Firewood

Stove here with back boiler in it, has burnt a mountain of pure crap timber from the old house and old sheds that were knocked over the years, it'll take anything and throws off serious heat, I can't stick it most of the time. The boiler only does hot water but in reality it could have been plumbed to the bed rooms if we really wanted.

It has a bar across the top just inside the door with a row of holes in it, it draws air in through this and whatever way the air comes down along the glass it keeps it very clean unless you put very sappy stuff into it.
 
nick said:
What's the keltec log splitter like?
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It's an upright log spliter that goes on the 3pt linkage, , the bonus is it has a waist high "table" with the static wedge on it, the ram comes down from above, you can stick a few rounds on the table and split away, hand/lever operation, splits up 10-12 inch stuff, spud box next to splitter chuch your logs straight in,
 
nashmach said:
You should put in a non boiler stove, be amazed at how much timber you will save and more heat in the room.

First year here with a stove and actually have to open the door of the room at times, the heat is that much!
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Have an uncle with a non boiler stove and that yoke would soften iron with the heat off it. I'm not a fan of them though, call me old fashioned or just plain thick but I love sitting in front of a roaring open fire.
JohnBoy said:
I've been in a t shirt since I lit the stove at half seven and I've about 1 1/5 10l buckets of timber burnt. maybe 2. could burn that in an hour and a bit in the open fire.
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Fire lit since 7 and so far I've only burnt 1/3 of a 25l bucket of turf and maybe a 5l size amount of coal. Lots of heat belting out at me:thumbup:.
 
The first man was working easier wood, but he was also working it smarter too. tis a small tool to drive into the middle of a block
 
tm120 said:
Does any1 replant the trees cut down for firewood/storm damage
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I have planted hundreds of Oak and Beech trees and not in a woods but in corners of fields . The beech trees have not done as well but will grow under another tree for years until the bigger tree falls down .

tinman said:
its not as easy looking here...

Logmatic Le fendeur de buche révolutionnaire - YouTube
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I made one of those last year but the splitting axe is a better job . The brother split a mountain of timber with the axe after last Febuarys storm . I was afraid his heart Stents would work loose .:scared::scared:
 
tm120 said:
Does any1 replant the trees cut down for firewood/storm damage
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I have a couple of acres of willow scrub I coppice from time to time. Reckon it makes more financial sense these days then clearing and draining it for the little I'd make conventionally farming it. Let the cattle in to rough graze it from time to time. I read a while back that we get some of the best growth rates in the world for willow cos of our damp climate. Might as well put that to some good use I reckon.
 
Couple years ago dad took the chainsaw out complaining about us young boys catching tractor mirrors on trees etc. cut down a lot of trees , hardly any shelter now for the sheep , calves etc. started planting last year but a lot yet to do. But thing is we broke very little but replaced Asap , while he brakes a lot fixes little an we stil get the blame [emoji15]
 
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That implement he is using is a splitting maul not an axe...........
 
Big Vern said:
We have a wood burner in the living room, put it in oh 4-5 year ago?? Top bit o kit, you can soon get the bad boy going fairish, and it chucks out loads of heat, we/I burn any sort of wood in it, from ld pallets, MDF type stuff, to proper fire wood,
I can lay my hands on plenty of "free" timber as in the course of my work I'm well about a few farms, most are happy to let me pop in and tidy up the odd tree, branch etc i just limb it up, and stack it up in our horse paddock, get up there every so often with the chain saw and the Keltec Log spliter, jobs a good in, the FIL has a bit of wood as well when he wants it,
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Just thought I would update this as I was incorrect, the log splitter I use is a multec, blue one 14 ton job not a keltec,,

Sorry for any confusion caused there,,,:blushing:
 
Silly question but getting a little low on firewood I cut twelve months ago, knocked 150 metres of a Leylandi hedge fifteen months ago, would the thinner branches be ok to cut and use or is the fact that they are on the ground outside since felling rule the idea out , softwoods usually dry quicker
 
lanky_lad said:
Silly question but getting a little low on firewood I cut twelve months ago, knocked 150 metres of a Leylandi hedge fifteen months ago, would the thinner branches be ok to cut and use or is the fact that they are on the ground outside since felling rule the idea out , softwoods usually dry quicker
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I’d try get them cut up asap and in dry weather and put into an open ventilated shed to help dry further. Wont be a patch on proper seasoned stuff but it might get you out of bother??
 
Treemover said:
I’d try get them cut up asap and in dry weather and put into an open ventilated shed to help dry further. Wont be a patch on proper seasoned stuff but it might get you out of bother??
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Don't want to cause chimney damage, however slight

It's felled since October 2024 and I'm not looking to cut the trunks
 
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