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smokingolf

smokingolf

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In my fifth season of burning in my Quad 4100I, normaly I burn about a 1 1/2 cord per season on average. But this year I had just over a 1 1/2 cord sitting and I ordered anouther cord from my wood guy and now I'm hoping I have enough to get me through the end of the month. In a normal year I would have wood left over for next year, but this has by far not been a normal year.

I have some dead wood I cut up before all the snow came (3/4 cord roughly) not sure if it is ready will have to cut and split and check the moister content to see if this will give me enough to get through till the spring thaw but the way this winter is going we may need to burn till June. I know everyone here has multi cords sitting for 2 and even 3 season but I don't have a lot of room for 2 seasons to be sitting. I will this year look at making more room to keep more wood to season. Hopefuly we won't have anouther winter like this one.

Since I've had my insert and the amount of oil we have saved I don't feel so bad letting the furnace make up the difference to get us through to the spring.

Hope everyone has plent of wood to keep you warm for the rest of the season.

Brian
 
Do you know anyone that would trade some seasoned stuff for your newly split dead wood? If the wood you split was long dead, you might be in good shape - hope that's the case! Cheers!
 
Short story, I know a guy who has heated his intire life with wood and has never had any cut and stacked ahead. He basically goes from tree to stove. He only keeps a couple weeks on hand. I don't recommend this by no means but I chuckle to myself when ever I hear of someone running out. This guy is always running out sometimes down to his last arm full and then he gets up and goes out to cut a load. Brings it right back to burn. He thinks the whole drying out thing is bunk. hehehehehe
 
running low here, have more outside but not willing to plow a path to the pile now, with all the snow we had to plow already this season. Oil burner can kick on now!
 
Brian, I've been cutting dead standing with the bark off for my neighbor and he said it's burning great. When I cut some dead standing for us earlier this year it measured 24 % moisture content but after being inside for one week it was measuring 20 % and below.



Zap
 
wkpoor said:
Short story, I know a guy who has heated his intire life with wood and has never had any cut and stacked ahead. He basically goes from tree to stove. He only keeps a couple weeks on hand. I don't recommend this by no means but I chuckle to myself when ever I hear of someone running out. This guy is always running out sometimes down to his last arm full and then he gets up and goes out to cut a load. Brings it right back to burn. He thinks the whole drying out thing is bunk. hehehehehe
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You can do that if you have an old smoke dragon, or a catalytic stove you want to clean all the time. You'll make a real mess out of it.
 
Pays to have good friends.. just acquired another cord and a half of split and seasoned oak from a buddy who is moving. Sweet deal.
 
I'm just another first year newb that is in the same situation. Moved into the house in November and have been burning 24/7 since then.

I've been scrambling and scrounging to keep up and finally ordered a truck load of log lengths of Oak to get ready for next year (8+ cords).

I'm glad I found this site - I've learned so much in such little time.
 
Kaptain said:
I'm just another first year newb that is in the same situation. Moved into the house in November and have been burning 24/7 since then.

I've been scrambling and scrounging to keep up and finally ordered a truck load of log lengths of Oak to get ready for next year (8+ cords).

I'm glad I found this site - I've learned so much in such little time.
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I hate to tell you this but oak isn't going to be ready for next year. It normally takes oak a good 2-3 years to season.
 
February second, Candlemas day: half your wood, and half your hay. Half the winter has passed away, we'll eat our supper by the light of day!
 
CountryBoy19 said:
Kaptain said:
I'm just another first year newb that is in the same situation. Moved into the house in November and have been burning 24/7 since then.

I've been scrambling and scrounging to keep up and finally ordered a truck load of log lengths of Oak to get ready for next year (8+ cords).

I'm glad I found this site - I've learned so much in such little time.
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I hate to tell you this but oak isn't going to be ready for next year. It normally takes oak a good 2-3 years to season.
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I knew I'd hear this.

I will be scrounging other woods in the meantime and try to keep this for 2012-2013, but if I must use it then I will. I keep about a face cord and a half in the basement near the stove which seems to dry things out very quickly. Just trying to get ahead of the game.
 
