FIVE WAYS TO SAVE HUNDREDS OF HOURS MAKING FIREWOOD!!!

Firewood takes a lot of time and effort an today I share with you 5 ways to save a ton of time so you can make MORE firewood faster!

[@FireStartersPremiumFirewood]

Chris, you are the biggest reason that I am 15 months in to my firewood adventure and I am already using 4 out of 5 of these methods to save time. The only holdout for me is buying logs because I am not doing enough volume for it to make sense... yet. I've said it before but you flattened the learning curve so much for me, it is hard to express how much I appreciate all the information you share. You deserve anything that comes your way as a result of helping so many people. -Stace GNI

[@DanielAtkinsFirewood]

I am a few years in, and I feel I am in the middle of buying logs to going to my friends' log yard to get them..

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks so much for the kind words, I get a lot out of helping others!

[@GPOutdoors]

Morning Chris! Thanks for sharing some good tips for folks. Best tip - Friends - makes work a little more enjoyable for sure. Cheers!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Hello Gord, yup, good friends are like winning the lottery!

[@mvblitzyo]

most excellent information thanks Joe from California

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jessejones9830]

I'll never forget first time I went from a old55 rancher to a 592, lol but number six is what counts,lol,I don't have helpers much in firewood ,but do in other aspects,invaluable ,thanks Chris

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, big saws and help are great!

[@danelionheart5881]

Awesome Video. Yes Great friends is a plus .

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!

[@larryvankirk7423]

Nice video Chris. All the things you have learned and then shared with the viewers. My favorite KZbin channel and woodyard crew. GNI

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks Larry!

[@TwinCityFirewood]

Great advice. Especially the last one!!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks so much Mr. Toothpick!

[@trcass1]

great advice Chris. I've watched the increase from production in your old wood yard to where you are now. You've increased production by a lot. Its always good to see friends stop by and give you a helping hand. thanks for posting.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for watching!

[@WilleysFirewood]

Great video and I have applied all of these to my business as it has grown over the years. I would add #6 find a year round outlet to generate steady income such as bundles or a restaurant.

[@InTheWoodyard]

That is a good one! thanks!!

[@briannelson4493]

It’s good advice Chris, especially what you can handle weight wise. 60cc is my limit usually a smaller saw, we’re getting old Chris. So keep on cutting

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes, the 60 cc saws are very nice !!!

[@johnsonr9]

Thanks for sharing all the wisdom you have gained over the years. Have been thinking about buying logs because the older I get the slower I am at getting firewood out of the forest but I do enjoy doing it with the dogs.Getting to be the time of year where I seem to reflexively work faster. Always enjoy your videos with my morning coffee.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for watching!!! I like the woods too!

[@ZiemsRyan]

Wonderful advice! Thank you for the video!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad it was helpful!

[@toddpacheco4748]

Chris,most definitely 👍 need great friends and family to help out no doubt about it keep up the amazing work and videos 😮😊❤

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks Todd!

[@saltrock9642]

My wife makes me stack along the fence to hide the messy neighbor. Boss Lady is always thinkin. 😉

[@bradleys2857]

Haha, I do the exact same thing!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Nice fencing!!! Smart wife!!

[@DanielAtkinsFirewood]

Another packed video with good advice. Some of it i have already been there and done that..😉👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks SIR DANIEL!!

[@kirkchatwin6160]

Teaching vids are always the best

[@InTheWoodyard]

Glad you like them!

[@outdoorswithlarryrobin]

Hello Chis, absolutely correct! 👏🏻👍🇺🇸

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!! See you in about a month!

[@roncaron-l1r]

Hi Chris have a good day yes you need cut cost handling have a good day ( TY Ron

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks, you too!

[@EwenRoberts-o8o]

Yep, five good tips for sure Chris.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks 👍

[@rickdesrochers7787]

Great advice!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!!

[@toddsoutsideagain]

You got it! It’s almost like you have been cutting firewood your whole life😁 👍🏻👍🏻GNI

[@InTheWoodyard]

No, I am just learning....I am a slow learner though! Thanks for watching!

