Two thoughts I had seeing these fantastic pics.. The kids must have loved it - nice job Grandpa! Also, retirement must be great!! :D
I usually split a couple pieces off the outside if it won't split easily down the middle. The ugly leftover piece goes in the boiler whole. That...
Bert, that is outstanding! Especially being a bit of a pizza geek as I am. =) Keeping to the thread title, boiler is full of pine again. Warm...
It does have a loose cap with a hollow "dipstick" attached to it that vents to the very top of the cap. In warm weather with a real hot fire I...
Most of what I get is down already, but most standing dead trees definitely require a spotter in my novice feller's opinion. Falling limbs and...
Thanks for the chart. It makes me feel much better about some of the rounds I've struggled with on my ramps when loading the truck!
I would be angry as the town just took down some trees nearby and it started raining right after I got the first load off the truck and cut to...
I think it's going about eight years. This is our third year in the house (to the day, actually) and I replaced a deceased draft fan last year...
Isn't it nice to have everything cut to the length you want it and popping apart easily? Looks like like a fun load. A cold day splitting wood is...
That's how I do it. You promise to stop taking replies and let me get all of it, and I take the ugly stuff first and buck the rest to length so if...
36 here after 70 yesterday. I love The Berkshires! Saw some snow, which was sticking at the higher elevations. Boiler has a smallish load of pine,...
Looks like mold, and the orange stuff looks like fungus. Pretty benign stuff unless it's growing behind your bathroom walls. Once the wood is...
I agree with the poster that said yard maples are tough. A gnarly yard maple trunk has so far been the only thing to stop my 22 ton splitter. Of...
Yard birch rips more than splits in my experience. Forest birch tends to be less of a birch to split. ;) Agreed that it needs to be split right...
Gotta love tree service lengths. =) If that's the biggest problem though, it's a good one to have! Nice score!:dex:
Good stuff! I likes me some dimensional lumber to get the beast breathing heavy.
That's what we'll do once it's cold enough - mid November through usually early March it will run 24/7, but in the shoulders we usually just run...
It is an owb - Woodmaster 4400. The pile wound up probably 4'tall, so I figure to get quite a few starts only using a few pieces at a time. Fired...
Yep, just water. Thank you for the reassurance - I did fill it cold, right to the top of the vent per manufacturer's instructions. I did another...
Tried some smoke around the door perimeter (thank you Punch cigar company) but didn't see much to indicate leakage. Will have to try the dollar...
