Is this the wettest (firewood selling )autumn you have known !

[GarethM]

I had seen them advertised, shame they're not DEFRA exempt as I would have one in a heartbeat.

[Mr. Ed]

Fuel Stock — sawdustboilers.co.uk

WWW.SAWDUSTBOILERS.CO.UK

fascinating that they demand wet wood to burn! if your sawdust is too dry you must soak it before burning. Riddle me that …

[gdh]

32 minutes ago, Mr. Ed said:

Fuel Stock — sawdustboilers.co.uk

WWW.SAWDUSTBOILERS.CO.UK

fascinating that they demand wet wood to burn! if your sawdust is too dry you must soak it before burning. Riddle me that …

Yes, it's strange but we tried some dry stuff and it burns but makes a lot of smoke whereas the fresh stuff burns clean. It doesn't need to be soaking just can't be dried material like chip boilers take.

 

I would guess it's to do with the burn speed but there has to be more to it.

[Donnie]

Not read the whole thread but out of curiosity can you guys show me some photos of how you air dry your logs? Boys local to me throw them in IBC crates and call it good after 6 months or so. 
 

Not all of them but a select few. 

[Dan Maynard]

That would depend which 6 months and where you are though, Sept to Feb not much drying whereas Mar to Aug in the sunshine and wind sat in IBC in the open would dry nicely round here.

[slack ma girdle]

Dispite one of the wettest winters,  my billets have remained below 20%. After a couple of hours sun, the logs feel warm to the touch, even on a frosty day.

Good air flow helps, all for the bargain price of £500.

I am going to have to get some flexible exhaust pipe, a Zetor in a confined space is not ideal.

 

[Mr. Ed]

On 16/01/2024 at 20:06, slack ma girdle said:

Dispite one of the wettest winters,  my billets have remained below 20%. After a couple of hours sun, the logs feel warm to the touch, even on a frosty day.

Good air flow helps, all for the bargain price of £500.

I am going to have to get some flexible exhaust pipe, a Zetor in a confined space is not ideal.

 

 

Do you season in billets for ease of handling and then saw them, or use/sell them like that? I see lots of photos of cold European parts of the world doing it like that, but assume that they have very long burners. 

 

 

 

[Stere]

Was the tunnel second  hand or free for £500?

 

Bargin for one that size....

 

Cover alone costs about that much?

[Mr. Ed]

 

 

So, I've managed to get in trouble (only for our domestic) by believe a cheap meter off the interthingy. Which one would you trust? The one that cost £15, or the one that cost £300. I wonder... By the way, the Wagner only reads up to 32%. In other words it's maxed out

 

 

 

 

[Paul in the woods]

I'd trust my own instincts. Firstly you're not using it correctly, you need to split the log and read across the grain. My cheap meter needs to be pushed firmly into the log as well. As for the reading, if the logs are fresh then 32% looks likely, if seasoned for a while then I'd expect something a bit lower.