Greenwood 100 - How much should I pay? Good reputation?

They are out of business, not warranty, and as the link above says, they have problems. I wouldn't pay 3000, not sure I would pay 500.

Wood Pirate said:

What if I were able to get it for $3000 or less?

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Two questions you need to answer

1> How much does it weigh?

2> What's the going price for scrap steel in your area?

Many people are very happy with their Greenwood. 3000 is a steal.

tigermaple said:

Many people are very happy with their Greenwood. 3000 is a steal.

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That's very well true but I wouldn't spend $3K of my hard earned funds on something with no factory support behind it. Especially with some of the problems noted on a number of the posts here. JMHO

It is certainly worth $3,000. Looking at the posts of those with problems it appears that they were not using it correctly. If you smolder wet wood at low temps you will have corrosion problems with any device. I have had mine for 2 years now with zero problems. It is unfortunate that the investors decided to take their money elsewhere, but the product itself is a solid design. If I ever do have trouble with the outer sheet metal the local metal fab shop will be able to build me a SS outer shell for a reasonable price.

If I had to do it all over knowing what I know now I would have gone with the Seton which is nearly an identical design to the Greenwood.

"If I had to do it all over knowing what I know now I would have gone with the Seton which is nearly an identical design to the Greenwood."

Ditto

Greenwood purchased the Seton design and then came up with a way to produce it in volume.

[quote author="AlaskaWoodburner" date="1254273128"]It is certainly worth $3,000. Looking at the posts of those with problems it appears that they were not using it correctly. If you smolder wet wood at low temps you will have corrosion problems with any device. I have had mine for 2 years now with zero problems. It is unfortunate that the investors decided to take their money elsewhere, but the product itself is a solid design. If I ever do have trouble with the outer sheet metal the local metal fab shop will be able to build me a SS outer shell for a reasonable price.

If I had to do it all over knowing what I know now I would have gone with the Seton which is nearly an identical design to the Greenwood.[/quote


I too had a Seton/Greeenwood clone--the infamous Adobe. I burned with mine for approx.3-4 mo. and my recycled car fender panels started rusting through. My wood was less than desirable as far as moisture content but far from green. Not to rain on anyone's parade but unless you burn 24/7x365 full out I think owners with any type of mild steel panels are living on borrowed time. I too believe the design is solid and simple---with the right build materials. If my unit had been fitted with stainless side panels I'd probably still be running it. I cringe when I see threads of these units being torn apart to be refurbed. Best of luck with the GW.