Is My Firewood System Complete? [Incorporating IBC Totes With My Firewood Process]

Getting my firewood operation setup properly now by incorporating IBC totes for handling split firewood. In this video I break down the IBC totes and prepare them to hold firewood. Then we do some splitting with the Eastonmade Axis wood splitter and haul wood to the outdoor boiler with my John Deere 755 tractor with Artillian grapple.
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[@digdrivediy]

Hey everyone! Thanks so much for taking a guess on how many hours the tote full of firewood lasted in my wood boiler. So officially, I burned it up from 5pm Sunday until 6:15am Tuesday morning for an exact total of 61.25 hours. One person guessed it exactly and I had 5 other viewers that guessed 61 hours. These commenters listed below can provide me their address at "digdrivediy@ gmail.com" and I'll send them a nifty DDD sticker for their efforts. Congrats to the following: Nathan Small - 61.25 hours William White - 61 hours jpcox888 - 61 hours Paul Weakley - 61 hours Jason E. - 61 hours John Derrick - 61 hours This was fun! Thanks so much for playing along and watching the video. Take care.Neil

[@noc8076]

Cut the top off the plastic totes but leave a 3-4" lip around the edge for rigidity. Then screw them to a wooden pallet, drill a few drain holes and open the valve. Now you just doubled the number of totes you have.

[@christank6841]

I have a friend that does the same with the totes. He cut the bottom off of the plastic bladder about 6 inches up and flips it upside down for a cap to cover the tote. I am also guessing you get about 60 hours of burning on a tote.

[@digdrivediy]

They would certainly be good for something! Nice idea!

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks for taking a guess on the hours. I will pin the answer to the top comment with the winners 12/5/22.

[@CaptainKleeman]

I'm here for the 755 and to scope out your thumb setup on the backhoe 🤣

[@digdrivediy]

I would make some changes but for the most part it works. Depends on which bucket I use.

[@rcguy18]

I was surprised the 755 even lifted the full tote. Now I have confidence my 855 will do it for camp firewood

[@digdrivediy]

Oh yeah 👍🏻

[@hollandduck79]

Hello from the Netherlands Koch Family . thanks for the video Neil . Sincerely, Hollandduck

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks Hollandduck!

[@hollandduck79]

@@digdrivediy 👍

[@ibookgeek01]

I take the bladders and cut the at the diagonal and stick them on top of the full cage as a rain cap

[@nathansmall6799]

61.25 hours. Great video

[@digdrivediy]

You my friend, are EXACTLY correct. You were the only one that guessed 61.25, which was the correct time after showing my watch in the video. Saturday 5pm to Tuesday 6:15am. I'll be glad to send you a DDD sticker if you'd like one. Shoot me your shipping address at "digdrivediy@ gmail.com" and I'll get one sent your way. Thanks for watching and playing along Nathan!

[@joshwilcox8008]

I think it’s funny you listen to the “comments” of people that are criticizing your actions. You do a great job! Don’t change what you do because of a few armchair quarterbacks. Your channel is my favorite! “Lumnah acres” is a close second. Thanks for all you do! Ignore the critics! 👍😊

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks so much Josh! I try not to listen to the critics too much but it's human nature. Thanks for watching!

[@rayarnett2249]

The plastic tote make great outdoor animal shelters and u can hang heat lamp inside bringing cord through small hole in the cap.

[@randywilson6869]

Firewood and ponds make for good videos and u have mastered it

[@johnwoody4905]

you can make tops for your wood with the plastic badders or put them on a pallet and put wood in them.

[@PurpleCollarLife]

Welcome to the IBC tote club. We enjoy that they make me a better firewood stacker!

[@digdrivediy]

Do I receive a newsletter now? :). Thanks Chad.

[@TheKajunkat]

I have seen people cut the bladder on a diagonal and use them as rain shields on top of the totes.

[@charles-olivierbrunetrainv6664]

Very nice video again. I would say 93 hours. Cheers

[@digdrivediy]

The tote didn't make it that long this time. Thanks for taking a guess on the hours. I will pin the answer to the top comment with the winners 12/5/22.

