Will this work?

[Stevie Logs]

Hi guys, im new to the forum and was after a bit of expert advice.

 

The majority of the time i work on a farm, i sell firewood throughout the winter when we are not as busy. I am by no means a big operation as this is only the second year i have been doing it. Though this year my demand has outstripped supply. Therefore i am looking into ways of drying some more logs out ready to sell.

 

At the farm i have access to a shed where we keep vegetables once pulled out of the fridge to try and warm them up to room temperature before they get sent out to customers.

 

Anyway this shed is kept between 12 and 17 degrees. If i were to store logs in it, mainly ash at the moment would this aid the drying process? Or just cause them to sweat. There is no real airflow around the room as it is all kept locked up to preserve the heat.

 

Looking forward to hearing your response. Thanks

[Alycidon]

Process them into vented arb bags such as those from Bag Supplies. Stack them 2 or 3 high with a teleporter. They should dry out perfectly, I think. Most use dutch barns or similar but at least one of us uses an old silage clamp.

 

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[Goaty]

Airflow is more important than temperature. I reckon outside would be best for you.

 

Also wood a food grade shed be allowed to hold other stuffs.

[Goaty]

Would be better outside airflow to get the moisture out is more important.

Edited January 24, 2013 by Goaty
Thought 1st post didn't work

[WeeDee]

Dry air (or drier air) draws moisture from the wood. Warm air has the ability to hold more moisture. But unless you can replace the moist air with drier air then there's nowhere for the wood's moisture to go.

[Stevie Logs]

Airflow is more important than temperature. I reckon outside would be best for you.

 

Also wood a food grade shed be allowed to hold other stuffs.

 

There is separate bays in the shed but i will look into this more, good thinking

[s.varty]

Would be better outside airflow to get the moisture out is more important.

 

Thats very good advice:thumbup1:

[Stevie Logs]

Outside it is then, i'm in the process of finishing up a lean to that is going to be the main place for storage from now on. The warm shed was just i thought that i had bumping round on the tractor today.

[s.varty]

This is all you need to do

[Stevie Logs]

I have a fair amount of wood again mainly ash stacked up outside that has been down for over a year now. How long would you think that this needs to be kept inside to dry out before its down to a moisture that is good to sell at?