[@rickthelian2215]

Good advice

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!!!

[@markdyballuk]

great advice as ever Chris, have a lovely weekend

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks ...you too!!

[@coreyriley7160]

G’morning Chris. Thanks for the info! I miss the days of watching you stack for HOURS in time lapse. Daughter used to say “he works so fast!” GoodNightIrene

[@InTheWoodyard]

You can always replay them any time you want!!! Haaa!

[@johnsandell4501]

Great production improvements especially friends!!! Will be back for tomorrow 👍👍👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks...see ya here 5:30 am!

[@jameschandler2776]

Great ideas Chris. Time is one thing that is very limited. You can buy all the things you mentioned and save a large piece of your life.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Absolutely!

[@stannelson2582]

One lil detail that has a huge effect that was not mentioned but you do……..sharp chain and learning to sharpen chains. Whinny saws are fine if the chain is sharp especially when your a smaller operation.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Very good point!

[@leovogelgesang4398]

This video is perfect, your opinions are spot on, You and Joe Ohio Wood Burner got me into this job, the only thing I haven’t done yet is getting a dump trailer! It is next on my list! Thanks Chris

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!

[@ChrisLascari]

Hello! I like to save time

[@InTheWoodyard]

Hello other Chris! Me too!

[@BertsCustomCuts]

The bonus is the best one.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup.

[@crperformancetucker5065]

I switched to a bin instead of stacking last week. Thanks to you truly saves massive amounts of time vs stacking

[@InTheWoodyard]

Nice!!!

[@BeavertonFamilyFirewood]

Thank you Chris for your advice, we have been growing out family business from watching your experience. But there is one thing where we are one small step ahead - dump insert. We love our dumperdogg, there are other brands or maybe a small dump truck. We are in city and trailers are sometimes hard to maneuver

[@InTheWoodyard]

Nice, I use my truck for many other things and do not want that on it all the time and I do not want or need a second truck.

[@annaaron3510]

For you pros production is vital. Butt, many of us heat 99 44/100 % with self harvested firewood. Here in Downeast Maine with a back 40 woodlot of 60a. , the plan is for 2-3 years of seasoned wood. Last winter with no snow, but temps below 32 and wet from Nov through April, the two Jotuls used close to 8 Maine cords. Snow insulates. We stack by season ( shoulder and winter), and by species ( low BTUs for shoulder months Paper Birch, Red Maple, spruce/fir; and higher BTU wood such as Beech, Ash, Locust for winter...no Oak ). Though I have the space, I do like and even love my stacks. It is known that I will step out to either admire them, or at times snort the varied species' perfume. Different strokes Chris. You do a super job. JMNSHO

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, stacking a supply of wood is an accomplishment to be proud of.

[@dubehigh]

Buying logs is definitely the way to go. I can get 5 cords for $600 + $50 for delivery. Northern Minnesota

[@InTheWoodyard]

NICE!

[@dubehigh]

@@InTheWoodyard sure wish I had the wood processing that you have. Just running the ole slow log splitter. I enjoy bucking my own wood, it’s great exercise. Stay warm everyone.

[@GregPrince-io1cb]

One great thing about a faster splitter is your exercise triples also!! Cardio goes way up the scale!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, faster work pace!!

[@garytveit1786]

I would add sharpening to the list of time savers. Learning to sharpen and doing it frequently will save a bunch of time. We have all been there with only a few more cuts to make and chain is dull how painful it is to make those few cuts. Lean to sharpen and do it frequently.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, good point!

[@davidedwards3734]

I use 4 out 5 of these tips!! Its hard to buy wood around here. Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for watching!

[@aldredske6197]

Good morning Chris!!😀😀👍👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

Morning Al!

[@rabbit7able792]

Hi Chris. Your wood drys fast probably because the pile heats up. My shed has a clear plastic roof and if I keep the door shut the wood heats up and the shed is still warm in the morning. I also dry wood in mini greenhouses and then vent during the night

[@InTheWoodyard]

Air flow, sun and time.

[@jburch1544]

Tribe of Firewood men👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, there are some great women too!