[@timberhitchllc]

Worksaver makes a 3-point hitch to SSQA, which just might be the best tractor accessory money can buy. Run your pallet forks on something like that, forgo the non-functional counterweight, and keep the load/tote close to the machine where it is far more stable than out on the end of the loader boom. I even modified mine and welded in a 2-inch receiver for extra functionality. I also use it to hold my bucket full of material or a log clamped in my grapple when I need a LOT of counterweight. Also transport an extra SSQA attachment out to a work location instead of making trips.

[@digdrivediy]

Man I like the sound of that actually. That sounds like a really cool idea. Thanks!

[@АндрейА-щ4у]

Отличная идея !

[@toddpacheco4748]

Neil,put some forks on your backhoe bucket loader and move your totes around 😮😊❤

[@yohannfoure3478]

hi from france very beautiful video

[@digdrivediy]

Hello France! Merci!

[@casycasy5199]

Neil 97 hrs. great video

[@digdrivediy]

Hey Ron! Thanks for taking a guess on the hours. I will pin the answer to the top comment with the winners 12/5/22.

[@josephmaxfield4783]

Another great video. 55 hours

[@digdrivediy]

Is this who I think it is? Goofy sucker? You're close on your guess! But I think too many others are closer. I'll give you some stickers anyway if this is the our crazy Joe.

[@micahconrad9114]

Thank you for using the face shield and ear protection when using the grinder and cut-off wheel. You really should put the guard back on the grinder to guard against grinding wheels breaking.

[@overdosed51]

I cut sooo much wood as a kid when i eventually got my own place I broke down and installed gas heat in my 60x80. I keep my shop around 60°(50 if in not in it) for right around 100$ a month. Typically (in Central Illinois) I only run it 4 maybe 5 months out of the year. Call me lazy but for that kind of money it just wasn't worth it 🤷‍♂️ My old man finally agrees with me 🤣

[@digdrivediy]

My time is coming too! lol

[@jameslongerbone1388]

My cousin uses the plastic to store rain water in for her plants and fruit trees

[@tombarnes1871]

You have a very nice place! Very spacious and well laid out!!

[@michaelmcguire3983]

I’m guessing 85 hours 👍🏻. Take care my friend

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks Mike! On warmer days that would be very possible but it didn't last quite that long this time. Thanks for taking a guess on the hours. I will pin the answer to the top comment with the winners 12/5/22.

[@claudethomas8084]

good way to move wood, good job.😁👍i say 73 hours.

[@digdrivediy]

That's a little high but would be right on the money if it weren't as cold. Thanks for taking a guess on the hours. I will pin the answer to the top comment with the winners 12/5/22.

[@cheddarcheesehead2799]

13 hours. Those totes sure do come in handy for a lot of things.

[@digdrivediy]

I'm glad it was a little longer than that. Thanks for taking a guess on the hours. I will pin the answer to the top comment with the winners 12/5/22.

[@dwill_thegod]

I worked at roll-a-cone in tulia Texas. We build industrial plows. We used those totes to burn trash.

[@chrisandert3174]

Couple weeks ago I seen in my neighbors woods IBC totes dumped in the woods and I thought that’s crazy someone dumped there like trash, well a day later he was filling them with firewood. I agree the grapple is the best tool for firewood besides skid steer mounted splitter and rock bucket . Great video Neil!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Well done I was surprised that your tractor lifted that.

[@digdrivediy]

Appreciate it Brock. This 755 never would have lifted them without the pressure being turned up already. It's time I look for a bigger tractor i think! :)

[@billybike57]

Great job, my wife asked, “Fire wood? Your watching them split fire wood?” Yes I said, I find it very cathartic to watch 😉

[@digdrivediy]

Right on!

[@boondf]

I would say 95 hours and I always enjoy your videos.

[@digdrivediy]

A little high but not bad. Thanks for taking a guess on the hours. I will pin the answer to the top comment with the winners 12/5/22.

[@ECEV]

You should really make a true ballast box. Would be a great video. Makes such a difference. I customized a commercially available box so that it could hold tools, saw, log chain, and it even has a bench vice on it.

