Anyone ever try tracking firewood moisture levels by month as it seasons? If so what did you see?
The reason I ask, I prepped nine IBC tote cages of shingle oak back in February and March I guess it was. I wish I'd have checked the moisture levels back when I first split it but I don't think I did. The tree blew down back in the early summer of 2023, but I didn't get to cutting it up and splitting until early this year. It's all stacked in cages and the cages are all sitting on pallets in an open field with some old corrugated metal over the top. I've read oak can take two years to dry, but I'm really hoping to use this stuff this coming winter. The other day I went down there and split a couple pieces to check moisture content. I was consistently getting a reading of 25 on the fresh splits. On the outside of what's been exposed I'm getting readings anywhere from 6 to 12.
Anyway being that we're about to hit September, I'm just wondering what's the likelihood that this stuff will be down to 20% or lower by burning season, which here is most likely mid to late November.
The reason I ask, I prepped nine IBC tote cages of shingle oak back in February and March I guess it was. I wish I'd have checked the moisture levels back when I first split it but I don't think I did. The tree blew down back in the early summer of 2023, but I didn't get to cutting it up and splitting until early this year. It's all stacked in cages and the cages are all sitting on pallets in an open field with some old corrugated metal over the top. I've read oak can take two years to dry, but I'm really hoping to use this stuff this coming winter. The other day I went down there and split a couple pieces to check moisture content. I was consistently getting a reading of 25 on the fresh splits. On the outside of what's been exposed I'm getting readings anywhere from 6 to 12.
Anyway being that we're about to hit September, I'm just wondering what's the likelihood that this stuff will be down to 20% or lower by burning season, which here is most likely mid to late November.
