My brother was the most honest guy, he would cut and split wood to his costumers specs. Dry it. The wood was as good as it gets for selling. They still complained. After 25 years selling wood, he stopped doing it cold . Dealing with the public got the best of him!

I wish I had watched this video before buying firewood. Just about everything you said you wouldn't do my guy did. Much respect to honest people like yourself.

good video. No stupid music no endless babbling. Straight and to the point. Well done.

I finally found an honest seller and get what I want- Hardwood, split larger 6-8", and I prefer green to season two years myself and less expensive - I use two cords a year

I ended up running out of good dry logs to burn this summer. (have plenty of kindling, just ran out of ready to go big stuff) So had to actually BUY some. I opted to go pick it up, rather than have it delivered as he was local. He had made these nice measured racks for his wood- each held 2 side by side 4'x4' stacks, so both stacks = 1 face cord. (he sells a lot of half face cords to vacationers with lake homes) I saw exactly what I was buying, and we loaded my truck right out of the rack. Got a half face cord of cherry and hickory for a very reasonable price- and it was a fair bit more wood than I'd thought it was. We both ended up happy- him with a wad of bills in his pocket, me with a big pile of cherry and hickory to grill over and drink beer by.

Having cut, burned, and sold firewood for 47 years, I can honestly say that I would buy wood from you in a heartbeat! I have seen first-hand some of the s**t some wood sellers try to pawn off as "seasoned." If you put salt and pepper on it, it's "seasoned" right? Thank you for being so honest and straight forward. May your chains remain sharp all season!

Nice, when someone tells it like it is 👍👏

I totally agree with the ant wood. I find if I split it and ants come out, I throw it in a separate pile. I won’t stack it on my 8’ rack(about 3 days worth of firewood during the coldest days.) It’s drys fast due to the bore holes and rotten wood and it still burns well with the more dense firewood. I find my 2500 sq foot Btu drolet stove drys the wood on the rack as well seeing its only 6’ away from the rack. Great video from a fellow New Englander.

I sell firewood mostly to campers in the summer, I always make sure the moisture content is under 20%. Usually its 15 or under. I toss all the rotten wood in IBC cages and that becomes my bonfire wood for when my friends come over, my firepit is quite large.

this guy does seem like a honest dude. I feel as long as your honest to your customers about what you got whether its green, dry, knotty, or beetle wood (like Ringo or Paul) and charge accordingly. not to big of deal how or what its brought loaded or stacked like when they bring it as long as its the amount i ordered after I stack it at my crib. if not ill try maybe one more time and move on to the next wood dealer. Either way stuff happens like is hard its impossible for me at least to perfect. People need a break sometimes. The benefit of a doubt. Please don't ever judge and label someone right off the bat. People and things are not what they seem most of the until you get to know them.

I buy firewood and this guy knows what he's talking about Wish I could find someone like him were I live.

Morning Roger. Thanks for sharing - some great tips for folks to watch out for. Have a good one!

This man knows what his customers want. Well done my man.

Been selling firewood for 8 years now. I’m glad this guy can go through all the hoops to sell a premium product. Around here there is no money selling firewood. I usually barely break even and then complaints on top of it. Buying loads of logs and processing it you get what you get for wood. The bad stuff gets tossed aside but knots protruding and some hollow logs, No biggie. It’s all wood and it all burns. Knotty maple will split into odd chunks, No biggie as long as it’ll fit in the stove they’ll burn it at night. I personally throw it loose in the truck by hand and it gets dumped at the far side. I tell all my customers to get their wood early because it dries better at their house than mine. They stack a few cord up and the wind blows through all summer as they know it’s dry by winter. I have a few big piles of wood outside at my house. The stuff on top is dry but in the middle of the pile doesn’t get much airflow. It’s not about being dishonest. It’s about offering the best product that is practical and some things just aren’t practical. Like delivering 60 cord of firewood by stacking it all in the back of your truck and then unloading it by hand at the far end and sweeping the bark out with every load.

There were a few tips I wasn't aware of. I'm glad I saw your video. Thanks for sharing it with us. Well done Sir.

Hi from Portland Oregon Thanks for doing your video! 🪓🪓🪓

Roger great video lots of good info. So now I guess I need to go clean out the bed of my truck. Take care brother.

Great information thanks for a good explanation on how firewood is suppose to be.

