need dry wood

[brewpup]

hi all new to this. bought a log burner last year and as a builder working on old proprtys ive been burning some old timbers and a large cherry tree i felled last year,and after realising we will need about 5 ton to get us through a winter. we bought 25 ton of wood which is wet.so my question is ,is any one up for swapping my 2 cube of wet oak beech syc for your 2 cube of lovely dry hardwood in suffolk.

[Steve Bullman]

ha...worth a try!!! Welcome to the forum anyhow

[robbo 110]

they do say..'god loves a tryer'!!!!

[Chris Gagen]

why do so many folks with wood burners insist on having hardwood for their stoves??

If it's of any interest to you brewpup i'll take your 2 cube of green wood in exchange for 4 cube of untreated kiln dried softwood offcuts... you're sorting the transport though

[brewpup]

how about a nice bottle red aswell. its just that only a week of dry logs left and i aint had oil boiler for heating on for 14 months.and dont want to gunk flue up burning wet wood

[Chris Gagen]

why do so many folks with wood burners insist on having hardwood for their stoves??

If it's of any interest to you brewpup i'll take your 2 cube of green wood in exchange for 4 cube of untreated kiln dried softwood offcuts... you're sorting the transport though

 

was this not a good deal then folks??

[Crazy_Bull]

was this not a good deal then folks??

 

Good deal i thought especialy if he's running short.

[thomashenry]

To me there are two advantages of hardwood over softwood:

 

1. If you have limited space for storage, then 1m3 of hardwood goes further then 1m3 of softwood.

2. If you have a smallish 5kW stove, it's easier to keep in overnight with hardwood than with softwood.

[skyhuck]

To me there are two advantages of hardwood over softwood:

 

1. If you have limited space for storage, then 1m3 of hardwood goes further then 1m3 of softwood.

2. If you have a smallish 5kW stove, it's easier to keep in overnight with hardwood than with softwood.

 

Have you tried softwood????

 

I have a large outdoor boiler (similar to a Farm 2000) last week I brought home some green Leyandi, straight from a job, felled that day. I put some on the boiler, that night the system boiled, I had to go out at 3AM with a hosepipe to cool the fire down!!!

[thomashenry]

Have you tried softwood????

 

I have a large outdoor boiler (similar to a Farm 2000) last week I brought home some green Leyandi, straight from a job, felled that day. I put some on the boiler, that night the system boiled, I had to go out at 3AM with a hosepipe to cool the fire down!!!

 

Yeah, I mainly burn softwood (well, Willow but also a fair bit of pine). It's fine, but I do find hardwood has some advantages sometimes.

 

To keep my Morso 1412 in overnight is easier with hardwood for sure. Different kettle of fish to your large boiler burner though!