Finding Out How Much Firewood is in a Tree

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9 ай бұрын

In the last video we started figuring out how much firewood was in this one tree. In this video we actually find out how many cords of firewood was in the tree. I am comparing how much this tree would be worth selling the logs to a sawmill. Versus how much I will get out of it in firewood. Versus how much I would get out of milling it into lumber and timbers on my Woodmizer LT15 sawmill. And we get to see some animals that I got on my trail camera. After we watched a fire helicopter fly over.

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@dgoodman1484 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic pics of the giant forest kitty and goliath negro chipmunk! lol 👍🏼

@edwinlikeshistractor8521 9 ай бұрын

Your videography gets better and better. You are still thinking about it and not stuck in a rut. The smoke is gone today so this video has inspired me to go split. I think I thank you for this inspiration?

@WilsonForestLands 9 ай бұрын

Thanks, it sometimes takes some thinking to stay out of the rut. Especially when doing similar things all the time. Good that your smoke is finally gone. Sounds like there’s going to be some improvement for the next few days.

@adammoggysawmilling5164 9 ай бұрын

Hey thanks for the shout out and all the useless channel points I'll cherish them forever I guess after 30 years of selling firewood I've gotten good at estimating wood piles lol

@WilsonForestLands 9 ай бұрын

I was guessing about 2 1/4 to 2 1/3. You were a little closer than I was.

@m8s4lif 9 ай бұрын

Those critters looked hungry. If we don't see you again, we'll know why. Nah, you would probably be too tough for them to want to eat. Another good video. Oh yah, that sure was a big dragon fly that flew over. Thanks for taking us all out into the woods with you. Also, I don't blame you for heading over to the coast. This smoke is getting old. Medford.

@WilsonForestLands 9 ай бұрын

I am also usually well armed most of the time so probably won’t get eaten. Usually armed with a chainsaw.

@clayoreilly4553 4 ай бұрын

Whoa! Mountain Lion! Whoa! Black Bear! How nice to be out in the woods with the Creator's critters.

@WilsonForestLands 4 ай бұрын

Yep there is something about knowing those critters are out there with me.

@Peter-od7op 2 ай бұрын

I wish oak split like that. Great vdo

@Dan_Akins 9 ай бұрын

Them critter out your way are pretty high up on the food chain…. Stay safe!

@WilsonForestLands 9 ай бұрын

Yes they are. Most of the time I am caring at least some kind of device to try to keep myself on top of the food chain.

@digger0429 7 ай бұрын

Just found your video well done

@ArrBee6 8 ай бұрын

That was is a good video. Cheers

@WilsonForestLands 8 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@WideCutSawmill 9 ай бұрын

Nice looking house cat there lol

@WilsonForestLands 9 ай бұрын

Yep, nice kitty.

@frontyardfirewood 6 ай бұрын

Opening scene, backs into wood splitter. 😂😂😂 you are hilarious. Awesome channel sir.

@davidwyby 3 ай бұрын

Braille

@vikingfitz9088 7 ай бұрын

Great entertainment! Informative of course but you’ve got superb timing and delivery in front of the camera. Tough work that too.

@WilsonForestLands 7 ай бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate your kind words.

@AlaskanInsights 9 ай бұрын

pretty good amount of wood. Lil more than i thought at 1.5 cord. we been getting cougar sightings here this past summer... very rare. I found some scat early this summer... we got so much small game I am not to worried about them.

@WilsonForestLands 9 ай бұрын

They are pretty common here. Rare to see one but common to see their scat or their kills.

@ArrBee6 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the end clips.

@Brian.......... 6 ай бұрын

I cannot believe I hadn't thought of a ramp up for the big rounds. Stroke of genius. And nice animals 👍🏼

@saltrock9642 9 ай бұрын

Fun video, thanks. That tree looks like a dream to cut, split and stack. Try that with red oak.

@WilsonForestLands 9 ай бұрын

I have done my time splitting various types of oak. You are right about that.

@davidwyby 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! Been wondering about chucked vs. stacked. Read 1.5 to 1.67 times…what do you get based on the size of your trailer? Thanks again

@edwardmohs435 3 ай бұрын

nice log splitter

@philliphall5198 6 ай бұрын

The fold out aluminum ramps work great and drill one hole and drop a long bolt in it Fast and easy 😊😊😊

@leethurston4774 3 ай бұрын

That seems like such a shame to have that big tree cut into firewood. But I understand the markets and logistics of the operation. Good job.

