Will the logs go mouldy?

[Woodworks]

So I am looking at ways to up production without buying loads more IBCs. We have a barn that could be cleared out to take lose logs. My thought is to chuck some pallets on the floor and some slats around the edges of the barn to allow air to circulate and load up inside with lose logs. I doubt they will dry that well in there but the idea was to then load them into IBC's when they become free as the first logs start going out. Will the logs in the middle go mouldy or should they be OK? Presuming it maybe species dependant as well so what is best?

 

Thanks

[SbTVF]

I would have thought that as long as there is some air circulating through there you should be ok.

Would also think as long as the logs were processed while the stack and weather was dry you would stand a better chance.

I’m going to try the same myself probably. IBC’s take up too much room!

[Woodworks]

Yes empty IBC's are becoming a pain. Tried stacking them up but they blow over when we get any gales. 

[arboriculturist]

2 hours ago, Woodworks said:

So I am looking at ways to up production without buying loads more IBCs. We have a barn that could be cleared out to take lose logs. My thought is to chuck some pallets on the floor and some slats around the edges of the barn to allow air to circulate and load up inside with lose logs. I doubt they will dry that well in there but the idea was to then load them into IBC's when they become free as the first logs start going out. Will the logs in the middle go mouldy or should they be OK? Presuming it maybe species dependant as well so what is best?

 

Thanks

I don't need to tell you what species will go mouldy 1st - but yes, they will go mouldy.

 

We have been through all you suggest in the early days.

 

They dry very slowly also and you are back to manhandling and the days of endless toil that never ends.

 

You have to think containers, containers, containers - potato boxes if nothing else.

 

NO MANHANDLING !

[Woodworks]

22 minutes ago, arboriculturist said:

I don't need to tell you what species will go mouldy 1st - but yes, they will go mouldy.

 

We have been through all you suggest in the early days.

 

They dry very slowly also and you are back to manhandling and the days of endless toil that never ends.

 

You have to think containers, containers, containers - potato boxes if nothing else.

 

NO MANHANDLING !

No man handling planed. The idea is to fill the barn in the quiet times in the summer so all the crates will be filled and the barn. Come the winter time I struggle for time to keep all the crates filled. Planing to fit the prospective Gehl pivot steer with a 1m3 bucket to reload the crates quickly with the partly dried barn logs so they should be dry for back end of the winter.

 

And no I dont know what species the go mouldy as we have never had a problem with mould to date.

Edited March 14, 2018 by Woodworks

[Treeation]

create some inner cavities with pallets stacked vertically so air can get to middle

[Woodworks]

Just now, Treeation said:

create some inner cavities with pallets stacked vertically so air can get to middle

Yes that's the plan with the slats on the inner face of the barn. The uprights are 6" so there would be the outer metal cladding then a 6" gap then the slats.

[arboriculturist]

2 minutes ago, Woodworks said:

No man handling planed. The idea is to fill the barn in the quiet times in the summer so all the crates will be filled and the barn. Come the winter time I struggle for time to keep all the crates filled. Planing to fit the prospective Gehl pivot steer with a 1m3 bucket to reload the crates quickly with the partly dried barn logs so they should be dry for back end of the winter.

Sounds a good plan apart from the fact that mould does not look good on quality firewood. What's wrong with using loader on the tractor? Maybe tied up all the time with your processing, moving roundwood from roadside etc.

[Treeation]

Ok, I have gone for  a heris fencing square (2 panels on each side). Pallets underneath the logs, and an internal cross of vertical pallets that all meet up in the middle as well.

2 minutes ago, Woodworks said:

Yes that's the plan with the slats on the inner face of the barn. The uprights are 6" so there would be the outer metal cladding then a 6" gap then the slats.

 

[Woodworks]

Yes shame about the mould. Dont really want that but might be liveable with. Looking to relieve the tractor of heavy loader work due the problems we have had.