Agreed 100%. The only difference I've noticed from your post (other than burning) is that all the HL here smells sweet and very nice, almost as...
The whole 6 ft tall stack didn't put out any btu's. I've burned HL many times over the years it's always been the same issue. Last time I had it...
Agreed. I think it's the lack of checking in the end grain that makes it look like it's not ready to burn. I didn't stack it in the tote until...
The few weeds that grew up only get up to 3 ft tall. The stack was 6ft tall. Idk what it is about HL I've processed and burned it many times it's...
I can't cover here there is way too much wind. Plus it dries out faster if you let it get rained on, at least in this area.
I finally got around to burning some Honey Locust. Not to be confused with Black locust, (BL is fantastic). I css this pile of HL in 2019 It was...
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My secret is, don't ever complain about what they bring. Sometimes it's pine, cottonwood, hollowed out, rotten, or has metal in it. I always say...
Local connection. I'm very fortunate to have this guy. He has a tree service and does nothing with firewood.
Came home to 2 piles of logs from a tree service. :thumbs: Here is pile #1 It's mostly Silver Maple but it cuts, splits, and burns fantastic....
You can peel off a piece of the bark and look at the cross section. If the bark has alternating layers of creamy white and reddish-brown then it's...
Mulberries are the biggest nuisance trees in this area. If you cut them down they grow back like a bush. You have to spray them with strong round...
The best way to process elm is to cut it into rounds and leave it sit for a few months. Then split with the growth rings. Not across the center of...
Thanks man!! :handshake: Where about in Indiana are you from?
It burns about as hot at willow, or sumac (Tree of Heaven). In other words, not good at all. If I would have known it was Gum I would have thrown...
I was processing some Elm logs and they were going thru the 6 way wedge just fine. I thought these rounds were elm too... They were not. The Elm...
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