Posted by Paul in MN on October 21, 2009 at 13:20:09 from (71.210.158.89):
In Reply to: pics posted by LOU from Wi. on October 20, 2009 at 17:24:17:
Wow!, that is nice looking wood. And what a gift to have a son who will help cut and haul.
I am a bit NW of Minneapolis, where the developers are slashing the he!! out of beautiful wooded areas. So I get all the wood I want free, but I must drag, cut, haul and split mostly by myself. I do have a son who also heats with wood (outdoor boiler) and we sometimes work together making wood. I have a Tarm boiler in walkout bsmt that makes house heat and domestic hot water. I installed it in 1977 and have only used an average of 100 gal of oil (backup) each winter.
I have health problems from Lyme disease, so the firewood is getting harder to make each year. I have always loved the ideas of providing for one's own family needs, seeing the oil companies and the Arabs getting very little from me, and Uncle Sam not getting a piece of this work to put in his pocket. (When you make no $$, you have no tax on it, when you use modern convenience fuels, you earn the $$ first, then U.Sam gets first cut, and then you get to pay the oil robbers with what is left over). That thought process keeps me going even when the body is not willing.
Although there are better burning woods available here, I have unlimited access to Elm that has died from Dutch Elm disease. When split and dried for 1 year, it gives very good heat with enough coals and very little chimney creosote. Oak usually produces more creosote in my boiler and chimney.
I do have a 20 Ton hydraulic splitter that has earned its keep many times over (made in Wisconsin!).
Stay warm, and check the smoke pipe to the chimney as you begin the heating season. Be Safe!
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