I have gotten a few truck loads of osage orange commonly refered to as hedge or hedge apple around here. My cousin burns this in a boiler and loves it but I have heard not to burn this in a steel stove that it will damage by over fire. Is I t ok to mix it in with other wood or burn alll hedge dampened down? I have a wood chuck furnace basically a big steel stove in a sheet metal box. anyone burn hedge what are your experience thoughts? thanks
anyone burn osage orange or hedge
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Like most things in life too much of a good thing can lead to issues. Hedge fits into that. That stuff burns HOT! If you don't have real good control of your combustion air, you can very easily have a "glowing stove". By all means mix it & you will be fine.
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I have a friend that burns it exclusively. He brings up a huge trailer load home every time he goes to Kansas. I think he burns it in a Dutchwest cast iron cat stove. As I recall he cuts it green since it is hard as steel when dry. Seems like it has the highest btu output of any wood. He usually puts in a few splits and turns down the air. Burns long and hot.
One thing that caught my eye was when he cracked the stove door open it ROARED. Never seen a stove respond like that. Sounded like a chimney fire x10. I asked about the chimney and he said he had a custom built one by a brick layer. It really impressed me how well it draws.
As a kid, we would burn a few broken fence posts made from it from time to time in a steel stove. I would have to agree to mix it with other wood first and go from there.
One thing that caught my eye was when he cracked the stove door open it ROARED. Never seen a stove respond like that. Sounded like a chimney fire x10. I asked about the chimney and he said he had a custom built one by a brick layer. It really impressed me how well it draws.
As a kid, we would burn a few broken fence posts made from it from time to time in a steel stove. I would have to agree to mix it with other wood first and go from there.
I burn a lot of hedge. It's a great wood except throws a lot of sparks. I wouldn't worry about it melting your stove or anything.
I burn hedge exclusively. Mainly because that is what I have around here to burn. When I ordered my fireplace they had an option of 3/8" plate instead of the thinner plate that they normally use. This option was offered for those wanting to burn hedge or coal. So that is what I got. On a couple of occasions when the power went off we had the critter just a glowing. I decide that I had better get the generator running so the fans could cool it off a bit. I cut alot of it in the green stage but also recently dead and some that has been dead for up to 40 years. I have very little trouble cutting it with your normal box store chains. We have burned about 15 thousand pounds of it this year (4 cords). I only have a couple of weeks worth left here at the house. It's been too wet to get into the fields with a truck or tractor to retrieve some that I have cut up in the wind rows. Wish I had a Quad.
Just to stay on topic -- I burn hedge when the weather is cold, and especially when I want overnight burns in sub-zero temps.
Cutter, I have the quad (Kubota 500) you have the hedge, let me know, maybe we can do some cutting together soon!
I've been cutting in the area, but my permit is only good for another 15 days, so looking for a new place to cut for the spring.
Cutter, I have the quad (Kubota 500) you have the hedge, let me know, maybe we can do some cutting together soon!
I've been cutting in the area, but my permit is only good for another 15 days, so looking for a new place to cut for the spring.
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