Tips and Tricks for Running a Small Firewood Business

No expertise here but would it make sense to stack it in the truck bed all the same way? Would that help it fall out more orderly?

Hey there, great info for starting folks. Quick solution to improve your displayed process of unloading. Simply mount 2 pieces of plywood/osb along the inside of the fenders, front to back, but clear of the mat. Make some drop in side racks that you can remove when you get home. This way, you have the wood stay between the 4' space, with smooth sides, and the mat still works. You can even put a front headache rack piece to allow you to load firewood faster without the risk of hitting the back window. 3 removable pieces and your time will be recovered in about 1-2 deliveries max. Good luck with your business and have a wonderful new year.

Well that worked pretty well. Good luck with your venture.

Nice work. Only thing I would do is open the front of your shed up so you can get your truck closer to the wood.

Great video man, pretty similar situation think I’m maybe 1 year of sales ahead of you did about 10cord this year sold out yesterday nothing crazy but a nice little side gig when I’m home from school. 0 advertising besides a post or 2 in the local Facebook page ended up having more demand than I could ever fill. Had an idea about your tractor not being able to lift an ibc tote. Have you tried lifting one that’s loose thrown should be about a 1/4 cord instead of a 1/3 obviously not ideal but being able to dump totes is very nice. Keep it up man and I’ll keep watching thanks.

3 cord per annual 🎉 smoke and mirrors to match your claims or.
.? Do your customers wait until they put the last piece in before they order down there too? 1/3 cord load delivered 9x you need all the sliver free handling you can get for sure

I've made a video on how we use a loadhandler, so simple but effective changes will help you

New subscriber, just north of you in Western North Carolina

What size bed is your truck?

I had a rolling mat like that… it work ok but if you put significant weight on it then you can end up bending the tailgate.

Looks like it worked well for you.

How do you heat the wood in the shed?

Have you thought about building a kiln (solar)?

Subscribed. I noticed you had a wood jam about half way through. Just pull your truck ahead a few feet, problem solved. Good luck!

How well does you wood season inside the shed?
I pile all of mine on skids and it takes almost a full year to get seasoned.
Thanks

Train your customers to buy green wet wood

Nice video! Two things that have helped me immensely was, alot of the oak i split is huge, i put it in the vertical, placed a big round of wood by the control, put a cushion on the round, and was able to roll the big pieces up to the splitter, no more lifting. To move wood around my yard quicker and easier, i went from wheel barrow to 5 x 8 sure-trac dump trailer. That was a game changer! This is one of those hobbies whereas if you don't love the exercise and work, probably isn't worth it!

Thank you. I'm starting in this business and I appreciate all this information.

You should screw a board on the end of the tarp so it will pull all the material out of the truck bed. I did that with mine and all the gravel, black dirt or wood will come out better, no problem.

Hello Jason! Your tips are great, they are actually what I'm trying to do since I just started 1 month ago, slow, but I want to do it good and deliver a quality product.
Are you still with 3-cords/year or could you actually ramp it up?

Nice video man. I am considering this side business when we move to Indiana next year.

When I was selling wood just pickup loads so much for six foot bed and so much for eight foot bed and trailers are measured and come up with price thrown in and stacked are different prices on all but did learn you might want to get a piece of something to put up by back window seen many broken by accident but get a rack to protect the window if it gets hit even apiece of plywood for now but the sliding windows cost more advice is free just saying i sold a lot of wood over the years ya comment protect back window are won't have any profits we be a established company selling thousand dollars to hundreds of thousands dollars a year so we established i guess

That roll off was awesome

One more thing to consider, selection on wood type.

Keep it small and don’t go in depth
Age it for a year and sale it when others are out of dry wood 😊

That’s great man!