[@digdrivediy]

That's a cool idea!

[@williamwhite9275]

61 hours is my guess keep up the great videos and so far I'm enjoying the brunt pants

[@digdrivediy]

Very nice! You're one of my top 5 William. I'd be happy to send you a DDD sticker for guessing correctly. If you'd like one, then send me your shipping address to "digdrivediy@ gmail.com" and I will get it sent out. Thanks so much for playing along and I really appreciate you watching! I'm also really glad to hear that you like those Brunt pants. I've been wearing mine much more often.

[@PetersonFarmsofNashvillePFON]

I like using my 3 point carry all on the rear of tractor as well as my forks on my Kubota 3301 I was not sure you were gonna get your green machine to lift that tote but it did 👍 Thanks for sharing

[@digdrivediy]

I should look into some rear forks too!

[@bruceb397]

When I cut out the door of the tote, I make sure and fill the cut outs with silicone caulk to keep the water out of the tubes. Once they freeze they will rupture the thin tubing. I make a stack of 3 totes on top of each other with my 60hp JD in the pole barn to maximize space.

[@digdrivediy]

That's cool. I wondered if anyone stacked them. I like that idea.

[@workingmanrondoyle3287]

Great video as usual 👍. I'm glad you put your helmet on, to get in the game🤣😂. If you cut the sides off of a large 330 gallon tote's tank , they makes great rain caps and scrape pan catchers sitting under the splitter. In my area on Maryland's Eastern Shore, the clean food grade tanks bring $20 to $40 each. The tanks with mulch die, I've been giving them away on marketplace as labeled project (goat huts) etc... I've give away 40+ in no time! Keep up the great content 👍☺️

[@digdrivediy]

I like that catch pan idea! Very nice. Thanks so much for watching!

[@ericreinoehl4350]

78 hours, that's a pretty good job for your 755. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@BigFarles]

60 hours. No need for counterweight, Christmas cookies are coming. “I’m sorry but yes I ate the entire tray while they were warm. I have fire wood to move. I’m doing this for you.” Very cool video. I wondered if the top brace should stay on the side you cut for strength, but thousands of these have been maid and they seem to hold up fine. Don’t scrap those containers. You can set them out by remote small tress and water them over a pretty long period. We just set a couple on an old trailer and haul it around.

[@digdrivediy]

Now this is one of the best ideas yet! Christmas cookies for ballast. I'll get started right away!!! :) You are so close on your guess! Missed by just an hour but alas, there are 5 others that are right on. Dang it! Thanks for taking a guess on the hours. I will pin the answer to the top comment with the winners 12/5/22. Thanks so much Marcus.

[@heathmiller8462]

Great video! Dad has used these totes for about 6 or 7 years now for his firewood. Based on my deductive reasoning, I’m gonna say 13.25 or 25.25 hours. 😂😂

[@digdrivediy]

Really appreciate it Heath! Thanks for taking a guess on the hours. I will pin the answer to the top comment with the winners 12/5/22.

[@stuartpulvermacher6861]

Just eat a lot more for Christmas dinner to put some weight on the seat LOL Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New year to you and your family

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks! Same to you Stuart.

[@briankeithfisher7305]

Love Hometown Acres and One-Eyed Customs! You're in great company Neil!

[@KNLFirewood]

You’re gonna have a lot of “you-shoulders” tell you how to cut and use the IBC totes and bladders. You’ll figure out what works best for you. Great video again! See ya on the next one!

[@digdrivediy]

Oh I get an education every time I post 😂 Thanks for watching!

[@wink9970]

Great! Another firewood video on KZbin!!!

[@digdrivediy]

Hey I've made a lot of videos that aren't about firewood too! People don't watch them as often though...

[@RiverRat904]

Just subscribed myself. Great content! Definitely inspiring.

[@digdrivediy]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@russorpcom]

Be safe!

[@stewartmckeown5882]

Great video Neil love seeing them wee tractors working 💪

[@MCatron66]

I cut pool noodles in half long ways and zip tied them around the cut ends of my IBCs cheap and very effective. I’m getting about 6 days out of a full tote that my 4310 struggles a bit to lift. I’m guessing 73 hours

[@digdrivediy]

The noodles are a good idea. I could get 73 hrs on warmer days I'm sure but I was a little under that for this test. Thanks for taking a guess on the hours. I will pin the answer to the top comment with the winners 12/5/22.