Very good advice. I do my own wood from my trees. Good Luck, Rick

Thanks for the great information! Very helpful!

Looks like channel is growing well! I remember you were stuck at that 4.5k range for a long time.

I personally like a mix of larger and smaller splits. I'll tolerate some smaller rounds (no more than 6" in diameter). With that said, I'm not trying to cram a woodstove as full as possible. Instead, I'm usually doing a top-down burn in a fireplace and will mix in some smaller pieces with the larger pieces in the lower layers to help those layers catch.

Thanks for the knowledge much appreciated!!

Thank you for a most informative video. Lots of great tips. I learned s as great deal. Thank you.

Nice Video Roger, great information. Best Regards from Peoria, IL - Jason

Really good information. Thanks.

Thanks for sharing that Roger! DC

Thanks for the info. First Lady I bought from was honest, said she had cheap wood and premium. Charged $60 for a Rick (8x4) of cheap stuff. Came in clutch during ice storm. Second dude offered to deliver 2 ricks for me. Pulled up in an F-150 with a short bed. I pulled out an old 2x4 and some t post.. dude only brought less than 1.25 ricks and the my were cut to about 12 inches. I paid him for 1 Rick and let him know what I thought about his business ethics.

Well said Roger! I usually bring my moisture meter to deliveries and test a few pieces for the customer to give them some piece of mind!

I buy wood from local sawmills. The wood half the time looks like blocks or boards that didn't get processed properly. But they usually give more per cord just to clear the yard of wood at a cheaper price. They say it's a cord but usually give an extra 1/4 on top. Since sawmills will scrap out weird looking wood it's good stuff since they don't usually send out bad construction products.

Great video man. So many people out here wi zero morals, ripping people off.

Great tips! Thanks

Good video. Well made. Excellent information. 👍🏻

Great video, second year wood burning, definitely fell for “seasoned” wood but not “dry” that’s another thing to think about when buying. Get your terms down right before you buy.

Thank you so much for this video!

😊thanks, very good video, take care. 😊

Hi Tractor Tech - it's Big Rodders in Ireland, a subscriber. Thanks for a very informative video. Over here there is no legislation governing the sale of firewood regarding volume, log size or consistency, species mixing, moisture content etc etc etc. It's a totally free market, perhaps because it represents a very small percentage of heating options used.

Thanks! Good information.

Great info!

Great video!

Good info brother thank you

Cool stuff. I'm in northern Alberta where we don't get many options for variety of trees, but volume works the same. My calculations I'd say around 200 cubic feet loose volume when dumped into a cone, but I suppose if it's split larger the measurement goes up.

Excellent video bud

Thank you!

Good info. Thanks.

Nice video Roger that should really help some folks that are new to buying firewood and maybe help some sellers be accurate in how they sell it. That’s one thing I pride myself in is having a measured amount based on cords or cubic feet.1/3 1/2 full etc

One of those “get what you pay for” deals. I find people appreciate consistent lengths and split sizes. I use an acc-u-mark or a Ming marker as well.

Great video! Great info. There are alot of scammers out here. It seems like they outnumber the good guys.

Good points and I agree. One more thing to mention, lower quality wood. Premium firewood would not include maple, elm, walnut, cherry, pine as different woods give off differing amounts of heat. Those are great woods, but not what I would call premium. Oak, hedge, locust, hickory... those are premium firewood, if you heat with wood. If they just want something to crackle in the fireplace occasionally, sure, anything will do but for heating a home, those others won't do near as good of a job.

Great video thanks

I don’t sell firewood as I’m flat out keeping up with my own needs. But it’s amazing how people with stoves know so little about what they burn it’s almost scary.

Geat info Roger.. I stack my loads in the truck and I usually clean it out every 3-4 loads.. Aslo when I wright up my Craigslist ads I say what I am using for a truck & trailer combo. than I figure if the buyer has Questions he can google what the truck is or ask. I have refereed off a few KZfaq videos as well over the years just so the buyer is not hearing the info from me..

Just subscribed nice channel and nice to hear these different ways. Here in the Midwest there are A LOT of sellers of wood but not all of them are selling Firewood. have a good day. #slackoutdoors

Thanks for the knowledge we definitely got scammed this year by almost all of the above methods and I live in southern Maine. I'd love to buy wood from honest good sellers like you but it seems they're hard to find.

