What and how do you heat your home and possibly shop during the cold winter months??

[ovrszd]

I think there up to about $8-900. But I don't think that's delivered to MO

Yeah, probly not.

So in your example it costs $100-$110 p/cord?

 

[Bocephous]

During the cold part of the year (usually beginning of November to the end of March or so) we heat mainly with a Harman Mark III, which has been in the basement of the home we purchased from my dad since 1986. We burn wood at the beginning of the season and transition to nut coal usually in December sometime. This may change if the price of coal continues to rise.

We recently had our property logged and the logging company left us about 3 tri-axles worth of log length firewood neatly stacked on the landing at the other end of the property, so we should have enough firewood easily accessible for years to come. Previously, I scavenged downed trees from both ours and my dad's property.

We also had a single zone ductless Fujitsu heat/air conditioning unit installed in our living room a couple of years ago, and that provides a cheap source of supplemental heat.

 

[5030]

We were 'uptown' last night eating out, we eat out about once a week lately and I was somewhat taken back looking at the fuel price sign on the Speedway Gas station across the road. Gas prices took a very healthy increase in a matter of a day. Up to $4.48 here. Didn't see the diesel price but I'm pretty sure it was well over $5.00 a gallon so I imagine heating oil here is at least as high as off road diesel which usually runs about 45 cents below the on road price.

 

[Rustyiron]

Yeah, probly not.

So in your example it costs $100-$110 p/cord?

That's the math Rich, but it's pretty much hearsay. I have my own wood and enjoy making firewood from my thining to promote growth. We only need about 6 cords a year and pecking at it with no pressure or hurry not to mention playing with the toys (it's completely mechanical except for the saw work) I'm happy to do it as long as I can.

 

[5030]

That's the math Rich, but it's pretty much hearsay. I have my own wood and enjoy making firewood from my thining to promote growth. We only need about 6 cords a year and pecking at it with no pressure or hurry not to mention playing with the toys (it's completely mechanical except for the saw work) I'm happy to do it as long as I can.

The issue is, the older you get, the harder the work to process the wood for roasting it becomes. Kind of wish someone lived nearby me. I have a positively huge pile of hardwood logs that need to be gone to a loving / roasting home and I'm about to add to it again. No desire to use them for heat at all and really nothing to burn them in anyway. All the small stuff (under 3" diameter) has been roasted on the burn pile. The rest over 3", up to 25 inches in diameter is stacked up in the corner of the hayfield, very accessable from the driveway.

 

[ovrszd]

That's the math Rich, but it's pretty much hearsay. I have my own wood and enjoy making firewood from my thining to promote growth. We only need about 6 cords a year and pecking at it with no pressure or hurry not to mention playing with the toys (it's completely mechanical except for the saw work) I'm happy to do it as long as I can.

Yep, I cut wood now to maintain my timbers. My two Sons burn wood in their shops. Lot more enjoyable to cut now whenever I feel like it, and always on a good weather day.

 

[ovrszd]

The issue is, the older you get, the harder the work to process the wood for roasting it becomes. Kind of wish someone lived nearby me. I have a positively huge pile of hardwood logs that need to be gone to a loving / roasting home and I'm about to add to it again. No desire to use them for heat at all and really nothing to burn them in anyway. All the small stuff (under 3" diameter) has been roasted on the burn pile. The rest over 3", up to 25 inches in diameter is stacked up in the corner of the hayfield, very accessable from the driveway.

In Missouri log piles are only useable the first 3-4 years. Anything stacked any longer isn't worth much.

 

[5030]

It's all fresh cut (this fall) and really needs to season to be useable. I do have someone that will take it (I think at least). About to remove another large maple behind the shop, tired of it depositing leaves and 'seeds' on the cars.

 

[Rustyiron]

It's all fresh cut (this fall) and really needs to season to be useable. I do have someone that will take it (I think at least). About to remove another large maple behind the shop, tired of it depositing leaves and 'seeds' on the cars.

Put it out there on FHC!
I think I've seen you on that site.

 

[5030]

Put it out there on FHC!
I think I've seen you on that site.

You have, I'm Corncob on there. Good site too.