Creating Solutions Out of Problems!

[@patricksteffens7517]

Hey guys, well done! As a viewer of both here and of "In the Woodyard", Chris found that leaving a gap at the bottom as you did help not only dry the wood but keep the mold off of it. AWESOME use of supplies and a great solution to a problem. Keep up the awesome videos and stay safe!!

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

I’m also going to try it on pine chunks to see if it molds more or less than stacking . We get less than 5% mold by stacking and the one time I dumped 2 cord on the ground we lost atleast half of it due to that white fuzzy mold . The hard wood is totally different and we don’t get much mold either way .

[@patricksteffens7517]

@@AllenFamilyFirewood with the good circulation going all around the wood, I'm sure you'll like what you see. Great idea setting runners underneath. More airflow and will help the pallets last longer.

[@outdoorsinthe608]

Now that’s a bin! Great job Phil👍👍

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

You said in ya video you liked your bin and I know your a stacker as well so I figured it was worth a try . Thanks Jerimia.

[@HalfAcreWoods]

That's one a hell of a bin! I like the idea of 4x4s underneath. More room for air circulation and less pallet rot. Great idea!

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Thanks. Never ends up well to place wood on the ground. Always rots and sure doesn’t help the drying process. Thanks for watching, sorry didn’t see your comment til now

[@JerrySpindler]

Great video! Amazing how you, as owner, employee, CEO and janitor have to take on all the companies problems and figure out a solution than make it work to benefit all your hats! Then there is the bad part that the solution you come up with has to pass the approval of the CFO! Congratulations to all of you on your problem solving!

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

As long as my ideas work and don’t cost a lot she usually approves.

[@cliffjenkins6419]

Loving the "solution bin" Chris in the woodyard dries all types of wood in his jumbo bins. Knows how much wood his dump trailers hold at different levels. I feel you are onto something. Cheers from HB NZ

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

I think the bin will work good for the chunks . The rest of our wood nope . Takes way to long to load 2 cord on a trailer hand chucking each piece . I can load 2 cord in about 15 min when it’s all on pallets .

[@906sisu5]

Good idea. You could also make bins out of the pallets the same size as the totes. That would make them moveable so you could still sell them or bring them home and burn them. I heat one of my shops just with chunks and construction cutoffs

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

I did build one last winter they just take a lot of lumber an there a pain to make . I definitely could put a lot of time and effort into it but end result is no one really wants the chunks unless ya selling em for $50 for a 1/3 cord . My time is better spent producing $450 cords of hard wood than the $150 ones but I will use a lot of it myself .

[@Threegreenacresfirewood]

Phil that the nicest, cleanest wood bin I’ve seen.excellent quality work on them pallets! solves your problem get rid of the woodchuck great work.👍🇺🇸

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Thanks we think it’s going to be great for all them chunks . I just stoped over to ck out ya channel and subscribed. . What do ya think of that 500 I. So far I’ve been very happy with mine .

[@Threegreenacresfirewood]

Thanks Phil so much subscribing to our channel! 500i is great saw, I jump from the Stihl 391 to the 500i. Been running a 28 bar since I got it, I definitely want to try the 24 inch bar and see how that saw will run then.Thanks again!👍🇺🇸

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

@@Threegreenacresfirewood I run the 20 in an no mater how hard I push on that saw it won’t bog or slow down . I absolutely love mine an it’s the first Stihl I’ve ever owned .

[@section8374]

I've bee self-employed since I was 17. Started out with nothing but problems, been solving problems one after another for 63 yrs now. It's just part of being your own BOSS. Good job Phil, my hats off to you. GET'RE DONE!

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

I started working for myself at age 22 an havant looked back . That’s definitely part of it ya gota figure out stuff in order to keep it all going .

