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Allen Family Firewood
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We are a family run firewood operation in the beautiful state of Maine.
Our focus is primarily camp wood bulk deliveries and bundle wood for our roadside stands during the busy summer tourist season. We also saw lumber among other things. Our number one top priority...always have fun!
E-mail: allenfamilyfirewood@gmail.com
Our focus is primarily camp wood bulk deliveries and bundle wood for our roadside stands during the busy summer tourist season. We also saw lumber among other things. Our number one top priority...always have fun!
E-mail: allenfamilyfirewood@gmail.com
Our Two Most Asked Questions Answered!
Phil answers the two most commonly asked questions on our channel!
#firewood #dryfirewood #smallbusiness #maine #mountaindew
#firewood #dryfirewood #smallbusiness #maine #mountaindew
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Breaking the Rules and Upping Production!
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We are breaking one of our cardinal rules in this video, what do you think it is? We've also discovered a new way to really up our production! #firewood #smallbusiness #production #maine
Boonville - NYS Woodsmen's Field Days!
Просмотров 6 тыс.19 часов назад
We made the journey to Boonville NY for the Woodsmen's Field Days! We met some great people and saw some great equipment! #boonville #firewood #firewoodequipment #newyork @smorefirewood @adirondackwoodsman @NeighborlyHomestead @mountaintopoutdoors @OutsidewithScheib @splitforce_woodsplitter @ShaverSalesINC @outdoorswithlarryrobin @oldguyfirewood @WolfeRidgeSplitters @lillysfarmfirewood @lifeonm...
Temporary Greenhouse Update
Просмотров 5 тыс.14 дней назад
We're giving you the update on our temporary greenhouse as well as bundling all the dry wood we can find to deliver to our empty stands! #firewood #smallbusiness #bundles #camping #maine
Makeshift Temporary Greenhouse to Dry Firewood (will it work?)
Просмотров 4,2 тыс.14 дней назад
We need to dry our bundle grade wood faster than nature does as our roadside stands are running out. We make a makeshift greenhouse to do that, will it work? We hope so! #firewood #greenhouse #diy #smallbusiness #maine
Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures!
Просмотров 4,4 тыс.21 день назад
We are out of dry wood for our bundles for the stands! We are really chasing our tails to get wood split and drying to try and keep up. Still a lot of the season left! #firewood #campfire #smallbusiness #woodsplitter
All New Hopper Feeder for Increased Firewood Production on any Wood Splitter!
Просмотров 10 тыс.21 день назад
This hopper feeder from Carta Equipment is a game changer in the woodyard. No more picking up heavy rounds! Attaches to any wood splitter with log lift hydraulics. Once you have it, you won't be able to live without it! #hopperfeeder #smallbusiness #firewood #fast #woodsplitter Mention you saw it on Allen Family Firewood and Carta Equipment will take $500 of the price! matt@cartaequipment.com 6...
Road Trip to Global Land Equipment, Long Island New York #2
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We're taking you on our road trip to Long Island, New York where we visit the Global Land Equipment yard and play with some big firewood toys! What will we end up bringing home with us? #firewood #globallandequipment #woodprocessing #longisland #newyork #smallbusiness Contact Matt Cartalemi for more info or questions on the equipment. Mention Allen Family Firewood and get $1000 off Raboud equip...
Road Trip to Carta Equipment, Long Island New York #1
Просмотров 3,8 тыс.Месяц назад
We're taking you on our road trip to Long Island, New York where we visit the Carta Equipment yard and play with some toys! What will we end up bringing home with us? #firewood #cartaequipment #woodsplitter #longisland #newyork #roadtrip #mountaindew Contact Matt Cartalemi for more info or questions on the equipment. Mention Allen Family Firewood and get $500 off SuperAxe or $1000 off Rex equip...
Washing Dirty Logs (And a Planned Trip!)
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Washing Dirty Logs (And a Planned Trip!)
Tips and Tricks to Dry Your Firewood Fast! (Increase Revenue!)
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Tips and Tricks to Dry Your Firewood Fast! (Increase Revenue!)
Can You Build Wealth in the Woodyard?
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Can You Build Wealth in the Woodyard?
Covering All the Bases in the Woodyard! (Well, mostly!)
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Covering All the Bases in the Woodyard! (Well, mostly!)
Gotta Have a Plan B: Expect the Unexpected!
Просмотров 3,9 тыс.2 месяца назад
Gotta Have a Plan B: Expect the Unexpected!
