ok i just got my wood moisture gage,,what would the best,i mean at what moisture content would you get the most btu at,,,could wood be to dry...im burning ash and i think chinese elm...ZZZim :question:
the_dude said:867-5309...Damn you Tommy Tutone!
Try taking a split and splitting it again and then take a reading. I was surprised at my hickory that read 24-28% and after splitting it again it read 30 plus.11 Bravo said:Thanks for the reminder. The red oak, red elm, maple and cherry that we dropped, cut and split last May 1st is down from the 30-38% range to <20%. Who said wood doesn't dry in 6 months?
ansehnlich1 said:I drill into the split with a small bit, then stick my probes into the holes. Too lazy to split it open and test
Todd said:ansehnlich1 said:I drill into the split with a small bit, then stick my probes into the holes. Too lazy to split it open and test
Then you are not getting a true moisture reading. I can get a 6-10% on the outside of 3 month old Oak, but split it in half and I have 35% plus.
ansehnlich1 said:Todd said:ansehnlich1 said:I drill into the split with a small bit, then stick my probes into the holes. Too lazy to split it open and test
Then you are not getting a true moisture reading. I can get a 6-10% on the outside of 3 month old Oak, but split it in half and I have 35% plus.
Well Wisconsin Todd, I gotta thank you for gettin' me motivated enough to go out and split some wood, then test for moisture.
I stand corrected. I split white ash, apple, boxelder, all gave readings around 18 percent inside. Then I split cherry, it was higher, 20 to 22 percent. Then I split a piece of red oak, that I ain't burnin' til next year. It's been split since March of this year, about 6 months, and gave a reading of 25 percent.
I learned my lesson, gotta split it open to get a true reading.....who says you can't teach an old dawg new tricks :bug:
Chardler said:I thought that by being bucked and stacked in the sun for many months it would be reduced by a good deal, but not really. Until you split that stuff down to size, the inside of that round is still wet (unless it's only about 6'' diameter).