Pine burns just fine as long as it is allowed to dry, just like any type of wood.
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stihl023/5
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So what are the seasoning requirements for pine? I have a lot down and never think about it.:msp_confused:
woodsroad
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If I had pine, I'd burn it. I burn any scrap milled lumber that I can get my hands on.
Run the flue hot once a day to burn out the creosote. I torch the flue every morning. You can hear the burning creosote popping off of the liner. When I pull the cleanout cap in back of the stove, there's a pile of burnt tailings shaped like the recesses of the liner.
Denis Gionet
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Torch the flue ? You don't stick a tiger torch up there I don't think ... explain ?!?
woodsroad
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The stove gets cranked up good and hot and I let the flue go up over 1kº.
bert0168
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I think he means his first fire of the day is wide open to super-heat (torch) the flue.
Edited: too slow on the typing, Woods answered it
woodsroad
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Denis, where in Northern Ontario are you? I would imagine that pine is abundant....
CountryBoy72
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Pine burns fine, more pitch in it than fir. Doesn't throw the same heat as fir , birch, or maple. Cut an split it now, will be fine to burn next year(September ) Its very white in colour, sweet smelling. A lot lighter an less dense than fir. Pine is very abundant in BC, the pine beetle has decimated it. Dead standing trees are everywhere , especially bad in Northern BC.
Fred Wright
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Pine is good firewood when it's seasoned. It's a softwood and doesn't burn as long as hardwoods but it does put out the heat.
Where people go wrong with pine, they haven't let it set long enough to dry properly. That goes for any wood species, I suppose.
The stack I set up recently got blown over by winds. Took the little black tractor out and dropped and dragged a sapling log to make another stack. Was gonna restack it today but it's raining. Maybe tomorrow.
Where people go wrong with pine, they haven't let it set long enough to dry properly. That goes for any wood species, I suppose.
The stack I set up recently got blown over by winds. Took the little black tractor out and dropped and dragged a sapling log to make another stack. Was gonna restack it today but it's raining. Maybe tomorrow.
tomtrees58
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pine is junk i put about 40 cords a year out at the curb
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russhd1997
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pine is junk i put about 40 cords a year out at the curb:msp_scared:
I wish I lived closer to you. I would take some of that pine off of your hands. My OWB likes it and I have gotten quite fond of using it too. :msp_thumbup:
CountryBoy72
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TT58, Why do you waste your money & time cutting, splitting an stacking it at the curb if pine is junk ? I would take it just because you did all the work :msp_thumbup:What species of pine do you guys have ?
Wolfen
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#1 When I was growing up I was always told NOT to burn Pine indoors, because of the sap and creasode buildup in the flue
#2 around here nobody burns Pine indoors at all, its considered junk wood
#3 How long would I have to let it sit ( split into pieces no biger that 4" around before using it in my stove?
#2 around here nobody burns Pine indoors at all, its considered junk wood
#3 How long would I have to let it sit ( split into pieces no biger that 4" around before using it in my stove?
Mac88
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If it's Southern Yellow, I wouldn't burn it in my stove. 20 years from now it will still be oozing sap. ;o)
CountryBoy72
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Mine will be seasoned 8 months , probably could get by using it sooner than that. As long as its seasoned properly I don't see it creating any more creosote than any other seasoned wood. We burn a mixture of seasoned firewood. Maybe burning all Pine would prove differently, an produce more creosote.Maybe the species of pine has something to do with it too. Green/Wet wood is the worst culprit of creating lots of creosote an less heat output. Think it's probably considered junk wood by most due to the fact that there are better woods available, especially hardwoods. Maple an Arbutus an Birch are our best Firewood's , just not all readily available .
tomtrees58
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i charge to remove it from jobs so i save dumping a 30yrd roll off is 1000.00 so do the math i am getting paid $300 a cord :hmm3grin2orange:
CountryBoy72
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Can't complain at those figures. :msp_ohmy: What type of pine is it ?
russhd1997
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#1 I was always told that too but have since found that like an urban legend it isn't true. Dry pine burns hot which is less likely to build creosote. It's the moisture not the sap that makes creosote form.
#2 With a large variety of hardwood available around here nobody has to burn pine so they don't.
#3 Six to eight months is about all that it takes for white pine to season. Not sure about other types.
tomtrees58
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white remember i sell 150 full cords of hardwood
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