[@bobbruce3925]

Nice job Phil, I’m sure Karen is proud of you and your solution. Now you can get back to Buster and making a trailer load of wood for the stacking machine. Best to you both

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

I probably need to get some cutting done first . I think I’m gona start with the oak pile an get that all cut up into rounds first . Doubtful I’m gona have the stacking machine anytime soon as LL bean is keeping her busy 40 hrs a week an I keep bringing home videos for her to edit . Prob be end of January before I can get her back full time .

[@camperjack2620]

I'm takin lessons again. Thank you, Phil!

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Well don’t read too much into me using pallet bins lol . It just seemed to be the answer for a bunch of problems so I figured it was worth a try . I only have about a 50% success rate with most of my half brained ideas lol .

[@Truthseeker21000]

I like how you used the timber to elevate the pallets off the ground, I am planning to stack my pallets double when I make my next wood bin this winter.

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Thanks. It definitely helps the pallets from rotting and makes better airflow to dry the wood. Sounds like that will be a success 👍

[@dalemarks4332]

Great job Phil it's nice when you can use what you have to make what you need the band went together very well and I can tell you from experience that's because you had very well-built pallets and I can tell you from experience because I used the ones you find on the side of the road and people don't want they don't go together that well and as a bonus you get the brackets that you need without having to buy them again great job great video and look forward to the next one

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

The pallets you find for free can be hit or miss . There usually all different sizes and quality. Usually the boards on them are half inch or less thick so definitely not as ruged as ours . If I was to paint all the pallets with used motor oil they would probably last for many yrs to come . But like ya said you should use what ya have or can get to make it all work . Thanks Dale did I mention I love our saw mill lol .

[@dwaynedee529]

I just joined after watching so many about 2weeks ago. All I've got to say, don't stop doing a great job

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Thanks we appreciate ya taking the time to comment an watch . Most of the time we really don’t know what we’re doing when we’re making the videos but we keep trying to make em better .

[@dwaynedee529]

@AllenFamilyFirewood don't stop making them. I love the content and think it's amazing that both of you have taken it to a higher level

[@jasonracette6143]

"Necessity is the mother of invention." Great thinking, Phil. You are going to have the most well-built firewwod bin on YouYube. Level floor and plumb walls, what more could a guy ask for? Add a tarp and WiFi, and I'd consider it a firewood camp. Keep up the great work!

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

I’m definitely liking that bin for chunks . Hopefully we can get quite a few yrs out of it . Another days worth of work an I could make that livable at least for me but not so much for Karen lol .

[@danshouseofsmokeandoutdoor7119]

I put almost all in wood in ibc. I get them for 25. Definitely works great for chunks. Last year 80 percent what I burnt eat cut offs. Great looking bin. Keep up the good work.

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

I’d like to get more ibc totes but I just can’t see paying 75 each for em . I just burnt 2 totes of chunks at my house in the boiler and I’ve burnt a tote of pine chunks in the shop already so they are coming in handy .

[@MillersStumpsandFirewood712]

Nice one Phil. You gave me a couple of good ideas.

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Thanks I just try an work with what I have . It’s not always the best idea but it gets it done .

[@wayneallen1048]

What a great video! American ingenuity at its best! Necessity is the mother of invention! Great job!

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Thanks Wayne it sure does . With Karen working full time I’ve been tasked to make the videos myself and I wasn’t really sure it would come out that good but I got it done lol.

[@johnval8777]

Hi Phil and Karen 4 ft pallets just strip the boards off the top and bottom install 6 ft boards strip off the 2 center brackets for another pallet

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Well I also would need to add 2 more 2 by 4 s . By doing that I’m just saving 3 2 by 4s an throwing the rest away . This way I’m getting the brackets the side boards and using the left over pallet to make a chunk bin . Seemed like a winning combo to me .