I heard Al Gore on TV the other day and he had the nerve to say that all this severe cold weather was due to global warming!!! What the hell is he smoking?
 
Kaptain said:
CountryBoy19 said:
Kaptain said:
I'm just another first year newb that is in the same situation. Moved into the house in November and have been burning 24/7 since then.

I've been scrambling and scrounging to keep up and finally ordered a truck load of log lengths of Oak to get ready for next year (8+ cords).

I'm glad I found this site - I've learned so much in such little time.
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I hate to tell you this but oak isn't going to be ready for next year. It normally takes oak a good 2-3 years to season.
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I knew I'd hear this.

I will be scrounging other woods in the meantime and try to keep this for 2012-2013, but if I must use it then I will. I keep about a face cord and a half in the basement near the stove which seems to dry things out very quickly. Just trying to get ahead of the game.
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Understood... I just wanted to point it out so you wouldn't be utterly shocked when it won't burn well next winter. Try to look for low moisture woods, some of them can season in months time. I had sugar maple down to 19-22% in about 4 months. White ash was down under 20% in even less time than that. But we had an unusually hot, dry late-summer/fall which helped those some.
 
I'm debating on whether to order more wood. I have a little over a week's supply out there, but the days are reaching 40 degrees (at times). In a perfect world it would come out even and I could clean the mess off my patio and put my patio furniture back out there. If I order more wood and have some left over, is it OK to leave it stacked on my concrete patio up against the brick house until next year? e.g.; bugs/termites; air ventilation, etc.
 
sixman said:
I heard Al Gore on TV the other day and he had the nerve to say that all this severe cold weather was due to global warming!!! What the hell is he smoking?
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I guess you dont understand the concept.
 
oldspark said:
sixman said:
I heard Al Gore on TV the other day and he had the nerve to say that all this severe cold weather was due to global warming!!! What the hell is he smoking?
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I guess you dont understand the concept.
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How are we supposed to understand something that the "scientists" have to fudge data for.
Let the man have his opinion. Not everyone can understand as well as you.
 
I am down to a cord myself. I went to a company that was throwing away (Gasp) pine cutoffs. I have been putting 4 or 5 in the stove and mixing them at night. I am home so can feed the stove more often. Its free but the 3 bucks in gas so if a truckload lasts me 2.5 weeks thats cheap heat!
 
I hear you! I am down to the last 2 face cord and then its blocks that are stored out back, behind the snow pile. :-S To buy more wood or to burn oil?
I have a load of logs sitting in the snow ready for cutting. Might get out tomorrow if it doesn't snow again.
 
Heck, I make it thru February and I can run the nat gas furnace. Don't need all that much heat in 35 plus weather...
 
its all the ant and the grasshopper, my friends... get what you think you need, then get some more.
 
Having too much wood , never heard anyone complain about it
Having too little wood, I hear several complaints.

I've even heard Quads complain this year. :bug:

Moral of the story ?
Be like Zap,
10 year supply cut split & stacked
Then give the nasty weather reports & smile :lol:
 
I usually have all hardwood and had a bunch of silver maple this year. It burns a lot quicker.
 
My wife didn't understand why I have next years supply on hand and working year 2 until she saw how much we have used this year. She's ok with my addiction now! :)
 
I feel for you all. This was supposed to be our bad winter, but the La Nina pattern shifted eastward. I had a lot of extra wood on hand just in case and now it looks like it will not be needed. That is unless, the pattern shifts back, which is what NOAA is forecasting for later February.

Here's how one local forecaster tells it:
http://www.komonews.com/weather/blogs/komo4w/115286764.html
 
i am out of wood called this wood guy ahead of time 3 weeks ago to let him know i want a cord of wood on the 1st week of feb i called him last week sat to let him know again we need the wood he goes ok I'll have it there in 2 days now its been 6 days i am about ready to rent a damn trailer and buy out wood from different people and if he shows up with the wood I'll tell him i had to get more wood from some one else...and don't need his wood he is already costing me money because i am using fuel oil since the wood ran out i gave him 3 weeks advance notice for more wood ohh well supposed to getting colder starting Tuesday
 
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