ANY BODY HAVE A FISHER MOMA BEAR STOVE I LIKE MINE

Can anybody compare my stove to the new and improved stoves. I read the other day about a hybrid stove that they garented 2 loads per 24 hours and it was ideal for a drafty old farm house. I load my stove 4 times every 24 hours on COLD days. I would not mind making my wood pile last twice as long. The stove was 3.000 dolors In time that would pay off if that is true.

 

I think @WeldrDave runs some Fisher stoves he might be able to chime in on this and give you some comparisons?

 

Which hybrid stove?

 

Thanks welderdave,

 

Had this model Fisher at the old farm. Drove about 8 cords of ash thru it a year. It would make plenty of heat, thats for sure. It also would re-fire smoke in the chimney and try to blow the stack off every once in a while when the stove was backed down. Not having the secondary burn like new stoves, prolly causes that. Dunno. I'm not much of a stove guy. The Old Mill stove that came with this house we just bought did the same thing. Basically same design. I replaced it with the Liberty which does a nice job of backing down slowly while burning off the fumes (which I can see happening because of the glass door)

WeldrDave has had more time with Fishers and may know more about how much wood you'd expect to need.

 

Our house had a Fisher PapaBear when we moved in. Burned with it 5 years until 2008 when we got our first EPA stove. The new stove is a cat stove (this make/model is finicky) with half the firebox size of the papabear. We used 2/3 as much wood as the Fisher and heated for more hours per week. The new stove (EPA) burns inside the stove what useful gasses the Fisher used to waste up the chimney and condense on the flue.

 

GRIZ-
My grandfather had a Fisher Grandpa Bear (bigger one with the double doors) and heated about 2200 sq. feet for 30 years. That thing put on serious heat, but she was hungry! He'd go through more wood than my dad did burning a non-epa Blaze King (no cat, no burn tubes). The Fisher was pushed hard but it held up great and was sold with the house back in 2011.
I own an Avalon Spokane and love it. 2.2 cu. ft of firebox, EPA stove w/ secondary tubes--- it burns 1/2 the wood that the old Fisher used to eat. Much longer burn times and very enjoyable fires looking through the glass.
Oddly enough, I purchased a Lopi Liberty a few months ago--- that stove LOOKS just like my Grandfather's old Fisher (not my pics, but you get the idea)




So, in terms of looks, the classic lines of the Old Fishers are still very much around. All the stoves, however, will be more efficient and will get you the longer burn times. How long and how much heat is the big question, I'll let others give their opinions first.

 

That's a nice stove right there...

 

Yall boys realy helped me here, Thanks a bunch !! I am completly lost on epa stoves. Sounds like I need one and looks like I could save a lot of wood. Enough to pay for its self in less wood, What do yall think ?

 

The old smoke dragons burn wood and make good heat. The new stoves with secondary burn tubes just burn betterer...

 

Stinny would it save me a lot of wood ?

 

I looked at a couple of stoves real fast let me know what yall think.
Vogelzang Durango tr008

Cettury heating The wistler db05152

I like the wood size on the first one it burns up to a 26 inch log but would'nt mind cutting my wood in half if I could cut my wood use down by a 3rd. I would haft to save the much or more to put that much money in one. The second stove is a good deal on sale from 999 to 599 plus 170 shipping. We have a tractor supply close to here and I think they sell US stoves if anyboday has tryed one of them.

 

buckthorn do you still burn the avalon ? 1/2 the wood thats what im talking about. How much sq ft you heating ? 2 story or 1. Basement ? Thanks for the pics and good info !!

 

It could and probably would. Biggest difference, in general, is your heat isn't going up the chimney. But, all bets are off if the wood isn't dry.

 

stinny I got 6 loads of prime wood that is 3 year old oak and who know how old the locus is. If I went from 10 loads a year to 6 have you head of a drotel stove ? may be spelled wrong but I read about it and souned great.

 

drolet stove at lowes 2400 sq ft

 

I haven't heard of that brand but that sure doesn't mean anything. There's a lot of guys here tho that are familiar with lots of different stoves. Keep asking... they'll be along.

 

Griz,
Yupp... we're burning the Avalon Spokane 1750 up in our main floor. We're heating 1200 sq. ft, 1.5 story house and it does a very good job with it... the exceptions being when it is REALLY cold for a prolonged period. It keeps things comfy, but we push it a bit as necessary. Our house is pretty tight (built in 2011) and we have a system of fans (one doorframe, one on the floor pointing towards the stove room) to enhance heat transfer. Our other heat is forced air with a propane burner, but we don't use that much.
The new-to-me Lopi will be used in the basement. I spend a fair amount of time down there and I figure it'll help the Avalon on those cold nights.
The 1/2 wood estimate is about right for the comparison between our stove and my Grandfather's old Fisher. However, he had a larger stove, larger house, and would feed the stove throughout the day rather than try to get long, slow burn times out of it.