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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Wives

« on: February 09, 2015, 04:06:49 PM »

I tell every body my wife of 31 years spends all my money. She replies that she only pays my bills.

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Equipment / Re: Equipment won't start..

« on: February 09, 2015, 04:03:33 PM »

I got a Hydro Ax from Wisconsin and it had tee's in the heater hoses with a quick couplers to attach to a pickup or other vehicle.
Most of my equipment will start with out plugging in. Some I leave in heated shed.

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Equipment / Re: adjusting log lift

« on: October 12, 2014, 06:00:16 PM »

Try idling down your tractor before you engage the lift

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Fire Wood / Re: White Oak?

« on: March 28, 2014, 03:46:59 PM »

Pin Oak and it grows fast and dies young for a Oak tree.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: New construction and ordered my burner today

« on: March 28, 2014, 03:40:51 PM »

Tree of Heaven grows like weeds here and it SINKS when you cut and burn it. It is soft wood.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: FORKLIFT CAPABLE OWB

« on: March 09, 2014, 05:01:28 PM »

Mind can only be moved by forklift.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Fire Box Tools For Your OWB

« on: March 09, 2014, 04:58:40 PM »

Mind came with a custom hoe to pull the ashes out from under the grate into a wheelbarrow or loader bucket. Works great. I use a long board to help slide in large pieces.

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Fire Wood / Re: what kind of wood is this?

« on: March 09, 2014, 04:51:06 PM »

Honey Locust has large thorns on the trunk and Black Locust has thorns in the foliage.

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Tennessee Outdoor Furnaces / Re: How cold is it

« on: March 03, 2014, 06:28:46 AM »

I have mind set at 170 -  180

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General Discussion / Re: Snow

« on: February 01, 2014, 02:30:06 PM »

Snow yesterday and rain today in central Illinois. Plows are out plowing slush before it freezes tonight

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Tennessee Outdoor Furnaces / Re: How cold is it

« on: January 27, 2014, 05:06:31 PM »

It has been froze for for a while now and not going to thaw any time soon with the cold coming from Canada. We have wind chill warnings for tonight and tomorrow. Air temp was 3 when I logged on and dropping.

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Tennessee Outdoor Furnaces / How cold is it

« on: January 23, 2014, 12:52:11 PM »

My fill site tube is froze this morning but the unit is keeping the house and building warm with lots of wood.

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Plumbing / Re: recirculating pump on domestic water side

« on: December 16, 2013, 07:27:33 PM »

I put a pump at the kitchen which is the far point of the plumbing. Pull from the hot side into a separate line back to a tee that feeds the plate exchanger and then into the hot water tank. It has a thermostat and timer ( I don't use the timer ) and we have instant hot water all the time.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: What's this , low temps and fire struggling to stay going

« on: December 16, 2013, 07:06:04 PM »

Mine was  struggling a few weeks ago. I pulled the ashes and coals away from the flue ports inside the firewbox and it has worked fine since. When I push in large wood the ashes and coals get pushed to the back and blocks the ports.

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Tennessee Outdoor Furnaces / Re: 400HE wood consumption

« on: December 10, 2013, 03:27:05 PM »

I burn that much wood too. 2500 sq ft house, 40 x 50 shop with 16 ft ceilings.