I remodeled a porch years back, and pulled off the interior roof lining wood. I set it on fire in my burn barrel, 20 mins later I returned and found the barrel interior almost as white as snow, definitely lead paint. The porch was added to the house in the late 1920s, but lead paint was used into the early 1970s. Great show Chris, stay warm.
Exception to that is poles rejected before there treated. Thats generally whats used as demonstration wood at the eugene show. So they use it for splitting demonstrations, then its burned for warmth in the cold.
Hi Chris, That was good. You didn't just say "Don't burn this" but explained the reasons why you shouldn't burn it so people understand. Here in the UK, a lot of fence posts used to be Tannelised to preserve them. Was it common in the USA too.? These give off Cyanide when burnt...not good in any situation.
A new one to me as what not to burn is Manchineel, found in the Caribbean. So toxic that even rain water coming off the leaves on to your skin will cause a rash and/or blistering. Apparently the Kalinago natives would dip arrows in the sap to ensure a fatal shot to their enemies. Great video Chris, I have a friend that use to burn bowling pins years ago. Nice hardwood with a plastic coating, I asked how long he wanted to continue shortening his life and he stopped burning them.
after burning pallets use old speaker magnes to instantly remove nails from ash there is one tree/wood worth mentioning - alder - it can dry way farter than pine, and can go easly below 10% moisture, ist also extremally easy to split when green
Good Morning Sir!! I'm watching this from frosty SE Georgia, its 19°!!! Lots of the wood you talked about always burned, especially any wood from building material. Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day
Thanks Chris for letting people know what not to burn and side effects from it you covered it all so people think they can burn wood to get rid of stuff saving a trip to the dump well people pay attention smart man here i was around stuff like that and not thinking now have COPD can be caused by smoke of any kind so what seems like fun you can pay for it like me later in life thanks Chris as always giving advice for people's own good
great segment Chris. my brothers camped out when we were kids. they used some sumac for some firewood. same thing happened to them. they were covered due to the smoke. never thought about the pallets that way. i've used them before but pulled the nails and cut them down. good reminder on the others. thanks for sharing.
Railway ties are pretty bad, although as kids we did have bonfires with RR ties and also pallets. The ties are treated with creosote, and they don't burn well at all. Very smoky. Speaking of smoky, don't burn tires for any reason, most likely illegal - but I'm not sure.
on this side of the country, pallets are made to be disposable. there may be chemical spills, but there is no chemical treatment, because the pallet will break before it rots.the fasteners are still an issue, though.
A friend of mine flips houses and a house he got, the previous owners painted the inside of the fireplace with oil based paint. He only found out because those owners left a bucket of the oil based paint in the garage. Total nightmare scenario the minute you start a fire in it
Well, that was interesting. I totally agree with the chipboard, particle board, plywood, treated timber (outdoor 'green stain', any form of wood preservative really) and painted timber. You should definitely have added telegraph poles and sleepers (you lot call them 'railroad ties') as these are soaked in tar and this burns SO hot that I melted the baffle inside my stove. DELIGHTED you brought green 'fresh cut' wood into the 'do not burn' category. This was my issue with yesterday's video! However, pallets. The only pallets you should never burn are ones marked MB, which stands for Methyl Bromide, which does release toxic fumes. I would argue that the vast majority of single-use pallets (which I get from a food shop) would never have any 'chemicals' on them, and they are great to burn. Nails are really easy to get out of the stove - use a plastic cup with a strong magnet in, and when you take the magnet out, the nails fall into your recycling container. i never burn painted pallets - the blue ones belong to CHEP and you can return them. My stoves are designed to burn ALL the smoke from seasoned wood, so toxic plants such as Laburnum are safe to burn as the chemical cytisine is oxidised into harmless CO2, water and oxides of nitrogen (NOx). We don't have 'poison ivy' or 'poison oak' in the UK, but the same would be true of those - if really dry, they will burn and any toxicity in smoke won't be a problem in a cleanburn stove. I would say your advice is VERY good for fire pits or chimineas. They burn inefficiently and give off smoke. And I do use wood which has got a bit of mould. This goes straight from the outdoor logstore into the woodburner, and isn't a problem. All air has mould spores in it anyway, but yes, good practice to not add to this. Thanks for the videos, always entertaining and educational.
