Yup, summertime is better though because nobody really goes. Hit or miss a little this time of year because people go more for heat. However i know the owner and theyll usually bring some out for me. My brother in-laws grandfather heated his home on the stuff. Its nice when you get the 10 inch 2x6 cutoffs even better when you score the hardwood. Iv heated shoulder season with that stuff for a couple winters when i worked closer.
Its been like that for a long time, they just took one down like it across the street from it and put a big office building for the power company. of course he did. Stole some for his stash
The manual that came with my woodstove Quadrafire 3100 series states never burn kiln-dried wood in it due to possible overfiring. That makes no sense to me. Everything I burn has been seasoned at least 3 years, well below 20% moisture content. Ash, maple, locust, pine, etc. Is pallet wood or framing scraps that much drier? Or are Quadrafire stoves that much of a POS? Thoughts? By the way, I love the Shepard, dont think anybody's going to be stealing your score.
Iv never had an over fire with pallet scraps from that company. Im pretty sure you nailed it about burning 3 year seasoned wood. I havnt checked that moisture in a while but i assume its under 10%. That company is probably just covering their ASH with that statement. Ya when you come up to my front door sometimes Tito doesnt bark and youll just see his giant outline of his head and hes just staring at you. Sometimes i think thats scarier than his bark lol. Hes our 115 lb real life Teddy bear
I thought it might just be a" boilerplate" disclaimer to cover as you say "their ASH". Thanks for sharing. Strong silent and alert. Everyone needs a Tito to protect their horde or hoard.
Yes they are covering their ash, mainly because of how low the percentages can get with kiln-dried wood but the ambient humidity equilibrium will take over usually. The amount of the stuff would be good to just fill partially in the stove anyways to get good coals going and then load the rest with cordwood. The risk of overfire goes out when air is controlled and lets things cool down. I burned a lot of pallet wood beginning of the season in a fireplace. Got used to seeing how much it would gas-off because it was so dry, the openness of a fireplace would be ok with what I put in but in a stove or insert, best to start small and add more at a time. But even then I have oak planks and dunnage 3x3, 4x4 material that works just great and not believing it was kiln dried.
Thanks FatBoy85 i was quite surprised with the outcome last night with a small fire lay mix of small chunks of 1x6 hardwood and 2x4 pine all pieces were under 8 inches. I set the auto dampener and reloaded the stove every few hours for a total of 3 times. My home is real tight and Temps outside 27-32f and throughout the night I maintained low 70’s. I could totally heat my home on cutoffs if i had to. Now when i burn the same stuff in my indoor grill/mini fireplace for some caveman tv it goes up real fast and throws some good heat. So basically as you already said air control is key with really dry stuff. Thanks