[@ironmayhew]

Great video, Phil. That was a win-win win in the woodyard. Now everyone will be happy you have a bin like Chris in the wood yard. Lol, I personally like your system better. Your costumers know they are getting exactly the right amount of wood. It definitely drys better in piles. You can use a machine to load the wood rather than throwing it in by hand. When me and my dad and I were doing lots of firewood when i was growing up, we built rebar racks that we would pile the wood in. And when it was time to deliver, my dad would drive the 920 cat loader up to the pile, and i would tip the pile over into the bucket, and he would dump into the dump trailer. You would get about 3/4 of a face cord in the bucket when tipping it. I would rather throw 1/4 of a face cord than a whole face cord, lol. It saved a lot of time and wear on the body. Keep up the great work, my friend.

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

The bins save a lot of time on the front end not having to stack but stacking on pallets saves just as much time on the back end being able to load 2 cord in 15 min compared to hand chucking 2 cords for a hr an a half . It all works out about the same but them chunks don’t stack so the pallet bin was the perfect solution . Sounds like you guys had it figured out perdy good back in the day .

[@noelstractors-firewood57]

Good one Phil. I like the bin idea. I made one for our selfs. And maybe gunna build another this spring/summer. That way. Once I start going thru the 16 cords we got last week we will need a place to put the split wood. So I’ll have a drying bin and a seasoned bin and we will alternate each year. But I built my bin 24’ long 8’ deep. So I have two end walls 8’ deep and one 24’ wall at the back. With the front 24’ opening. Easy to load into and out of. Just a thought. Have a great day Phil. 👍🏻👍🏻👋👋🪵🪓🔥🪵🪓🔥🪵🪓🔥

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

I can see having 2 bins would be better that way ya always a yr ahead . I remember seeing ya bin from a video this summer you had a trailer loaded with all you could get on it . I like that open front idea but for me I think I can just un screw a pallet an have an opening to get in cause I doubt Karen’s gona climb up on that pile an start chucking the chunks out .

[@noelstractors-firewood57]

Got ya, 👍🏻👋👋👍🏻 Have a great day.

[@BillHale-p9d]

One problem at a time and it will work out. You have come so far so fast bumps are bound to show up. You Got It!😊

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

We got a long ways to go an a short time to get there lol . Ya there’s been a few bumps I would say but neither of us have any quit in us so we just keep plugging along and hearing from you guys just drives us harder each week to do better .

[@WilleysFirewood]

Waste not want not! Good job Phil.

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Kinda worked out good all the way around.

[@oldguyfirewood]

Looking good Phil! Great solution to your problems!

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Every now and then then I get lucky an the stars all align .

[@susanscherer143]

Great video!

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Thanks Sue! ❤️

[@VicsYard]

I’m in the organization stage over here. Going to run the plastic steel totes for smaller off cuts. Then make some wood pallets like yours for the good stuff. Call me copy cat. You have great system. Thanks for sharing.

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

My only recommendations is figure out how much your tractor can lift before you build more than one of the firewood pallets. If you can get the ibc totes for cheap $ that’s definitely the way to go so you only have to handle the chunks once

[@VicsYard]

@ I have some good equipment over here. Worked like a mad man to have inventory or Caterpillars. Probably should post a video showcasing the achievements lol 😂 🙏🏼🇺🇸👍🏼TY

[@cherylshannon-vp7uc]

I knew you would figure out the solution after Karen told you NO NO NO. No mo money. LOL. You are great at what you do and don't let her tell you any different.

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

She runs a tight ship when it comes to $ . I’m gona need more brackets before winter is over so I just gota figure out how to earn some extra bucks .

[@johnkiser2658]

Geez you’re really gone round the bend building pallet bins lol. Great video Phil. Considering Karen left you in the wood yard unsupervised

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Lol, I just don’t know when to stop, so building pallets every evening has been the latest squirrel haha

[@dono9879]

Hello Phil and Karen. Phil you did a good job soloing the video today. I still know Karen will do the editing to make you look good. Great job on the pallet play pen for the wood chunks. Thanks for another good video.

