Getting ready for another long MA. winter...

[joe25DA]

Last fall we cut seven maple and oak trees down in the back yard. The past month we borrowed my uncles splitter and went at it. I did about a skid (pallet) of wood every afternoon. Finished up today. I tuned the splitter up for my uncle changed the oil (was black!), new fuel line and air filter. I stacked one small pile today, start the rest tomm. Used my dads little remington to cut some stuff up too.
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[lobsta1]

Nice work & hopefully the oak MIGHT be ready for 2010/2011 season.
Al

 

[Zackman1801]

HUH? 2 years to season oak? Most of the oak i burn sets out for 7-8 months and is ready to go.

 

[leeha]

Lots of good wood there.
I gotta git my a** in gear
and get my wood split.


Lee

 

[Knuckles]

HUH? 2 years to season oak? Most of the oak i burn sets out for 7-8 months and is ready to go.

I don't know around your parts, But Oak around here takes at LEAST 12-15 months of drying before it'll burn nice.

Nice work & hopefully the oak MIGHT be ready for 2010/2011 season.
Al

 

[pete029]

Yeah man lets get it on, Ive been cuttin splittin past 3 weekends got about 3-4 cord ready and waiting.

 

[Moss Man]

I have to walk by the 6 cord pile everyday that needs to be piled in the basement soon, it's a lonely job but it'll get done!

 

[roncoinc]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zackman1801
HUH? 2 years to season oak? Most of the oak i burn sets out for 7-8 months and is ready to go.

I don't know around your parts, But Oak around here takes at LEAST 12-15 months of drying before it'll burn nice.


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Originally Posted by lobsta1
Nice work & hopefully the oak MIGHT be ready for 2010/2011 season.

i got red oak i cut and split small this spring and put in small piles in an open area that gets sun during the summer from sunup to sundown....during one real hot day this summer i put my infared thermometer on the pile and it read 125 deg..in a pile it will hold the heat inside and wont take long to dry the wood..it now feels good enuf to use this winter so i guess it all depends on drying circumstances..if i had put clear plastic over the piles it would probly even be more dry..

 

[lobsta1]

On my old Russo, it would probably burn fine as the air supply was from the bottom & went through the wood like a blast furnace. "Upgraded" to a new EPA type stove & it is a fussy beast that HAS to have well seasoned wood. Only a little air is directed to the wood itself. The bulk of the air supply goes to the secondary burn tubes. Everything I have read says that pretty much all the new stoves are like that.
Al

 

[husky455rancher]

i would agree with that. my insert is pretty picky. the woos has to be really dry or it turns black and sizzles lol. the shenandoah on the other hand will burn a log straight outta the pond. its anice option to have if the need arises.