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[@joeford7350]

You and your brother are the two hardest working guys I have ever seen! Get your self that tractor.

[@InTheWoodyard]

I am working on it Joe! Thanks!

[@tb4482]

Hearing you walk thru the snow was like nails on a chalk board. Nice pallet haul.

[@InTheWoodyard]

It was! That is why I did it!

[@caseydayl6729]

Watch every day. Been selling a little hear and there. Got alot of good information from you. Thanks.

[@InTheWoodyard]

I appreciate that Casey!

[@TakeNoneForTheTeam]

Thank you for your vid and your time.

[@InTheWoodyard]

My pleasure!

[@tjinnes]

You did right! Good score on the pallets. I am moving to the same system you talked about--pallet upright on the end of the pile to save time cribbing.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes! I will be nice when the stacking begins!

[@johnphillips770]

Hope you are having a great day

[@InTheWoodyard]

Every day is a great day when I am vertical!

[@johnphillips770]

@@InTheWoodyard lol

[@marythornsberry6486]

You say you don't like snow....but I see you playing in it a lot...........Hee Hawwwww!!!!!!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes, some times I make snow angels for fun too!!!! HA! Not really!

[@larrylefebvre2237]

Hi Chris, nice score on the pallets. You should perhaps make a habit of driving by your neighbor's place on your way to the wood yard in case there is are pallets and pick them up. This way you can deplete the supply and they won't have to advertise to get rid of them and have a steady supply for yourself!! Perhaps when you come back from delivering a load of wood in your trailer you can also pick them up and easily dump them in your yard. Keep up the great videos.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Great idea, I already did one day and got three more and I will make it a weekly stop now!

[@jasone9]

I pound 2 steel t posts in the ground and then stand a pallet on end over the t posts so that the t posts run through the pallet like forks would. Then just line pallets up on the ground and stack away. If I have an abundance of pallets I will use pallets the same way every 8 ft as dividers.

[@InTheWoodyard]

That sounds great to me!!

[@darrenthomson9071]

Great idea with the t posts .. love this youtube channel.. so muçh to learn as a rookie wood guy .. big thanks to Chris for all his videos

[@InTheWoodyard]

@@darrenthomson9071 You are very welcome!

[@HILLBILLYSFIREWOOD]

That blue pallet is a keeper. somebody lost a deposit on it. treated will last forever.. Have a good one. Take care..

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for the info Mr.Bee!

[@mitchz.6234]

Chris, can't believe you didn't take the DUMP trailer...easy on.. easy off ....one trip!!......Catch ya tomorrow

[@InTheWoodyard]

The dump trailer had a load of wood on it for delivery.

[@THACOLLECTA]

im part of the "little bit of snow " croud😆

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, snow happens here a lot!

[@timthompson5885]

Gotta love snow hahahaha!!! Wow just got them pallets in time!! Wonder what that guy said when he pulled in there??? Lol!!

[@InTheWoodyard]

I have been in his position before too!

[@Lifeinthe906]

Free pallets are good pallets. I gotta get hunting for some . Hey...spring is on the way!!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Ya, get after it!

[@harveyroad6]

I used wood palets for a few years but the gaps made them dangerous for the ankles. Especially the helpers. A couple of years ago I asked some public works guys I know by the lake if they knew of any old docks folks were getting rid of in decent shape. Within an hour I had two 6 by 16 foot pressure treated docks delivered to my yard. Free. Then last summer a neighbor had nine twelve foot sections four feet wide. All free! Well I cut up and burned the old palets that day. Now I have enough room to pile 20 cord off the ground. If I were you I would add wood in those wide gaps between the boards.

[@InTheWoodyard]

The docks sound great!

[@stannelson2582]

Have you seen how on Firewood Midwest uses angle braces and stand a pallet up at the end of a run. Then at least the far end you don’t have to cross the ends to get them to stand up. Quick and easy.

[@DanielAtkinsFirewood]

I use metal fence posts to hold up pallets on the end..

