4x4American
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the top stuff will season just fine, but the inside of the pile will not be pretty...the bottom, shoot, if you don't have pallets or something on the bottom, the bottom is going to be awful
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chuckwood
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Well, I've got pallets on the bottom. so you think maybe I should have more but smaller piles?
Its all about air flow bro.
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4x4American
Got Sawdust?
as stated above it's all about air flow. I found out the hard way, it's not worth leaving it in a pile like that. Best thing to do is stack it up off the ground, and put a piece of plywood or something on top to shed the bulk of the rain. some folks will put a board around the bottom of the pile too, to help tame the splash effect. Another thing about piling it like that, is it makes it a bugger to get to the wood when you want it and there's snow. My boss at the farm left her wood in a pile on top of pallets with a tarp covering it. And she'd have me load her firewood racks..so annoying esp this past winter, it was wicked cold up here and we had over a foot of snow cover on the ground for most of the winter. At some points we had 2ft, and in the drifts shoot, you could bury yourself! How much snow did yawl get down there this past winter?
Sawyer Rob
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You had ONE or TWO feet??? We had 114" of snow last winter, that was right here, they had a LOT more just north of here!
SR
SR
http://goldensnowglobe.com/all-snowiest-us-cities/
Im at #2 on this list at 132 inches for the closest city but in reality we had more than syracuse because of lake effect and my location... probably got about 150" or so.
4x4American
Got Sawdust?
yea on the ground, not total snowfall for the winter
Sawyer Rob
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We had AT LEAST 3 to 4 feet on the ground all winter, NOT including drifts... North of here, they had 200 to over 300" for totals...
SR
4x4American
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Yea and guess what, they didn't have any snow down in Mexico.
I'd be more concerned about lack of sunlight under all those trees and reduced air flow also because of the trees. I throw wood in windrow piles in a field every year and it seasons with no problems. I tried it once in an opening in the woods and didn't like the results.
Mapcinq
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Thats the best kind of snow to eat.
Sawyer Rob
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Depends on where in Mexico... They DO have snow in some places... BUT, I don't live in Mexico, do you??
SR
chuckwood
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In the past, I've always cut just enough for one winter, a year ahead of time, and stacked it close to the house in a small shed. This is the first time I've piled it up in a big heap, using a tractor FEL instead of hauling it in a small trailer behind a 4 wheeler. I really don't look forward to restacking, and with all the other chores I have right now, it might not get done in time. We didn't have much snow at all, but we did have the cold temps and I need to stockpile at least 2 years ahead just in case we get a repeat winter. My guess is that I'll find out the hard way, but I do have a normal winters supply already stacked in the shed. Maybe there will be enough dry stuff on top of the pile to get me through.
take your loader and turn the piles once a month thats how large scale operations do it...
they usually have a grapple to make it alot easier, but it can be done with just a bucket
If nothing else, lay some pallets around the pile you have and pull the wood off the big pile onto the surrounding pallets with your tractor.
4x4American
Got Sawdust?
I agree with above stated, poke at the pile every so often. If ya could, open up the canopy a bit to get some sun to it. Anyways, best of luck to ya
4x4American
Got Sawdust?
Depends? I didn't ask what kinda underbritches ya wear
