a lack of organization. Thank you again!
me too! hahaha. I am borrowing this unit right here and really like it quite a bit. As our business grows, we will see how it evolves and what equipment we end up with. Thank you for watching and commenting
Picking it up and throwing back onto the ground is never going to be very efficient. Like you was saying, gotta have forks on the tractor. On my tractor the forks are always on it, every other attachment for the loader is secondary and rarely ever used. In my yard the wood never touches the ground after it's processed.
Very cool. After this video, I made some big changes and those will be seen on an upcoming video. The whole process is MUCH better now but still has lots of room for improvement. One of the biggest improvements we can make would be to shift all of these operations to a different location on our property.
Here in the okanogan i do firewood on the weekends for extra cash. Do 2 chords a weekend at 300 bucks a chord somtimes a delivery fee. Its a extra 6 to 700 bucks. Its worth it for me. To make it a full time thing would be tough. You would need equipment.
@@oakiewoodsman here in British columbia you just need to go to your village office and get a firewood permit. You just have to follow their set rules and regulations and you can go on any crown land and harvest dead standing trees. You can take as much as you want for personal use. The stuff i sell usually comes from my job as i work with a tree removal outfit and i get all from jobs. I will use some personal to top up a order.
@josephbryson1565 gotcha. Dead standing around here is generally no good. Most of the time it is rotten. Just depends and sometimes you are lucky. I prefer cutting green wood for sure especially when it is Oak. Dead hard oak is just not fun. Thanks again for sharing and be safe!
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Joe, you are always looking for ways to improve and become more efficient, which comes over time. Slowly getting better, trying new things, and trial and error lead to finding better and more efficient ways of doing things. Wood yard layout, process flow, and doing different things are part of the fun. Definitely on the right path and keep an open mind is a key element. As Chris from In The Wood Yard always says, more wood is the right answer, and you will sell out of wood so more is better.
A good sign that you have a quality product is the fact that you are selling out and you are making sure your firewood is dry and ready to burn, word gets out that what you sell is good and trustworthy means more sales. 👍🏻👍🏻
I sure appreciate you sharing all of that. I am excited to see where it all goes. We were fairly busy (for us) this last week and we will surely be selling all of the wood out. Thank you again and hope you are well.
Making it work guys. Keep them stands full.
Thank you Kenny. This process has seen a huge improvement since I made this vdeo. I was sickened by the inefficiencies that I saw while working and then while editing. Thank you as always!
@oakiewoodsman you are doing amazing Joe, don't be so hard on yourself.
@OpenAirAdventure thank you Kenny but it helps me drive forward and provide better for the family.
@@oakiewoodsman that's what makes you so great. You're a good man.
@@OpenAirAdventure I am sure trying. Praying and working...... and doing my best to spend time with the boys and wife.
That bundler works well. We need the dimensions on that. That way if we need to build one we can.
I also love the new Eastonmade electric bundler. Looks like a solid unit
The Easton made unit looks fantastic. I just can’t see at the scale that I am working that an electric would be an advantage. I think actually the size and the fact that you’ve got a plug it in is a disadvantage. If you had a great area set up and you could be super efficient And you were wrapping every day. I think it would make a lot of sense. Of course you and I both have a way of powering one of these things remotely now. Hope your Thanksgiving is fantastic. I will talk to you soon.
@oakiewoodsman i can see the advantages & disadvantages of what your saying.
It’s great you’re selling more firewood! Thanks for link on solar lights on Black Friday sale,
I have bought numerous solar lights and they all crap out within a year hopefully these are good.
So far these have been very good and have laster over 1 year and so far do not seem like they are giving up the ghost. Thank you sir!
Efficiency comes with experience. I’m sure every single aspect of your setup and process will change over time as you learn what works for you and your team. It’s never done, just done for now
Thank you for watching and sharing. Yes, with more experience, all of this will get better. More space and flat space will be a game changer. There will be a video shortly that shows how much we improved after this. Once you watch yourself struggle with inefficiencies, it gets real in a hurry. We are getting it done!
We do it a little differently where I’m at.
We make a pile of logs/8ft wood with the log loader in a spot you can get a truck with a dump trailer to.
Then we buck the pile, split it and toss it straight into the trailer.
It’s seams to be the fastest easiest way for us.
Do you sell green wood then? So far we have not ventured into that yet. Once our area and equipment changes, I see out process looking a bit more like yours does.
@@oakiewoodsman Yes we sell green wood, most people plan ahead and buy their wood close to a year in advance.
We also sell some dry soft wood to people who didnt plan ahead. It's the crap you end up cutting to get to the good wood lol.
ah. Not like that around here. People were messaging asking for a rick of seasoned wood to be delivered on Thanksgiving since it got cold that day. I do not think people think ahead here
Just gotta find that groove where it all goes as smooth as possible👍🏻 Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving! I do appreciate you as always, and I hope that your holiday is great!
