Hauled more wood in once, and will have to again this weekend. My wood shed full normally gets me through a winter, but this February has been all single digits and below. God I love being warm so I am not complaining, just saying.
I here ya , I bring in a buggy load , usually lasts 3-4 days , only been lasting 2 , almost burned 3 cords
3 cords almost always does me for a winter, but my wood shed only holds about 2.5. So I almost always have to haul in some more. This winter I think I'm going to go over three cords though. I have plenty though, thank God and my son.
Hey Chief, we're all in the same boat but with March coming, it should begin to moderate a bit in temperatures. We too like to be warm! Don't mind cutting up another tree if need be but methinks we have plenty for the next several years so no worries. Keep warm.
Just about 2 cords left in the shed. Started working on the Maple yesterday, although that wasn't on the menu until March sometime. I may raid the field stacks for some more Maple or Pine when the snow melts down some, as I'd rather not dig into the Oak that's left in the shed if I don't have to. This slightly warmer weather will be a nice change of pace.
Well in the great North East this morning was 12 below a nice 10 to 12 MPH wind across the 15 mile wide ice cube that's a lake in july. I gone through 8 cord still got 1.5 on wood deck and 2 ready but buried under 3 feet snow. I haven't seen 32 degrees since 1 day January 16? I just may have to move further south. Maple sugaring will be late this year town above me just lost a water line that's 6 feet deep. Almost time for a tennessee cure with a coke
Man, you guys in the mid-west and east have been getting all the cold it seems like. Here in MT, this has been one of the mildest winters I can remember. Hi temps have been sitting in the mid 40s (even some sunny 50 degree days) for most of the last 8 weeks or so. I usually burn about 5 cords per year but I've only gone through about 2 1/2 so far. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining.
Dennis's, March sounds so good. It's really cold here and my woodshed is down to nothing. Ready for spring
Burned uglies until almost Christmas. As of tomorrow I will have finished 1 3/5 cords from my stacks. The 2/5 from the first cord I am keeping for next year: it's Ironwood and the rest of next year's wood is almost all sugar maple. Am going to start on my uglies, adding one split from my stacks per fire. Hoping the weather warms up a bit, without being too wet. The forecast is for lots of snow and ice in March. Hope they are wrong and we get some sun. Hope Springs eternal.....
Wow! How big is the firebox in the NC 13? You must have to load it quite often? Must be a pain carrying that much wood into the house...almost a full time job! By this time of year, I've had about enough, much as I love fires, and I've only had to bring in less than a third of that. Big house? Older home? Hope you are keeping nice and warm. Interesting that they lost a water line now. I was just thinking that we probably had enough snow to insulate so there would no longer be a problem with water.
I started out with 5.5 cords this year and I have about 2/3 left. There are a few standing dead 6" or so elms around here that are going to get cut up this weekend. Hopefully get me through the season. I just can't bring myself to fire up the oil boiler.
It looks to be getting warmer here this week.up to 30 a couple days, and one day over freezing, or so the weather people say. I have to gather some weird I have in the stacks in the woods. I'll probably cut another tree or 3 down or buck up ones I had cut down already while I'm out in the woods.
Sherwood, the firebox on a nc13 is 1.8 cubic feet. This stove is too small got another thread with pics of house. Yeah the englander needs wood every 2 to 3 hours or goes out that's dampered with firebox loaded. I never burned for heat til oil went nuts so I put in hearth and chimney and cheap box store stove. I know know I want a stove with an ash grate! I throw more coals out then ash. The little piece of firebrick you pull out is worthless if not but back perfect act as air blower from ash pan. House is 2200 square feet and oil boiler still comes on every day. I would nor recommend this stove to any one north of Virginia
I'm down to the nitty gritty.. Hoping to make it about two more weeks.. When I'm out I'm out but this was our first year burning and I learned a lot. Mainly, I have a lot more wood for next year and especially 16/17..lol..
Wood deck is covered 20 x 12 deck that I stack a good 7 feet high really only about 16 x 12 cause of the door and walking room. Only 25 feet from deck to rack next to woodstove. It's the cutting staking and splitting (c/s/s) that feels like a full time job. FYI I keep filling deck until snow gets to deep then hope it's enough.
I may actually burn the DV a little more once the weather warms up just to save some firewood. How weird is that.
