advice on wood please

[wayne 4098]

Hi does maple burn ok in wood burner?Can any one advise me to the weight of this pile of wood dont want to overload the van?Thanks

[jaime bray]

Hi does maple burn ok in wood burner?Can any one advise me to the weight of this pile of wood dont want to overload the van?Thanks

 

937kg there I reckon!!!!

[Stubby]

Field maple burns well , so does Japanese maple . Burnt the both . Split and season and keep it aired but dry . Don't know what it weighs . If your down on the bump stops of the rear axle you got a bit too much in !

[Le Sanglier]

Maple burns fine in an open fire or wood burner, weight....dunno use your common sense,plus what van?

[Acg128]

That's under a load in a transit

[Alycidon]

Both require splitting now to get the mositure out. Oak generally wants 2 years to season, when you burn the Oak you will find in a multifuel stove that it helps to put a bit of primary air under the grate as well as full secondary air.

 

Weight wise probably a tonne and a half- 2 tonnes. I think I would just about get it all on one IFW 8 x 5 trailer load.

 

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[aesmith]

Both require splitting now to get the mositure out.

Do you find that makes much difference? Common wisdom is that most water is lost through the end grain (although clearly some is lost through the long grain otherwise end-sealed timber would never dry). I like to stack firewood "round" as the splitting gives a quick visual estimate of how it's drying.

 

Tony S

[Stubby]

This is what I do cos I got no choice . All my wood is stacked in lengths ( bark side up , like a stack of cord ) in the open . It gets rained on . I split what I can and fill my log stores . Split wood will dry / season quicker than un processed wood but only if you can keep it dry and aired . What I cant store in this way I leave as log lengths to minimize water up take . It works for me but it could be more efficient if I had more storage . does this make sense ?

[Lyn Ed]

i burnt some this winter, burnt ok, as for the weight chuck it all on and if its too much take a pic and put it on the overloaded thread lol.

[slack ma girdle]

i burnt some this winter, burnt ok, as for the weight chuck it all on and if its too much take a pic and put it on the overloaded thread lol.

 

Sagely words for the young padawan there Lyn.