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Yup she does all the editing an turns my jumbled up video into something perdy neat . Atleast now I have brackets and a place to dump chunks . Thanks dono

[@kennyp507]

The president of the woodyard spoke, you went back to the drawing board and made it work, not only did it work, but its considered a capital improvement.

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Funny how sometimes things not related can all come together and fix each other . It definitely worked this time .

[@HubertofLiege]

I thought you were going to build totes out of the four foot pallets that you could move around with the tractor.

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

I did think about that but I’d need 2 shorter pallets to make it fit on a 4 by 4 pallet .

[@paulhoelscher6207]

Your pallets are great, they are so much more heavy duty than the ones that I get from work. I am fortunate all the chunks and off Cuts we burn to heat our house, we keep the good wood for the bundles and the loose wood racks. I wish I was up in your area I would buy those chunks from you, you can never have enough chunks and off Cuts. Good job.

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Most pallets are half inch lumber or thiner but because I have a saw mill I just cut em an inch thick so they will last . Chunks are a hard sell around here unless ya selling em dirt cheep . To be honest my time is better spent making reg wood that is worth the $ but a lot of it I will burn to keep our shop warm .

[@jameschandler2776]

With bags, make them into bundles. Campers don't care how wood looks, they just want it to burn. Take the brackets off the pallets and the boards and use them on the new ones, and sell the bare pallets to people who want regular pallets. Looks like it turned out great. That is the neatest looking bin I have seen anywhere.

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

I would bag em up but the bags of chunks don’t stack very good so we stoped doing it . I am reusing the side boards on the new pallets along with the brackets . It was a win all the way around . Thanks Jim

[@toddpacheco4748]

Phil and Karen,always a great 👍 pleasure watching your videos hopefully things will get better soon for the wood 🪵 yard 😮😊❤

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Had to plow off a few inches of snow this morning and tomorrow it’s going up into the 50s with heavy rain gona be a mess out there for a bit .

[@Living-The-Dream]

Maybe the Woodyard Guru should leave you alone down there more often Phil 🧐 Hmmmmmm lmao 😂👍👏🇺🇸 Rick

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Well LL beans has been keeping her perdy busy so no fear of her showing up to often to straiten me out . lol

[@InMyBusyLittleShop]

Welcome to the firewood bin gang. I just pile the firewood in a big pile. My environment lets that work. I know it would work in the Midwest where I used to live. It’s too wet.

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Thanks! It definitely depends on where you’re located. Piling the wood doesn’t work here in Maine, but this bin should work for the chunks as it’s up off the ground to allow the airflow. That definitely takes care of one of the problems we have lol

[@leehillsgrove7986]

There you go good old New England technology along with hating to throw things out I don’t know about where you live but down here we just advertise the junk wood as boiler wood, and we just loaded it in the one tons and deliver it to them at a cheap price to get rid of it and to make a little bit and yeah it’s that time of season where we all have to tighten our belt on the spending lol again enjoyed your video and keep them coming. Be safe and have a good week Lee Hillsgrove Trucking signing off 👍

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

We are in gray just north of Portland . I’ve never advertised it as boiler wood so I might just give that a try next yr once it’s dry if I don’t burn it myself . I tend to save everything just look at the inside of my shop lol .

[@leehillsgrove7986]

@ my garage don’t look any better. I have about enough room to get my log truck in there. If I wanna work on it I have to move stuff out of the way lol

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

@ I told Karen I need a bigger garage an she said why ya just gona fill it with crap lol .

[@leehillsgrove7986]

@@AllenFamilyFirewood well did you explain to her that it’s good crap and crap that you’re gonna need ha ha ha

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

@@leehillsgrove7986 I did but she just pointed at the shop and the garage at the house a said really lol .

[@EwenRoberts-o8o]

Pretty smart thinking Phil. Great idea to put your junks of wood in. Done a good job making it to. Show dry good in there cause it's off the ground nice bit.

