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Thanks for the mention! Wish I couldn’t be used for an example 😂 You are very right-it HURTS! Plus it happens so fast. I can’t imagine running a vertical as fast as Buster.

That doesn’t mean nothing as long as you got a good chain that’s what matters

Большую роль еще играет заточка цепи.

I totally get why you split the way you do Mr. Phil. And I figured you were gonna say humidity before you actually said it 😂. I definitely agree with you about the humidity. Great video as always!!

Hello Phil and Karen. You’re right, I can see it is a smoother operation when you are cutting 1 slab instead of 2 slabs at a time. The big factor is that it’s safer the last thing you need is injury down time. With the lesson Phil, taught we might have to nickname him the professor. Keep up the good work. Thanks for another good video.

I agree with you 100%. Different location means different drying. I have been burning wood for 48 years and cut green wood down in the spring and summer and burnt it in the following winter with no problem. I'm in centra Pa. and yes red oak also. once a year every fall I check my chimney and haven't had to clean it in 30 plus years. I use a dehumidifier in the basement for a few days when bringing 2 weeks worth of wood in and never had a problem, but we burn our wood burner HOT, HOT a couple times a day. And yes I stack my wood. What ever works just do it. Great video guys

But, But ,But.

It all depends on your market. Selling green wood is less work and less money. I have stacked and piled, now stack everything. I have the room now so went from double stack rows to single row stacks 12 ft apart, it dries faster in singles. I have had a long windrow of red oak it was dry and on stone. When we had a real wet humid fall it started growing mushrooms. Stacked everything since then. Excellent video.

Piles are great if you want to sell an inferior product haha. It doesnt take a masters degree in thermodynamics to understand why stacking wood would be far superior than piles. For some reason people cant grasp the concept, or they just simply refuse to believe because they dont WANT to believe it. Great video phil!

Air will not flow straight thru a pile but be diverted in many different directions. This allows more surface to get air to dry the wood. Piles have straight thru tunnels making it easier to see air flow with the TP.

Ooh, ooh freeze dried pizza wood. That sounds good 👍😊👍

Good topic today guys. I stack everything as Doug fir molds just like pine and even some of the stacks i see it still.

As time-consuming and pain in the ass stacking wood is, it's the best way the dry wood naturally. You guys have a great system, and it works for ya.

Very good video Mr Phil and Mrs Karen . You have answered a lot of questions . I have wondered about stacking verses piles . 👍🏻🇺🇸

Another video with great information! Again, do what works best for YOU.

Sometimes ya gotta do what ya need too to get it done. Keep on doing what your doing.. i sent ya an email on my new splitter i built so ya can see how easy im making life. Lol.. used splitter at 600 bucks and 200 bucks worth of steel put into it. Gets me 12 chunks of wood every cycle now.. keep them chips flying.

Excellent demonstration, Phil! We stack all ours too because we don't have that kind of room for the big bins or piles! Plus we live back in the woods and don't get the sun all of the time. Could you stack your jenga piles on a pallet to move them in the shop? Just thinking it might save you an extra step or two. 🤔 People think I'm nuts when I talk about freeze dried wood. They don't believe me when I tell them it dries really well in the winter as long as it gets cold and not that in between garbage.

Those are some great looking logs there Phil and Karen. The split pieces at the end of the process are a work of art!!

Now that you are using the hopper I sure you wonder how you lived without it!!

Good to know what works for you and just stick to it. You know your operation better than anyone else, what works and what doesn't.

Appreciate Y’LL Phil & Karen Tks a million for two good 👍 point about firewood 🪵 in the wood 🪵 yard 😊. Husqvarna leave’s blower sure work great 👍 and show how air blow threw the wood 🪵 Phil . See how fans in the work shop is working for drying your PINE IS FINE Phil 😊.

Great video Phil and Karen.

Everyone has their own way to split wood

Check for tp when you get home before you start anything

This is a great video, keep em coming!

As someone with some experience on a vertical you are spot on with why you do what you do on Buster. I would not double up with a splitter that fast! I do not enjoy black fingernails! I know a lot of channels are getting away from stacking and I agree it’s way easier but space is always my issue. Stacking is a must for me and I agree that more air flows through it as well as sun exposure is better. I’m no expert, but I can’t see why it wouldn’t dry as fast or faster being stacked. At the end of the day, we all have to do what works for us in our situation. Great video Phil .👍🏻👍🏻

There’s no way in this world how anyone could not understand the importance of stacking. The benefits out way the easy way of the less touching and piling wood. Your pine definitely is sensitive to molding. The one thing you didn’t hit on Phil and Karen. What is your inventory. Your volume of wood. Not guessing with stacked wood. Really good informative video. Be safe and stay cool.

Another great video! Shame on us, your subscribers, for asking questions about the way you process your wood and try to suggest you don’t know what works best in your wood yard. Thank you very much for your explanation I enjoyed it!

Right in the giggle berries!!!

Phil, I am with you, if it's not broke no need to fix it, safety is job one.

Very Informative video! and your earlier reply was also on the money... stay safe my virtual friend.

Do what works best for you. I split all year long and pile it loose into a bunker. It works for me, stacking works for you. Don’t need to go Into it any more than that.