@jessel8833 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video & hands on examples & measurements. How big was the tree you were estimating firewood cords for?? I'd be curious to know what the diameter & height of tree was to get an idea of what you got from it??

@WilsonForestLands 6 ай бұрын

That was months ago so I don’t remember the measurements. If you go back a video or two before this one, I believe I measured it in that video. That is if it wasn’t in this one, I lose track of them.

@TheOldManAndTheSaw 9 ай бұрын

Good video. I still HATE to do firewood. Unfortunately you said to hold up too late and I didn't get to see the bear and cougar photos. Maybe next time.

@WilsonForestLands 9 ай бұрын

That’s unfortunate you didn’t get to see them. I will try to give earlier notice next time.

@jimmieburleigh9549 7 ай бұрын

New viewer. What is the boat winch on splitter for.

@DanielAtkinsFirewood 9 ай бұрын

A frogs hair over 2 cords. Now a bad guess from just looking at a pile..

@WilsonForestLands 9 ай бұрын

Yep he was closer than I was . I was thinking 2 1/4 to 2 1/3.

@sunasuna0075 9 ай бұрын

I would prefer to stay with our gators than mess with a mtn lion or a bear. Nice video using the splitter.

@WilsonForestLands 9 ай бұрын

The reality is bear and cougar attacks on humans is extremely rare in this part of the world. I’m not sure what the statistics are for attacks for them them vs. gators. I am guessing gators may be easier to avoid.

@williamemerson1799 9 ай бұрын

WHAT, NO BIGFOOT? 👀 👍🍻

@WilsonForestLands 9 ай бұрын

The trail camera is out there now, maybe we will get Bigfoot next time.

@PaulHodgson-gm6lg 8 күн бұрын

With 24 hurricanes predicted, keep your logs ready, the price will rise.

@southernadirondackoutdoors 9 ай бұрын

Did you say $830? If yes then wow it's expensive out there. Around here two full cords would be about 510 and that would be hardwoods like black cherry and hard maple.

@WilsonForestLands 9 ай бұрын

Yep and that is for softwood. That was a major part of the decision to cut these into firewood.

@brianjonker510 5 ай бұрын

Around here it is 450 to 500 US dollars a cord and that is delivered.

@joeyrector1015 9 ай бұрын

You still got alot of firewood out of all that

@piotr84ru 2 ай бұрын

how long is your chainswa guide ? whats the model ?

@billlively9999 5 ай бұрын

how many trees have you replanted..?

@lpeterman 9 ай бұрын

Did you recover your work-shirt trapped in the face of the trailer? (4:35 mark) So, how much wood would Wilson split, when a Wilson would split wood...? Love the Trail cam pics -- that little Cinnamon bear, (Ursus Americanus Cinnamomum) was a great catch. Hurrah for wildlife! Cheers from a (drizzly/damp) Linn County

@WilsonForestLands 9 ай бұрын

That shirt is more of a rag/license plate cover. I did recover it. There was supposed to be more wildlife footage on that video. A hairy woodpecker going after the bugs in the bark that came off the wood I was splitting. It was only about 8 feet away from me. I shot the video but somehow the camera forgot to turn on. Drizzly/damp sounds a whole lot better than smoky.

@raymondcape 9 ай бұрын

Nice wood trimming.What tree is that? Watching from Clark Pampanga Philippines.

@WilsonForestLands 9 ай бұрын

It’s Douglas fir. Good to have you watching from the Philippines.

@brianparks440 5 ай бұрын

I’d sure like to have a coastal place to compliment my mountain place.

@tomjensen618 4 ай бұрын

Now if you actually don't want to struggle with heavy rounds, you might consider another updated splitter.

@WilsonForestLands 4 ай бұрын

If I was producing enough firewood to justify an updated splitter, it would be good to have an updated splitter.

@tomjensen618 4 ай бұрын

Your age will get the better of your frugal mind eventually. @@WilsonForestLands

@eflint1 5 ай бұрын

What kind of tree is that?

