triathlete123
ArboristSite Member
Is it effective to dry firewood in a pile?
Is it effective to dry firewood in a pile?
Depends on where it is, how high the piles are, type and size of splits, type of burning appliance, location and length of time. I dry mine in piles off the conveyor but I also use an OWB so not real worried about it. Works for me but might not for the next guy.
What part of the small place called Canada are you from? Piles in a bush will rot before they dry.
nope..only the splits on the outside of the pile...I'm in Northern Ontario. The ground is frozen and there is close to a foot of snow on it, so it's too late to start to build a wood shed. I thought I might get a head start on a pile of logs for burning next winter. Buck and split them now, for I won't have time to do it in the spring or summer when I'm building my house. I thought that if I just threw them in a pile, as I see some people do, that they will dry out to some extent.
Can you stack it on pallets? Or pile it in 4 pallet squares? Neighbor does that and seems to work.I'm in Northern Ontario. The ground is frozen and there is close to a foot of snow on it, so it's too late to start to build a wood shed. I thought I might get a head start on a pile of logs for burning next winter. Buck and split them now, for I won't have time to do it in the spring or summer when I'm building my house. I thought that if I just threw them in a pile, as I see some people do, that they will dry out to some extent.
anything below the tops row of splits, will rot if left unbothered....seen it once tooo often. no air movement...and in canadia,,it dont get extreme hot like down here...Getting it off the ground it key. The pieces on the ground get funky and the pieces in the center of the pile won't dry as well but for the most part they will dry some. If your only option is to put them on the ground then try putting some branch/limb wood down first.
That may be true. In NY that is not the case and we can make piles and leave it there in a pile for a year if you like (hardwoods). The bottom pieces might be wet but generally wont be punk.anything below the tops row of splits, will rot if left unbothered....seen it once tooo often. no air movement...and in canadia,,it dont get extreme hot like down here...
even with hardwoods,, you wont get away with that here...........I split a bunch of white oak I had,,stacked neatly in rows.. and I still had white mold growing on it... and it was NOT punky to start with.............That may be true. In NY that is not the case and we can make piles and leave it there in a pile for a year if you like (hardwoods). The bottom pieces might be wet but generally wont be punk.
Works great in my climate. Key is full sun and wind exposure. View attachment 474585
The top ~2 feet was pretty dry, deeper in sort of dry
anything below the tops row of splits, will rot if left unbothered
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