I'm running into a dilemma with my stacks. I have 34 cords put up that get sun the majority of the day. Now i can't stack anymore beside those current stacks because I'll be on top of my leech field and I don't want to do that. I'm beginning to stack along the side of my property that has pines behind the stacks. I'm leaving enough space behind the stacks to get the riding mower behind them 2 swipes. The front and sides are completly open and stacking method is single palettes 4-5 long criss cross Jenga style. Lots of airflow. They do get sun on the front and sides in the afternoons from about 2:30 ish til the sun goes down. Am I ok. I have no other options. I'm out of room. This wood will be able to sit for 4-5 years. Will the backside closest to the pines that get no sun at all get crappy? Never had to worry about the no sun issue before with pines. Thanks guys.
I'm sure it'll be fine. Sun helps, but it's not necessary. As long as it's off the ground it'll be fine.
One side of any pallet stack won't get much Sun, but even in full shade you'll be fine if you give it enough time, and you are certainly doing that. I am a believer in top covering my pallets to limit water making it into the stacks when it rains. Wind is your best friend for drying wood - as long as air can circulate through the stacks well, you're good to go! I do see some mushrooms eventually grow on some splits on the north side of my stacks. But after 4 years I'll usually find no more than 3 or 4 split that went a little punky in an entire pallet cube. Cheers!
I have to stack mostly in shade, because my gardens get the Sun locations. Wind is great at drying anyways, and the hollow channels the wind through my yard perfectly.
You should have no problem even if you stack right under those pines. We've done this many times and never had a problem drying wood. I remember many times just making wood stacks right out in the woods and leaving them until dry. It was never a problems so long as they did not sit in water. If a bit wet, we just laid down some larger logs to stack on to keep them out of water.
If it can set for 4-5 yrs...you'll have no problem, especially with no bark on it like that. If you decide to stack under the Pines, top cover it for sure...I have a stack under the pines and the dead pine needles can work their way into into the nooks and crannys, holding moisture. Oh, and yeah, I agree no stacking on the leech field...I have heard of Pizz Oak...but you don't wanna be the guy that gets credit for inventing Chit Oak!
The only downside to stacking on top of a leach field is the possibility of soil compaction. Shade is fine for stacks - my dad stacks all his firewood in the woods every fall, right where he dropped each tree, and then goes back to get it the following fall. It's usually pretty dry by then.
Cut the pines down=more wood for the stacks, more room to hoard. Win-win...... Jus kidding...you'll be fine with what you're doing.
Wouldn't be here if not for a little hoarding sickness And with what you've got going on up there, I'd say you're certifiable
It seems I'm the only one who thinks heat (sunlight) is more important than wind. I'm not saying stacks don't need airflow mind you, I'm saying that heat will dry the wood faster. I say this because I did some shrink wrap solar kilns and the results were astounding. If also bears a mention that when wood is dried the kiln produces heat, not wind.
Sun is good...wind is good...both together is the best. But top cover it and you should be golden in 4 to 5 years.... I've got wood in the shade top covered that is about 5 or 6 years old that I'll be using this year. It was dry a couple years ago... But that's the great thing about being ahead... Time and Patience is on your side...
The only place I can stack my wood is I. The shade and it dries just fine. A bunch of the maple and pine is dry in a year or less however I'm sure the other stuff is dry also but it's usually at least four years before I get around to burning it. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk
