My method for seasoning wood is not to cover it until it's seasoned and ready to burn. Does anyone else do it this way? MB
It has been my belief that the larger the piece, the more efficient the storage and transportation will be. Once you start "adding air" (cutting and...
Hey, Unless you live in Fairfield County, you're supposed to be a Red Sucks fan....;) I burned as late as May 19th, but I think I'm finally...
Just speaking from experience here, I have the Jotul 600 Firelight. It heats my 2100 sq ft home nicely. It is the only heat I have (hence the name...
Sounds like a lot of money to remove a fallen tree. It cost me a $1000 to remove one 100 footer close to my house. Anyway, as with most "poor"...
MB....Don't be so sure it is "going to waste"...it might very well be going off to a chip fired plant. Although it may seem a waste...since it...
You must have a huge stove, to take 20' splits! %-P I have this image in my head of splitting from the roof...[/quote] uhhhh.... 20 ft trunk,...
That's what I was thinking, I thought the guy was making kindling based on the split size. I wonder how well it would do on the "branch point" of a...
In my neck-of-the-woods in CT, they chip EVERYTHING! Nothing breaks my heart more than watching some guy throw an 18" by 10" diameter round into a...
CT will take that challenge! My 20-ton Timberwolf with the 4-way can match anybody. What are the ground rules? May I suggest; 3 inch finish...
Spring Update Call from father in-law, "sign said free wood" RESULT: 3 cords white oak, (3 foot diameter rounds) Call from landscaper friend, "can...
I have to start splitting. 1-2 cords from last year, 2-3 cords of white oak I just picked up yesterday (free) and 1-2 cords of scrounged wood from...
I have been using a Stihl Ms 290 "Farmboss" with the upgraded 18" bar. I beleive it is in the $300 range and has been BULLET PROOF for me. I burn 7...
I looked at the Stihl FS 90, but Please! $300 for a weedwhacker!, plus $200 for each attachment!!!!! Does anybody know anything about the Lowe's...
I was cutting 36" logs with an 18" bar all day today. Equipment can be a factor. I have an 18" Craftsman that I don't trust to cut a 6" log, while...
7 cords? Wow! That's alot of work. What are you burning and where do you live?[/quote] CT, I get mostly red and white oak and various maples,...
I burned 7 cords this winter. My lowest winter was 5. YOU NEVER HAVE ENOUGH WOOD!!! I like your stradegy, get it when you can. I don't play...
I got caught short this year (7+ cords) and am burning whatever I can find right now. I have identified 3 sources of free wood and have started...
I've stuffed a few poplars up my chimney, they burn fast and hot if properly seasoned. Lock and load. Does your stove have "reburners", they cut...
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