Christmas Present

[CarlS]

As some of you know, we heat with wood using a wood burning cook stove and a fireplace even thogh we have central heat. Our central heat is a heat pump which works well but runs up the electric bill I save about 120 USD a month burning wood which I get for free. I have been splitting about half of the wood we burn by hand - a wedge and a sledge. The other half of the supply I split using a rented power splitter. I got tired of renting a splitter and splitting by hand, so I treated myself to a brand new hydraulic splitter, gasoline/petrol powered.

My old splitter

Vertical position for splitting large, heavy logs.

Hirizontal position for splitting smaller, lighter logs.

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[Qship]

Those are great, aren't they?
I heat with wood as well. Usually buy it already split, but sometimes have to make some smaller, so use my splitting maul and wedge if it's really stubborn.
Glad you 'treated yourself'. Saves a lot of back breaking work.

 

[Rocky]

COOL

 

[CarlS]

Those are great, aren't they?
I heat with wood as well. Usually buy it already split, but sometimes have to make some smaller, so use my splitting maul and wedge if it's really stubborn.
Glad you 'treated yourself'. Saves a lot of back breaking work.

It does save a lot of back breaking work. I get my wood free when someone takes a tree down or we have had a tropical storm/hurricane. Obviously Ihave to load it, haul it and unload it.

COOL

Thanks, Rocky; it is a neat machine.

Our Christmas morning fire.

 

[DaveM]

Wow that is COOL and something we don't see much our side living in a hot climate.

 

[CarlS]

Wow that is COOL and something we don't see much our side living in a hot climate.

I guess you would have go to the mountains or down to the southern tip to find temps cool enough to need a fireplace.

 

[Rocky]

I love a fireplace.
I don't have one in my house, but have cast iron stoves at my cottage. They aren't the real thing, but close enough and throw a huge amount of heat.

 

[keystiger]

I still have a tree down from Irma-- bring that thing over here!!! lol

I bet your neighbors LOVE IT!

 

[CarlS]

I love a fireplace.
I don't have one in my house, but have cast iron stoves at my cottage. They aren't the real thing, but close enough and throw a huge amount of heat.

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Rocky, those stoves are the real thing and a whole lot more efficient than a fireplace. They might not be quite as aesthetically pleasing as a fireplace; but those stoves are whole lot more practical. I wish I could find an insert to fit my fireplace for the increased efficiency.

I still have a tree down from Irma-- bring that thing over here!!! lol

I bet your neighbors LOVE IT!

If you really want to make fire wood pout of your downed tree, I would be glad to bring the splitter over there.

Actually the neighbors do love the smell of the wood smoke when we have the stove and/or the fireplace fired up. We are thonly house in the neighborhood that still use a fireplace.

 

[keystiger]

Very cool---
but I have a SOn in law residing with me at present-- who has some "Free time" and I also own an axe........so--- we are presently FEEDING our log splitter at the moment! lol

 

[CarlS]

Here is my wood burning cook stove. It is very efficient at heating the house with the fan of the central heat/air unit running.

 

[Rocky]

I love those old stoves! They take me back to when I was growing up in the country.
So many great childhood memories.

 

[CarlS]

I love those old stoves! They take me back to when I was growing up in the country.
So many great childhood memories.

I can definitely relate!

 

[triumph david]

Carl, love that old stove, they do bring back good memories. I have a electric powered 7 ton split-er, best thing since sliced bread!

 

[shanered6]

Yes i heat with wood as well with a log burner .

 

[CarlS]

Yes i heat with wood as well with a log burner .

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I like that a lot. I wish I had one of those for my fireplace. Much more efficient.

 

[Qship]

Love the old stove Carl.
My Dad has one in his house and it's great.
No electricity=no problem. Cook the old fashioned way.
Can be hooked up to water to provide hot water as well.

 

[CarlS]

Love the old stove Carl.
My Dad has one in his house and it's great.
No electricity=no problem. Cook the old fashioned way.
Can be hooked up to water to provide hot water as well.

Thanks. Yes a power failure does not wipe out cooking - in the winter at least. My stove has a two gallon water tank on the side,