Have had a break in the below 0 weather this week after getting back from an 11 day road/work/fun trip to FL, NC and VA. Still in the Mulberry I put up 2 Winters ago...............but with the warmer (30's) temps, I'm burning the chunks, uglies and cookies. I love these in my 13; as I can get almost twice the wood in the box without it falling toward the glass. For those that don't know; the 13NC is only a 1.8cu.ft. firebox. I can fit 4 medium splits, or 3 big splits, and that's about it. However; with the "title" wood being burned, I can fill the firebox, and can almost double my burn times as the box is almost totally filled because of NS loading. Going 6+ hours with still "usable" heat heat from the little 13!!
Wife uses them a lot . I have 2 racks that are 4x4 that I fill for her. I put any thing less than a foot in there and they dry 2 years before we use them. I fill one every year just for her even if I have to cut some in half for her.
I stored my uglies in a wire fence I made to protect saplings. I have been burning the uglies while I have been home to load the stove. I will save the good stuff for when it's cold.
I love burning the chunks, junks and uglies. As a rule, they're usually denser than the nice straight splits. Seem to last longer in my stoves as well.... They're just a PITA to stack. So I tuck them throughout my stacks between the rows and in the nooks and crannies.....
I will love burning them next year! Filling up my Ugly Box now. Will be good to go for early and late season burning in 17/18!
Yep the uglies burn good. Mine are usually good and dry being smaller than the cord wood. I have already burned all mine up for the year.
Stove don't care! Use up the small stuff! Great results form a 13. englander stoves will be in touch momentarily!
After last weekend's below zero artic blast & 2-3 inches snow it warmed up on Tuesday to mid 30's.Upper 40's with cold windy rain later today,good chance of a thunderstorm even. So past 3 days its back to the scrap pile,chunks,uglies etc.Including a dozen junk pallets I brought home from work in past 10 days.Finished cutting them up yesterday morning,they should be gone by Wednesday or so.Some Tulip Poplar, Red/White Oak,White/Yellow Pine/Spruce,a little Hickory,even a few pieces of clear bone dry Hard Maple. The best pieces of that 5/8 x 6 x 18 or so Maple I'm saving for future small projects such as a jewelry box,various small cabinet parts etc.
Just finished burning most of my uglies. Pine is just about gone, and sycamore has about another week left to it. Then it's on to mostly red oak that has been seasoning for 4 years just in time for pretty cold weather hopefully.
Same here. I keep them hid so the stacks look nicer. I usually burn the uglies and unstackables in shoulder season just to get rid of them.
I too have loved all the cookies I have "burnt" the last few days... The 1400i is choochin on some chunks/uglies right now...that's its main diet...the nice splits go to the Tundra furnace when its colder out...
That is awesome you can increase your burn times ... I am burning mostly chunks/shorts this winter and have shorter burn times as a general rule. I've tried filling my stove as much as possible, but it is a bit more challenging with my side loader ... it is kind of exciting sticking an arm deep into a hot stove with a small load door .
