I'm done!

[Firewood Bandit]

Well I am done with firewood for the season. Finished Thursday, got the mess cleaned up yesterday.

Just in time, golfing is in full swing and we play 18 holes every day and the 680 apple trees are now requiring attention. The first spray went on yesterday and the will need another by mid week. I didn't measure but only have about 20 cord this year, the snow got deep and it was cold. However snowmobiling was a blast.

The last pic is what I call "board or plank split". Large pieces that are thin have a lot of surface area and it dries quicker than wedge shaped pieces.

 

[Marshy]

How much do you burn a year? That's over 3 years of fuel for me. Do you sell it?

 

[Deets066]

Wouldn’t make a year for me

 

[Marshy]

Wouldn’t make a year for me

You must be heating a shop too... ?

 

[RI Chevy]

I burned about 3 cord this past season. I usually burn 2, but this wood thst I got dried up like crazy. Much of it burned to ash instead of cialing up so I had to add more regularly. Not sure of the wood, some was poplar, and some very hard, but just dried up to a very light weight. Threw off a lot of heat, just didn't burn as long.
I cut nothing but Oak, maple and cherry this past year so I am good to go. Plus I cut 5 times as much as I normally burn.

 

[Firewood Bandit]

How much do you burn a year? That's over 3 years of fuel for me. Do you sell it?

Zero, Yes

 

[USMC615]

Good for you...!

 

[Deets066]

You must be heating a shop too... ?

Owb
Fire doesn’t go out for 7 months

 

[Marshy]

Owb
Fire doesn’t go out for 7 months

How many sqft you heating? Sounds like a pig.

 

[Deets066]

How many sqft you heating? Sounds like a pig.

Really pretty decent, 1,800 sq ft. Plus the hot water

 

[Marshy]

Really pretty decent, 1,800 sq ft. Plus the hot water

Omg, thats terrible efficiency. I'm heating almost 1900 sqft and domestic hot water and I'm burning less than 6 cord per year. I start burning in October and and burn through May. I wouldnt do it if I had to process that much every year.

 

[Spike60]

I'm mostly done burning. The keep-it-going season is over, but no doubt ther'll be some evning fires to take the chill out. Will do that primarily with the cookies and scraps.

Went through more this year than a typical season. Like Jeff was dealing with, type of wood was part of the reason, and a much colder March and early April too. Burned mostly Ash, which is everywhere around here thanks to the EAB. But i know what you mean about Poplar. When it gets real light like that it goes up the chimney pretty quick. One thing good about it is that when the coals get low, it lights off real quick and your back in business in no time. Wouldn't want too much of it though.

 

[Deets066]

Omg, thats terrible efficiency. I'm heating almost 1900 sqft and domestic hot water and I'm burning less than 6 cord per year. I start burning in October and and burn through May. I wouldnt do it if I had to process that much every year.

Took another look at the pic lol. Doubt I’d burn that, lot more there than what I saw the first time.

 

[jasper89]

Nice looking firewood there. Best wishes with the golf game!

 

[Firewood Bandit]

Nice looking firewood there. Best wishes with the golf game!

Thanks for the help. We thought some of that had a lot of dirt................We were wrong, it had a lot of fine gravel in it too.

 

[Steve Taylor]

Lol I am still trying to get started. Tractor is planted right now. Maby it will grow lol