Great video 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍

Awesome! I which I saw this sooner.

Good evening Sir 😊 You mention pretty good tricks 👍😊 Thank you kindly for this very good informative video Sir Cheers !!!

Interesting. Thanks...

thank you!

hi there good points . many years ago i knew a guy that made a fram or box out of 2 4x8 sheets of plywood in the back of his pickup stacked the wood in between the two 4x8s . he would dump it out after you saw it was full . ask you to step aside so you wouldn't get hurt . then dump it . well it was stacked in the front and back but thrown in in-between the front and back stack then straightened on the top middle to make it looked like it was all stacked . my sister bought it . knew something was funny . so she told me . i had her buy another cord when he got there so did i . she called weight and measures and the police . don't realy know what happened to him . but he never sold wood again john

Thankyou.....one guy delivered 4 cord of yellow birch and must have scooped it up with a loader bucket as I had 13 full garbage cans of gravel and bark chip trash to clean up after. Another guy delivered round wood which I ordered with most of the bigger chunks being 14 inches and the small chunks 16 and s lot of bizarre shaped stuff I could not even split so could not use.....rotten stuff too.

Good advice 👍 I season my wood 2 years. I also have wood that doesn't like to give up it's bark till the second year. I don't cut anything green, it's got to be dead. I don't tarp the wood just keep metal roofing on the top to keep air moving through it. Size of wood is always varying on the person. I split mine 6x6 size. Any smaller it would not last the night in my wood burner. I have enjoyed burning wood because it costs nothing for me. I have 8 acres of timber and always stuff dieing. Enough rantings. I leave comments on videos with good content.

Dude is a natural movie star. You can tell he's so relaxed and loose in front of the camera, not tense and looking like a tomcat shitting a tuna can. Nope, not at all. And as a fellow firewood entrepreneur, you can tell he's a natural at the firewood bidness. The way he chucked that piece of seasoned wood like a cat turd that totally disgusted him, was liking watch myself after I've handled the 30,000,000 stick of wood that day. Its uncanny really...

Thank you... 👀😇

The smaller your fire wood is split, the less wood you have. The larger split you get more wood. I split my wood so it drys faster. The other thing is. A round will burn longer then split. So after you get a bed of hot coals put a round in your stove. I'm 66 yrs old and have heated my home with wood over 40 yrs.

I use the marker too. But sometimes it leaves a mark on the wood. I also had a problem with it getting stuck and slraying

Nice video. Just like we do.

I started selling firewood for exactly these reasons. We kept being cheated and I figured that other people were too. Sure enough most of my customers say the same things. I like to give a few extra pieces of firewood with every face cord to be sure customers are satisfied.

I agree more you split it the better it dries

I don't have much of a need for firewood anymore,but I see what people are doing.One thing that I've heard lately is that sellers are charging by the truck load now,instead of by the cord. A cord of split pine is currently selling for $185+ a cord right now!

all of the above plus more im my area

In Australia we sell by weight not volume. They sell by volume in New Zealand. The issue in Austraila with our hardwood is although its meant to be dried, often its not at 20% or less so the customer is paying for moisture. Another thing is customers don't plan ahead and buy wood a year in advance stack it at their place to ensure it's dried out. I used to sell it in a woodyard and we had a guy come in everyday at 5 minutes to closing, buy 2 or 3 pieces ( yes really) and do it again and again. I asked him why not get a tonne delivered. His answer, its easier to take it from the boot of the car and burn straight away, saved having to store it and as he was in a rental he didn't want to leave any wood if he left. Good honest video mate, well done. A lot of people don't realise how much work there is in cutting and splitting wood.

It can have rot and solid both. That is actually very good firewood.

People new to buying firewood also need to know the difference between "dry" and "seasoned". Moisture meters are a great investment if you're not familiar with different types of wood and how much they weigh when they're well seasoned.

Id Def buy from him if I needed firewood

Thanx

I can not find log length in Maine any where

I wonder if it would be good for business to put all of that information condensed on a flyer to give and leave at stores for people. Then you can hire a feller to help and stay ahead of things. Some firewood sellers have huge businesses using several machines and workers. Thanks for sharing honesty.