I found a article from firewood Manitoba that said. “Contrary to popular opinion, the hardwood like Oak and Poplar created more creosote then the softwood like tamarack and pine”. So I guess pine is fine
Thank you! I always learn helpful information and find your videos well produced and entertaining. God Bless you and yours. Wishing you continued great success😊
Nice talk Chris. Back in the day we had a burn pile out on the farm. Out in the pasture, big natural hole in the ground. After a big snowstorm, all the junk wood was burned off on a calm day. My grand dad could spot a nail on the ground in the farm yard from 20’ away. Long ago and far away burning that would probably not be tolerated today.GNI
Telling everyone about the treated and moldy wood. Better sales for what you sell Professor. I also found out about the poision ivey smoke. Not good to dry and smoke indian tobacco either. 😊
the other factor in particle board/wafer board/plywood, and other engineered wood products is that they are now almost all made with fire retardants mixed in the binders.
I'm 64 years old and have been working trees since 72 with my 4 uncles that worked for tree services and owned their own. At 16 I got my first chainsaw and started doing these things by myself and for friends and relatives in my spare time. I didn't start residential construction until 85 which led to commercial construction in 98 while still doing side jobs residentially. I've been heating with wood stoves since 85 hand splitting and burning brush in my firepit. In my experience, I've cut pallet wood (Elm &oak) for heat. While burning O.S.B. in the firepit and in the burning barrel on jobsites, often using the heat to keep the air tools and hands warm. Also I've burned poison oak and poison ivy and evil climbing ivy in firepits as them ones kill every kind of tree and ruin morter and stucco. For my indoor wood stove I only burn Elm, hickory,walnut, black locust, Ash and oak. The outside boiler I use mostly green wood as it has forced air to assist the burning. BTW I'm immune to poison ivy and poison oak and wasp and hornet stings so you can imagine how many of these have died.
Excellent ! No wonder I have awarded you a PhD F.S. Good tutorial...again. P.S. No moisture meter necessary if and only if you know firewood. Besides, thy are way variable. JMNSHO
Do you ever get Tamarac in your area? We used to throw in a chunk of Tamarac once in a while to clean out the build up in the chimney because it burnt so hot. But very little just once in a while. Like your videos, quite informative.
Great point. Another reason to not allow houses built from it....i get yelled at when i leave some logs or brush for city pick up on some jobs to save customers. Money on removals..then they monthly pick up gigantic piles of the stuff you mentioned along with half of household ,products from a to z...the amount of crap thriwn away is beyond comprehension.....today
Might want to add yew to that list. There is an interesting phenomenon that if you inject water into enough heat you will crack the hydrogen/oxygen bond and you will burn the water. They did this with race cars and I know the Spitfire in WW2 did this for emergency power to a limited amount because it created so much heat the engine would seize. Creosote is mostly formed by a smoldering fire where the creosote condenses on a cold pipe, mostly at the very top. You used to be able to close the stoves down so they would smolder all night but the new ones are designed not to do this and especially with secondary combustion creosote is mostly eliminated.
I think you misunderstood the water injection story - a small amount of water injected into the combustion cycle flashes to steam, and increases cylinder pressure. but overpressuring the cylinders causes other problems. still, Volvo has a family of engines that did this in the late 90s. they used a water and alcohol mix to make sure the water injection didn't kill the fire.
Poison wood was a pretty good one. I agree to all of this not that anyone cares but the Poison one was good. A few years back a Teacher took some school kids out on a hike and the Teacher had no clue what he was doing and used Cactus to burn and cook on by morning everyone was dead they didn't know it was poisonous. Some states do not allow home owners to build or do any repairs on homes with Particle boards and press boards because of the glue in the wood used to keep it together. Pallet's Can be reused a lot of places would love to buy your extra pallets. Some buy it for the use like Chris is doing some buy it for other reasons some buy them to make bird houses out of them so on. I had a lot of them and made a dog house out of it and sold the dog house.
You need to add driftwood to this list. At least if the water is salt water. the ocean salts are no better than the chemicals used to treat lumber when burned.
Nice ! the one from the barn looked like whitewash . On an other note , the electric hoodie you have , any idea on washing it , because of you my Wife and I started shopping there and well , put it this way I have a new wardrobe !!
Living out in the country, where most people burn just about anything they want, I would hope that some of my neighbors would watch this video. In the burn pile of the adjoining property, you will find...Styrofoam, bubble wrap, painted wood, pressure treated wood, vinyl siding, and to top it off, an old water heater! "Merica!"😂😂😂
Simply put toxic wood is deadly to breathe in when burnt. Treated wood is not only bad for yourself when burnt, it is fatal for oganisms, bugs and other animals as well. As Chris said, firefighters have a lot of experience of toxic smoke and other toxic fumes.
Adding to that list: That vessel you showed burning wood in this video, if it is galvanized and not iron, steel ( plan ) or stainless steel. You do not want to burn in such a vessel.
@@kenbrown2808 Of course I am not there to measure the heat, but a wood fire’s temperature can exceed that of what is needed to off gas zinc / galvanized fumes easily. This is toxic. Simply research this information. You need not believe me as there is always someone that doesn’t. Use the research resource before you. Be wise, be safe. Sharing good information may save someone.
@@JF-fx2qv about 400 degrees to start outgassing. so yeah, you do need to be aware of it. but 'll tell you what. next time I use that grill I'll get a surface temperature reading on it.
@ If your “Grill” is truly a cooking Grill it is safe, but if that vessel is of galvanized materials the experiment is not worth the harm. You can acquire the BTUs produced ( assuming you don’t already know ) via documented information based on wood species. Of course your burn experiment and known BTUs are subjective. In short, a safe and proper material vessel is wise.
Ive read ginko trees are poison to burn, but maybe its the female tree, or the male, i do not recall, i googled it again just now, maybe i am mistaken,
Well your 0 for 2 because the first wasn’t wood and the second one is completely wrong 90% of pallets don’t use treated wood that’s why they are so cheap I work at a steel mfg plant we get coils of steel on pallets and I burn them in my outside fire pit and when I shovel out the pit every year I take all the burnt nails to the dump so you are wrong
A lot of people burn wood pallets you stand them up like a ladder and you take your chainsaw or you take a an electric chainsaw can you go down near the rail and you cut off the pieces of pallets that are thin so you make four cuts one on the outside all the way down one on the inside one on the inside and one on the outside what's left on your three rails usually these are thicker than a 2 by 4 they're about an inch and 3/4 thick I use my chop saw an old one and I cut the rails into pieces of firewood I throw everything in a heavy industrial plastic garbage can bring it in the house bring it in the shop and I burn away it's free and it burns hot so I would repudiate the expert who is speaking now who I love his videos but that's my take on it in an ideal world I have plenty of free wood from a tree thank God we got Donald Trump as the new president
I remodeled a porch years back, and pulled off the interior roof lining wood. I set it on fire in my burn barrel, 20 mins later I returned and found the barrel interior almost as white as snow, definitely lead paint. The porch was added to the house in the late 1920s, but lead paint was used into the early 1970s. Great show Chris, stay warm.
You forgot one. Utility poles. 😁👍
Very true. They're coated in creosote for weather/pest resistance.
Exception to that is poles rejected before there treated.
Thats generally whats used as demonstration wood at the eugene show.
So they use it for splitting demonstrations, then its burned for warmth in the cold.
What!? No pallets!? How am I supposed to to get that country boy bonfire that can be seen from space? 😂
Great video as always.
No more ITW cleanup videos.
Great lesson today.
Very good info. Especially the poison and the ivy stuff I didn't know that. Thankyou.
Hi Chris,
That was good. You didn't just say "Don't burn this" but explained the reasons why you shouldn't burn it so people understand.
Here in the UK, a lot of fence posts used to be Tannelised to preserve them. Was it common in the USA too.?
These give off Cyanide when burnt...not good in any situation.
Rural people here use used motor oil for fence posts that i know of. Not aure what else is used.
A new one to me as what not to burn is Manchineel, found in the Caribbean. So toxic that even rain water coming off the leaves on to your skin will cause a rash and/or blistering. Apparently the Kalinago natives would dip arrows in the sap to ensure a fatal shot to their enemies. Great video Chris, I have a friend that use to burn bowling pins years ago. Nice hardwood with a plastic coating, I asked how long he wanted to continue shortening his life and he stopped burning them.
Also creosoted railroad ties, that makes 10. Thanks Professor Chris for todays lesson. 😅
Clear back in the 1900's
Utility poles were creosoted
As well
And that stuff has nasty poison when on fire.