Adding Kindling Boxes to Our Roadside Stands
Просмотров 2,5 тыс.2 месяца назад
Adding Kindling Boxes to Our Roadside Stands
Delivery Trifecta! Lumber, Firewood and Bundles!
Просмотров 2,8 тыс.2 месяца назад
Delivery Trifecta! Lumber, Firewood and Bundles!
The Best Pay Boxes for Your Roadside Stands!
Просмотров 2 тыс.3 месяца назад
The Best Pay Boxes for Your Roadside Stands!
Woodyard Inventory is Low (Will we survive the season?)
Просмотров 3,1 тыс.3 месяца назад
Woodyard Inventory is Low (Will we survive the season?)
Bundles or Bulk? Which is More Cost Effective?
Просмотров 3,2 тыс.3 месяца назад
Bundles or Bulk? Which is More Cost Effective?
Key Woodyard Equipment for Mega Deliveries and Free Wood!
Просмотров 4,4 тыс.3 месяца назад
Key Woodyard Equipment for Mega Deliveries and Free Wood!
Solar, Splitting, Sawing in the Woodyard!
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Solar, Splitting, Sawing in the Woodyard!
Putting the Stands Out and More Deliveries!
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Putting the Stands Out and More Deliveries!
From Big to Little and Everything in Between!
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From Big to Little and Everything in Between!
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 👍😊👍
Lol, thanks Jack!
Good topic today guys. I stack everything as Doug fir molds just like pine and even some of the stacks i see it still.
We do still get mold in some of our stacks. I think it’s all prone to some mold if it doesn’t get drying Even some of the hardwood can start to mold, just no where as quick as the pine
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.
Thanks Kenny. Couldn’t have said it any better!
Very good video Mr Phil and Mrs Karen . You have answered a lot of questions . I have wondered about stacking verses piles . 👍🏻🇺🇸
Thanks Del as much as we don’t like to stack it works the best for us to dry the wood. Plus we also know how much we have because each pallet is 1/2 cord. Take care!
Another video with great information! Again, do what works best for YOU.
Thanks Bill. Everyone is different and ya have to do what works for you. We’ve figured out a lot but sure don’t know it all lol
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.
You got it right there just gota keep banging it out . I will have Karen bring up the email tomorrow evening so I can ck it out . Sounds interesting I like homemade equipment.
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.
Thats our problem as well Tim not enuf land . I’m not sure how them jenga stacks would make the trip on a pallet from the wood yard out to the shop but I’m game to try it heck any time I can save is a bonus . I always figured that below 15 degrees wood seems to dry real good .
@@AllenFamilyFirewood it was just a thought. I always try to look at it like, you won't know until you try it but sometimes you'll only try it once.
Those are some great looking logs there Phil and Karen. The split pieces at the end of the process are a work of art!!
They split so nice. Think we found our answer for bundle grade wood
Now that you are using the hopper I sure you wonder how you lived without it!!
I can’t live without that hopper now, it makes life so much easier. Game changer!
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.
We’ve been chasing our tails trying to get wood to dry fast. Keeping up with the stands this year has been a huge challenge! Gearing up already to make sure this doesn’t happen next year!
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 😊.
Thanks Leonard! Just had to shout you out while using the husky leaf blower lol
Great video Phil and Karen.
Thank you!
Everyone has their own way to split wood
That’s exactly it. Whatever works for your process. So many different ways to do things, what works for one doesn’t work for all
Check for tp when you get home before you start anything
Lol, there’s tp all over the woodyard now
This is a great video, keep em coming!
Well it was off the cuff we actually made the video and got it edited all today . Definitely not how we usually do it lol .
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 .👍🏻👍🏻
Over the yrs I’ve had a fair amount of smashed fingers using a vertical . Never gave it much thought till we turned buster into a hit rod just how fast things happen. That pine we do is just totally different than any hardwood being that it molds so easy . If I was doing all hardwood I’d probably figure out a different way but like you we are limited on space but I’m working on that . We’re trying to lease some ground from the farm to store pallets of wood on so we can be ahead for next yr
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.
After we stack it on a pallet we don’t have to touch it again for bulk deliveries. For us it’s easyer to stack on our pallet out of a dump trailer compared to piling because come delivery time we would have to hand chuck all that wood into a truck or trailer bent over and standing on top of a huge pile of splits . I should have talked about that as well as it’s a huge time savings and ya right I always know what I’m delivering when it’s stacked on our half cord pallets .
You done a good job explaining the 2 questions most asked and the showing part of it to. The wind does dry the wood better if the humidity is not bad. Great video. Take care.
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!
