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Jared43758
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Silver Maple
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September 25, 2016, 04:05:22 PM »
I know silver maple isn't great wood but I got a pickup load of it. What does it burn like? Does it make coals? Burn fast I guess???
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Re: Silver Maple
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October 07, 2016, 02:01:58 PM »
Really. No one
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mlappin
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Re: Silver Maple
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October 07, 2016, 02:14:43 PM »
Have never burned any myself, don’t really burn a lot of maple anyways, mostly ash, elm, wild cherry and locust.
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Re: Silver Maple
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October 07, 2016, 10:33:46 PM »
Burn it up not a ton of BTUs or much of a coal bed, but worth burning
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Re: Silver Maple
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October 08, 2016, 05:38:06 AM »
Its decent wood, not as good as oak or hard maple, but better then aspen or most of your pine/spruce.
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Re: Silver Maple
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October 08, 2016, 11:27:23 AM »
no brainer.its free
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Re: Silver Maple
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October 13, 2016, 02:36:19 AM »
Burn it up in the fall befor it gets real cold or in spring when it starts warming up
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Re: Silver Maple
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October 13, 2016, 11:23:50 AM »
Mostly what I burn. I think it burns o.k. If it was cut green seems to be a better burn once it dries then cutting it when it has died or is dying on the tree. splits easy and does have a coal bed.
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October 13, 2016, 11:27:48 AM »
It doesn't last long, but the price is right and it still makes fire.
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October 17, 2016, 07:18:18 AM »
If it's free then it is good wood. Hard to beat free wood.
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Jared43758
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October 27, 2016, 03:42:05 AM »
Quote from: dukethebeagle on October 08, 2016, 11:27:23 AM
no brainer.its free
No one said it was free
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Re: Silver Maple
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October 27, 2016, 10:04:17 AM »
If it has to be split it will take you longer to split than it does to burn imho
I cut and hauled a couple loads about 10 years ago of large blocks and ended up loading them back up in the truck and rolling them into a washout in the field.
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Re: Silver Maple
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October 28, 2016, 01:32:48 PM »
Maybe my heatmaster will have better luck that a hardy
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Re: Silver Maple
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October 28, 2016, 03:12:26 PM »
Ahh, silver maple also known just as ole soft maple. Have burned some of it, don’t let it get too dry, makes great camp fire wood especially if your selling it by the bundle.
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October 30, 2016, 05:47:09 AM »
Your right. Just took a bunch to my mom who has been camping at local state park with my sister and family for Halloween week and it dries super quick i noticed and doesn't smoke hardly. Good for camp fire.
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