It really shouldn't be so hard to get good quality real seasoned firewood. Down here in Louisiana, these slicks don't season anything and will deliver a load of wood so green you can smell it from across your yard!

Facts

yea Maine!!!!

Where are you located

An easy way to remember 128 cubic feet is a quart (of beer for example), which is a quarter of a gallon, is 32 ounces. 32x4=128.

I tell people my wood is cut in 18" lengths but I'm giving them a full cord of firewood!. So when they stack it its 4'x18"x20' or 4'x3'x10', never had any complaints!. Ohio has stipulations on how you can sell firewood but they dont enforce it!. The customer should have a moister meter!.

I’m in Bangor

Another big thing to do is start thinking about next year's firewood early! Don't wait till heating season is upon you to begin looking. Lots of guys will be out or nearly out of wood by then- at least good DRY wood. That's when you end up getting whatever they have- green; semi-seasoned; less desirable species; or just leftover "whatever I have laying around". And by early, I mean spring time at least! This gives your guy time to plan ahead, just like with any long-lead-time product. (and firewood is very definitely a long lead time product! Most hardwoods take a year or more to fully dry- oak can take TWO years!) Ordering early can also help with wood that isn't quite dry, as it'll have some time before you need to use it. Communication is key. There's nothing wrong with selling wood that's not ready to burn yet- as long as that fact is shared with potential buyers. Heck, if you've got the space and don't need the wood NOW, you can often get a better deal on it. It's the last minute "emergency" buyers who are at the mercy of whomever has wood to sell. And if the wood is for a fireplace, fire pit, campfires, etc; don't bust your wallet buying the high end premium wood, like oak, Hickory, locust, etc. Those woods are considered the best, because they burn long, and put out lots of heat, not because they produce nice bright flames or light easily. You're actually better off buying the "lesser" woods for recreational use- because they burn hot and bright! (just not long) and get going easily. Pine/spruce/cedar/larch also produce very good smelling smoke- that classic campfire smell. Poplar, Aspen and Basswood burn hot and bright- and don't pop and spit sparks like pine does. You can save yourself $$, and get great-for-the-purpose wood, if you don't just go with what "everyone" says is "The Best" wood. Just a few more points to think about when looking to buy firewood.

branches and knots are actually more dense then the trunk and therefore better wood then the trunk , dont shy away from a knot .

That's way I do my own wood,!! I trust no one. my wife and two 5 year old twin boys and i cut and split and stack the wood. It nice to have a wife willing to do the work!! When I'm at work, the wife gets home from work, starts spliter up and splits wood while one boy picks wood off ground and puts it on truck tall gate, the other stacks it neat in truck. She sometimes dose 3 truck loads a day with her aunt operating the lever on spliter! Just the opposite, in middle of winter she starts the old 9n ford tractor and brings the wood to house to be put in basement for burning. I am blessed to have a hard working wife and kids!! It's not easy work but it's how we get by.

I much prefer to cut and split my own wood. I've found buying it didn't really save me much time. Often times, the "seasoned" wood would still be green. I'd have to cut quite a bit of it since it was too long to fit in my stove. I'd have to split a lot of it because of how big it was. Something you didn't mention was not getting the type of wood advertised. It's very upsetting to buy oak, but find a lot of pine mixed in. Had one time I don't even know what the wood was. I didn't recognize the bark, but it split easily and burned quickly. Plus, the chord was way short. Never got wood from him again.

Just paid 225 for what turned out to be 2/3 of a cord, if that. I hate the feeling of being ripped off. Trying to find a trustworthy firewood seller is getting tough in these parts

As soon as I get my cords of wood, I stack it, he always fix me if it's short

I wood never had thought someone wood rip me off when buying would

Great video, another thing to consider, is wood being mixed with Pine. Now I don’t have an is stacking Pine for a outside Fire Pit, but careful burning in the house. The build up in the chimney can cause a house fire. If someone does burn Pine, dry it out real good in the sun, over the summer and over a year. You’ll have to clean you chimney a lot, maybe once a month. But if that’s all you have to keep warm, it’s better then freezing, just be careful….

We do firewood. Tons of firewood

Not to mention paying for hardwood and having a third of it actually being pine.

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how much you charge per truck load firewood

does Oak produce smoke ? i want the best firewood that doesn't produce smoke

I always sprinkle in wht I call all nighters when I'm splitting my wood.

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