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Them bins do a good job of drying hardwood but I have my doubts about using em for pine . Pine molds really easy . Up off the ground should help a lot .

[@jamessanders4310]

Add a few chunks to your regular firewood deliveries...a free bonus would allow "all-nighters" for your customers,..

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Most of the customers don’t understand bringing extra wood all they see is the short odd pieces an don’t realize that it’s all extra a they complain almost every time .

[@jamessanders4310]

@ : ask ahead of the delivery if they want some chunks...you'll be surprised...

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Great solution! I’m glad you got some use out of the 4ft pallets! Seemed like a lot of wasted time and effort building them not to use them in some way. I gotta say your bin looks way better than Chris’😂 If I had a tractor I would go to all IBC tote storage! I can get them for free or at very little cost here! A tractor would solve all my issues with time and extra handling. Funny how the more wood you start selling as your buisness grows you start looking for ways to make it easier and faster 😂 Good stuff Phil. Take care👊🏻

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Them pallets definitely got a good use now along with the brackets and side boards . . I think commercial splitters should come standard with a tracker . It’s kinda like buying a cart without a horse they just go together . I’m thinking with the added production of a commercial splitter you woukd only have to do an extra 15 cord a yr in bulk sales to pay for it . The sooner ya buy one the sooner you will have it payed off lol.

[@OpenAirAdventureFirewood]

Them magnetic rubber tires are a real problem. I'm glad you found use for them pallets and not destroy them. I believe ya gave some to Dana? Looks great phill. You're getting some rain tomorrow and heavy rain Wednesday night into Thursday.

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

We got more snow last night but only 3 inches but with the rain an warm temps it’s gona be a mess till it freezes again . I did bring Dana 20 of them pallets guess I shoulda held on to em lol .

[@ArthurBowers-l9y]

Great job Phil 👍

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Thanks Arthur just took some time to figure it all out .

[@CherylGagnon-c3o]

I think you did quite well with your content today! Problems solved! Now go rest your brain a bit after all that thought processing you did! Karen will be proud of you staying within budget lol Making use of what you got before buying new!❤💜

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Eventually we’re gona need more of them brackets but for now it will get us by . Thanks mom

[@westwindcharters9146]

Work smarter not harder. Nicely Done.

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

It is nice when everything comes together .

[@williamkleinsLost40Lodge]

Perfect solution for all your problems. Peace

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

I was thinking the same thing .

[@jonrussell1122]

I see Chris has converted another woodhound

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Well I wouldn’t go that far lol . He can dump wood in a bin a lot faster than I can stack it on a pallet but come delivery time I can load 2 full cord in 15 min and I’m guessing he would be a hr an a half to hand chuck 2 cord on a trailer . His way is faster in the beginning but my way is faster at the end . Still comes out about the same way time wise once ya add it all up .

[@davidedwards3734]

Nicce looking bins for chunks!! Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Thanks David it sure solved a few problems .

[@jonahbauman-t8q]

Hi Phil, It's about time you use your head and build a bin for the junk wood. Use tie wire and make bin long enough for wood. Be safe Phil

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

I’m getting there! lol

[@DaveDunehew-e1f]

Phil, great video. Why don’t you take some of your no good pallets , nail some upright boards on the corners & then take some boards and go around the uprights & throw your chunks into the pallet bins, that way you wouldn’t have to load all the short chunks by hand. I guess the best solution is the metal totes but that is money & your boss cut your budget. I feel your pain. 🤣ha ha. ❤ your videos. As Joe @ OWB would say, Have a great day.👍 Dave from Maine.

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

I actually have made one of them in a video a while back it holds the side boards for our pallets . They would work good as long as you’re not dumping them but they are a pain to make .