It might just be me but figuring out the process is the fun part.
hmmmm...... interesting perspective! Thank you D!
I switched to bags about 2 years ago and I will say that each have their advantages and disadvantages.
how were you bundling before man?
@ we had a bundler much like yours. We use the wolfridge bagger now.
I could see that being VERY fast. When my volume goes up, I will reconsider bagging again. When we would have a stagnant time, the bags would bleach and become super brittle far too quickly for our stand.
@ I'm switching to plastic mesh bags that are uv resistant from Quadel industrial supply.
@@WilleysFirewood I am going to need to check into those. Are those the ones that you have to tie or hog ring on both ends?
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
Thank you Ted! Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy thanksgiving buddy!
Happy Thanksgiving sir! Hope you are well and thanks for stopping by again man
Those hooks are handy
For sure man!
Nice work Joe & Your Better Half 😎 Happy Thanksgiving 🦃
Michelle and I have been doing quite a bit of work in the wood yard and things have improved drastically over this video and it was in VERY short order. Thank you again and hope you have a blessed Thanksgiving as well!
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving Todd!
Always room for improvement. Keep cuttin' brother!
Thank you Travis!
Glad my sales are still small, because my operations are not optimal. Space is tough here unless I want to handle every piece of wood 100x. I’m sure I can be more efficient. Great job guys and at least you have wood moving 👍👍
Thank you for sharing! We certainly have been moving wood. We pretty much will likely sell out of the seasoned wood we want to sell very shortly. Thank you again and hope you are well!
👍👍 happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving CF! Thank you for watching another!
Good morning Joe. The firewood business is tough work and probably not worth it unless you’re doing it for yourself. I cut my own wood to heat the home and burn about 12-15 face cords per year. It pays off to decrease the heating bills but I don’t think it’s worth my time trying to make money from this unless you’re doing it do it on a large scale. Enjoy. Nazdravja!
Thank you for your input! My set of equipment is every growing (due to this channel) and the process has improved drastically over what is seen here. Another video will be coming shortly but when we did this work, I knew that I HAD TO CHANGE soemthing because this was terrible. Mostly due to mess and a lack of organization. Thank you again!
New subscriber here. Keep it up you will find your efficiency. It takes time. I wish I had a bundler like you have
me too! hahaha. I am borrowing this unit right here and really like it quite a bit. As our business grows, we will see how it evolves and what equipment we end up with. Thank you for watching and commenting
😁welcome 2 the Oakie fam, Y'all have a great Thanksgiving and see ya on the next one Shotliff's!!👊
DR, thank you as always sir!
Hi, new subscriber here!
Great work! I worked on my woodpile today, snow covered of course!
Enjoy your weekend! 😊
Thank you for stopping by and watching. I appreciate you letting me know you are here!
Good job buddy. Ready to fall some bluff side timber? Lol
I have a cool tool coming that will be super useful for that job. Will talk with you soon.
Picking it up and throwing back onto the ground is never going to be very efficient. Like you was saying, gotta have forks on the tractor. On my tractor the forks are always on it, every other attachment for the loader is secondary and rarely ever used. In my yard the wood never touches the ground after it's processed.
Very cool. After this video, I made some big changes and those will be seen on an upcoming video. The whole process is MUCH better now but still has lots of room for improvement. One of the biggest improvements we can make would be to shift all of these operations to a different location on our property.
Here in the okanogan i do firewood on the weekends for extra cash. Do 2 chords a weekend at 300 bucks a chord somtimes a delivery fee. Its a extra 6 to 700 bucks. Its worth it for me. To make it a full time thing would be tough. You would need equipment.
Good work! Where do you get your wood from? Tree service?? Thank you for watching and sharing!
@@oakiewoodsman here in British columbia you just need to go to your village office and get a firewood permit. You just have to follow their set rules and regulations and you can go on any crown land and harvest dead standing trees. You can take as much as you want for personal use. The stuff i sell usually comes from my job as i work with a tree removal outfit and i get all from jobs. I will use some personal to top up a order.
@josephbryson1565 gotcha. Dead standing around here is generally no good. Most of the time it is rotten. Just depends and sometimes you are lucky. I prefer cutting green wood for sure especially when it is Oak. Dead hard oak is just not fun. Thanks again for sharing and be safe!
We mostly have Douglas fir and Ponderosa pine and birch but its usually rotten. We like fir here.
For is glorious! I would live to cut some. Someday!
That sawmill looks lonely
It sure is!
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Thank you DR!
@@oakiewoodsman 👊
Happy Thanksgiving
Thank you! You too man. Enjoy the day !