[@oldfarmshow]

👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!!

[@gp4103]

If you are installing a new stove or boiler try to buy the largest fire box you can because the fewer bucks the more wood you are left and the less it uses chainsaw fuel and sharpenings.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Okay!

[@bobbysoza3798]

Good Friday morning Chris..

[@InTheWoodyard]

Hello Bobby!

[@GregPrince-io1cb]

Good Morning Woodhounds!!(-:

[@InTheWoodyard]

Morning!

[@jeanvaljohn3921]

I don't remember you offering it in prior vids, What's you current wood yard area ? 5 acres ? 7 acres ? 10 ? Including the storage sheds, bins, concrete pad, shard / chip pile., parking.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Maybe 2 acres....the camera adds a few pounds like on me!

[@joehendrickson5]

2014-Stihl 271-20" bar 2023-Stihl 661-36" bar So now have 2 saws n produce very little wood a yr, we buy our wood n we split it, i have a 25 ton Black Diamond(box store) w/a 13.28 cycle time n looked at a Oregon 30 ton(pro shop) w/a 13 cycle time so idk wat i would do w/stats ik that

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks for watching!

[@grantsinclair4278]

Basically the one thing that has driven up my cost in the business, and in turn causes me to work harder, is the present administration. Nuff said

[@InTheWoodyard]

I hear and understand you.

[@grantsinclair4278]

@@InTheWoodyard I knew you wood!

[@kurtloftfield4537]

Good morning all!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Good morning!

[@TheWoodSnob]

I normally don't sell big quantities to heating folks, but I had a new guy order 5 face cord. Instead of stacking all in my trailer, I rented a dumper for $80... ended up it was a 12' instead of 14' like I thought it was and didn't have sideboards so I ended up stacking 4 out of 5 but unloading sure was easier.

[@InTheWoodyard]

If you get yourself a dump trailer you will love it and you will get more friends!

[@travisarndt2330]

Less than a month into the dump trailer and I have no idea how I did it before already it was a game changer overnightv

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup....told ya!!! Good to hear!

[@billobermeyer660]

Number 6 friends are more likely to help when you have done the first five things correctly! GNI

[@InTheWoodyard]

Mr. Bill, you are not just another pretty face....good one!!

[@EricChmelarsky]

Weenie saw, hahahahahahaha😅. I love to introduce the weenie saw guys to my 372 non xtorq old school pollution Belcher, so they say. Seeing the look on their face, PRICELESS.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Haaa! Good one!!

[@bekaerttrio2231]

👍👍👍

[@InTheWoodyard]

thanks!!!

[@thefirewooddoctor]

The box store splitters can have a 11-12sec cycle-time, but with the amount of use you put it through, it ran hot many times and slowed down from the heat wear and tear on the internal parts. Heat is the enemy of box store splitters.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Heat is my enemy too.

[@kwebber9248]

I like Stacking...

[@InTheWoodyard]

I used to also when I was producing much less wood, now with hundreds of cords it takes a very long time.

[@thefirewooddoctor]

If you step up to a 3/4 or one-ton truck and get the 14k trailer, you'll have to have a CDL. I'd love to have a dump trailer, but my sales volume isn't high enough to warrant the expense. Having the right size chainsaw for the logs on hand saves time. Also, cutting logs in the 10-16in range are optimum for overall production in my experience.

[@InTheWoodyard]

No, I don't HAVE to get a CDL but it would be nice.

[@ronniecrook6313]

I am all ready there .I don't buy logs but that is because nobody sells log where I live.I get plenty of tree service wood.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Great!

[@daltonpearson1997]

Just a heads up Chris that the audio is only outputting on the right channel

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, the mics did that for a while and I was unaware until weeks later....so there will be some more like that. Sorry

[@larrylefebvre2237]

#7 Don't let the saw hit the ground! GNI

[@InTheWoodyard]

Good one!

[@garysnyder6020]

Stacking is exercise too😁

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yes it sure is that!!

[@flyinryan1986]

In my opinion you should say if it works in your area to pile it not stack because i have tried it and know others that tried it and got moldy had to through away a bunch because wont burn in the house. So in long run way more time and expense.

