Some folks in a neighborhood had a coupe good size locusts cut down years ago. Whoever did it split t and stacked it into a rick. They never used any, so it sat in a shaded area for years. They are replacing a fence which gave access to the back yard. I have taken three trips for modest loads, rather than stack it so high it might be a hazard to motorists. Some seemed kinda soggy, but the pieces dried well on the drive home. Most of it seems seasoned. Going to stack it back in rick form and use it In my fireplace during the weekends. Got a good amount, and the labor wasn’t bad. We take the smalls with the bigs! A score is a score.
Smells better than propane or NG LOL. Once seasoned, I haven't noticed a terrible smell from it. May vary by region & condition though.
It's one wood that Judy says she'd rather not have. We've only burned a couple loads of it but it did smell awfully bad.
I love locust, and I've burned a ton of it. It comprises approximately 1/4 of my wood hoard, I keep only the really good stuff for heating our house (oak, hickory, locust, hard maple, etc). In my experience I've found it to be the bark on the locust that's the real culprit for making the stinky smoke. At any rate, that's a great BTU score, you've done good!
I had no idea of the dor. Thanks. Maybe I will try some that have no bark, but it may be best to serve as a the base for firing the boiler up this season. I have a bit more to get that is cut up limbs but I like throwing that kind of stuff into the boiler for the he satisfaction of using so much of a tree.