[@joeystump3591]

Good luck with the totes, I didn’t really like using them and went back to trailers. When really cold a tote would only last me two days and my smaller trailer 7-8 days…and I have several old truck bed trailers. Hours….you were 50 or so.

[@digdrivediy]

I could see that. This won't be my end all for handling firewood, but it will be another tool in the toolbox. Thanks for taking a guess on the hours. I will pin the answer to the top comment with the winners 12/5/22.

[@larrylane6512]

Awesome video lasted about 16 hrs

[@digdrivediy]

Thankfully I got a little bit more than that out of this one. Thanks for taking a guess on the hours. I will pin the answer to the top comment with the winners 12/5/22.

[@richardclifton4120]

The bottom of those cages WILL rust out if not protected. The aluminum cage will be just fine. My brother sells firewood and uses the plastic as a cutoff cap about 12 in. deep and wire tied on the cage with a few holes drilled in the edge to keep rain from soaking the wood directly and air can still circulate with the cap on top. I use the remainder of one that has had the top cut off of to put water in and drop a leaking tire in to find out the source of the leak. Similar to what a tire repair facility would use. The plastic insert can also be used as a rain barrel setup off gutters because it already has a built-in spout. Just needs a small platform off the ground to sit on. City folks might not like it because of the size, but in the country, it works great for rainwater collection even with the top taken off and the birds can always get a drink. Just a few ideas, hope they give you some more. My guess is 36 hours per tote.

[@digdrivediy]

I appreciate all the great ideas! Thanks for taking a guess on the hours. I will pin the answer to the top comment with the winners 12/5/22.

[@claudiodiiorio9523]

Nice backhoe moves, looks like you need more firewood split

[@ethankincaid9022]

I’ve used the totes for last 2 years and it’s great! I got through about 12 totes a year (330gallon larger ones) for about 3-4 cords of wood. Use my skid steer to move from storage place and onto my porch. Works great. Welcome to the IBC club.

[@digdrivediy]

Appreciate it Ethan. I saw your email and will respond to that as well. Thanks!

[@paulatkinson2849]

Well done on stacking those bits of wood u are a skilled operator 👍

[@blackdogexcavator21]

I don't burn wood, but I have used those IBC totes for other things. The best use was for watering a baseball field infield when I coached at a local middle school. We didn't have access to water on the field so I put a tote on a small trailer and built a gravity fed sprinkler system on the rear so I could water the dirt on the infield to do the field prep before our home games. It worked great but, I found out the hard way that I needed a large vent on the top or the plastic bladder would collapse in on itself. Lol. Love the video, keep on keeping on my friend.

[@digdrivediy]

That's a great use for them! I like homegrown stuff like this! Thanks as always BD!

[@dalewallace3812]

I always enjoy watching your videos they caught my eye because I have a john deere 755 and 2 john deere 318's and a dump truck and a tractor I do side jobs with but I'm hoping to find a backhoe either a john deer 310 SE or SG or a case 580 SL or SM with a 4 in 1 front bucket

[@digdrivediy]

Best of luck! I of course would vote for the John Deere backhoe:)

[@brucep9123]

Neil, I like the way you have worked hard to provide wood for your hungry hungry furness. I'd say that you have a very good trailer which works well to transport the wood from the wood lot to the storage by the wood burner. The trailer moves with minimal effort from your tractor, but the totes loaded with wood strain the tractor's hydraulics. Please be kind to your faithful tractors and use a trailer to move the split wood by rolling, instead of straining to heft the loads hydraulically!

[@digdrivediy]

Very true. I tend to use the trailer. It's way more than I use the forks and the totes.

[@brucep9123]

@@digdrivediy Neil, what I am trying to say is "Let the cool kids have the totes and you (if it fits your way of doing things) just use a trailer or worst case Make/borrow/steal a smaller trailer to use. Tractors pull things very well and a trailer fits right into that!

