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Thanks a heap for the advice, guys. I have a free source for all of the steel I'll need for the project. A huge construction crew was in town building a massive grain handling system for the local grain elevator and they had PILES of left over scrap metal....some of it full length sticks...

Raj, You're right about the welds. I plan on using 7018 rod and dozer cutting edge for the splitter section. I'm just curious to know if I'll be able to split a nasty elm, or ash round into 8 pieces with a single stroke from an 8" cylinder. It's not the end of the world if I'll only be...

I'm wondering if anyone here has any experience with the commercial firewood processors. I'm in the process of building one that is designed specifically for handling oddball log lengths that will be supplied by tree care companies. So...it won't be a full firewood processor that handles long...

Treebilly, It's very hard to beat a heated floor in a shop. However, this would require a concrete slab throughout the shop. Additionally, you'll need a good two to three inches of foam insulation under the concrete slab. Your heating pipes will be located between the two layers. There are...

Woodworkingboy, I can't believe I did this, but I forgot to list one of the biggest advantages to having an outdoor wood boiler......and that's the fact that the heat exchanger can be installed inside a shop without any worry about your insurance cancelling you. Wood burners are prohibited in...

Brendonv, You've got a very nice stack of wood there. If you're like me, you almost hate to burn it, because it looks so nice all stacked up like that. But, like I always say, "I'll do it again this year". LOL Joel

Speaking of chimney fires.......... When installing my furnace, I was told that I would need to install a draft regulator. We've all seen these things. It's a device that it is mounted in the flue with a swinging door that opens and closes as the wind blows. The door opens when the draft...

Cobleskill, I agree with you on the double-walled chimney pipe. My outer chimney is constructed of square cinder blocks, which is then lined with clay tile. The clay tile is round, with a 7" diameter. My furnace calls for a 6" flue. I used the original chimney for the first two years...

Squisher, We burn 13-15 full cords of firewood per season, in an indoor furnace. This is not a boiler. I have room for two cords of firewood in the basement. Two cords will heat my home for about three weeks. I looked it up once.....the average American home requires about 100 million...

Treebilly, I have a lot of experience with the outdoor boilers. Many of my friends and neighbors own them. There are some advantages and a few disadvantages. Advantages: Outdoor wood burning. No more smoke, ash, or soot in the house. No hauling firewood into the house and stacking...

Levi, Pine pitch is a major contributing factor with chimney fires. However, there are several other things that contribute to this. One of the worst things is burning at low temps. The smoke from the fire needs to be hot as it goes up the chimney. If not, the smoke will cool and condense...

Woodworkingboy, I've heard some mighty bad words regarding some of the outdoor boilers that are constructed of stainless steel. I guess that stainless stuff cracks due to heat stress. Mild steel is a far better way to go when burning high heat woods, such as pine. Our summers are so short...

Levi, No EAB here yet, though we do have a few flathead borers that attack the Ash trees. I do a lot of work on farmsteads around the area. I clean out rows of trees, removing the dead stuff for my customers. It's hard work. The tree rows are unkept and are packed full of deadfall. I...

My firewood rack is built to hold as much wood as I can possibly stack in it. I often run out before the snow melts. My primary rack is 40 feet long x 4 feet wide. I stack the firewood to a height of 7 feet. I've never attempted to figure out how many actual cords it holds....I just know...

HolmenTree, We have a load of Green Ash around here. It was planted in the shelterbelts (wind protection rows) back in the 50s and 60s. It's one of the few trees that grows fast in this country. It also makes excellent firewood. I burn green ash at night, as it lasts several hours in the...

Mr. Beranek, Harvesting firewood is what got me started in the tree business. I was always looking for firewood, so I'd volunteer my services anytime a tree came up for removal. It wasn't long before all of the easy trees were gone. I was left with trees that had to be dismantled......and...

HolmenTree, I'm just across the border, just 35 miles south of the Canadian line. We burn about the same....13 to 15 full cords per winter. The fire never goes out. We light it once per year, in late September. Once in a blue moon the wife and I may take off for a weekend, so we'll...