How much does that log weigh?

[mkr7734]

I to believe you should dry your wood. Years ago we heated with a wood stove and green wood just puts you and your house at risk. Even today with our new place that we only have a heatilator fireplace in I still cure our wood. I fill one side of our shed this year and burn it next year then do the reverse the next year. Not that much extra work and better all around.

 

[murphy1244]

The elements have a lot to do with how fast wood seasons...the ambient temperature, air movement, humidity etc...and the way split wood is stacked...

If stacked (tic-tac-toe style) so air can circulate around it...I've had freshly split oak go from 47% to 12%-15% in 4-6 weeks...

You live in the desert?

 

[/pine]

You live in the desert?

Nope...The mountains of N.E. GA...
Both red and white oak of trees felled in the last 6-8 months...
Two different meters both +/- 1%-2%...interior of large fuel sized read 18%-25%...and actually I like mixing the fuel wood up...anything less than 10% is going to burn very fast...even with a throttled flue...

 

[devildog1]

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DevilDog

 

[blueriver]

Oh boy, this is such a great site can't wait for someone to tell all that their method of birth control is all wrong and that they have too many or not enough children. :shocked::shocked:
DevilDog

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[gwstang]

It would not take that long to "dry" once it has been split into 4-6 pieces after cutting it up. I use wood about a year after stocking up and it is nice and dry from being split/covered for the year. Some red oak too. One thing about getting into the larger diameter wood is being able to tilt the splitter into a vertical position and not having to lift the really heavy pieces up on the splitter. I am getting too old for the stuff I did as a young feller'

 

[/pine]

It would not take that long to "dry" once it has been split into 4-6 pieces after cutting it up. I use wood about a year after stocking up and it is nice and dry from being split/covered for the year. Some red oak too. One thing about getting into the larger diameter wood is being able to tilt the splitter into a vertical position and not having to lift the really heavy pieces up on the splitter. I am getting too old for the stuff I did as a young feller'

The issue with a vertical splitter is bending over or working on/off the knees...plus it leaves all the split wood on the ground...I prefer working at a comfortable stand up height...just moving wood from the splitter table to a truck, pallet, loader bucket etc...without having to wear out the back constantly bending over...

...Now if you have a youngster helping moving the wood it's a different story...

 

[Oldpath05]

Never seen wooden forks on a tractor before, looks they can do the job. Now you need a trailer to put the logs on, haul more with less grunt.
One minor thing I would do to those wooden forks is add two bars at-least a ft. long on top, 1" threaded rods, 2x4s, angle bars, etc. so if you lift a log a little to high, it wont roll back towards you while your on the tractor seat, other then that nice bucket folks.

 

[Scut 4 Big Bucks]

Thanks for noticing, old path.

I concocked those from my nogin and they worked, no engineering applied. I have since replaced the vertical pine 2X4 with an oak 2X4, and added a lag bolt on each connection. As mentioned earlier, this wooden structure hauled a pretty hefty load of oak wood. Seasoned wood or not, this tractor I bought is fun to operate.

Let me know if the Wood Police will let me burn a 6 month old split log? If not, get a life.

 

[Ed of all trades]

Thanks for noticing, old path.

I concocked those from my nogin and they worked, no engineering applied. I have since replaced the vertical pine 2X4 with an oak 2X4, and added a lag bolt on each connection. As mentioned earlier, this wooden structure hauled a pretty hefty load of oak wood. Seasoned wood or not, this tractor I bought is fun to operate.

Let me know if the Wood Police will let me burn a 6 month old split log? If not, get a life.

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: Amen Ed

 

[FTG-05]

People who burn green wood, and the resulting heavy smoke, are one the major reasons why wood stoves, OWB and wood heat are being outlawed around the country. it also puts the burner, and his family, at greater risk of a chimney fire due to the heavy creosote which is a direct result of burning wet wood.

Why burning green, wet and poorly seasoned wood is a fool's errand:

https://chimneysweeponline.com/hobasics.htm

https://chimneysweeponline.com/howetwd.htm

A non-commercial service in support of responsible home heating with wood - How To Prepare Your Fuel Supply

 

[Scut 4 Big Bucks]

Because traffic jams are smog free, right!


Whatever you think, is aces with me.

Hey, how much does your log weigh, anyhow?

 

[Sawyer Rob]

People who burn green wood, and the resulting heavy smoke, are one the major reasons why wood stoves, OWB and wood heat are being outlawed around the country. it also puts the burner, and his family, at greater risk of a chimney fire due to the heavy creosote which is a direct result of burning wet wood.

Why burning green, wet and poorly seasoned wood is a fool's errand:

https://chimneysweeponline.com/hobasics.htm

https://chimneysweeponline.com/howetwd.htm

A non-commercial service in support of responsible home heating with wood - How To Prepare Your Fuel Supply

The above is true... Some may not like the message, but it's still the truth...

SR

 

[/pine]

Moisture meters are not expensive most are reliable and accurate...burning too dry of wood is as foolish as burning too wet/green of wood...between 15% and 20% is what is recommended by most informed sources...

here some info on meters...:
https://wiki.ezvid.com/best-moisture-meters?id=bng

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Moisture meters are not expensive most are reliable and accurate...burning too dry of wood is as foolish as burning too wet/green of wood...between 15% and 20% is what is recommended by most informed sources...

here some info on meters...:

Just make sure you test the wood in the center, not just ck. the outside and call it good enough...

SR

 

[bcp]

Why can't I burn that cold, white stuff made of hydrogen and oxygen?



Bruce

 

[tbrooks26]

I don't mean to be a downer, but I have to agree, don't burn green wood. I know so many people around here always scrambling for their wood, cutting, splitting, burning, all in the same day. If you want to know the problems that can bring you, ask my MIL, but wait you can't. Her house burnt down with her inside after the pipe clogged from burning green wood. It had all been thoroughly cleaned 2 months prior. I don't burn wood currently, but when I did I always had my wood shed stocked by May, then I didn't have to spend the winter worrying where next weeks heat would come from.

Back on topic though, good info, I've always wondered what some of the logs I've moved weighed. Most of mine where by hand though, so I always figured if I put my back out they were over 200lbs

 

[Tractor Seabee]

Why can't I burn that cold, white stuff made of hydrogen and oxygen?



Bruce

Bruce you can burn it. Just seperate it into its two elements: easy if you can afford it.

Ron

 

[oldballs]

Reading this really makes me love my natural gas/thermostat..........just have to lift my finger to set the temp or write the check.

 

[wngsprd]

I use a moisture meter, too, and prefer to burn wood as dry as I can...but enough about firewood...let's talk about that enormous buck!!