I installed a drolet fireplace insert this past jan and have been pretty happy with it, seems to be pretty well built, burn clean and cheap.Quote:
Originally Posted by glademaster
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I installed a drolet fireplace insert this past jan and have been pretty happy with it, seems to be pretty well built, burn clean and cheap.Quote:
Originally Posted by glademaster
Any modern stove that uses an 8'' exhaust will be much too big for a 1300 square foot home unless it has literally zero insulation. You could run 6 inch stove pipe inside the house, and then used an expander/reducer to transition to the chimney. This shouldn't be a problem unless your chimney is also extremely short. I have an Englander NC-30 and am very happy with it. Next time I buy a stove it will definitely be a catalytic model and not a tube stove, but the thing is well built, burns extremely cleanly and throws a lot of heat for under $1000.Quote:
Originally Posted by Woahnellie
I've been getting at some oak that came down during a ice storm last winter. Here is my splitting set up.
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has anybody built one of these modular woodsheds? http://epa.gov/burnwise/bestburn.html#plans. how have they been working out, did you wrap the walls with a tarp or other siding during winter?
I was planning on building a few but using some pallets for part of it to reduce cost a little.
tia
I haven't done that plan but I would think those would blow over in wind if not held down by weight of wood, so if use pallets to keep wood off ground then would still have to attach pallets to legs so it doesn't blow over.
One way to save cost would be to use tin for roof if you can get it for free rather than ply. I was thinking around here everyone has tin left over from building projects as they always ship offcuts from the roll to protect the sold amount. If you can find some just use 2x4s for structure under tin.
SOP in Japan. I'm surprised you're asking.Quote:
Originally Posted by bodywhomper
Hauled and stacked 2 cords yesterday, 4 more to go for wintah.
Totally psyched about the jotul kenebeck we bought on Craigslist last year. It should well outperform our basement wood stove and open fireplace combo of years past.
From Feb 1 - May 1 we burned less than a cord (cooold winter). We put up three cords this year and I expect the house to be warmer than ever through the whole winter.
Son of a bitch, We have had 8 mills close in the last couple of years and all my logger contacts are out of business. They all went to work for the railroad/mines/pipeline companies. Shit, I find myself having to buy from firewood companies at twice the price. This sucks. FL Oct.-Aprl. is lookin better every year.
Man that sucks. Can't get truckloads like your first post anymore? With as much as you burn, that's got to make a difference. Hope you find a new source.
I use T posts and pallets. Place pallets on ground. Ram in T posts, then slide pallets over them for back and sides. Cover the whole thing with plastic in winter.Quote:
Originally Posted by bodywhomper
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Thanks. Do you find need to wrap the sides in plastic tarp here in the lower sierra come winter? ... assuming its actually a more normal winter.Quote:
Originally Posted by telemike
Yes. I wrap the whole thing in plastic over winter and tack it down with a staple gun. Keeps the cold rain and snow off it.
Looks like this.Quote:
Originally Posted by telemike
Inside storage with kindling and paper slots.
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thanks. those are your seasoning stacks (wrapped/tacked)? and your current (seasoned) winter pile is in the shed? i'm still figuring out a system at our new place.
It sorta changes. That's an old pic. Your piles will change.
Currently: Shed is all seasoned tamarack. Right side is next year's oak. Left side is two year's from now oak. I have a bunch stored under the eaves right outside the door for immediate use.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7qkbF8PbtEQuote:
Originally Posted by telemike
You caught that....
mags thoughts on husqvarna 450 rancher for a home/yard level chain saw?
$379 @ my local Coastal Farm & Ranch
http://www.husqvarna.com/us/products...s/450-rancher/
i've been advised to buy as much motor as possible and then adjust chain/bar as required
I'd originally thought $300 for a budget, but am thinking this is a reasonable balance of value/quality/durability
recently moved...property is surrounded by forest (park, actually...can't harvest firewood, but will need to deal with widowmakers & blowdown)
we are going through a certain amount of yard demo that would make owning a chainsaw useful. Some junk fruit trees w/ 12" or so trunks; and 70' of a pretty old lilac hedge with 3" bases
opinions appreciated, thx
I run a 455 Rancher and I love it.
There is a chainsaw thread.
Great minds crib alike. But I just tack 2 pallets at right angles together with a diagonal 2x4.Quote:
Originally Posted by telemike
Me too. Cutting mostly piñon and juniper, occasionally bigger stuff plus homeowner type jobs. Very reliable.Quote:
Originally Posted by telemike
Ha, I should have known. This was the first thread I thought of...sorry about that! (looks like there's a fair bit of reading there)Quote:
Originally Posted by telemike
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Thanks! Very helpful to hear y'all use/like them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper
I'd seen a couple of online reviews where some folks had experienced difficulty starting theirs (very low percentage of reviewers)
+3 on the 55 Rancher.