[@stannelson2582]

@@DanielAtkinsFirewood I stand up a pallet then but one up to the end. One screw in each end of angle iron at a 45. Then when they are empty they fold down on top for storage.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes, I am going to do that too!

[@stannelson2582]

@@DanielAtkinsFirewood I don’t have very many of those good expensive post so I use what I have because I’m cheap lol. Daniel have a great day.

[@DanielAtkinsFirewood]

@@stannelson2582 : I lucked out a fre times on Offerup or Craigslist where I was able to get a whole lot of them for about 2 bucks a piece..

[@peterranger7276]

Hi Chris, have a few pick up points for pallets in town so do the rounds when I go in and get what I can, I stand a pallet vertical every third pallet, helps with drying and can separate different species, love the channel stay warm, Regards Pete from New Zealand.

[@InTheWoodyard]

YES ! I plan on using vertical pallets to separate the cords in the rows. Thanks Peter!

[@reesegary]

You didn't do anything wrong and your not too ugly. But, you did do good on those pallets. Especially the blue painted ones. I believe when they have blue or red paint on them. They were built to be returned and reusable. Usually with a deposit fee. So, they are really good pallets. Cool video Chris 👍🇺🇸

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks Gary, I feel better now! Ya, other people told me the same thing about the blue pallet!

[@backtobasicstipswithtomrib19]

I have access to free IBC totes and pallets getting to like the IBC totes more and more but still use pallets also. if the are broken beyond repair I use them in the fur shed wood burner. Here a lot of the newer ones are cottonwood. They break easier then the old oak that I still get every so often .Nice haul you made. Noticed a neighbor has a bunch of pallets guess I better go get em LOL

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes, if you can get them do it or I'll come and get them!

[@ke6bnl]

I picked up about 60 plastic palkets FREE, experimenting with these. FREE wood tree containers picking up tomarrow, see how they work to put split wood into.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Ed, are they the blue light plastic pallets? I have a bunch. They are okay but break easily in the cold.

[@ke6bnl]

@@InTheWoodyard the blue ones I sold off and kept a bunch of the black ones that can be reversed same top and bottom. They should take the So California high desert sun. We heat with firewood only BUT we see lows in the low 30's only. I can't imagine the Temps you deal with.

[@InTheWoodyard]

@@ke6bnl Ya, I have a few of the black ones too, they are good!

[@nathanhatch2924]

Thanks for all the Videos you have inspired me to start a little firewood gig.. i have build a firewood stand for my kids (8 and 10) to manage at the end of our drive. very successful so far! you are 100% right you can never have too much wood!

[@InTheWoodyard]

That is awesome! Good to hear!

[@MPH-iq5md]

Hi Chris, in the UK that amount of snow would bring the country to a halt, we’re just not used to it and people are so soft (especially the young ones)! I can’t get my head around why you don’t get something bigger than that snow blower, you spend hours walking up and down and I don’t see what value it is adding. If you aren’t going to get a tractor or skid steer, get something which you can attach to your truck to clear the snow in less time. Pallets were a good find.

[@InTheWoodyard]

I am going to get a tractor!

[@MPH-iq5md]

@@InTheWoodyard I can’t wait to see that video! Hope you get some springtime weather soon.

[@InTheWoodyard]

@@MPH-iq5md It warmed up a lot the past couple days here!

[@coreyriley7160]

G’afternoon Chris. Nice timing on the sweet score ! Keep up the moderately satisfying work. Irene : I wish you a Good Evening

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thank you! You too!

[@BossFirewoodandHomesteading]

Love the Free Pallets! I get them from my neighbors as well. Keep them awesome vides coming my friend.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad you like them!I have not missed a day in about 8 months now and I am not going to stop!

[@dropedlow33]

snow blowing part of the wood yard

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, it used to be before I got the tractor!

[@tonybunch543]

👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yo! Tony!

[@wadepennington1733]

Thanks for another great video, In the Woodyard! You got yourself a good load of pallets! Can’t wait for spring weather to come so we can see some more firewood action! See you tomorrow and GNI

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks! You too!

