For heat.......!!!Havent' had to at all so far............even though there's been some nights in the 40's!! After days in the 60-70's...............a night in the 40's just cools things down for me!!!I've read about folks that keep their home in the '80's whilst burning..................all I can say is that IMHO, they're wasting wood!!! I'd have to keep the dogs outside if'n I kept my house much over 68*F now!!! Even then, the pooches are hanging out in the "cool" parts of my little dump!!

There is wood everywhere and wood burning is really popular along with coal furnaces. Wood is plenty if you are not picky about what you burn. Most of what we have is cotton wood, several different kinds of ash and elm trees with Chinese elm being the most abundant as that was the popular tree to plant as shelterbelts 40-60 years ago and they are all dying off now. Then you get into the different kinds of oak and maple along rivers here and there. #1 and #2 are cottonwood and Chinese elm for me probably get a 50/50 mix most years but this year it was almost 100% Chinese elm.

I'm not picky at all. Free and close are great mottos for wood burners: unless you're a wood burning snob!!!! I burned a lot of box elder and ash last winter; and will again this year. I guess if'n I move up there, I could always ask the farmers/ranchers to cut down the standing dead trees in their shelter belts and all!!! That way they don't have to plow around it and/or move it themselves. Thanks!!!

Up here Tamarack (or Larch) is considered Platinum wood up here. The Gold is Redfir. Me I grab anything close to the road that I can cut up and load in my trailer without busting too much tail to get it. If I got to work excessively them there is no need to even try. There is so much fire kill wood its just stupid to pass up Alpine fir and Spruce which is considered Silver grade. So I've just got to haul home a bit extra to make it through the winter so what.

Up here Tamarack (or Larch) is considered Platinum wood up here. The Gold is Redfir. Me I grab anything close to the road that I can cut up and load in my trailer without busting too much tail to get it. If I got to work excessively them there is no need to even try. There is so much fire kill wood its just stupid to pass up Alpine fir and Spruce which is considered Silver grade. So I've just got to haul home a bit extra to make it through the winter so what.

As the old adage goes, "firewood warms you thrice". ...wait, 3 times? Lets think about that one: 1. Gathering it 2. Unloading it 3. Splitting 4. Stacking 5. Gathering again 6. Burning it.

Might be true but still calculating all the fuel for the truck, wood splitter, chainsaw, and the 2 cycle oil for both the truck and the saws. I'm still way cheaper for heat than electric or propane.

I'm not picky at all. Free and close are great mottos for wood burners: unless you're a wood burning snob!!!! I burned a lot of box elder and ash last winter; and will again this year. I guess if'n I move up there, I could always ask the farmers/ranchers to cut down the standing dead trees in their shelter belts and all!!! That way they don't have to plow around it and/or move it themselves. Thanks!!!

Most land owners and anyone with trees are always grateful for anyone willing to help in the cleanup of dead trees and always free. Heck you really wouldn't need your chainsaw, most even have it cut up into splitting size lengths and give that away for free most times, if you watch the free classifieds there is always a ton of free wood. I try to stay away from box elder, that stuff is usually rotted out while it is still alive and it smells awful when burned kind of a stale musty moldy dirty socks smell to it, I did split some from my uncles land last weekend as he had it cut up already but it too was half rotted out. If you find a large one still alive they can be ok but once dead I leave them alone myself.

So I got the 96 Dodge out and hitched up the BigTex Wagon and wheeled over to the wood pile with the ATV and splitter. In 3 hours managed to fill the BigTex completely full of split wood. Sad part is its all wet and will have to dry under the trees out back. But I've still got enough wood to fill the BigTex 4-5 more times.

Hey! Looks like were sharing the same weather! Was a nice sunny day here too! Low 60's.

Finally got power back on from our blizzard, super heavy wet snow /sleet mix followed by high winds and we were without phone and power for about 18 hours, had the wood burner fired up along with the generator.Trees and branches down all over the yard, what a mess.

Thats a crappy combo, wet snow, sleet then high wind. Hope every one is OK.

Love the pic!!! Looks like a fun day!! Was in the high 80's here today:banghead:

Now I gotta hitch up the Cummins to that trailer and haul out another load of firewood today stay tuned!

So...... IF the 1500 did the job, why use the diesel???

Here in AZ i burn Oak, Aspen, juniper, and sometimes pine. im my small house i generally go through about cord of each, aspen oak juniper a year.

Hey, Mt.Tom I'll tell you why Mike used the 96....that my truck and he just hitched up and moved the trailer over to where I'M going to be unloading and stacking it. Yep! That's the spot he picked. Now isn't he Sweet? Love MoparMom

Hey, Mt.Tom I'll tell you why Mike used the 96....that my truck and he just hitched up and moved the trailer over to where I'M going to be unloading and stacking it. Yep! That's the spot he picked. Now isn't he Sweet? Love MoparMom

Is Mike making you work for your heat?

Hey, Mt.Tom I'll tell you why Mike used the 96....that my truck and he just hitched up and moved the trailer over to where I'M going to be unloading and stacking it. Yep! That's the spot he picked. Now isn't he Sweet? Love MoparMom

Oh yea....... THAT is what you call a real loving son!

I am feeling the love all the way in NC. How bout you Mikey!!

:rolleyes:Well here is the load I cut today. Worst yet I came home empty handed.

Hey Mike are you running your winter fronts full time already? I'm not too far away from putting mine on, usually by mid to late October we are well into the 20's and 30's at night time, and highs in the low to mid 50s. Theres always exceptions but I've been caught in mid to upper 60 degree weather with them on and never saw a lick over 190*. Speaking of which, my thermostat has been opening up and swinging again, from low 180s up to 190* :banghead:. Time for another new one I guess.

:whistle:That morning when I left the house it was barely 42*F and then by the time I got up on the mountain it was just get up into the 40's for temp. There was small patches of snow around in the shadows. Well. By the time I got done it was about 68-70*F at the valley floor. I hauled that load home with the winter fronts in. IAT Temps never exceeded 127*F and the coolant never got over 197*F as soon as it did the fan locked and pulled it right back down to 195*F and unlocked. I'm not suggesting running them at those temps but if you get caught it won't kill the truck but be aware of your coolant and IAT temps if you do. But winter fronts start about the same time fire burning starts. For sure by October 20 because I install them then at the same time I shut-down the irrigation water. Winter front will remain in till April 15.