06 RTV 900 New Owner

TOMMYHPX4X4 · Aug 10, 2006

lol. i was just wondering because someone told me one time that pine wasn't a goodthing to burn in a fireplace because of soot buildup. and yea we do get alot of oak around here infact i still have a few oaks in the woods that we have to go chop up from katrina.

R_Walter · Aug 10, 2006

Ya burn what grows native where ya live. Ever been to the southwest? Got lots of pine.

TOMMYHPX4X4 · Aug 11, 2006

i got alot of pine trees in my yard too but i was told not to burn them because the sap would soot up the flute. but like you said burn what you got.you must sell that would to be cuttin that much huh?i need a good log splitter like you got too. what kind and size is it?

JDGREEN4ME · Aug 11, 2006

I hate when I get soot up the flute...

darkday · Aug 13, 2006

Hmmmm fall wood cutting season is approaching.... We use basically every type of wood you can imagine. Hickory is about the best because it is a hard slow burning wood. We also use oak a lot, and a lot of walnut, ash, pine, ceder, you name it if it grows in iowa we've burned it. The worst was iron wood which we soon found out kills chainsaw blades after about a tree or so.

Speaking of splitting wood we used to do it by hand. With a wood grenade, like a 4 point wedge that we would hit with a sledge. BUT now we have a beauty that runs off our little tractor and attaches to the 3 point hitch. It's like heaven!

R_Walter · Aug 21, 2006

TOMMYHPX4X4 said:
need a good log splitter like you got too. what kind and size is it?

The log splitter is one of those sold by the Home Depot store with a Troy Bilt sticker on it and a 5.5 hp Honda motor and a 13 gallon pump. Splits anything I put on it including knarly cedar rounds 36 inches in diameter.