[@lliamarden8560]

I swing by my local aubuchon hardware almost every day to check for free ones. There's another place in town that charges $1.00, but they can be high quality. So if I'm looking for something especially clean and sturdy I might occasionally go there but haven't for a long time.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes, you always have to be looking!

[@sootie620]

Good morning from a snow free Northern Ireland, we just had 2 very light falls of snow this year of about 2-3 inches each time and both only hung around for about 2-3 days. 👍

[@rodneysweetnam8653]

Hi Brian - Big Rodders here. What part of NI are you in? I'm based in Lisburn.

[@dennishayes65]

My great great great grandfather & family came from county cavan to the USA back in 1828 ! He came to the Milwaukee area ! My great great grandfather came to Minnesota & settled with his family in Renville county ! My brothers & I own the farm he settled in 1866 !

[@rodneysweetnam8653]

@@dennishayes65 Hi - Big Rodders again. Fascinating story. Co Cavan is 80 miles from me. Cavan is on the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Your family emigrated 20 years before the famine, I wonder what was the motivation. Google the Mellon Folk Park in Omagh. They record the history of emigration to America and are a great source of reference. My mother's uncle, who was 27 years older than her father, who left home and never met his youngest brother, emigrated to San Francisco and was caught up in the earthquake. He wrote home to say he was safe using the cuff of his shirt as he had no paper and the letter arrived in due course.

[@sootie620]

@@rodneysweetnam8653 Moneymore, between Cookstown and Magherafelt 👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for sharing Brian!

[@jimmybradley4253]

Free is my favorite F word

[@InTheWoodyard]

It is a good one!

[@OutdoorsEngineer]

Free pallets are the best!! I utilize them all the time for wood stacking

[@InTheWoodyard]

That is because you are smart!

[@fishinwithish]

How can you tell the maple skids over the others? What gives it away? I can tell oak by the rays running perpendicular to the growth rings.

[@InTheWoodyard]

The grain and texture of the wood and sometimes the weight.

[@tombryan720]

I remember those blue pallets, they ain't no joke. The guy with the dump trailer got smoked but it happens to the best of us. Have a good one

[@DanielAtkinsFirewood]

Heck yea.. I have a few blue pallets and they are heavy for sure.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Hello Daniel!

[@DanielAtkinsFirewood]

@@InTheWoodyard : hahaha you do see me.. Guess this means I suck at hiding.. LoL😁👍

[@DanielAtkinsFirewood]

When the pallets are done and shot what do you do with them ??

[@InTheWoodyard]

Burn or just dump them!

[@davidedwards3734]

Good score on the pallets!!! I scored about 36 today!! My price was really cheap. Think I paid the same as you did!! Thanks for the reminder to try and score pallets when available

[@InTheWoodyard]

Great job! Free is good!

[@PurpleCollarLife]

How many steps do you get in snow blowing all that area?

[@InTheWoodyard]

All of them! It usually takes 1.5-2 hours at about 2 mph so maybe 3-4 miles and a 3' step and 5280 feet in one mile so maybe 5000-6000 steps.

[@stephenjambard64]

Every morning my coffee, eggs, and a new video from "In the woodyard". Thanks Chris! Word of the day is "TRACTOR". lol

[@InTheWoodyard]

You bet Stephan!

[@mattofthenorth]

Yeah ya need a pile for da piles dontcha know!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Ya darehey!

[@rodneysweetnam8653]

Hi Chris - it's Big Rodders in Ireland. You asked, so I'll poke your buttons. Not sure how you intend to secure the vertical end pallets. What works for me is that I have a stock of 6 to 8 ft lengths of rope. I tie them at 45 degrees from the horizontal pallet to the end vertical pallets at the front and back. Sounds complicated to explain but it couldn't be simpler. Cheap, versatile and secure - what more could you want?

[@InTheWoodyard]

Hey! That is a good idea, I can get miles of free rope too!