[@DaveDunehew-e1f]

@ you’ll get it figured out, I’m sure of that. Sometimes you got to play around with an idea before you get it figured out.. I think the wood is worth saving, someone Weill take it. 👍🇺🇸

[@Chucky-b7v]

Good morning, Phil. Those chunks look great 👍🏼, they are great firewood for use. Looks like you’ve got a lot of pallets spare sitting around. Hopefully you can solve all of your small problems and quickly, lol. I do like the wood bin 👍🏼 Wayne…..

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Should have plenty of them 4 ft pallets to keep going with that bin . I might just give it a try for the pine chunks once we get splitting them . At least for now I shouldn’t have to buy any of the brackets . I did just burn 2 of them totes a chunks at my house a they are alot more work but it is free heat .

[@michaelkoprowski3594]

Hi Phil. Just a thought but have you ever considered making those upright brackets out of wood. Using sawmill scrap cut yourself some 1 1/4 in thick pieces and screw it to the pallet in a U shape configuration then just cover it over with a piece of scrap material. The 1/4 in.would give you upright board a little play. Will it be strong when you empty the pallet is questionable. Experiment with it on a coupe of pallets and see if it works out. It might save you a lot of money in the long run which would make Karen very happy. Mike

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Someone mentioned that about a yr ago and I forgot to try it so now that you reminded me I’m gona make 1 or 2 tomorrow. I will include that test the next time we start stacking . My only worry is the screws pulling out over time and getting a flat tire on the tractor .

[@BertsCustomCuts]

Welcome to the club. Next you'll build yourself a half cord skid bin with a removable side to dump in a trailer. You should at least try 1 to see how much time it saves you.

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Dana an I have talked about that . Sure woukd be a time saver on the stacking but the key is being able to lift it an dump it . Would be nice if they could also stack on top of each other to conserve space . Building it outa wood ain’t the answer it’s gota be iron and I need 500-600 of them . Dana said they would be about $200 each so that’s definitely not doable .

[@DanielAtkinsFirewood]

The spot you were explaining how rubber and tires are magnetic would make a great short 😂

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

I will tell Karen . We’ve kinda given up on shorts but it can’t hurt to try . I’ve got an idea for a funny exercise video I might do lol .

[@danarmstrong8299]

Great job, For 5 bucks you could cover your splitter engine and every gas can you have, looked like the spouts were open

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

That windshield cover worked great the other day when we got 3 in of snow . I usually bring the fule cans inside so they are out of the weather but occasionally I do forget .

[@alkorczykowski8329]

By far the best looking pallet bins on youtube, not like that gabby Chris person

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

lol that’s ware I learned to build em . I think we’ve all learned a thing or two from watching Chris .

[@dermot107]

Thats just the brain taking a rest from splitting timber 😊

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

That definitely could be part of it! lol

[@TheFirewoodHut]

It would be nice if you had a few long 2x6's to cap off the top of pallets to make it a solid wall.

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

I had some one by 2s that I put along the top and it seemed to tie it all in good . If it starts coming apart I will swap em out for 2 by 6 s

[@edwardfboyce4015]

You get a lot of free wood, donate these chunks to needy families for heat

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

I’ve put the word out but no one has ever taken us up on it .

[@theforestpassage7344]

Glad this worked out! Do you ever burn these off cuts next to your splitter in wintertime to stay warm? Or in your house? We try to find ways not to waste all the off cuts:)

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

I did bring home 2 totes of them an already burned em . When we’re splitting and it’s cold we just hop in the truck to warm up .

[@On_The_Farm]

Nice looking bin Phil!

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Well I needed the brackets and I didn’t have a use for the pallets an the chunks needed a home so it all made sence after thinking about it for a while .

[@johngrumbach9885]

Just a thought, can't you use or reuse the brackets from the 4 foot pallets?

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Yup that’s the plan so I don’t have to buy them

[@outdoorswithlarryrobin]

Hello Phil, great idea anytime if you don’t stack😂👍🇺🇸

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

I think it’s going to work for the chunks but it sure is a lot more handling . I’d rather just split directly into the totes .