@mikehughes2026 9 ай бұрын

Nice jag of wood there! Unrelated matter, don’t know your name, catching up on older videos, maybe you mentioned it, or if your in some Super-secret witness protection program I understand. Thanks for the show,”we’ll keep the light on for you”🇺🇸

@WilsonForestLands 9 ай бұрын

My name is Michael, looks like you are familiar with that one. I don’t think KZfaq channels are recommended for those on super secret witness protection programs. 😂

@joegrochowski669 9 ай бұрын

are these cords full or face, thanks

@WilsonForestLands 9 ай бұрын

Full cords. I think the term face cord is more of an East Coast thing.

@Blackadder75 4 ай бұрын

@@WilsonForestLands how much is that in 'Rest of The World' units?

@forestwolf60 9 ай бұрын

I was wondering why you didn't use a 4 or 6 way splitter...now I have my answer. You, sir, are quite efficient at doing it yourself. I don't think this is your first rodeo.

@WilsonForestLands 9 ай бұрын

No definitely not my first rodeo. I did some videos a year ago about why I like this type of splitter. if I did more than just a small amount of firewood I do, I would probably get something more efficient though.

@philliphall5198 6 ай бұрын

Would it be better to take it to town and stack it for easy delivery and sales. ???? Just know winter is hell to drive in

@brianjonker510 5 ай бұрын

@@philliphall5198 It is exceedingly rare that one more time handling firewood has a payback.

@jeanpomerleau8416 9 ай бұрын

makes my pictures from my trail cam of fox, deer, opossum and grey squirrels seem not so scary :)

@WilsonForestLands 9 ай бұрын

I usually just get the same animals you just described. But once in a while something like this pops up in there.

@RavensRidgeNC 9 ай бұрын

My OCD zeroes in on that leaner every time, lol

@WilsonForestLands 9 ай бұрын

Even though I have proven it to be strong, it still makes me a little nervous being under it or parking under it. But it’s been too useful to cut down.

@ElectricDanielBoone 9 ай бұрын

Do you think that cougar has been watching you?

@WilsonForestLands 9 ай бұрын

It probably has. It only showed up on the camera that one time, which was over two weeks ago. Not sure it is still around but probably was checking me out while it was there.

@joeyrector1015 9 ай бұрын

You and your animals lol

@WilsonForestLands 9 ай бұрын

I haven’t been able to get any work out of these ones.

@joeyrector1015 9 ай бұрын

@@WilsonForestLands that figures. It's hard to find good help these days

@bruceking5173 9 ай бұрын

your time is worth something. if you figured your time at $16/hour, which is an example of what you might pay someone else to do the work, you could come up with a better breakdown of what your net profit is for marketed logs, your own sawmill logs and firewood. i've been wresting with this for 100 acres of alder ive got, that would market at $450/m but to get that $450 I'd have to give 40% to 60% of that to the logging company and the trucking company, so my net would be somewhere around $200/m Green alder firewood is $250 a cord or more, but I think that I'd net more that way even hiring out the labor to run it through a firewood processor and deliver it. I guess I should cut down a few and calculate the amount of wood and run the numbers again as you do here. Thanks for the food for thought.

@WilsonForestLands 9 ай бұрын

Yeah adding in the labor and other factors would be interesting and a good idea. In my case, firewood is a clear winner because setting up to temporarily be in the firewood business is as simple as showing up with my dump trailer and splitter. Bringing in equipment, repairing roads to get a log truck in here for this small blow down I am dealing with would bring profit close to zero. Hauling my sawmill in from out of the area and setting up a temporary lumber business in this area for the few weeks I will be here takes away from the practicality of milling lumber here. Instead of figuring out the numbers of the labor and everything, one just pops out as being practical and the others just aren’t. But if we wanted to we could have all kinds of fun with all kinds of numbers. Thanks, good comment.

@longsleevelogger117 9 ай бұрын

I can never remember if ive commented this on one of your videos before, so excuse me if this is a repeat comment. But a safe bet on loose wood equaling a cord is 180 cu/ft 10'x4.5'x4'. Its defined as split wood bucked at 12-16" thrown loosely together.

@WilsonForestLands 9 ай бұрын

I have had a few people comment that it is 180. I did a video about a year ago comparing tightly stacked to loosely thrown. It came out in the 180 to 190 range. On my trailer I stack the back row. The trailer is also a little less than 180 cf. So I heap it and arrange the pieces on top somewhat orderly so they don’t fall out. So some of it ends up being more tight then loosely thrown.