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Fire Wood / Re: Moving Firewood
« on: January 21, 2014, 06:01:55 AM »
Ill have to check my specs on tractor but seems like the front end lift is as much as the 3 pt hitch or pretty close, ill try and get a picture of it next day or 2 when i go up to get a load ,key is not to overload it too much . i like it because I can drive right up to wood pile and cut my logs while their on the loader , drop right of into the wood pile , I had my ridge logged and I've got tops everywhere , usually about 6- 8 inches across and seems like my stove does better with those than a huge chunk ,
I do cut a extra load and leave it up there where I can drive right under it , lift and strap it down for the next time
Im playing around with the idea of building a rack that would fit onto my box scraper and get some more on their that way , as long as the weight is distributed back and front it'll be fine and level it out
I do cut a extra load and leave it up there where I can drive right under it , lift and strap it down for the next time
Im playing around with the idea of building a rack that would fit onto my box scraper and get some more on their that way , as long as the weight is distributed back and front it'll be fine and level it out
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Fire Wood / Re: Moving Firewood
« on: January 18, 2014, 09:13:39 PM »
I do exactly the opposite Roger , I have a front end loader with clamp on forks and use either a pallet I made 7 ft wide 4 ft deep , or when i go up on the ridge i just cut logs 7 -8 ft long and stack them across the forks and strap everything down , lots of weight up front but i use a 6 ft box scraper on the back and it helps level it out , I have a logging road up to the ridge and weighted down if i hit a bump I have had the rear wheels off the ground , serious pucker factor ,, i just take it slow and easy coming down , its usually 2 days worth of wood , keeps me exercising
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Fire Wood / Re: anyone ever burn sycamore?
« on: January 18, 2014, 09:03:59 PM »
I have a creek through my property so yes there are lots of them , they are a good burning wood, the trick is not to burn it too green ( lots of white smoke) , and not too dried , it gets real light , but i cut up and split it and mix with everything else and it does good. its not oak or hickory . I don't go out of my way to cut it down but will use it when one falls and they fall into the creek a lot
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Storage tanks tied to wood boiler ?
« on: January 18, 2014, 05:05:29 AM »
Slim , Dairy country , no , I'm about 60 miles west of Nashville tn , Its 19 degrees now , 2 large greenhouses are very inefficient to heat , I keep them at 55 and 60 degrees each , I get about a 6-7 hour burn time when its this cold , the greenhouses do heat up during the day simply from the sun but have no way of storing that heat gain , Scott's post made sense , it can be done but if after you get that much water to temp if you let it go down it will be a hard time keeping up, I see that with my 300 gallons , i can only imagine with an additional 500-1000 gallons tied to it .
I think I will look at using the sun with some homemade solar collectors and a water storage tank underground in the greenhouse , after a bit of research I see dairy tanks and even propane tanks being used , I think ill build me a tank below grade and insulated to give it a whirl, like everything else I have 15 projects going on at same time
I think I will look at using the sun with some homemade solar collectors and a water storage tank underground in the greenhouse , after a bit of research I see dairy tanks and even propane tanks being used , I think ill build me a tank below grade and insulated to give it a whirl, like everything else I have 15 projects going on at same time
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Tennessee Outdoor Furnaces / Re: HOSS is fired up
« on: January 17, 2014, 04:14:26 PM »
yeah i see it all the time, looks like a roman candle for about 3 mins after a fill up , if there is a good fire going and a good bed of coals I will see this during a fill up , , i've been meaning to get a video of it , everything i've heard it cleans out the creosote so i haven't been concerned, my boiler is next to a creek and not close to any buildings so fire isnt a concern , was worried about my woodpile a time or 2
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Storage tanks tied to wood boiler ?
« on: January 16, 2014, 08:53:52 PM »
thanks all , very good info to think on , I do heat 2 large greenhouses and I,m leaning towards a solar water heating ( thermosyphon or pump) , but a storage tank in ground to store whats collected during the day and run off at night , i was inquiring about feasibility to tie in to boiler but i think Someone said it , i still have to heat that water to begin with so i don't think there's much advantage there , But a solar system with no moving parts might be a wise investment ,home made on builditsolar, thanks again
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Storage tanks tied to wood boiler ?
« on: January 15, 2014, 08:58:57 PM »
Anyone have any knowledge around using a large storage tank tied into a outdoor boiler to store your heat for later ie all night ?been reading a few sites and they claim that the boiler will only work 6-7 hours and then store that heat ? anyone have any experience in this , here is one site http://slatevalleyboilers.com/index_files/Heat_Storage_Tanks.htm
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Tennessee Outdoor Furnaces / Re: HOSS is fired up
« on: December 30, 2013, 07:23:02 PM »
wheres the pictures ?
