Nice. We have a total of about 440' of thermapex buried between the three buildings the stove supplies heat to but unfortunately we burn over 30 cords of wood annually . I fear I'll never be on a three year plan.I burn about 10 cord per winter, i have about 80' of pex buried.
Amen brudder!!I'm right there with you! I am getting on in years myself. When I was younger I didn't mind the wood furnace chasing my wood pile all winter. I remember cutting wood in the rain and snow, cutting under lights hanging from a step ladder. Now I just make sure I have it all done before the first snowfall. Now its just trudging through the snow to the shed, throw a load of wood in the firebox, trudge back to the house, kick off the boots, pour a hot cup of coffee for my wife and me, and watch the snow fall.
Seems like around here, especially the two that I cut with, owb owners are on the 6 month plan. Cut in spring before frost comes out and the trees fill with water, burn it by fall.I gave up on the three year plan a long time ago.
Yeah storage is another thing. I want to put it as close as I can to the stove . Last year I had some room in the barn to put some but that became a nuisance once the snow came trying to get the wood from the barn to the stove.Yeah the only "seasoned" wood I get to burn is what's left over from the previous year in my shed. That wood gets burned first.....which gives the new stuff an extra few weeks to dry. Not usually a problem....just not ideal! As I continue to hone my process I hope to reach a point where I can, exclusively, cut my wood a year in advance! It'll be a race between my aging body and my acquisition of equipment and storage!
That sounds like a really good ideaI’m not sure if it was here or another site, I seen a guy made face cord racks that he could move with the loader tractor. We never have enough storage near the stove but the racks could be a way to extend the drying time. Being able to store them away from the stove and wheel up one or two racks every week or so.
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Interesting Hardhack. What part of the country you located in temperature wise? What are you heating with your stove? I have two older farm houses on mine & a loop for domestic hot water in the milk house of our barn. I’ve never been able to get a year ahead on my wood. Do you feel like you burn a little less wood when it’s over a year old? It could make sense because of the energy wasted to evaporate water out of the not fully seasoned wood.Been burning my Central Boiler CL-40 since 1998 burnt green wood, semi seasoned wood (cut in the spring for that winter), seasoned wood cut, split and stacked one year or more. I prefer wood that is seasoned one year or more get the best burn times from that. Go thru about 10+/- cord.
I split everything to about 6" splits.
I’m not sure if it was here or another site, I seen a guy made face cord racks that he could move with the loader tractor. We never have enough storage near the stove but the racks could be a way to extend the drying time. Being able to store them away from the stove and wheel up one or two racks every week or so.
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Running 70 ft of pex wiff a natures comfort GT6000 epa phase 2. Domestic hotwater eats up ALOT of wood! I burn tween 14-24% moisture(dry wood).I burn about 10 cord per winter, i have about 80' of pex buried.
I tend to be OCD when it comes to faarwud. If I have less than 40-50 cord sitting on the property I tend to panic! I cut all winter during layoff, weather permitting. But 2+ft of snow and -14f on jan 2nd has me wondering when am I going to get to run saws..Yeah the only "seasoned" wood I get to burn is what's left over from the previous year in my shed. That wood gets burned first.....which gives the new stuff an extra few weeks to dry. Not usually a problem....just not ideal! As I continue to hone my process I hope to reach a point where I can, exclusively, cut my wood a year in advance! It'll be a race between my aging body and my acquisition of equipment and storage!