With 3 acres, you should have plenty of storage space. What kind of wood hauler do you have? Truck? Trailer? Equipment? You will see pictures we post of loaded trucks and trailers. Some of the pictures are of modified or beefed up vehicles. Be careful when hauling wood, because it is a lot heavier than you think. Start with small loads and see what your equipment will safely do. This is a big deal. You can haul more dry wood than wet wood. Make sure your stacks are easily accessible year round. The last thing you want is muddy ground or huge drifts between your house and the stacks. Level or downhill to the house is also a great idea. Pulling a load of wood up a snowy/icy hill is asking for trouble.
Welcome to the forum Mark. You have been given some good advice so far. May I also add this link: (1) Primer on Woodburning by Backwoods Savage | Firewood Hoarders Club You may read it online or even copy it to your computer so it can be read anytime. I hope you find it as useful as many others have over the years. Learning the different trees does take some time but it can be done. I think the best way is to find someone well experienced in identifying trees and pick 3 or 4 or as many as 6 that are available in your area. Learn these and learn them well. Later you may add another tree or two and soon folks will think you are a pro. Good luck.
Welcome and you’ve gotten a Masters degree in firewood in the previous replies. These folks know what they are talking about from years of experience ..One word of caution…Be thinking up some really good plausible “reasons” for your wife why it’s essential to have multiple saws, splitting mauls, pickup trucks, trailers….Well you get the idea
Welcome to the club What kind and size of a chainsaw do you have I use picture this to help identify trees