Another great one!👍👍
after burning pallets use old speaker magnes to instantly remove nails from ash
there is one tree/wood worth mentioning - alder - it can dry way farter than pine, and can go easly below 10% moisture, ist also extremally easy to split when green
Good Morning Sir!! I'm watching this from frosty SE Georgia, its 19°!!! Lots of the wood you talked about always burned, especially any wood from building material. Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day
Thanks Chris for letting people know what not to burn and side effects from it you covered it all so people think they can burn wood to get rid of stuff saving a trip to the dump well people pay attention smart man here i was around stuff like that and not thinking now have COPD can be caused by smoke of any kind so what seems like fun you can pay for it like me later in life thanks Chris as always giving advice for people's own good
great segment Chris. my brothers camped out when we were kids. they used some sumac for some firewood. same thing happened to them. they were covered due to the smoke. never thought about the pallets that way. i've used them before but pulled the nails and cut them down. good reminder on the others. thanks for sharing.
Railway ties are pretty bad, although as kids we did have bonfires with RR ties and also pallets. The ties are treated with creosote, and they don't burn well at all. Very smoky. Speaking of smoky, don't burn tires for any reason, most likely illegal - but I'm not sure.
Tires make really toxic smoke, but the flames are absolutely epic!
This is true ,people don't realize what not to burn good learning video
on this side of the country, pallets are made to be disposable. there may be chemical spills, but there is no chemical treatment, because the pallet will break before it rots.the fasteners are still an issue, though.
Great video sir. You’re a true pro!
Very good advice!!!!
excellent, great and simple we have a lot of oleander in South Texas and people get sick every year from that junk, Thanks
Future segments could be how many acres you need and how to manage them to cut wood forever.
Good morning all!
Hey Chris, saw you in the comments on Sandy's channel. Glad we don't have his snow!
Very educational professor!🔥👍👍🇺🇸
can firewood be to dry
Good morning woodhounds
Good morning, James 😉👍
@@DanielAtkinsFirewoodgood morning, heat wave here today 12
@jamesbuchanan7088 : Haha. I have you beat at 24 degrees here in Western Washington almost Tshirt weather 😁 👍
Thank you very much for the video sir.
Great videos!!!! I dont know how u have enuf time to do it all chris! Keep them coming!!!
Well, he breaks down a day of firewood into 2, 3, or even 4 videos instead of filming up to 4 different days to make 4 videos.
A friend of mine flips houses and a house he got, the previous owners painted the inside of the fireplace with oil based paint. He only found out because those owners left a bucket of the oil based paint in the garage. Total nightmare scenario the minute you start a fire in it
Well, that was interesting. I totally agree with the chipboard, particle board, plywood, treated timber (outdoor 'green stain', any form of wood preservative really) and painted timber. You should definitely have added telegraph poles and sleepers (you lot call them 'railroad ties') as these are soaked in tar and this burns SO hot that I melted the baffle inside my stove. DELIGHTED you brought green 'fresh cut' wood into the 'do not burn' category. This was my issue with yesterday's video! However, pallets. The only pallets you should never burn are ones marked MB, which stands for Methyl Bromide, which does release toxic fumes. I would argue that the vast majority of single-use pallets (which I get from a food shop) would never have any 'chemicals' on them, and they are great to burn. Nails are really easy to get out of the stove - use a plastic cup with a strong magnet in, and when you take the magnet out, the nails fall into your recycling container. i never burn painted pallets - the blue ones belong to CHEP and you can return them.
My stoves are designed to burn ALL the smoke from seasoned wood, so toxic plants such as Laburnum are safe to burn as the chemical cytisine is oxidised into harmless CO2, water and oxides of nitrogen (NOx). We don't have 'poison ivy' or 'poison oak' in the UK, but the same would be true of those - if really dry, they will burn and any toxicity in smoke won't be a problem in a cleanburn stove. I would say your advice is VERY good for fire pits or chimineas. They burn inefficiently and give off smoke. And I do use wood which has got a bit of mould. This goes straight from the outdoor logstore into the woodburner, and isn't a problem. All air has mould spores in it anyway, but yes, good practice to not add to this.
Thanks for the videos, always entertaining and educational.
I found a article from firewood Manitoba that said. “Contrary to popular opinion, the hardwood like Oak and Poplar created more creosote then the softwood like tamarack and pine”. So I guess pine is fine
Great advice my friend
Thank you! What’s a good moisture content reader to buy for wood?
Thank you! I always learn helpful information and find your videos well produced and entertaining. God Bless you and yours. Wishing you continued great success😊
Nice talk Chris. Back in the day we had a burn pile out on the farm. Out in the pasture, big natural hole in the ground. After a big snowstorm, all the junk wood was burned off on a calm day. My grand dad could spot a nail on the ground in the farm yard from 20’ away. Long ago and far away burning that would probably not be tolerated today.GNI
Love the learning episodes.
