Who is cutting wood?

[EEC]

Hard to go wrong with anything EPA approved these days. I would stay away from stoves that use a downdraft style secondary combustion system, they can be a pain. If you're on a budget it's hard to go wrong with some of the offerings from Englander or Drolet.

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.

[glademaster]

Thank you. Just looked at some Englanders online and they look great at very reasonable prices. Only problem, or maybe not a problem is it uses a 6" pipe and my stove uses 8".

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.

[Game Over]

I've been getting at some oak that came down during a ice storm last winter. Here is my splitting set up.

[bodywhomper]

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

[DougW]

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.

[gaijin]

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

SOP in Japan. I'm surprised you're asking.

[sb]

Hauled and stacked 2 cords yesterday, 4 more to go for wintah.

[Peruvian]

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.

[bushman]

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.

[~mikey b]

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.

[~mikey b]

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 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.

[bodywhomper]

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.

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.

[~mikey b]

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.

[~mikey b]

Attachment 122724

shed is filled with tamarack for next 2 winters + tarped stacks of oak, tamarack and cedar for now

first burn a couple night ago

Looks like this.

[~mikey b]

Inside storage with kindling and paper slots.

[bodywhomper]

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.

[~mikey b]

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.

[Meadow Skipper]

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.

[~mikey b]

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

[~mikey b]

I run a 455 Rancher and I love it.

There is a chainsaw thread.

[Buster Highmen]

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.

Great minds crib alike. But I just tack 2 pallets at right angles together with a diagonal 2x4.

[Meadow Skipper]

I run a 455 Rancher and I love it.

Me too. Cutting mostly piñon and juniper, occasionally bigger stuff plus homeowner type jobs. Very reliable.

[::: :::]

There is a chainsaw thread.

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)

I run a 455 Rancher and I love it.

Me too. Cutting mostly piñon and juniper, occasionally bigger stuff plus homeowner type jobs. Very reliable.

Thanks! Very helpful to hear y'all use/like them.
I'd seen a couple of online reviews where some folks had experienced difficulty starting theirs (very low percentage of reviewers)

[Peruvian]

+3 on the 55 Rancher.