Wood Heat Thread ~ post pics

Same here, I go through about 5-6 cord mostly standing dead ash or wind blown hardwood. Never did a moisture test on any of it...just know it’s fairly light. I have been mixing in framing scraps( working on a decent size framing job) Is there any good use for creosote other than killing weeds?

 

Lol....I know. My main problem is lack of time, between my kids after school sports and activities and other projects. I feel once I build a wood shed I could stay a season ahead...eventually.

 

Yeah

Chimney fire candidates

 

I use seasoned wood only.
Only hardwoods like oak, maple, locust, ash, and some fruit trees mixed in.
But, I do have to clean the pipes more than once a year.
I measured the moisture in the pile I have at between 9 & 11 (percent?).

I cover it always. Exception, I have some maple that is not covered, but in the sun.
Oh, western North Carolina humidity.

Ken in NC

 

Sounds like maybe your stove is spending too much time dampered way back? Below 20% I think is considered 'seasoned' so that's the first reason for excess soot/creosote that comes to mind. Not enough O2.

 

Excuse the picture. Hard to tell what's happening with the sun. But you get the gist. With very few exceptions that thing splits whatever we are brave enough to put into it.

 

Only overnight

 

Essentially the VW engine drives the hydraulic pump, seems pretty simple?

 

Neat! Thanks for the pics.

 

Bingo. Big cylinder on the ram, and smaller one for the lift arm.

 

2 years active on Tacomaworld and I just noticed this thread. I just took these pics to share. 13 degrees outside, 73 inside. Life is good.

 

^^^^ We like the look of piles of split wood. ^^^^

 

Nice stacking job

 

One more notch in the pro side of a decision to get a welded steel/soapstone stove.
I hope to never have to crawl inside the stove to redo the goop to seal the joints.
I obviously did a poor job in the fall ( ) because we lost a lot of the 'air-tight' qualities. A warm day, I shut the stove off, cooled it, and re-did the goop.

That Ideal Hybrid is looking better.

 

Oh HELL yeah. Looks like the forefather of the splitter I rented to split my giagantic, dead oak.

https://youtu.be/dQGBSD3NETA

 

Hard to see... I cooked a t-bone right on my coals last night. Delicious

 

Nice. I've cooked on the wood stove before but not in it. Huh have to try that.

 

They always taste just a little better out of the coals.

 

First time I’ve tried it, it was perfect, the fat was burned perfectly!!!!

 

Yessir man it was good!!!