grandnational
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since the last load of wood I had split for this year was elm...and I didn't realize it burns ultra crappy unless seasoned for 2+years, I "ran" out of wood last week. Yeah I have almost all of next years split and stacked, but it's still too green, and I have almost 2 cords of this elm just sitting in a row that I can't burn. So what have I been doing?
Pallets!!! I work as a construction inspector so there is plenty of access to freebies on job sites. I burn about 1-2 a day in my dutchwest insert. Takes me about 10 minutes to zip them apart with my little mchulloch 2.0. I also grab donnage scraps, literally 2x4's.
The mix heats suprisingly well too, my ranch holds at about 70, even in this weather ( 0-20).
I was a little worried about the creosote, especially because it's mostly pine, but I think it should be fine as they are pretty dry. Has anybody noticed more creosote buildup than normal as opposed to burning only seasoned hardwood?
Pallets!!! I work as a construction inspector so there is plenty of access to freebies on job sites. I burn about 1-2 a day in my dutchwest insert. Takes me about 10 minutes to zip them apart with my little mchulloch 2.0. I also grab donnage scraps, literally 2x4's.
The mix heats suprisingly well too, my ranch holds at about 70, even in this weather ( 0-20).
I was a little worried about the creosote, especially because it's mostly pine, but I think it should be fine as they are pretty dry. Has anybody noticed more creosote buildup than normal as opposed to burning only seasoned hardwood?