[@MidwestToolReview]

FYI, finally got myself a JDeere!! Traded a pickup for a JD750 w/ belly mower and rear scraper. Might also get the leaf vac, but we’ll see.

[@digdrivediy]

That's awesome! Welcome to the club. You'll have fun running that around your property for sure.

[@carlfondelheitiii2742]

Niel, This was good content. My guess is 49.25 HRs to burn the basket of wood. Carl FONDEROSA FARMS MD

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks Carl. It made it 61 hrs.

[@gregmercer5171]

72 hours ….great job on the video

[@digdrivediy]

Close but not quite that many this time. Thanks for taking a guess on the hours. I will pin the answer to the top comment with the winners 12/5/22.

[@mntalyAceptable]

Nice video. I'm completely clueless about those bins and burning firewood but I know you heat your house and the garage with that boiler so I'll half the average of what I've seen others comment... I'll say 42 hours.

[@digdrivediy]

Not a bad guess at all but I got a little more out of it this time. Thanks for taking a guess on the hours. I will pin the answer to the top comment with the winners 12/5/22.

[@dangerrangerlstc]

We've got probably 10 of these totes to use around the old threshers organization I'm a part of. They're deceptively heavy. I have a 3 point fork adapter that goes on a 45 horse Farmall 504. I can feel the front get light on that tractor.

[@tysons9222]

i’m obsessed with your channel love the wood splitter what an amazing design eastonmade should consider making a splitter pallet based with no wheels it would be very sturdy on flat ground

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks a lot Tyson!

[@edsecorr7812]

Great job keep up the great work love your videos thank you

[@mmathis3947]

I used the plastic tube from my tote as a pool pump and filter tank cover for the winter i cut the biggest side out all the way....after winterizing the pump and tank i wrapped them in a wool blanket and put the tub over them both until spring..works amazing and keeps them from freezing and i dont have to move them around anymore.

[@ikitclaw3299]

morning Mr. Neil

[@digdrivediy]

Hello! Good evening to you now :)

[@aaronburford5701]

This was great content. What a organized pocess of cutting wood... I absolutely love your channel sir! The best on KZbin!

[@kingotto6352]

I use the plastic liner for a swimming pool for my new 4-H pigs. Just cut 6" high.

[@bobpurs]

Great video Neil 👍. I’ve been using ibc totes for my firewood for years now. Love them, saves the step of me stacking back at shop. I stack In Them and done. I use the tanks for roofs. Cut them in a 45 and make a peaked roof to keep snow off. I cut a year ahead so wood seasons good in totes. Larger tractor so don’t have to worry about lifting, also I have 3 point forks so fill tote on rear first for ballast and then fill front one.

[@leovogelgesang4398]

Do know how much a tote full of wood weighs? I am getting ready to get a tractor and want to make sure I get one with enough lift capacity. Thanks

[@bobpurs]

@@leovogelgesang4398 Never weighed one but I use the 275 gallon ones am guessing they weigh around 1200 lbs at least. I heap mine full now but have 75 hp tractor. I also have a 30hp JD and before I got my bigger tractor I had to keep them level with the top or it wouldn’t lift them.

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks Bob!

[@leovogelgesang4398]

Thanks for the input.

[@gmpillar09]

Neil, I also cut my totes on an angle for the same reason. Then fill with silicone to keep the water out so they don’t freeze and burst. I’m guessing around 84 hrs. Thanks and I will see you in the next one.

[@digdrivediy]

Oh that's a good idea too! Thanks for taking a guess on the hours. I will pin the answer to the top comment with the winners 12/5/22.

[@jimbehrend4327]

Great video, I say 75 hours for the one tote. Keep up the great work love the channel and content. Actually find you through Hometown Acres and Matt's of road.

[@digdrivediy]

Oh that's cool! Thanks for checking out my channel Jim. Thanks for taking a guess on the hours. I will pin the answer to the top comment with the winners 12/5/22.

[@littlejason99]

Always enjoy your videos, thanks for sharing your adventures with us!

