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Not going to get stuck with green wood this winter!

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by Martin Denis, Jun 9, 2020.

  1. Martin Denis

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    Started working on this as soon as the snow melted enough, rocking an atv, a trailer and an electric wood splitter. Stacked right in the middle of a windy as hell field, will put a sheet of plastic insulation on top held by bricks. You can't see it but there's another stack 90% completed right behind this one. This is aspen, getting a few cords of 8 foot birch logs delivered by one of my neighbors soon. Hopefully will be dry enough by end of fall to throw right in my basement!

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  2. MikeInMa

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    Only time will tell if it gets dry enough by next winter. At least you are off to a good start. Get a moisture meter so you can check on your progress
     
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    Aspen drys quick in hot summer.
     
  5. Martin Denis

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    Trees were chopped, bucked and stacked in fall of last year. Split and stacked a few days ago. They got a pretty good head start!
     
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    Should be good. That is a perfect drying spot. Very nice stack btw! :thumbs:
     
  7. Chris from Sweden

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    Nice stack! It is always nice to look at stacks of firewood.

    In Sweden we often talk about spring as the drying season for firewood. So my bet is that the wood you finished just after snow melting will be dry enough.
     
  8. Martin Denis

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    5 pallets long times 2 stacks wide would be about 2 cords right? This is higher that 4 feet so probably more than that come to think of it.
     
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    Looks great Martin Denis ! Yes, let the sun and wind work their magic while you relax and watch.
     
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  11. Backwoods Savage

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    Popple stacked like that should be ready to burn next winter.