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[hunt4570]

I found this definition.


SPF dimensional lumber:

"In Eastern SPF wood species, there are the White Spruce, Black Spruce, Red Spruce, Jack Pine, and Balsam Fir. Eastern Species of SPF lumber tend to grow slower, increasing the strength of the lumber. In Western SPF wood species, there are the Engelmann Spruce, White Spruce, Lodgepole Pine, and Alpine"

I have heard Tulip wood called white wood ?????? Maybe a local name.

gg

What they call tulip wood here is yellow poplar.

 

[John_Mc]

9 inches would mostly fill my fire box. A TBN member who is knowledgable about wood and buring it cited a study he was involved in which demonstrated that smaller wood burns more efficiently. Perhaps John McC (sp?) will tune in and correct all of the errors in my comment, but I believe I covered the gist of it.

Smaller pieces definitely burn more efficiently. I'll never be able to find that study now, but I was business partners with a guy who was a wood combustion guru (he had designed some wood combustion systems for commercial wood boilers, but specialized in automated control systems). He was the one who put me on to that, and showed me a couple of studies on it.
As others have noted, efficiency is not always the primary goal. Maintaining an even temperature or long burn times (getting a stove to burn through the night, for example) sometimes take precedence over efficiency.

I tend to go for efficiency when I can, so burn smaller splits. However, when I'll be away or when we are going to sleep I'll tend toward a bit larger pieces (but even then I tend to use smaller than most folks around here.)

 

[Ghgggggggghghhhhhhhhhhhhh]

Tractors and wood

 

[Gordon Gould]

What they call tulip wood here is yellow poplar.

yes, Tulip Poplar and Yellow Poplar are two names for the same tree.

 

[Gordon Gould]

Tractors and wood

Welcome to TBN !! It would be nice to see more picks of that gin pole. Looks like it can be used front or rear ???

gg

 

[LD48750]

Smaller pieces definitely burn more efficiently. I'll never be able to find that study now, but I was business partners with a guy who was a wood combustion guru (he had designed some wood combustion systems for commercial wood boilers, but specialized in automated control systems). He was the one who put me on to that, and showed me a couple of studies on it.
As others have noted, efficiency is not always the primary goal. Maintaining an even temperature or long burn times (getting a stove to burn through the night, for example) sometimes take precedence over efficiency.

I tend to go for efficiency when I can, so burn smaller splits. However, when I'll be away or when we are going to sleep I'll tend toward a bit larger pieces (but even then I tend to use smaller than most folks around here.)

I figure if I can pick it up with one hand from the end, it's the right size.
I can't pick it up.... it gets split again.
(With some exceptions)

 

[Ghgggggggghghhhhhhhhhhhhh]

Tractors and wood. JD 1050 mfwd. Low budget operation. Home built pole boom/ log drag. Much faster at getting my cordwood done now. Cut um, drag um home!

 

[Ghgggggggghghhhhhhhhhhhhh]

Welcome to TBN !! It would be nice to see more picks of that gin pole. Looks like it can be used front or rear ???

gg

I do not have a bucket. Gotta do what ya gotta do. Interesting thought, like cable over hood with mods. And down on hydraulics? It also extends another 4.5 feet.

 

[Ghgggggggghghhhhhhhhhhhhh]

I do not have a bucket. Gotta do what ya gotta do. Interesting thought, like cable over hood with mods. And down on hydraulics? It also extends another 4.5 feet.View attachment 764506

It’s been modified some since these pics.

 

[Whitbread]

Scored a free load of red oak today!