how is ash?

[husky455rancher]

theres a bil ole chucnk of ash about 20 miles from me. im debating heading over and ripping it into chunks with the 262xp. ive never burned ash before so how good a wood is it?

 

[Swamp Yankee]

Really good stuff.

Burns hot and clean. Call me if you want a hand

Take Care

 

[LumberjkChamp]

For some reason White Ash is my favorite wood to burn. I don't know why. I burn other hardwoods that are more dense and longer lasting, but Ash cuts, splits and burns really well. If I were you I'd get my ash over there and get that wood!

 

[046]

ash is an excellent wood!!!!

burns the best of any wood green.... good to know if one runs short on seasoned wood.

 

[trek5900]

Cuts, splits and burns great. Take all you can get.
One of the easiest hardwoods to work.
Also burn fairly well green.

Get it before someone else does.
I would consider it a major score. Like finding your favorite chainsaw on EBay for pennies on the dollar.

 

[Rookie1]

Good wood. So good they make baseball bats out of it. I cut one down 2 yrs ago in November and was burning it in December with no problems. I believe it is the driest live tree around. Id go get it.

 

[Zodiac45]

Ash is the best! I wish I had more! Take all I can get and burn it with maple and birch. I've actually planted and encouraged several ash trees on the property

 

[Booshcat]

Ash or Grass
Nobody rides for free

 

[Signoflife]

:agree2:
For once everyone seems to agree at AS...so far.

FIL (hard working farmer) used to always leave the firewood gathering until December (or a snow storm in Jan/Feb) before I came around, so he used to always cut Ash which was usually green and any other wood would (could a wood-chuck chuck) need to be dead.

 

[Ductape]

I like a little ash now and then myself.

 

[abohac]

Ash? Great stuff.

 

[TreePointer]

If you do a Google search on "best firewood," you will see that ash is always one of the best and listed as "excellent."

Still don't believe me? Well, then here's a picture of my pale white ash:

 

[NDtreehugger]

Good hard wood, last year I had some spare time and peeled all the bark off the ash and when burnt there was very little ash left behind.

Yup if I could get some ash that was 20 miles away and a good truck trailer load or more I would go

heres my small pile enough for 2 years

 

[JohnH]

ash is go to go

 

[bowtechmadman]

+1 for Ash. Over 50% of my woodpile is ash.

 

[biggen0_8]

It's hard to beat a good piece of ash

 

[KsWoodsMan]

Your asking a bunch of obsessive compulsive firewood gatherers with CAD if a good load of Ash is worth going after ?

Yes, definitely.

 

[Rockland Farm]

Gotta agree with everyone on this.Great wood seasons quick,burns nice splits easy.As long as you get a fair amount of wood and it does not take you too far out of your way.Go get it!!!.By the way I am jealous of your 262xp find.I have been looking for a decent one for awhile ya bum.LOL.

 

[Joshlaugh]

I would love to get my hands on more ash. Funny enough for us, in Ohio, having EAB around here, I don't get the opportunity to cut much of it. The stuff I get burns good, splits easy and doesn't seem to produce much ash to clean out of my stove. A great firewood and I would travel 20 miles to get it.

 

[flewism]

I would love to get my hands on more ash. Funny enough for us, in Ohio, having EAB around here, I don't get the opportunity to cut much of it. The stuff I get burns good, splits easy and doesn't seem to produce much ash to clean out of my stove. A great firewood and I would travel 20 miles to get it.

Really, because of the EAB, I get tons of ash for firewood. about 75% of the wood I've burned in the last 3 years has been ash.