Interesting video.
I agree with your recommendations.
Telling everyone about the treated and moldy wood. Better sales for what you sell Professor. I also found out about the poision ivey smoke. Not good to dry and smoke indian tobacco either. 😊
the other factor in particle board/wafer board/plywood, and other engineered wood products is that they are now almost all made with fire retardants mixed in the binders.
Great video!
I'm 64 years old and have been working trees since 72 with my 4 uncles that worked for tree services and owned their own. At 16 I got my first chainsaw and started doing these things by myself and for friends and relatives in my spare time. I didn't start residential construction until 85 which led to commercial construction in 98 while still doing side jobs residentially. I've been heating with wood stoves since 85 hand splitting and burning brush in my firepit. In my experience, I've cut pallet wood (Elm &oak) for heat. While burning O.S.B. in the firepit and in the burning barrel on jobsites, often using the heat to keep the air tools and hands warm. Also I've burned poison oak and poison ivy and evil climbing ivy in firepits as them ones kill every kind of tree and ruin morter and stucco. For my indoor wood stove I only burn Elm, hickory,walnut, black locust, Ash and oak. The outside boiler I use mostly green wood as it has forced air to assist the burning. BTW I'm immune to poison ivy and poison oak and wasp and hornet stings so you can imagine how many of these have died.
Excellent ! No wonder I have awarded you a PhD F.S. Good tutorial...again. P.S. No moisture meter necessary if and only if you know firewood. Besides, thy are way variable. JMNSHO
Do you ever get Tamarac in your area? We used to throw in a chunk of Tamarac once in a while to clean out the build up in the chimney because it burnt so hot. But very little just once in a while. Like your videos, quite informative.
Good morning Chris!😀😀
Great point. Another reason to not allow houses built from it....i get yelled at when i leave some logs or brush for city pick up on some jobs to save customers. Money on removals..then they monthly pick up gigantic piles of the stuff you mentioned along with half of household ,products from a to z...the amount of crap thriwn away is beyond comprehension.....today
How do you feel about Pine (pasture pine)? Unseasoned??
there are parts of the country, where pine is all they can get. season it properly, and don't neglect the flue. it's not great firewood, but it works.
i'm going to be doing some TSI that has a lot of elm trees, how's that for firewood. I can't remeber ever burning any.
In Minnesota we are not supposed to even burn corrugated cardboard because of the glue. Or anything that has glue in it
G’morning Chris ! Awesome knowledge. You forgot pine !!! Haaa. Thanks. GoodNightIrene
Good Morning Woodhounds!!!!!!!
Good morning, Greg 😉👍
Good morning! 21° and 8" of fresh snownthis morning.
Good job today
Might want to add yew to that list. There is an interesting phenomenon that if you inject water into enough heat you will crack the hydrogen/oxygen bond and you will burn the water. They did this with race cars and I know the Spitfire in WW2 did this for emergency power to a limited amount because it created so much heat the engine would seize. Creosote is mostly formed by a smoldering fire where the creosote condenses on a cold pipe, mostly at the very top. You used to be able to close the stoves down so they would smolder all night but the new ones are designed not to do this and especially with secondary combustion creosote is mostly eliminated.
I think you misunderstood the water injection story - a small amount of water injected into the combustion cycle flashes to steam, and increases cylinder pressure. but overpressuring the cylinders causes other problems. still, Volvo has a family of engines that did this in the late 90s. they used a water and alcohol mix to make sure the water injection didn't kill the fire.
Poison wood was a pretty good one. I agree to all of this not that anyone cares but the Poison one was good. A few years back a Teacher took some school kids out on a hike and the Teacher had no clue what he was doing and used Cactus to burn and cook on by morning everyone was dead they didn't know it was poisonous. Some states do not allow home owners to build or do any repairs on homes with Particle boards and press boards because of the glue in the wood used to keep it together. Pallet's Can be reused a lot of places would love to buy your extra pallets. Some buy it for the use like Chris is doing some buy it for other reasons some buy them to make bird houses out of them so on. I had a lot of them and made a dog house out of it and sold the dog house.
I have a fire pit only. I burn everything that grows in Pa. Nothing treated, painted, or veneered.
Hi Chris you are so right great video love it (Ty Ron
You need to add driftwood to this list. At least if the water is salt water. the ocean salts are no better than the chemicals used to treat lumber when burned.