[@waynerowan290]

Writing something from the Banana Belt.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks Wayne!

[@joelbutler7501]

It would be hilarious to see you and Dan from Back 40 Firewood get together for a day of woodyard antics. Have him bring his tractor over so you can test drive it.

[@DanielAtkinsFirewood]

That would make an AWSOM video..

[@InTheWoodyard]

We will someday!

[@brucearney9536]

If it's free, it's for me! Have a great day.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks Bruce!

[@chipseal9403]

As per your request; Sometin'

[@InTheWoodyard]

Ok!

[@marcelw223]

The blue and the orange pallets are made for the grocery warehouses, they are usually 80-90 lbs. Heavy duty for the high racking systems. There I wrote something just in case you were interested! lol 👍😎

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for the info Marcel!

[@brianfletcher7942]

Good morning, Chris. Did you build your studio building or buy it? Hi is long ago? How much land is on your woodyard site?

[@InTheWoodyard]

Morning! I built it with a contractor in 2002, 4 acres.

[@KillingerUSA]

SCORE!!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes!

[@noelstractors-firewood57]

Thanks again for the video Chris. In my area the blue pallets are some sort of hardwood and the business don’t like throwing those out. The hard wood ones must be expensive to make. A lot of people here, including myself cut up pallets for firewood. I don’t do it much myself, because they nasty to cut. Very hard on the back. When you hit a nail or stable, you know what that will do to a chain, and the chain can grab them and throw them out. Not good. But very good burning wood. I know some people here pick them up like you do and then repair them , then sell them to company’s who do a lot of shipping out or whoever wants them. Have a good day.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks Noel, yes people do that here too!

[@kevinmason3086]

Alot of deer on the wall you should show us all the deer on the wall sometime. I get free skids about 6-7 miles away from my house.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes, some day I will do a bonus show on the deer!

[@stevesedgwick5789]

Anders Celsius (1701-1744) born in Sweden. Celsius used to be called Centigrade. Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, a German scientist born in Poland in 1686 - great temperature system 300 years ago Virtually every country on earth aside from the United States measures temperature in Celsius.

[@DanielAtkinsFirewood]

Thanks for the info. Somthing I didn't know..

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for the info Steve!

[@aldiminico6513]

You cleaned out your neighbors yard for him. Too bad for the guy who showed up late😂 Cut up pallets make for good kindling and a hot bed of coals! Nice Haul, Chris👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

You got that right! Thanks Al!

[@johnhaug5527]

Chris, your sarcasm about, "I need to start working out" still has me laughing.

[@InTheWoodyard]

I do! I am in pitiful shape now, I used to be a runner and would put in 5-8 miles every day until I was 50, my knees said stop it!

[@outsideinmichigan]

Doesn’t get any better than that a bunch of pallets right next door.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, finally I was a winner for a change! Thanks Dean!

[@adamcarter5678]

Nice score Chris! And you got to watch the other guy show up with his dump trailer to a piece of plywood and 3 busted up pallets Ha Ha!

[@InTheWoodyard]

I smiled when I saw it!!!

[@matthewnasci2646]

A regular Beverly hillbillies load on your truck.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Heck fire uncle Jed!

[@vdsgw52]

You have probably said before but what camera are you using and what wireless mic? It works great.

[@InTheWoodyard]

All of my videos are done with a single gopro hero 7 black and I use a Rode wireless mic.

[@RATEDRHUSTLAS]

My normal morning coffee routine watching in the Woodyard. Except today is like Christmas morning as a kid. 14 cord load of birch on its way! (That's premium firewood where I'm at)

[@InTheWoodyard]

Sweeeet! Birch is great fireplace and campfire wood here.

[@terrencewalker2108]

Ever thought about retiring to Florida?

[@InTheWoodyard]

No, I like the seasons just not snow for months on end over and over!

[@lliamarden8560]

The quickrete pallets are a nice find because the slats run along the 48 inch length rather than the 40 inch, so it can add up nicer for face cord/cord lengths and stacking across the slats.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Good to know Lliam!