[@cntslesfabrication]

The way you save everything there's no way you trashed those bladders

[@digdrivediy]

You're right, so far. They're still sitting out back:)

[@Tdale85]

Make sure you put a video out on the PSI increase please! I’ve seen a few of them, but always looking to get the process down to raise the PSI

[@digdrivediy]

I made an entire video about it for my 755. It should be a pretty complete tutorial. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqHFXqWLYtmgf8U

[@jdhogyellowhelmetproductio358]

I'll go with 12 hrs on one tote .... Great video Neil ...my son uses them for fire wood too said the work great for him...

[@digdrivediy]

Thankfully it lasted a bit longer than that. I think I'll like having the totes as another tool in the toolbox for different situations. Thanks for taking a guess on the hours. I will pin the answer to the top comment with the winners 12/5/22.

[@jdhogyellowhelmetproductio358]

well i guess i missed that guess on number of hours by a mile LOL

[@allaboutperspective650]

When I lived in the south of Sweden, it ain't that cold this time of the year and my house wasn't that big just around 1100 square feet so it would have lasted for 5-6 days.

[@barryhand3818]

Hey Niel, I left the top rim on my tote frame for strength. Then you can stack them on top of each other. Love your videos!! Barry

[@digdrivediy]

Good idea!

[@rickeyman2215]

Always a joy to watch you DIY! love it!

[@digdrivediy]

I really appreciate that Rick.

[@stanky7341]

I had a similar issue my kioti cx2510 won't lift the tote with oak, but it will lift it with maple. Neat video, its alot of work to heat with wood, it seems free but it's not lol, have a great day.

[@kenfrazier616]

slick, ya totes bins are great fo r so many things

[@DrivinwithJoe]

Great video! If you need an interesting project. Find a way to close the levers of the ssqa from the seat of the tractor. Not a bid deal when putting on the grapple. But when you are going from bucket to forks to the trailer mover. It may be a time saver. Just a thought. 😊

[@d.a.ballou9740]

Joe Perkins: Check out DIY My Way on youtube. He just recently put out a couple of videos on doing that very thing! Great channel. 😁👨‍🚒

[@DrivinwithJoe]

@@d.a.ballou9740 thank you. I’ll check it out.

[@terrypotter4779]

Neil, some people have no idea of the calculated risks that is taken to get work done, I'm thinking you should put a roll over protection with roof at the operator station on your wood splitter to prevent getting hit with an asteroid, (sarcasm) lol

[@digdrivediy]

Haha! So true. A chainsaw in itself is a crazy thing to have anywhere near your body! :)

[@ProjectsWithPaul]

I say the wood lasted 96 hrs. Check out the ballast box I built for my tractor, 750 lbs from scrap metal and concrete. Great video.

[@nicholascooper1193]

I like using a 6" cut off wheel on a 4.5" grinder to cut the totes. I cut the window wide enough that my shoulders will fit through square. Saves snagging shirts. If you haven't disposed of the tote bladders yet, I've tried every possible tool to cut them down into manageable pieces and a small chainsaw with an anti kickback chain on it is the quickest. I stack directly into the tote as I split also, saves me a LOT of handling of the wood, and I've found that tote stacked wood seems to dry faster, since it forces more air gaps than a huge stack of wood. I have forks on the 580 Case backhoe, so no issue picking up/moving full totes.

[@portersadventures]

Keep eye out for 3 point pallet forks for that tractor - I had a set on my 5400. I could carry 2 totes a time.

[@digdrivediy]

Nice!

[@Crazy.Runner]

Hello Neil, nice video, as always. And about that wood load, I think it was enought for about 85 hrs. Have a nice week!

[@digdrivediy]

Really appreciate it. It didn't last quite that long this time but it might when it isn't so cold. Thanks for taking a guess on the hours. I will pin the answer to the top comment with the winners 12/5/22.

[@Crazy.Runner]

@@digdrivediy about that four plastic big bdc, you can use them for collecting rain water and use it for the yard.

[@gidge34]

Awesome video, my guess is 48.5 hours 🥶

[@digdrivediy]

A bit low for this time but not a bad guess. Thanks for taking a guess on the hours. I will pin the answer to the top comment with the winners 12/5/22.