[@outdoorswithlarryrobin]

Yep, that’s the way we do the re-splits right into totes. Be safe in the snow.

[@stever4360]

Holy buckets, I see solar panels in the background! I think there’s a kiln in your future, if only for the kindling and pine! Prolly wasn’t one of your problems today lol

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

We got them this summer for free and plan to set something up for the shop but just haven’t goten around to it yet . Definitely going to take some research to understand how to set it all up .

[@shotlifffamilyfirewood]

You've gone to the dark side of not stacking Phil you'll never go back...haha!

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

lol well for chunks I have unless I get more totes for free . I like my pallets for reg wood . Just so much faster at delivery time to dump a few pallets an go deliver instead of spending a hr hand bombing wood on a trailer . .

[@iffykidmn8170]

Yep, for a guy worrying about not having enough dry wood next season a month of not splitting is a long time. 😉

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Well if I didn’t saw lumber I wouldn’t have lumber to build the pallets to put the wood on . I’d like to get more sawed to sell so I can afford to go buy more brackets . I need a few hundred more of them pallets but I did split some the other day

[@johnricks1630]

Just take the brackets off of the old pallets and used them.

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Yup that’s what I did when Karen said buying new ones wasn’t in the budget .

[@NeighborlyHomestead]

Great job Phil! Excellent solution to the problems! What is your plan with the chunks? Are you gonna use them to heat the shop?

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

I have already burnt 2 totes of the hardwood chunks at my house and a tote of pine chunks at the shop . If they don’t sell by this time next yr I will probably just keep burning them myself .

[@NeighborlyHomestead]

@AllenFamilyFirewood sounds like another great solution to the problem! 👍👍

[@bwillan]

What's will all of the solar panels sitting there? A project that keeps being put off?

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

This summer we got all of them pannals for free just had to go get em . Some are perfect some have a small crack and a bunch are just plain ole scrap metal but the plan was to rig up something an get em working but I just haven’t had the time to build the rack to put em on and there’s a fair amount of studying I need to do before I try an make it all work .

[@LoggerJason]

Totes are good. pallets take up less space when not in use. Totes have their own set of issues as well. I’m sure you’re going to make lemonade out of the lemons in your life.

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

I’m used to just working with what I have on hand . Lemonade outa lemons is easy if ya remember to add sugar. That’s my down fall I usually forget to add the sugar lol

[@jramsdenbb]

Nice job, Phil. A bin for chunks and uglies. Get folks to come and get ‘em- xx$ per load or whatever…. A new revenue stream!

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Just not sure I want the liability of them climbing on top of that chunk pile to load there truck . Last summer worked good I just set a full tire out for them a they loaded it them selfs for $50 a tote .

[@jramsdenbb]

@ good point. Don’t want any Darwin Award winners in the wood yard!

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

@ The worlds full of them lol

[@BW35bucket]

Phil I possibly have a bracket dilemma fix. (Maybe) you’re going to have to make them. Remember the custom tank build I rambled on about. I had to buy some material for it. I will have to look at receipt on price. Way!!! Way !!!! cheaper and stronger. Still two bolts.

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

It’s just way easier to have them build em . I’m way better off doing what I’m good at ie splitting and taking that $ and getting more brackets , hard to beat a man at his own trade .

[@BW35bucket]

Super nice of you. That shows great integrity. I was thinking $1 bracket or less. Have a great holidays ahead to all your family and friends.

[@johnricks1630]

Now you can build some more bins with all of the palace you have left over

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

I think that’s going to be the plan I might even build one for when we start having chunks of pine .

[@jespersibbesen7363]

Huraaaa Well Don pil🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍💪🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Thanks I love it when a bunch of problems create a solution .

[@Eddie-f6t]

Success can be an unmanageable thing at times ?

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

I’m not sure we’re successful but we do manage to get it done an have fun doing it .