[@andystampfli9127]

Is you take the crap pallets you can use them to fix the good ones with the missing stringers... Just a thought.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes, But I find enough good ones most of the time.

[@deanmagnuson2993]

Good morning from Grand Forks

[@InTheWoodyard]

Good morning!

[@chrisavila2073]

Why dont you get a plow for truck

[@InTheWoodyard]

Because I am going to get a tractor with a plow!

[@Aaronzap15]

Love free pallets! I’ve been trying to stock up Myself. Specially when there close to home. Nice Chris

[@InTheWoodyard]

You and me both! Thanks Aaron!

[@Frankzeien]

Okay writing something lol

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks Frank!

[@dropedlow33]

this wood be the day i nock out the wall in my shop install a nothere shop door dput slitter in side and pay some one to cut rounds bring to me in sdie a nice warm shop

[@InTheWoodyard]

Sounds good!

[@stannelson2582]

Something something something something something something something something ha!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for something Stan!

[@stannelson2582]

@@InTheWoodyard I do what you tell me. I poke buttons but last video you told me to write something so I wrote something ha!

[@Sellarmusic]

There's plenty of opportunities out there for guys with pickup and a little hustle. You snooze you lose.

[@DanielAtkinsFirewood]

You have that right.. Just need a little drive to get something going.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes!!

[@InTheWoodyard]

No excuse to not make extra money!

[@aldredske6197]

Good morning Chris!!😀😀 The early bird gets the worm. You snooze you loose. First come first serve and there are probably a dozen more cleashaeghs. The guy with the dump trailer was I'm sure at least bummed out and at worst P O'ed . Hopefully he doesn't get there first next time or doesn't even ever come back again. Killinger had a great live show last night. I was hoping that you were going to maybe pop in for a while. It lasted over 2 hours and the time just flew by. Buckin even popped in for a while. Looks like you still have a lot of wood left. Are your sales on track compared to other years? Take care my friend!!😀😀 TTYL!! Logger Al

[@InTheWoodyard]

I was at my parents, my mom is not doing well, not much time left for her so I go there a couple days every week and they are in Nekoosa so it's a bout 1.5 hour drive. I have been the guy who was late a few times too! Thanks Al! See you here tomorrow!

[@robbobcat7286]

i bet if you had a trailer you could have filled it up

[@InTheWoodyard]

I have a dump trailer, you can see it on some of my other videos!

[@robbobcat7286]

@@InTheWoodyard lol i know that was a joke

[@richardriehle4159]

i don't know about "you being ugly"...beard suits you well.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Ha! Thanks Richard, my wife hates it! HAAAAA!

[@richardriehle4159]

@@InTheWoodyard lol

[@stever2633]

Hey the bed conveyors at harbor freight may be hit and miss, but the 60 freebie pallets I got from them this season have been awesome... I go 48” wide x 40” verticals on top, tack on a coupla old pallet plank diagonals... have fun! 👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for the info!

[@WSTMike]

GMI !!!!!! Nothing like the word “free” to stimulate a guy early in the morning. Nice haul of free.

[@InTheWoodyard]

You got that right!

[@dropedlow33]

and u need heated ever thing glove jacks hoodie have a milwalk heat hoody love it sweat pants socks and can bye just the heat pads and put in your boots or any thing

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, they work good.

[@lliamarden8560]

I'm a recent convert to pallets -- I've traditionally built rails to keep single rows several feet apart, but as I'm trying to get further ahead in my drying time I'm willing to do double rows on pallets for their convenience and stability.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Good to hear!

[@stevekeller9492]

Now that's my kind of "pallet project"...2 loads at that! Like your end wall idea to eliminate criss/crossing. Just a few snow piles left here in south central PA. Temps in the 40's.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Snow is going fast here too!

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Good morning! I was chuckling listening to you get excited about certain pallets. You would hyperventilate if you seen all the free pallets at my employer! GNI

[@InTheWoodyard]

Good morning Todd! Send some up here and I'll buy you a beer!

