How much fire wood

[skinnykid]

Do you guys think I have so far??


This is a pallet stacked to 4 feet high

This stack measures 10 1/2 long by 5 1/2 high

this stack is 9 feet long by 4 feet high

some logs I skidded out recently

Thanks for any info.

 

[Adios Pantalones]

Pallet= 4x3.333x4'high= 53.3 cu ft
Stack 1= 10.5x5.5x1.5 (assuming 18" logs)= 86.6 cu ft
Stack 2= 9x4x1.5 = 54 cu ft
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Total= 193 cu ft = 1.5 cord

Plus- whatever those other logs are- no scale, but maybe better'n half a cord

 

[fossil]

C'mon, skinny...1 cord = 128 cubic feet of neatly stacked wood...however you choose to cut it & stack it. Typically, the definition's given as 4' x 4' x 8'...but that could just as well be written as 2' x 16' x 4', or whatever. Figure out about how many cubic feet of stacked wood you got, divide by 128, and that's about how many cords you got. I'll be more than happy to do the measurements and math for you, but you'll have to pay my travel and expenses, provide room and board for at least 4 days (these complex calculations take time), couple cases of beer, maybe a pint or two of good whiskey, probably some overtime, since your wood is not all neatly stacked in piles of equal dimensions, and then I'll present you with a comprehensive report of my findings within 6 weeks of my return to my office where my supercomputer's humming away. Rick

 

[skinnykid]

Math is not my best subject, it makes my head hurt!

My wood is cut to 14 inch lengths

 

[Carl]

Not nearly enough but what you have is looking good.

 

[fossil]

Math is not my best subject, it makes my head hurt!

Does that mean I should be looking for a plane ticket in the mail? Rick

 

[skinnykid]

With todays fuel prices, from Oregon to NH would cost me more $ than I am saving by not using as much propane to heat my home.

(thats why I am cutting wood)

 

[skinnykid]

Not nearly enough but what you have is looking good.

Geez, how much will I need for a 1500 square foot home?

I think I am doing good for a skinny dude!

And plus, it is all free!

 

[burntime]

I guess about a cord and a half after you cut up the logs. Thats a give or take #. I use between 4 to 6 cords realisticly to heat a 1400 square ft ranch in Wisconsin. You have more work to do to completely heat with wood. You will be warmer and happier at 72 then 60 degrees %-P

 

[Redox]

Nice start! Might make it to Christmas... :lol:

I don't think it is possible to have enough firewood. I'm going for 4 cords this year as a start in about 2000sf in the mid atlantic...

Chris

 

[Hanko]

Do you guys think I have so far??


This is a pallet stacked to 4 feet high

This stack measures 10 1/2 long by 5 1/2 high

this stack is 9 feet long by 4 feet high

some logs I skidded out recently

not enough guy, keep cuttin and splittin

Thanks for any info.

 

[Stevebass4]

you can NEVER have enough wood - if you have the room keep going



this will be my second full year of burning with a small QF 2100 insert 1300 sf ranch

think i used close to three cords last year and the goal is to get at least one full year ahead and i reduced my oil usage in 1/2 last year

main (just about three)

back (little over a cord)

needs stacking (should be one)

have a grapple load coming this week

 

[skinnykid]

I think I might get a grapple load for next time.

 

[Stevebass4]

you should - down here in mass i was paying $85.00 for a little over a cords worth of logs from a small tree guy

grapple load is 400.00 and i am pretty sure they said 6 cord

what are you burning the firewood in?

 

[sapratt]

wow I'm going to have a big pile of wood then. I only have room for 4 rows of wood 3 are 10ft long the other is 16ft long. Right now 2 of the rows are 7ft tall. When I get done all 4 will be that high or higher. No other room only way to go is up.

 

[RedRanger]

We do have to burn softwood out here in the wild west. but I don`t think I have enough for 2 years.

 

[BrotherBart]

Edit

 

[RedRanger]

And here is 2 more pics that I couldn`t fit in the first post.

 

[skinnykid]

As I stated in another post, I have alot of softwood (pine) that I can burn. After getting mixed opinions here and a good friend telling me NOT to do it, I am kinda afraid to mix it in with my other stuff.

What to do, what to do?

 

[BrotherBart]

As I stated in another post, I have alot of softwood (pine) that I can burn. After getting mixed opinions here and a good friend telling me NOT to do it, I am kinda afraid to mix it in with my other stuff.

What to do, what to do?

What kind of stove is it?

 

[Stevebass4]

old wives tale that you can not burn pine

pine will burn fine as long as it's seasoned for at least a year (two is better) - it burns hot and fast

 

[skinnykid]

As I stated in another post, I have alot of softwood (pine) that I can burn. After getting mixed opinions here and a good friend telling me NOT to do it, I am kinda afraid to mix it in with my other stuff.

What to do, what to do?

What kind of stove is it?

Quadrafire 1900. Small free standing stove. Good stove but I wish the fire box was a bit bigger to load up for night burn.

top exhaust 6 inch

 

[jpl1nh]

The piles you have there are mostly birch. White is nice but black is dandy and you've got that mixed in. That's for the overnight burns. Hmmm,,white birch for the light, black when it's night.. You should still have a few coals in the AM. Pines fine mixed with some hardwood (birch) for light to moderate heat needs. Nice think about living in the "Live Free or Die" state is there sure are a lot of trees and much of it is great hardwood. Keep cutting and stacking. Figure about 4-5 cords a year and get 2-3 years ahead if you can.

 

[BrotherBart]

That Quad will burn pine just fine. I just laid in another half cord of pine next to my oak stacks this afternoon. We burn a bunch of it.

 

[skinnykid]

The piles you have there are mostly birch. White is nice but black is dandy and you've got that mixed in. That's for the overnight burns. Hmmm,,white birch for the light, black when it's night.. You should still have a few coals in the AM. Pines fine mixed with some hardwood (birch) for light to moderate heat needs. Nice think about living in the "Live Free or Die" state is there sure are a lot of trees and much of it is great hardwood. Keep cutting and stacking. Figure about 4-5 cords a year and get 2-3 years ahead if you can.

The first stack is mostly oak, the second is birch and the pallet is oak and birch. The stuff in logs is just cut and may not be ready for this year, I'll see how it does. Not sure about all that birch yet either.

I have a dead ash tree still standing that I need to take. That should yield lots of good wood also. But as I said, IF I mix in that pine, I should be good for awhile.