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: What's this , low temps and fire struggling to stay going
« on: December 17, 2013, 09:11:30 AM »
OK ,Success !!
took and old brush and put it on grinder and made it a 4 inch , punched the chimney out real good all they way to bottom and undoubtedly that was it , it was 112 at 7 am , now at 1000 am its 178 degrees , so were back to cooking with fire
took and old brush and put it on grinder and made it a 4 inch , punched the chimney out real good all they way to bottom and undoubtedly that was it , it was 112 at 7 am , now at 1000 am its 178 degrees , so were back to cooking with fire
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: What's this , low temps and fire struggling to stay going
« on: December 16, 2013, 09:20:22 PM »
that was one of my first thoughts , I took everything out and started over , if its still doing this in the morning , I'm going to run the brush down again , there's got to be a restriction if the fan is working and blowing air in , its putting air in but isn't going out at the same speed so its starving for air , thats the only thing i can come up with
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: What's this , low temps and fire struggling to stay going
« on: December 16, 2013, 06:18:52 PM »
165/180 , it was working fine up till yesterday , It s a hoss 400he , supposed to be a Gasser , i think its a cross between straight flue and a gasser
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: What's this , low temps and fire struggling to stay going
« on: December 16, 2013, 05:42:42 PM »
does have a circular door with a hinge, I can put my hand over it while open and feel the suction so it doesn't appear to be blocked , i can see it rotating and I feel and hear the air inside
when i was punching the flue out i was using a 6 inch round brush , my flue goes down straight then y;s into 2 smaller flues to the firebox, it would not go all the way down , I took the brush off and ran just an old rod and it went all the way down and no obstructions and not gunk on it when done so I'm pretty certain its clear
when i was punching the flue out i was using a 6 inch round brush , my flue goes down straight then y;s into 2 smaller flues to the firebox, it would not go all the way down , I took the brush off and ran just an old rod and it went all the way down and no obstructions and not gunk on it when done so I'm pretty certain its clear
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / What's this , low temps and fire struggling to stay going
« on: December 16, 2013, 05:19:01 PM »
good thing its warm last 2 days , My temps on my boiler are staying about 90 -115 degrees last 2 days and wont get higher , I thought maybe it was real wet punky wood but I cleared it out and put new in , I punched out the flue while it was so low and it didn't seem obstructed , I can open the door and flames spring up and get going good, I come back an hour later and open and no flame , just smoldering , the blower appear to be fine , its open and I can feel the air coming out through the tube underneath , its just seems its not getting enough air but i hear and see the fan running a usual and feel the air along the tube , it throws up a plume of smoke out the chimney, does seem like its not as strong as usual , do the blowers fail or slow down ? I took the fan off 2 weeks ago and looked down the tube and it was clear
any thoughts
any thoughts
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: I was thinking - Power converter for outages
« on: December 10, 2013, 04:57:47 AM »
Ito, I had 2 Wilo star 21's running along with the electronics on the OB unit running on the 400 watt inverter and my suv running it ,I did turn my pumps down to medium it took 1/2 tank of gas for 41 hrs of idle time before we finally got electricity back at 8 pm last night
I had 2 fans for my heating units running from my 750 watt inverter and my truck running at idle , it also used 1/2 tank of gas at idle
it amazing how much we take electricity for granted , I definitely have some planning to do as this was an eye opener
it was not the perfect solution , I had to do what i had to do in a pinch , of course there wasn't a generator to be found when the power went out , it worked and that's what matters , I had 2 large greenhouses kept at 60 degrees and saved all my wife's tropical plants and all my birds I raise ,
unfortunately I have not hooked my house and hot water up yet , that's coming soon , but I will have to come up with a different solution , as stated it worked in a pinch and i hope i don't see any effects on my vehicles because of it
I am curious as to what it takes to run the very large inverters I saw while at harbor freight , the 5000 watt model
I had 2 fans for my heating units running from my 750 watt inverter and my truck running at idle , it also used 1/2 tank of gas at idle
it amazing how much we take electricity for granted , I definitely have some planning to do as this was an eye opener
it was not the perfect solution , I had to do what i had to do in a pinch , of course there wasn't a generator to be found when the power went out , it worked and that's what matters , I had 2 large greenhouses kept at 60 degrees and saved all my wife's tropical plants and all my birds I raise ,
unfortunately I have not hooked my house and hot water up yet , that's coming soon , but I will have to come up with a different solution , as stated it worked in a pinch and i hope i don't see any effects on my vehicles because of it
I am curious as to what it takes to run the very large inverters I saw while at harbor freight , the 5000 watt model
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: I was thinking - Power converter for outages
« on: December 09, 2013, 01:05:18 PM »
Well I had to do it,we lost power going on 2days,I hooked a 750 watt inverter to the stove and another 400 watt for the fans.works well so far .had to keep 2 vehicles running all night But both greenhouses right at 60 degrees where I set them.
So in pinch it does work after this I'm going to get a 3pthitch generator
So in pinch it does work after this I'm going to get a 3pthitch generator