Yup👍🏻👍🏻GNI
Chris I like your AI videos, their actual intelligence!
Nice ! the one from the barn looked like whitewash . On an other note , the electric hoodie you have , any idea on washing it , because of you my Wife and I started shopping there and well , put it this way I have a new wardrobe !!
MY grand pal when he was a very young boy he burned rail road ties for heat he ha nothing else to burn to keep the house warm
Living out in the country, where most people burn just about anything they want, I would hope that some of my neighbors would watch this video. In the burn pile of the adjoining property, you will find...Styrofoam, bubble wrap, painted wood, pressure treated wood, vinyl siding, and to top it off, an old water heater! "Merica!"😂😂😂
have to get that fire pretty hot to burn the water heater. considering I use the tank from one as a barbecue grill.
highlight of post was the two gingers picking their way carefully through the snow. sorry Chris were you still talking?
Good morning ✝️🇺🇸🙏🏻💪🏻💯
here in the ozarks ive heard people say you shouldnt burn wood from a lightning struck tree..lol..your house will burn down
Chris I'm gonna make a video about my favorite firewood channels. Do you mind if I use one of your thumbnails from a video you made in my video?
To keep myself from burning the wood I don't want burned, I use KY.
Good one. And don’t cook on those woods either. 👍🏻
Simply put toxic wood is deadly to breathe in when burnt.
Treated wood is not only bad for yourself when burnt, it is fatal for oganisms, bugs and other animals as well.
As Chris said, firefighters have a lot of experience of toxic smoke and other toxic fumes.
Chris do you think if we all burned wood in our fire pits we could warm up the outside air😆😆😆
What about sweet gum
You left out railroad ties. I see so many people who say they get ties cheap and want to burn them. Bad idea!
American elm can take 2 years to dry, i burn alot of elm firewood.
IRS tax records 🔥
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I would suggest not burning Box Elder, can be irritating. Just like working with it in your woodshop
Fort today😂😂
Adding to that list: That vessel you showed burning wood in this video, if it is galvanized and not iron, steel ( plan ) or stainless steel. You do not want to burn in such a vessel.
good point, though a casual fire won't be hot enough to burn off the zinc.
@@kenbrown2808 Of course I am not there to measure the heat, but a wood fire’s temperature can exceed that of what is needed to off gas zinc / galvanized fumes easily. This is toxic. Simply research this information. You need not believe me as there is always someone that doesn’t. Use the research resource before you. Be wise, be safe. Sharing good information may save someone.
@@JF-fx2qv about 400 degrees to start outgassing. so yeah, you do need to be aware of it. but 'll tell you what. next time I use that grill I'll get a surface temperature reading on it.
@ If your “Grill” is truly a cooking Grill it is safe, but if that vessel is of galvanized materials the experiment is not worth the harm. You can acquire the BTUs produced ( assuming you don’t already know ) via documented information based on wood species. Of course your burn experiment and known BTUs are subjective. In short, a safe and proper material vessel is wise.
Love me locust......😂
Ive read ginko trees are poison to burn, but maybe its the female tree, or the male, i do not recall, i googled it again just now, maybe i am mistaken,
Would you burn Willow?
👏👍🏻🔥
Wood that I have to pay for
You forgot OSB
Hey Chris baby. Money making man
Good morning "munching beavers". GNI
🤘
Thank you for not saying pine.
2 places you should never burn treated wood . Inside or outside 😂
Well your 0 for 2 because the first wasn’t wood and the second one is completely wrong 90% of pallets don’t use treated wood that’s why they are so cheap I work at a steel mfg plant we get coils of steel on pallets and I burn them in my outside fire pit and when I shovel out the pit every year I take all the burnt nails to the dump so you are wrong
A lot of people burn wood pallets you stand them up like a ladder and you take your chainsaw or you take a an electric chainsaw can you go down near the rail and you cut off the pieces of pallets that are thin so you make four cuts one on the outside all the way down one on the inside one on the inside and one on the outside what's left on your three rails usually these are thicker than a 2 by 4 they're about an inch and 3/4 thick I use my chop saw an old one and I cut the rails into pieces of firewood I throw everything in a heavy industrial plastic garbage can bring it in the house bring it in the shop and I burn away it's free and it burns hot so I would repudiate the expert who is speaking now who I love his videos but that's my take on it in an ideal world I have plenty of free wood from a tree thank God we got Donald Trump as the new president
I hate snow.