Drying ash

[Michael C]

Thinning my ash forest at the moment, and was planning on processing them straight away, but was told this evening that this was a bad idea, (he reckoned the logs would go mouldy) and I should stack them in lengths and process them next year.

Is he right?

[Treemon]

Any ash ive pre processed has never gone mouldy but why do you need to process it now its the best burner however long you leave it - even green!

[tommer9]

I think he is mistaken. If yiou leave them in a damp still airless corner then yes they may go mouldy. If you dont then they should dry out very satisfactoraly.

[Michael C]

Any ash ive pre processed has never gone mouldy but why do you need to process it now its the best burner however long you leave it - even green!

 

 

I was planning on processing it in the forest, into a tractor tipper trailer and back to the yard. I dont have a timber trailer/crane and would prefer not have to buy one!

[Michael C]

I think he is mistaken. If yiou leave them in a damp still airless corner then yes they may go mouldy. If you dont then they should dry out very satisfactoraly.

 

Whats the ideal way to store them?

[felixthelogchopper]

Up off the ground on pallets where the air can get to them.

[mendiplogs]

HI MICHALEL yes mate tommer right now with all this sun its a good time to do it if we git a tree off a farmer thats the way we do it log it up on site all the best with mate jon:thumbup: by the way you will not go wrong with ash mate

[s.varty]

Up off the ground on pallets where the air can get to them.

 

DITTO, and theyll be fine for the coming winter

[Michael C]

Would vented bags be an idea to save on rehandling?

[Dave Martin]

Would vented bags be an idea to save on rehandling?

 

Vented bags off the ground on pallets would be good.