Lol, thanks! We appreciate everyone who comments so we wanted to do a video to explain everything. Sometimes the meaning gets lost in just answering comments. Seeing is believing. Take care!
Right in the giggle berries!!!
You know it! It sure hurts lol
Phil, I am with you, if it's not broke no need to fix it, safety is job one.
Absolutely John, thank you!
Very Informative video! and your earlier reply was also on the money... stay safe my virtual friend.
Thanks Sid!
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.
Thanks! We will always do what works best for us. We’ve just had the repeated questions so often we figured it was worth a video
Good one. You need clothes lines, hang the wood up on the line. It’ll dry, right. 🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭
That would be a great solution Noel! 😂
Sorry. 🤭. I just couldn’t help myself. Have a great day. Been humid that’s for sure. 👍🏻👍🏻👋👋
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.
You nailed it Russ . Everyone’s operation is different and so is there climate for drying wood . There’s no right way or wrong way . Just gota do what works best for you.
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.
Thanks Jon, that’s exactly it. These 1/2 cord pallets let us keep an inventory of exactly what we have on hand and exactly what’s going out the door. That is vital to knowing how much we need to produce going forward based on how much we’re selling each season.
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.
Never know till ya try . Some things work and others don’t . The weather plays a big part . I know what works for us but I’m still always trying change it lol
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
Thanks, appreciate that! We figured we’d really put it out there and do a video on it. It’s definitely what works for us and wanted to explain why. Always appreciate you watching and commenting! Take care
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.
Chris has almost unlimited space for his wood piles. Using double pallets on the ground prevents moisture from wicking into the wood. The work process (wood size, species, conditions etc etc)determines what works the best. All of the mega firewood companies put their firewood into huge piles. There is no evidence piled of mold in piled wood.
Exactly there’s lots a ways to do the same thing and get the same results. There’s guys right here in Maine that make huge piles of wood . We just do what works best for us . We get so many comments that we figured we would do a video explaining why it works for us .
No offense, id rather have Ms. Karen explain things!!!😅😅😅 Great video answering repeated questions!! Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day
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Lol David. I hear ya. Take care!
What's wrong with doing whatever the hell you want to do without having to answer "why"........ I'm just sayin......
Some just don't understand. I am explaining automotive stuff all the time, and some of it is kindergarten level knowledge sometimes.
Nothing wrong with it at all! We do whatever we have to do to make our operation work. Period.
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
It is a slower process Brian, but in the long run we know how much wood we have because each pallet is 1/2 cord. When we dump it in the trailer to deliver, it’s easy to know what we have. And when we’re making bundles, we know it’s had a good amount of time to dry. We’ve learned what works and what doesn’t, and right now we’re chasing our tails and learning even more! lol
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
We much appreciate ya watching . As we get bigger each yr things keep changing with how we do things . There’s guys in our area that put out large amounts of wood like you did . It’s tough competition around here selling bulk heating wood so that’s why I figured I’d go in a different direction with the pine and free wood .
@@AllenFamilyFirewood You and your wife are fun to watch stay safe and don't mess up that thumb again
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
Everyone should do what works best for them . Seems like every video we get the same comments always asking the same questions so we figured it was worth addressing it . Production is production and the end goal is the same make as much quality wood as we can with what we have .
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
Believe me, we’ve often wanted to throw RUclips out the window, but we’ve met so many great people through this, and going to the shows and interacting with everyone is great. So for now this is what we’re doing and trying to keep up at the same time 🤷♀️
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.
We sell a lot of bulk wood to the campers half cords and full cords so that’s ware all our ugly stuff goes and ya right it looks better than what most others in the are deliver . I think in the right area of the country with the right spot piling works good lots of people have great luck doing it . Done the right way it will make dry wood all the way through the pile it just takes longer than stacking would in my opinion.
Lets re phrase it,,,, piling wood 15 feet high, 40 feet long is ok,, as long as something is done with it later,,, 1 inch of rain keeps the center wet for a long time.
I see in beautiful Germany, one big firewood operator (1000's cords) piles his wood,, but he has floor heating, and a purpose built air blowing system going up through the pile,,, that'll work
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.🤣🤣🤣
Thanks jimbo I figured it was worth doing a video on that instead of typing a bunch of comments each video explaining it all . I’m just like everyone else I like to do what works best for our situation . I tryed to be a rocket scientist once but they wouldn’t let me in the clean rooms once they read the back of my shirt .
Better air flow on second one
The tote did seem to be better than the pile
No air flow
You have some amazing looking wood!
Them saw logs with iron in them sure do make nice splits .