[@InTheWoodyard]

I have said, what I do works in my situation and others may have different conditions so they might want to use other methods.

[@flyinryan1986]

@@InTheWoodyard sorry didn't hear it in video I must have missed it.

[@two-strokesmoke7289]

Pro saws cost more and they are worth every penny!!!😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup!!!

[@Buffalobills-fh2be]

I’m so busy delivering fire wood I can’t cut enough Raising My prices Seasoned cherry 200 face chord delivered Ash 100$ face cord delivered Green hardwood ‘maple 80$

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, go up $20!! At least!

[@garysnyder6020]

Husk 3120 weigh's 22 pounds without the bar and chain and I'm guessing that's dry. Add the bar, oil, and chain.... at least 25 pounds. Far more than I can handle.

[@iffykidmn8170]

A comparable 088 with 42" b&c is over 30lbs and rarely gets used now these days.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, she is a very big thirsty girl!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, big girls!

[@mikedaugharty5544]

Chris I was wondering if you could possibly make a video on how you construct your crates to put your loose wood in I understand the floor that's unless you screw all them together but how do you put the sides up do you have a video on that I don't wanna search through 10,000 videos to see it if it's not there thank you

[@iffykidmn8170]

If you use the link "In The Woodyard" link under the video it will take you to his main page, you can use the search function to search bin building 4 videos on the subject in the last year.😉

[@KevinHarvey-qw5mj]

Good video and advice at the tree company we sold hard wood and mixed wood split and put on ground had a supply to last all year it was seasoned and when running low people bought right off splitter but been in business for over 50years selling wood and a tree company so wood never cost anything good making contact with you again on are splitters have convoror belts on like three of them and the processor has one two but add another one for more volume times running out to get your supply built up we would split all summer and run the processor about 5/6 times plus people splitting made it through and heated the shop and office a big shop I'm still recovering from open heart surgery said be awhile like watching you brings back memories maybe one day I can get back to selling wood must be alright customer miss me and ask when coming back even left cards for me thanks again for your knowledge know some but a refresher course never hurts and you are one hell of a salesman on anything. Just the way you are down to earth and tell people the way they can understand it thanks again for all you do 15:53

[@mikedaugharty5544]

@@iffykidmn8170 i find no search engine

[@crazyman3157]

Simple as mud, all that is needed is wire, twice around per wrap, repeat 4 times roughly evenly spaced either standing the wall pallet vertically or horizontally to the floor pallet and on the or near the center of the wall to floor pallets add a wire connecting the wall pallet runner board to the floor pallets center board runner. Strong and secure. You can also add, which Chris has on the long wall runs, a wire connecting the walls together, this can be loose as the wood will push against it and the wire helps keep the wall from having a blow out. Hope this helps, easier to draw it out than type it all out. 👍🏻

[@mikedaugharty5544]

@@crazyman3157 thanks alot for your time!!!

[@CdVWoodProducts.]

I have a lot of people that want wood unloaded by hand to save them from the debris.

[@InTheWoodyard]

charge more then......your time is valuable.

[@tomriblett2979]

made a double bin, no logs here to buy....make my cucstomers come here to get wood my truck died.....

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, making customers pick up does save time but it also limits customer volume and numbers of sales.

[@two-strokesmoke7289]

Smaller saws are for climbing trees or tight spots.......opinion.

[@iffykidmn8170]

For the task at hand smaller wood smaller saw, rough bracketing under 12"-50cc 12-24"-70cc over 24"-90cc. If felling limbing and bucking with one saw still hard to beat a 70cc saw.

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, good one!

[@InTheWoodyard]

Yup, good points!

[@Nicolas-y5v]

I know. A guy who can make up to 40 cords of hardwood a da at 2

[@InTheWoodyard]

nice!

[@InMyBusyLittleShop]

Nice video

[@InTheWoodyard]

Thanks!!

[@two-strokesmoke7289]

Time is money. I always have more time than money, now I have less time AND less money........

[@InTheWoodyard]

Haaaa!