What Is In Your Stove Right Now?

[MRD1985]

I'm not lighting up yet....... not yet.

Side note: Liner in the chimney is shot. Got my last season out of it. Honestly don't want to replace it. Tired of the basement thing.
Longing for an outdoor unit but, looks like a new liner will be in store for the season.
So tired of the process here with feeding the dragon in her lair.

See what happens.....

Man fall hasn’t even started yet!!

 

[thewoodlands]

I just started a shoulder season fire, we're suppose to be around 42 in the morning.

 

[Todd]

33/74 another cool morning with ice in the bird bath. Small fire last evening kept the cabin comfy this morning. Looks like a warm up this week so probably no fires.

 

[Jonathco]

Haven't lit a fire yet, but sure could have last night! It got down to 39 in central Michigan. Need to run my SootEater and bring up a load of shoulder season wood (box elder and poplar) to the house.

 

[all night moe]

Man fall hasn’t even started yet!!

Feels a bit like it here. Nights have recently been in the 40s. Days are getting short with the sun setting sooner.
I'm already felling winter's weight.

Trucks been in and out of the shop most of the summer. I've missed so much free wood. I have a decent amount but, not enough for a whole season. I'm going to look into a 6-7cord log truck of ash. Still working on the 3yr stockpile plan and don't want to burn everything up this season.

 

[MRD1985]

Sounds like you’ve had a rough go lately. I’d offer my services to fix your truck if I was closer (profession by trade). Keep those spirts up!

 

[all night moe]

Sounds like you’ve had a rough go lately. I’d offer my services to fix your truck if I was closer (profession by trade). Keep those spirts up!

Thank you, my friend. I used to turn wrenches as my 1st trade. That was over 35yrs ago.

1st, the transmission decided to grenade. Being spoiled with a lift, I had no inkling to pull and swap.... on my back in a gravel driveway. Done it before and said never again. LOL

2nd it had some running, occasional no start, and "reduced power'' issues. Dropped it off at a friend's place. He's well known and tinkers on the side. Took him awhile to figure that one out. He's got a full time day job and wrenches on the side. Turns out, it most likely needs a computer. He did fix a couple problems though and it's much better.

I miss the old days of simplicity automobiles. I think i even remember how to set points.....LOL.
Spirits are up. It takes a lot to drag me down. When that happens, I shake it off and push onwards.

Again, thanks...it's appreciated.

 

[MRD1985]

Thank you, my friend. I used to turn wrenches as my 1st trade. That was over 35yrs ago.

1st, the transmission decided to grenade. Being spoiled with a lift, I had no inkling to pull and swap.... on my back in a gravel driveway. Done it before and said never again. LOL

2nd it had some running, occasional no start, and "reduced power'' issues. Dropped it off at a friend's place. He's well known and tinkers on the side. Took him awhile to figure that one out. He's got a full time day job and wrenches on the side. Turns out, it most likely needs a computer. He did fix a couple problems though and it's much better.

I miss the old days of simplicity automobiles. I think i even remember how to set points.....LOL.
Spirits are up. It takes a lot to drag me down. When that happens, I shake it off and push onwards.

Again, thanks...it's appreciated.

Gotta ask, what’s the rig?

 

[all night moe]

Gotta ask, what’s the rig?

'04 Silverado 2500HD. It'll haul a load of wood in the bed for sure. That much I'll give it. Other than that, i never liked or wanted the truck. My DD was in a collision. I miss my diesels. Chev's got a 6.0l and doesn't like to pass many gas stations. After having a few diesels, I'm not fond of gas trucks anymore. Trying to keep some coin saved and put myself behind another Cummins. The wrecked truck was a 7.3l F250....

Sigh......getting there. LOL

 

[Turbo89]

Tossed this big knotted hunk of box elder on the fire pit about 8hrs ago, still about half of it left. I’m guessing I’ll have a nice bed of coals in the morning.

 

[NickW]

Box elder, the new ironwood...

 

[Turbo89]

Box elder, the new ironwood...

Probably has more to do with that fact that it’s half of a 20+” round and 20” long. lol. I was just out with the dog and still saw small flames.

 

[Turbo89]

just about 24hrs later, there’s a chunk of box elder, the new iron wood, left and some red embers. I rolled it over, tossed some bark, kindling and small splits on it. I’ll report back in an hr or so if it re-lights on its own.

 

[Turbo89]

It actually took off in like 20 min… still blazing now, but I’m tossing in some more junk wood.

 

[thewoodlands]

We'll be close to 32 in the morning so we put in two small loads of shoulder season wood today. Were on our second fire, the basement should hit 78 before I shut the fan off and call it a night, up here is 69.

I'm starting to see people with dug wells putting water in them. The company that owns the dams is doing maintenance on them so they're holding back water, that drops the water level in the river which drops the amount of water in the wells.

 

[GG Woody]

Crazy low temps?
We haven't been under 10°C yet. 32+(10x1.8) uhhh... 50°F... My Igloo is done for!

 

[thewoodlands]

We had 33.4 this morning, the two fires last night had the sleeper at 69 this morning with the living room at 67. I had two more shoulder season fires this morning, that will be it until tonight, tomorrow morning is forecast to be around 34.

 

[Stelcom66]

I'm looking forward to wood stove season. Lowest so far overnight was mid 40s overight a few times, so haven't used the wood stove yet. I very much disliked the several heat waves we had this summer. I guess a small benefit was a great tomato yield in the garden.