Here is another one I hear all the time Cut standing dead they are dry you can burn them right now. When I joined this forum yes Dennis I bought one of those MM.
I found this standing dead 99% sure Red Maple as most of bark fallen off Looks to have been dead for yrs MM read 33%, To check my MM I went to woodpile pulled out an Ash split about 16 months ago re-split MM read 18%.
The wood was starting to get punky, the reading was made at bottom. This is pretty typical of standing dead that I cut.
Helped a neighbor (on halves) cut up a big Oak that stood dead 3 yrs fell over laid for 2 more. Neighbor says as we are splitting should be good and dry, pulled out MM 38% same reading I get when I cut doen a live Oak. ( come to think of it that must be the highest reading on it never saw it higher.)
I found this standing dead 99% sure Red Maple as most of bark fallen off Looks to have been dead for yrs MM read 33%, To check my MM I went to woodpile pulled out an Ash split about 16 months ago re-split MM read 18%.
The wood was starting to get punky, the reading was made at bottom. This is pretty typical of standing dead that I cut.
Helped a neighbor (on halves) cut up a big Oak that stood dead 3 yrs fell over laid for 2 more. Neighbor says as we are splitting should be good and dry, pulled out MM 38% same reading I get when I cut doen a live Oak. ( come to think of it that must be the highest reading on it never saw it higher.)