I have read in several threads that those who have the FP30 say to feed it large splits and rounds for long steady burns. Im a newbie when it comes to seasoning wood and time frames. I have a couple large sugar maples that have blown down last year. My dad and I cut one up yesterday, started splitting it, looks like it will yield right around a full cord just in the trunk alone.
Last year i cut a similar sized maple up in early february and split it into pieces that are around 4-5in on average, some squarish some triangular (like those circled in red). When i split spme of the thicker ones to test i was getting anywhere from 14% to 16%. That was split from say Feb to Nov, so around 9 months, split stacked abd covered.
In trying to get some larger splits for next winter i left some pretty large yesterday (circled in yellow). These will be stored my my dad's polebarn in an old horse stall that can be left open to breathe. Whats everyones thoughts on if these will make it to 20% by Oct/Nov 2019?
I would say they are more "slabbish" kind of splits, like something you would typically split one more time to make to med/large square splits.
Also, what can i expect in seasoning rounds that are left unsplit, maybe 4"-7" diameter? Can you leave them that large and get them dry in one year or will they take two years?
2018 Pacific Energy FP30
Last year i cut a similar sized maple up in early february and split it into pieces that are around 4-5in on average, some squarish some triangular (like those circled in red). When i split spme of the thicker ones to test i was getting anywhere from 14% to 16%. That was split from say Feb to Nov, so around 9 months, split stacked abd covered.
In trying to get some larger splits for next winter i left some pretty large yesterday (circled in yellow). These will be stored my my dad's polebarn in an old horse stall that can be left open to breathe. Whats everyones thoughts on if these will make it to 20% by Oct/Nov 2019?
I would say they are more "slabbish" kind of splits, like something you would typically split one more time to make to med/large square splits.
Also, what can i expect in seasoning rounds that are left unsplit, maybe 4"-7" diameter? Can you leave them that large and get them dry in one year or will they take two years?
2018 Pacific Energy FP30