Good one. You need clothes lines, hang the wood up on the line. It’ll dry, right. 🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭

Good schooling on why you do, what you do. I’m a firm believer in do what works best for you. At the end of the day your operation is yours and you need to decide what is best for you. Firewood is a lot of work and your time best spent for your process is the only priority that matters.

Great video guys! It's also easier for you to load your trailer when it's stacked on those pallets. Another thing is, your wood is stacked in half cord increments, If someone wants 2 Cords, you know and they know they are getting what they paid for. If the wood was thrown in a pile and you use your rock bucket to load your trailer, In my opinion I don't think you would get a consistent measure everytime like you do when its stacked because there would be different air pockets each time. I would be curious to see how consistent a 4 cord order would be if you used the rock bucket, assuming the trailer holds 2 Cords each trip. There is no question when the wood is stacked on your pallets. Thanks for the video.

Another great video you guys i agree 100. I used my bic lighter to check air flow on a nice breezy day. I stacked 6 face cords deep personal wood i planned to set long term.got to thinking it might have been a bad idea. But it still moved the flame. Now 2 yrs later the stacks have shrunk and opened up between them. Piles hold alot more trash the mouse nest are bigger. Just my thoughts.

Good stuff Phil. For your sake, I hope that puts to and end the comment, "Why do you only split 1 piece at a time"? Truly you owe no one an explanation. You folks are in the woodyard everyday. By now you've figured out a few things. Especially what works best for you. Same song second verse. Stacking or piles. Stacking works for you...Let it go. Working in humidity is hard on a body too

There is no one right way to air dry your firewood. Large pallet bins of loose stacked wood work, large cones of firewood in loose piles work, the German style holzhausen stacks (combinations of stacked and loose pile in the middle) work, hand stacking in rows works. As for how fast firewood dries, I think that comes down to initial moisture content and species more than any of the other factors. Chris at In The Woodyard youtube channel has videos on stacking vs loose piles. He's done it both ways. I think the primary reason people stack their firewood, is they have a space constraint for the area to dry and store their firewood.

No offense, id rather have Ms. Karen explain things!!!😅😅😅 Great video answering repeated questions!! Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day

What's wrong with doing whatever the hell you want to do without having to answer "why"........ I'm just sayin......

PHIL tks a million there still a true logger left on this face of the earth 🌎 know husqvarna is KING 👑 on the mountain ⛰ side dropping timber . Phil remember husqvarna DON’T need white or brown sugar in your pockets to run 🏃‍♂️ right on top 🔝 of a mountain 🏔. PHIL remember I still have big jonsered sitting on back of a big pc forestry equipments for a emergency 🆘 buddy . Think safety RAM 🐏 PIPE is the logger trade is known ( standing dead wood 🪵) let me THINK 🤔 80% is one ☝️ off the killer in the timber trade . If your not look 👀 up 🆙 it’s going to get you with time ( mark it down ) sorry to say . Yes 👍 you might be inside a 1/2 million pc of logging equipment with RAM 🐏 PIPE in between cab and boom 💥 sorry 😞 you need chainsaw remove the RAM 🐏 PIPE Phil . some peoples see it and some peoples hear 👂 about it . Take across Canada 🇨🇦 in 2023 were 258 logger hurt in the logging trade with 5 gone to the golden gate . In the USA 🇺🇸 I don’t know about the number because I don’t belong to the logger of USA 🇺🇸. 😊

I think when in a hurry to dry it stacking makes sense but when you have time for production with no rush to sell a pile might make a lot of sense especially for bundle wood. I like to stack to move with my loader but it definitely slows down production in the moment

I did over 20 years in the firewood business I made all kinds of changes over the years I eventually went from stacking wood then selling it I could not keep up anymore. So I started selling all green wood off the processor into the dump trailer and onto the customer they all knew it was green I was doing bulk firewood about 40 to 50 tri-axle loads per year so about 945 tons of wood per year. So every one has to adapt to the market and the type of firewood business you are in or what works best the main thing is try and cut down on how many times you touch the wood. I retired from wood to be full retired but I will still watch you guys as long as you do videos

Bottom line is I've been doing this for a long time I started when I was 15 I'm 67 now I've stacked all my wood in one single row up to 100 ft long and more 1968 quarts would a year I don't need fancy Splitters I don't need fancy tubs to bring me the would I have a simple 10-ft table stack my cuts on it and I do quite well

This is why I don't have a RUclips channel I don't want to deal with people I get more work done stacking and cutting my wood during the day instead of doing videos but I do appreciate all you videos

Ok,so its comfortable snd safe to do one piece at a time. Next question,,,,,, your "ugly pile" is some other peoples pretty good pile,,, and I've seen other folk bundling or bagging with wood you'd consider ugly,,, but it was a good bundle all the same.??? Yes, those wood people making piles with pallet sidewalls 15 feet wide x 60 feet long say are selling wet wood from inside the pile,,, guaranteed. Its lazy and dumb.

Great informative video Philn Karen. You nailed it 100% ! Are you sure you weren't a rocket scientist in another life?🤣 Good explaining as to why your theory of drying works better. Thanks for sharing 👍 Never underestimate a farmer.🤣🤣🤣

Better air flow on second one

No air flow

You have some amazing looking wood!