I drop and skid to a landing out in the open in March then process when the weather improves in April/May. I cut the log lengths into a long pile then work my way from one end with the splitter stacking the splits onto pallets as I go so I only have to handle it once instead of the typical 5-6 times. Our gasification boiler likes it at 12%-15% moisture so, I cap each pallet with poly then shrink wrap and cut a couple of vent holes at the top to let moisture escape. Temps in the stacks reach 140+ degrees, over the summer it kiln dries down to 10%-12%. I use 3 point forks to put 6 pallets at a time into the woodshed. I get about 1/2 cord to a pallet, 24 pallets gets us through an average winter; I did 36 this year to be safe.
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