Starting our new life

[goeduck]

What surprised me is Washington State has a similar ordinances...

During a Stage 1 Burn Ban

No burning is allowed in fireplaces or uncertified wood stoves.

All outdoor burning is prohibited, even in areas where outdoor burning is not permanently banned. This includes recreational fires as well as the use of backyard fire kettles, chimeneas or fire pits.
No visible smoke is allowed from any wood stove or fireplace, certified or not, beyond a 20-minute start-up period.

During a Stage 2 Burn Ban

No burning is allowed in ANY wood-burning fireplaces, wood stoves or fireplace inserts (certified or uncertified)

During a Stage 2 ban, residents may use natural gas and propane appliances

Those are generally in summer to prevent wildfires, not when people are using wood heat.

 

[dragoneggs]

Got in a little of that exercise today. I like to cut rounds until I'm out of gas, then fill up the tank in the log splitter, and run it until it's out of gas. This works out to be a perfect load for the Mule.

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:thumbsup: Out of gas is a signal to me too! Hope it works out the same with batteries. . I am moving this way.

 

[ultrarunner]

Those are generally in summer to prevent wildfires, not when people are using wood heat.

That is what I thought but I hit them when it was cold and an inversion layer... looked forward to firing up the two wood stoves and pellet stove and my neighbor told me about the restrictions... nothing I have is EPA certified.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Got in a little of that exercise today. I like to cut rounds until I'm out of gas, then fill up the tank in the log splitter, and run it until it's out of gas. This works out to be a perfect load for the Mule.

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Out of Gas? You, or the saw?

 

[s219]

Out of Gas? You, or the saw?

Yeah, I was wondering the same thing! At our age I think either would apply.

 

[cat fever]

Nice setup Eddie,

Since I'm still using an axe, running out of gas is me! I usually cut everything then I chop while my wife stacks. Been doing that for over 30 years. I think I'm ready for a log splitter though. It's like when I finally broke down a got a snow plow for one of our 4 wheelers....I thought, why didn't I get this years ago.

I'm behind the curve when it comes to spending money.:laughing:

 

[s219]

Nice setup Eddie,

Since I'm still using an axe, running out of gas is me! I usually cut everything then I chop while my wife stacks. Been doing that for over 30 years. I think I'm ready for a log splitter though. It's like when I finally broke down a got a snow plow for one of our 4 wheelers....I thought, why didn't I get this years ago.

I'm behind the curve when it comes to spending money.:laughing:

You know, up until about 2 years ago I did all splitting by hand with my Fiskars X27. It is so efficient, it really makes a difference. But it took me forever to process the amount of wood we use. I'd be out there all day and hardly make a dent. That's what drove me to get a splitter.

I used the X27 a few weeks back to halve and quarter some rounds that were too heavy to lift, and was again amazed by the efficiency of it. But when I mentally extrapolated what it would take to break the halves and quarters into hundreds of firewood pieces, I was glad to have a hydraulic splitter to bring the wood to!

 

[EddieWalker]

Out of Gas? You, or the saw?

That's funny, but in truth, by the time I cut the rounds, split them and then stack the wood, I'm about done for the day.

The splitter is a 27 ton Troy Bilt with a Honda motor that I bought at Lowes about 6 or 7 years ago. For me, the most important thing in a log splitter is the Honda motor. It sits for months and months at a time, but when you want to use it, two pulls and it's running!!!

 

[cat fever]

That's funny, but in truth, by the time I cut the rounds, split them and then stack the wood, I'm about done for the day.

The splitter is a 27 ton Troy Bilt with a Honda motor that I bought at Lowes about 6 or 7 years ago. For me, the most important thing in a log splitter is the Honda motor. It sits for months and months at a time, but when you want to use it, two pulls and it's running!!!

I'll keep that in mind when shopping for one.:thumbsup:

 

[buckeyefarmer]

That's funny, but in truth, by the time I cut the rounds, split them and then stack the wood, I'm about done for the day.

The splitter is a 27 ton Troy Bilt with a Honda motor that I bought at Lowes about 6 or 7 years ago. For me, the most important thing in a log splitter is the Honda motor. It sits for months and months at a time, but when you want to use it, two pulls and it's running!!!

2nd that. Honda's just seem to always work.