[@BillHale-p9d]

Cheep hand break and make the brackets your self and all you are out is price of the metal.😊

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Dana actually priced it out and doing them myself wouldn’t save all that much . The big metal shops get there metal at about half the cost as me just buying a few sheets . Add in the cost of a break and I can make more by just splitting wood . Hard to beat a man at his own trade . Them metal guys can do in a day what woukd take me a week .

[@SevenOaksOutdoors]

if ya think about it, Karen solved the problem(s). haha!

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

She always gets all the credit lol .

[@gladyspierce7972]

Phil, that is called recycling... You use something you don't need anymore to build something useful...you did a great job on the large wood bin...Karen , Phil is a very intelligent man, but he needs you to make him use his brain.....LOL.....great video...

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Well I never thought of it as recycling but ya right . We definitely got full use outa everything . We’re still gona need more of them brackets but it will hold us for a few more weeks . I literally need to build another 200 of them pallets before I have enuf so I can just go split wood every day .

[@hotwheelmanraven2289]

It is a temporary good solution just loading them back up as a pain in the butt but for now at work I just sold four bins I make mine I just take one pallet and I put three sides three other pallets groom on my fill them up Ben’s and then people come for 100 bucks and I picked the whole thing up put the whole thing right in your truck I just sold a couple couple pens tonight hundred bucks a pop that what you’re throwing away in Connecticut is worth a lot of money right now people are desperate for wood

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Dang I wish people would pay that around here for chunks an short pieces . We get $450 a cord for the good stuff but I’m happy if I can get $50 for a bin of these . Sounds like you have a good thing going .

[@asamelia5124]

How bout your old buddy Dana, you think he would use them chunks?

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

He has taken them before from us but he creates quite a few himself .

[@antiochman8222]

Now empty your totes into the bin and sell them - you will be $600 up rather than $1,600 down!

[@antiochman8222]

Now empty your totes and sell them and you will be $600 up!

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

Can’t do that when people come here to pick up a 1/3 cord it’s way safer to have em back up to a tote an let em throw it in . Don’t think I want greenhorns up on top of a chunk bin throwing wood into there truck . My luck they would twist an ankle or break there leg .

[@clubdoraoutdoorsandfirewood]

Hi Phil. You’re trying to find space for your ugly wood. I know it’s more work,but your bladders are just sitting there, use them to hold your uglies. I cut 4.5 holes 6 per side and 9 on the bottom. I use them for stacked wood loose uglies. You can dump the bladders with the fork tin going into one of the 4.5 inch holes. Your bins your building look great. I built a Chris bin last summer. Won’t know how that works until summer. The only problem I see in the big bins is in the north we get snow like you get in Maine. For you it may work better because you don’t empty the bins until your summer bundle business starts. I just don’t see digging wood out of a bin with 1-2 feet of snow on the top. I think you’re on the right track buddy. Stop by and watch a video or two. Later.

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

I saw them totes you cut holes in and had em full under a roof . I think the video was about what you had on hand for wood . I think I left a comment but I don’t always . The bladders I have all have a few gallons of some nasty stuff in them that I think is flammable but I haven’t tested it yet lol but if I ever get clean ones I’m gona try your set up with the holes in em and just give em to the customer when they come to get a tote full of. Once I get home I will jump over an ck out ya new video .

[@jasonpeterson9276]

ya gotta do what ya gotta do phil.. I know that being down here in texas that is what ive been doing is buildimg wood pallets screwing em together to use for everything.. aint got nothing else to use that is free other than picking them up at places..

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

It definitely solved a bunch of issues . At least now I won’t have to go buy more of them brackets and I have a place to keep putting the chunks .

[@bobfitch607]

Great looking bin Phil and good use of them real nice pallets. But you created a new problem. Karen made you think to solve the problem and now will expect more thinking 🤔 well done buddy 🪵👍

[@AllenFamilyFirewood]

lol ya right . Good thing LL bean is keeping her busy 40 hrs a week so I can kinda do what I want at the wood yard .