[@michaelmaker8169]

I've been saying the plastic part of the totes can collect water from gutters. Put a hose spigot on and water flower beds.

[@digdrivediy]

Yes, very true. That would be a great use of them. But the wife isn't crazy about them sitting around the house :O

[@tgmod]

I guess 51 hours. Cool idea.

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks for taking a guess on the hours. I will pin the answer to the top comment with the winners 12/5/22.

[@batterpm11]

Those John Deere’s are so impressive for their size. My 40hp Kubota struggles to lift one without ballast. It actually wouldn’t lift one without shimmed hydraulics.

[@JimFinlayson]

A good back to the roots video. I think TTWT and OWTM must both have Stihl relationships (or used to). You should reach out to them on how they got them, as your subscriber base should be worth something to Stihl in the battery space.

[@digdrivediy]

Hey thanks Jim. I know that at least TTWT has a relationship. They don't really sponsor but they will provide product to use in your videos as long as you use proper PPE. I have a contact for them so I'm wanting to reach out since I genuinely love their stuff anyway.

[@dalewallace3812]

I use the icb totes for firewood I cut a hole and the bottom out of the plastic tanks and stack wood inside them in the cage to keep more rain and snow off the wood if they are stored outside. What I’ve found out using the totes it varies the difference between using a small wood stove, fireplace and a outdoor boiler on how small the split their wood on how convenient the totes are they help move wood easier regardless I’m guessing the wood in that tote lasted around 48 hours

[@DrivinwithJoe]

I do something similar. I cut the top and the front out. Then just lay the top back on. So I can get in to stack and to empty easier.

[@digdrivediy]

Great ideas! I may do something similar with the plastic. We'll see. Thanks for taking a guess on the hours. I will pin the answer to the top comment with the winners 12/5/22.

[@RCPSU4]

Depending on if you've got any plastic tubs left, you could possibly use them for water collection during the rain season. I'm working on convincing my parents to get a small 4' wood rack to put behind our shed. Hope next year at some point you and Mike can do something together since I think it'd be fun.

[@digdrivediy]

Great idea Robert!

[@dave007565]

Great vid! My guess is that wood lasted 48 hrs

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks for taking a guess on the hours. I will pin the answer to the top comment with the winners 12/5/22.

[@minutemanmac]

Too.bad I'm not closer, I'd love the bladders for holding maple sap! I have a bunch of the IBCs for firewood and sap storage.

[@curtanderson8655]

Glad to see you back this week. It looks like lifting the totes was a little much so just don't fill them as much or set some by the boiler and transfer from one to the other. Yeah, more handling but you may not get stuck when you have snow and ice on the ground. Here is another idea, get a bigger tractor, Tractor time with Tim could help you out, lol. Just kidding...

[@digdrivediy]

I like that bigger tractor idea.

[@Thefishermen18]

Great video, I’m guessing 42 hours.

[@digdrivediy]

Appreciate it! I got a little more time out of it but that's a good guess. Thanks for taking a guess on the hours. I will pin the answer to the top comment with the winners 12/5/22.

[@rv-eb3wu]

with the plastic bladder, what you do is cut with a chainsaw down each corner vertically then horizontal so that you end up with two u shaped pieces. put them on an ordinary wooden skid and use wire to connect the vertical sides at top corners. Then go ahead and stack the same as you did with the metal frames. You can now carry a full skid anywhere, store anywhere and best of all carry to the stove without additional touching. add some slots so any water can drain and they will be around for years.

[@digdrivediy]

Cool idea!

[@harlyjock1]

Have the cage lifted while loading to save your back and expedite loading

[@digdrivediy]

Good idea!

[@tee-steel.0158]

Totes are nice because you don’t have to handle the wood as much. But for your use you will have to stack some for volume of wood you need.

[@buildlife]

Welcome to the club LOL! I guess 73 hours! I burn all my cookies out of totes and I usually get 2-3 days out of one depending on how cold it is. Stay warm!!

[@digdrivediy]

Proud to be a member now :) Thanks for taking a guess on the hours. I will pin the answer to the top comment with the winners 12/5/22.