[@vdsgw52]

How do you keep your face and nose warm? I wondered if you ever use face masks in that cold weather.

[@InTheWoodyard]

It is called a beard! The only time that it ( my face) gets cold is when the wind is over 20mph and it is -15 or less outside. If you are working you don't notice it much.

[@jeremiahhaas567]

Pallets👍snow👎

[@InTheWoodyard]

I agree!

[@LakesideAcres]

When you refer to Popple as a wood, are you talking about Tulip, or Yellow Poplar?

[@jimschlaugat6475]

Aspen and cottonwood

[@InTheWoodyard]

Popple or poplar is aspen.

[@bradroberts7622]

Good score on the pallets, Chris! I don't know how you guys up north deal with the snow blowing day in and day out...

[@InTheWoodyard]

Tell me about it!

[@liveandlearn5320]

I don’t know if you’ve seen the cost of building materials but if I hadn’t been you the first thing I would’ve taken was that sheet of plywood

[@InTheWoodyard]

It was starting to de-laminate, not so good!

[@dropedlow33]

dont no how u get comp work done at your desk look at the door yard i be working on camp for 5 min start getting the shake going the with draw then thew the door lol

[@InTheWoodyard]

I just get it done.

[@dropedlow33]

i wood grab them all the ater i got done with bad one useing them for repair burn them in your fire pit or wood stove

[@InTheWoodyard]

I can get al I want almost any time now.

[@markellis5329]

I wondered what happened to the guy from the "Red Green Show" :)

[@CountryBoyChronicle]

I remember watching that religiously as a kid lol. Such a good show!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Ya, I have been told that before!!! HA! I do like duct tape!

[@tassiehandyman3090]

Being a civilised human, my world is metric, not American. Each of my firewood stacks is 6 cubic metres - made of 5 4ft pallets, stacked 4ft high, in 3 courses of 13 inch long firewood...🤣🇦🇺

[@InTheWoodyard]

I am happy for you tassie!

[@jeffkenyon7084]

Where is metric I can't find it on the map metres???

[@stanleykeith6969]

Hey Chris, if you stack the ones that are open on the bottom you can reverse one to can get more on the truck. Every other one. One up and one down. Wow, always snowing there, I bet you can't wait for spring and summer to come. Do you own all that ground ? I Hope you get a chance to get to the Doctors and have them check you out. Just looking out for you Chris. Stay Safe in the Wood Yard.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Spring is starting now! I own 4 acres. Thanks Stanley!

[@nickmcdonald9935]

cmon chris the weather people are the only profession that can be wrong 80 percent of the time and keep their jobs.

[@InTheWoodyard]

I'm wrong about 99% of the time, according to my wife, and I still have a job! Ha!

[@nickmcdonald9935]

@@InTheWoodyard lol

[@marclauzon1882]

Nice haul- can’t get to many- in the business your in. I use the end caps or pens for my stacking- anything to save time. Better get joined up at club fitness right away - a lot of heavy breathing going on

[@InTheWoodyard]

Very true! I used to be a runner until my knees told me to cut it out at 50 and just do not have the wind I used too!!!!

[@kimberly1567]

Oh the irony at 15:25 when you say you get to look out the window and watch the animals ....with all the mounted racks in the background

[@deerdud6009]

Deer hunting never ends

[@InTheWoodyard]

Some of them are pets and some and food and some look good on the wall!

[@InTheWoodyard]

24-7-365 and in my dreams!!

[@rodborn1147]

Chris, I sure am glad you have decided to keep all of that snow and cold weather up there with you. We actually made it to 80 degrees here in Texas today and we are so glad all of that white stuff is staying up there. Hopefully spring is right around the corner and you will be able to start stacking your piles.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes, spring is coming soon now we will have 50s next week!

[@neilmeyers5519]

I'm guessing you don't need to take up weightlifting :)

[@InTheWoodyard]

No time to work out with out getting payed!