Big guns loaded and ready.

[ohlongarm]

In the Blaze King Parlor only 4 monstrous rounds of black locust,to hopefully get us through a -25 wind chill evening,it's 6:50 pm lets see what happens,house now is 74'

 

[Lakeside]

Wow

 

[Kevin Weis]

Would think that would get you close to 2:00 AM or so. Nice!

 

[rdust]

Would think that would get you close to 2:00 AM or so. Nice!

That’s a 4+ cubic’ stove, I expect more than that.

 

[ohlongarm]

Would think that would get you close to 2:00 AM or so. Nice!

Just reloaded at 8:00am -25 to -30 wind chills,house a comfy 73' thirteen hours,could have went longer but no need.Accomplished with just four huge black locust rounds.I'm happy.

 

[Wickets]

next stove is a blaze king....im so sick and tired of being jelly every time i log in here

 

[PA. Woodsman]

Yesterday

 

[PA. Woodsman]

Yesterday I just kept feeding the old Dovre Aurora with Oak and Apple and Mulberry and Hickory and it was 85 degrees in the stove room; I had a sinus headache most likely from the rapid wet weather change we had and I thought my head was going to explode, yet it took me the better part of the day to think "maybe I should back it down a little bit?"

 

[David.Ervin]

Brought in some hedge wood for the overnight burn last night. We only burn that when it gets super cold and windy. -9 on the personal weather station seemed like it was a good time for that.

 

[ohlongarm]

Brought in some hedge wood for the overnight burn last night. We only burn that when it gets super cold and windy. -9 on the personal weather station seemed like it was a good time for that.

Hedge is great takes awhile to season i've about a cord a year old might be ready next season.

 

[MTY]

next stove is a blaze king....im so sick and tired of being jelly every time i log in here

These BK's can really spoil you. Mine will make coffee and get a warm bath going in the morning. While I luxuriate in the tub, it fixes breakfast and packs a lunch. When I come home in the evening, it brings me the paper. King Ultra really is not the name of the stove. It refers to how you can expect to be treated by your stove.

 

[Corey]

These BK's can really spoil you. Mine will make coffee and get a warm bath going in the morning. While I luxuriate in the tub, it fixes breakfast and packs a lunch. When I come home in the evening, it brings me the paper. King Ultra really is not the name of the stove. It refers to how you can expect to be treated by your stove.

Lol - Kind of the opposite of that danged ethanol gas. That stuff will lock you out of the house on the coldest day of the year, kick you in the crotch when you're not looking, throw cold water on you every time you take a nap, make your dog go blind and your kids teeth fall out. At least so 'they say'.

But yeah - that time of year! Definitely dragging out the big blocks of hedge for the warm 'all nighters'. On the plus side, I still had enough coals at 11am the next day, I threw the grate in the insert and grilled up some burgers for lunch!

 

[Kevin Weis]

Cruising on Mulberry tonite.

 

[MTY]

Tamarack

 

[Beer Belly]

When we get that kind of cold, the woodstove takes a break and we burn Oil......afraid the baseboard heating pipes between the garage and bedroom above will burst, so we keep the hot water running thru them

 

[ohlongarm]

In the Blaze King Parlor only 4View attachment 238742 monstrous rounds of black locust,to hopefully get us through a -25 wind chill evening,it's 6:50 pm lets see what happens,house now is 74'

Here we go again,tomorrow -25 wind chills,broke out more locust rounds 9 inches across,these things are incredible to burn,long slow,steady and hot.Thanks to BK's huge firebox they fit in nicely.

 

[heavy hammer]

I have been burning the same ohlongarm, black locust rounds two or three at a time in the Kuma in the basement 8 to 10 inch diameter rounds. A couple days I got 14 to 16 hour burn times before reloading. I plan on bringing in a few more grapple loads this weekend for the next round of cold.

 

[osagebow]

Locust has gotten us through the single/teens nights recently. -25 is insane up there! I was lucky to hit some in the middle of an oak stack at just the right time. Gotta find some osage and mulberry I'm all out of those this year.

 

[heavy hammer]

Just reloaded the stoves, this is the Kuma almost 12 hours later temps right around 500. Two big locust pieces with some cedar splits to fill in. The summit insert upstairs needs fed a little more often so that is why I did a reload on both. Still getting 8 to 10 hour burns on the summit with locust as well the pieces are just a little smaller.

 

[kennyp2339]

To the OP can you make a request to have both of your threads condensed to 1, this is much of the same as the other

 

[Adabiviak]

Two big locust pieces with some cedar splits to fill in.

Damn son

*checks Black Locust on BTU chart*

Is that the densest wood available in your neck of the woods?

 

[heavy hammer]

I'm not sure which wood is considered the most dense, probable oak since it is a heavier wood. Locust, osage orange, oak even mulberry all great BTU's but that is to not take away from ash, and some of the others that are also great hardwoods. Most people around me don't like to deal with locust especially the big trees. Works out well for me. The last few years farmers I know have been removing old hedge rows of locust for their fields. Most just want it removed. A friend of mine I work with who even burns, his father had a couple large locust taken down 3 foot plus diameter. He wanted nothing to do with them he helped me cut it up I grabbed all of it and got him a case of beer and he figured it was an even trade. They were happy that I just removed it all, go figure.

 

[ohlongarm]

View attachment 239081 View attachment 239082 Just reloaded the stoves, this is the Kuma almost 12 hours later temps right around 500. Two big locust pieces with some cedar splits to fill in. The summit insert upstairs needs fed a little more often so that is why I did a reload on both. Still getting 8 to 10 hour burns on the summit with locust as well the pieces are just a little smaller.

Looks real good as you know we'll need it,next several days will be brutal.

 

[heavy hammer]

I'm with you on this one ohlongarm I plan on bringing in a lot more locust to get through the next week. I know I probably have asked before but where in northeast Ohio are you located?

 

[BKVP]

My turn....first piece in 52lbs 9 year old walnut