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the logs are split Dean so should be ok thanks.

 

I think what Dean was meaning, is did you test a freshly split log, or have they been split a while?

 

It may be a little finniky, but, if the logs have been split a while its best to split some again and test in the middle of the log as the outer part can be a false reading. Also test them from different areas of the heap. In the first weeks of drying there can be a significant difference between the inner and outer parts of the log.

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I know 30% is a bit much but what can I do other than wait another few months. I split mine before testing adn its generally 30% towards the middle of the log if I test at the end its usually 20 or less. I'm still new to the whole business of firewood and trees for that matter so have to use whats available at present just to pay the rent :scared1:

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I know 30% is a bit much but what can I do other than wait another few months. I split mine before testing adn its generally 30% towards the middle of the log if I test at the end its usually 20 or less. I'm still new to the whole business of firewood and trees for that matter so have to use whats available at present just to pay the rent :scared1:
no disrespect but firewood is beer money,dont rely on it to pay the rent.ten years ago i was selling 30 load a week at £40 a load,minus a cash labourer,diesel,petrol,oil,insurance,breakdowns,wet days,working weekends etc and lucky if i banked £400.i now sell 5 load a week at £60 purely as a by-product,shame but the truth
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