Stack one is done. Not the neatest job ever, but with consideration for the vast majority of it being odd tree service lengths, I'm satisfied. It's a mix of red maple, cherry, walnut, sugar maple, and a bit of red oak. Cord calculator says 8.9 cord in it. Added to the pine that's processed and another little stack of hardwood behind the boiler, I've got what I need for this year put up - about 15 cord. If I bust my hump, I may just be able to get a full year ahead for the first time since we moved in three heating seasons ago. I've got enough rounds and logs banked to get there, just need the processing time.
Nice job. That's a heap of wood. Our hot water is propane. House heat is wood with feul oil as backup Sent from my SM-T280 using Tapatalk
15 cords for one winter? Is that for burn8ng or for selling? I know about the odd lengths, I get a lot from a tree service too. Always jealous of the members with perfect stacks.
BigPapi that is a lot of work. Stack looks just fine. Glad you are starting to get ahead and that has to be tough burning that much wood.
Just for burning, the owb is mighty hungry! I have a neighbor that I'll probably help out again this winter as we did last year, but I don't count that into my usage. Good man, but bumped into a couple health issues. Once the wood is done, I'm going to embark on insulating the bottom floor. Dirt floor basement and stone foundation.. I've got to be losing a ton of heat so it will be time and money well spent.
Yep. Some are on the smaller side, but I find that the boiler tends to run better on a mix of larger and smaller splits. Until and unless I add storage, I'm looking to get a balance between max btu output and length of burn. I'm far from fully dialed in, but after three seasons I'm starting to get a pretty good handle on some little things that make the experience easier.
