Not going to make it

Cant hurt to try, ash is low moisture on the stump, I would get the tops if yu can and try those also.
Welcome to the forum.

Throw some pallet wood in with it or under it & burn it, Randy

^ +1 on what Oldspark said.
I'd try the Ash . If You lived nearby , I'd be willing to lend You a cord ,or two to get You by . Suxs being short !Been there Myself .

Burn the ash, get the tree tops for future supplies.

I'm in the same situation. First year in this house and not enough wood. I do have 4.5 cord up for next year though, I will continue to build stock until I have no more room... 12-15 cords, about 2-3 years stock!

Welcome to the forum flatlandr.

You face what many first year burners face. I hope you can find something to get you through but better yet, I hope this really teaches a good lesson in getting your wood way ahead of time in the future. I always say to be 2-3 years ahead on your wood supply. Yes, it can be a lot of work to get to that point but the benefits are well worth the effort.

Take them tops and roll with it!

Yeah, I'm not gonna make it either - due to the dead boiler - yes, I AM going to mention it in every single post :roll: ...at least until next Tues when the new one goes in...

Gonna have to find some more or burn the oil which sucks because I probably have about six cds, 8 ft logs up back, buried in the snow.

Trying to find some ash also. Wouldn't say no to black locust or beech either, supposed to be the highest BTU to burn green relative to the moisture content.

Green wood ranking, further down the page-
http://mb-soft.com/juca/print/firewood.html

I bought 3 cords this fall and still have about 1.75 remaining. Had about 3.75 in total, but that .75 was junk wood like punky cottonwood, old oak flooring, etc. Not too bad for burning 24/7 since mid October.

I bet some of those tops are OK. Not great, but OK. Other parts of the same top might be pretty wet. Looks for branches held up off the ground, which shouldn't be too hard since those are the only parts you'll be able to see above the snow.

Try some Envi Bricks/Bio bricks to help get you through.

Also +1 on the pallets and less than ideal wood.

Doing it here.

The ash will burn for you, but I think I would go get the beech. If it's been down for two years it may be in pretty good shape. Beech will get punky sooner than a lot of woods so I would look at that. You may also check the maple for some branches that were dead to start with when it came down along with what may be in burning shape now.

I just looked and I've got 4 months left of seasoned wood. Thats burning 24/7 but would like the temp to go up so I can slow down.

flatlandr said:

Thanks for all the replies. Due to all the snow we got I had a chance to go check out the Beech and Maple tops today. I ended up hiking in so I just bucked up a few pieces of each and packed them out on my kids plastic sled. They seemed to be ok doing the "bang two pieces together test" so I just tossed them in the stove when I got back and they took right off. No sizzle at all. They ranged in size from about 3"- 5". I guess I know what I'll be doing Saturday.

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Glad it will work out for you, time=money.

Good on 'ya for slogging through the snow to check out those tops.
You're on the right track. I think the early part of Dec., and now the middle of Jan., really took a toll on a lot of folks wood supplies.

I'm burning way more than last year. Maybe 4-4.5 cord vs. 3 cord last year. Yikes!

We have had winters in years past where all we had to burn was wrist sized branches and deadfall from poplar bluffs.

As "Wood Heaters" we will always do what we have to do as we aim at the ideal but live in the real.

The one thing you will need to do as you find various sources of usable wood is to make certain that you stay on top of keeping the chimney clean.

It's been helpful to me to read posts by other folks living with their stoves for the first year, and knowing we're all paying our dues. I'm using up firewood that was cut and stacked years ago by PO--some of it punky, some of it wet, some of it prime. We just need to break trails through the snow and bring it in on sleds. Reading what some of you are going through for wood keeps me firmly focused on how lucky I am to have it there. Funny thing, too--the more I haul that wood up, the easier it gets. I've got about 2 cords left, and a hundred gallons useable of fuel oil when I get my boiler replaced. Between them, that should get me through the winter, at which point I can start to hustle up wood for the future. I think it gets better from here.

EDIT: not better. Because this is actually good. I'm a little obsessive about this (ya think?), but I'm having more fun this winter than I have had with winter in awhile. I'm out in the woods a bit, looking around at the weather, more active and engaged. I think the winter is passing more quickly, and I'm enjoying it more because I'm living the wood life.

Great day flatlandr, one that will be remembered for a lifetime.


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I could have got more done alone but we had a good time walking through the woods “looking for bears†as he calls it. We even took time on the second run to cook up some hot dogs over a campfire. All in all it turned out to be a great weekend. I ended up with well over a cord of wood and a tuckered out little boy who almost fell asleep in his mashed potatoes tonight.

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Flatlandr, he will remember and cherish those times for life. I just posted on another thread that wood burning for me has been rejuvenated, because my kids were always with me, "helping" ;-P , and then they grew up, and left home. It just wasn't the same for many years. Now, though, my son is grown, heats with wood, and I have 3 grand kids, and we all go cut wood together again. I am a happy man once again! So you enjoy every minute of that little "helper" 'cause it won't last forever, and you will miss it until he returns.