I started burning some hickory and oak that I got last year that was "seasoned" and found it to be dragging behind the stuff I was burning earlier this year. So I went to Lowe's and got a moisture meter. Fresh splits on a bunch of different original size splits (making bigger ones smaller) showed moisture to be 17-19%. There was a piece of cherry in there that read 14%. I split the splits smaller and they are burning much better so I am guessing that it's split size, so once again size does matter.
I checked the rest of my stuff just for fun. Ash that was dead standing but still had water come out of it when c/s/s last May read 19%. Hickory that was dead standing 14%, some various stuff in my stacks that had been in the round for years but split and stacked last summer show 18%, and finally the hickory c/s/s in December showed 30%.
I like my new toy.
fv
I checked the rest of my stuff just for fun. Ash that was dead standing but still had water come out of it when c/s/s last May read 19%. Hickory that was dead standing 14%, some various stuff in my stacks that had been in the round for years but split and stacked last summer show 18%, and finally the hickory c/s/s in December showed 30%.
I like my new toy.
fv
