or this may happen. Was only ten minutes and the saw ate about a third of a cord. Cut about a 1/3 cord of CSS down to 18 inch lengths. Ends will heat the house for a couple days. I stack them in the metal wagon (broken from use) and cut the whole load at once. Restacked (in background) and repeat. Needed a break from the fireplace work.
I had a lot of those last year from when I just cowboy cut and didn't pay close enough attention to lengths. The realized I like to load N/S better and needed everything under 17". Don't need to worry about that anymore but heated the house with those cutoffs and it did just fine. Nice for small burns or reloading during the day and not worry about full loads.
This time of year (also late March-early April) those small odd chunks,milling/jobsite scrap,short branch stubs,offcuts & similar stuff is what I burn first.Leaving the "good stuff" for the coldest part of the year.
I get those all the time but we scrounge a lot as well. They burn just like the rest. We throw them in when we want extra heat fast and boy do they gas a lot due to being so small.
I use to throw that stuff in the yard burn pile where branches and garden stuff and leaves get burned then a yr ago I started thinking,what am I thinking?? I have already cut that stuff up and brought it home. I started doing like you guys and throwing it in when I'm around tending the fire or if there is room in the front for a chunk or 2. I load n/s as well and don't like anything over 18 as it has to be put perfectly centered in the stove, and to much wood to long and its a pain to load. My stove has a bay window.
My dilema is rooted in going from the VC Defiant, burning 24 inchers no problem, to using the NC30 now. The chunks do just fine to burn. Stacking them is a bear though!
Darn I wish my Husky would get ambitious like yours......... I would leave it near trees all the time.
Since I dont have a stove or insert yet I use all of those little pieces for my grill or smoker. Makes them easy to fit under the grill, and soaking in water for the smoker is pretty easy when they are only a few inches long too.
