Sawyer Rob
Super Member
The splits aren't too heavy once dry, and that's about the only time we lift them.
SR
SR
Same here, WHO CARES if they aren't all the same length? My stove sure don't!!
SR
Yup that was me, then I bought a cut-rite measurer. This is a inside boiler right?I want to maximize the burn time on my wood boiler. The boiler manufacturer gave the spec for the optimum length of wood. It was about 2" shorter than the length of the burning chamber. My first year cutting I measured a few and then eyeballed it from there. I wound up with a lot of wood I had to trim down to fit in the boiler. Since then I made a length gage and measure virtually every piece I cut. It is just a habit now.
Doug in SW IA
Agree on a wood boiler it is much, much more optimum to have the correct length than for us flunkies with wood stoves. Pictures of your wood boiler? Always wanted one.I want to maximize the burn time on my wood boiler. The boiler manufacturer gave the spec for the optimum length of wood. It was about 2" shorter than the length of the burning chamber. My first year cutting I measured a few and then eyeballed it from there. I wound up with a lot of wood I had to trim down to fit in the boiler. Since then I made a length gage and measure virtually every piece I cut. It is just a habit now.
Doug in SW IA
I’ve gotten pretty good at eyeballing firewood. Usually when I’m cutting bigger logs like 16” diameter I’ll mark them with a tape measure and marking paint. It only takes a second to make a lot of splits right. For smaller wood it’s not worth the effort.
Never heard of optimum length wood for outdoor wood boilers. My splitter will only do 22" but non split branches and limbs get cut 3' and go in the boiler. The things are so inefficient I fail to see how any certain length wood would matter. I'll do a little more research on this but as of now, I run 13-15 cord through my boiler every winter. Everything from 10" - 4' in length. Feed 2x daily.
And that's why I like Cut-rite, theres no effort on any size wood. And that's why I like Cut-rite, theres no effort on any size wood. And that's why I like Cut-rite, theres no effort on any size wood.