Ok so my 1st season is under my belt.
I've learned alot here.
The wood gun can take up to a 26" long split.
There are 5 nozzles that run down the center of the firebox.
Everything I burned last year was cut to 24".
I have 9 cord entirely of oak that was cut to 24" split and stacked around Jan. Feb. March
I used my friends TimberWolf TW5 to split all of it.
It doesn't look like I will get to borrow it any time soon.
I could rent a vertical/ horizontal for $120 a day.
I just got a free load of Maple, Ash and Cherry.
About 3 plus cord.
I bucked it all to 24" but alot of it is almost 24" in diameter.
I can get another load when ever I want.
Since I know the oak won't be at its best MC by this season and I want to get this load dried out for this winter I need to split it right away.
Splitting 24"x24" rounds by hand are brutal.
Instead of renting a splitter what if I re-cut to 12" long and then splitting by hand should be a breeze.
After all that here are my questions.
1. Will it dry out faster?
2. If I put two 12" pieces end to end in the boiler will they burn faster or the same as if they were 24"?
3. Will it be better for gasifaction or worse?
4. Should I just rent a machine and keep it all 24" long?
Whew! That was exhausting!
I've learned alot here.
The wood gun can take up to a 26" long split.
There are 5 nozzles that run down the center of the firebox.
Everything I burned last year was cut to 24".
I have 9 cord entirely of oak that was cut to 24" split and stacked around Jan. Feb. March
I used my friends TimberWolf TW5 to split all of it.
It doesn't look like I will get to borrow it any time soon.
I could rent a vertical/ horizontal for $120 a day.
I just got a free load of Maple, Ash and Cherry.
About 3 plus cord.
I bucked it all to 24" but alot of it is almost 24" in diameter.
I can get another load when ever I want.
Since I know the oak won't be at its best MC by this season and I want to get this load dried out for this winter I need to split it right away.
Splitting 24"x24" rounds by hand are brutal.
Instead of renting a splitter what if I re-cut to 12" long and then splitting by hand should be a breeze.
After all that here are my questions.
1. Will it dry out faster?
2. If I put two 12" pieces end to end in the boiler will they burn faster or the same as if they were 24"?
3. Will it be better for gasifaction or worse?
4. Should I just rent a machine and keep it all 24" long?
Whew! That was exhausting!