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Re: Thoughts on burning sugar maple and paper birch?
« Reply #15 on: April 03, 2014, 07:04:44 PM »
Ya I wouldnt normally burn a perfectly good syrup producing tree but since they have them all bulldozed why waste them I guess! Now if we could stop getting snow maybe one day it will melt and I can get a utility locator out and see what's in my route for underground lines. Oh ya slimjim will Brian sell me logstor do you know? Or do they not deal with the piping?
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Re: Thoughts on burning sugar maple and paper birch?
« Reply #16 on: April 03, 2014, 07:13:43 PM »
Of course, do you have his number and have you mentioned this forum and the long haired LIBERTARIAN.
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Re: Thoughts on burning sugar maple and paper birch?
« Reply #17 on: April 03, 2014, 07:26:38 PM »
No I don't have his number actually, could I get that from you and will he recognize you as slimjim or......?
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Re: Thoughts on burning sugar maple and paper birch?
« Reply #18 on: April 03, 2014, 08:11:13 PM »
You guys are a lot more fussy about what you burn than me and my brother in-law. We only have a couple of qualifications for what we burn they are as follows:
#1.  It produce btu's of any quantity when it burns. (The more the better)
#2.  It must fit through the door.
#3.  It must be wood.
 #4. It must be free!
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Re: Thoughts on burning sugar maple and paper birch?
« Reply #19 on: April 03, 2014, 08:24:43 PM »
Haha good rules! I am grabbing the birch and maple simply because I have to take my truck way out in the woods down a muddy logging trail and I figure if I'm going to bring back a load of wood I might as well take all the hardwoods first before anyone else finds it ;D
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Re: Thoughts on burning sugar maple and paper birch?
« Reply #20 on: April 03, 2014, 08:31:41 PM »
My grandfathers friend has had his heatmor for probably 10-15 years and he swears by beach. That would be all he would burn if he could get enough of it.
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Re: Thoughts on burning sugar maple and paper birch?
« Reply #21 on: April 03, 2014, 08:34:58 PM »
Matty do you remember where I live, Iv'e probably taken money from him on the pool table above my shop
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Re: Thoughts on burning sugar maple and paper birch?
« Reply #22 on: April 04, 2014, 10:12:09 AM »
Do you have Brians number slimjim or should I just call P&M's main number?
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Re: Thoughts on burning sugar maple and paper birch?
« Reply #23 on: April 04, 2014, 10:31:49 AM »
  Sorry Jwood, not ignoring you, yes use the 800-561-0700 number, if you use the local numbers it will cost you a small fortune.
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Re: Thoughts on burning sugar maple and paper birch?
« Reply #24 on: April 04, 2014, 12:18:45 PM »
Haha sounds good slim.
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Re: Thoughts on burning sugar maple and paper birch?
« Reply #25 on: April 04, 2014, 06:46:21 PM »
Beech is good, nice fine grain can be a bear to split by hand.

Sugar maple is good as well, some of the arborists around here call it rock maple.
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Re: Thoughts on burning sugar maple and paper birch?
« Reply #26 on: April 05, 2014, 11:30:27 AM »
I just won the lotto so to speak, was talking to a local tree service company and told him I was going to install an outdoor boiler and he told me he will give me all the wood I want! He also burns wood but cuts trees daily and can't use close to all of it so now I guess I'm going to help him get it off his hands,now I know I will have to take the good wood and bad also but the bad can go to the bonfire guilt free while I drink beer!
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Re: Thoughts on burning sugar maple and paper birch?
« Reply #27 on: April 05, 2014, 12:40:48 PM »
NICE!!!
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Re: Thoughts on burning sugar maple and paper birch?
« Reply #28 on: April 05, 2014, 12:45:54 PM »
Things like that can brighten a guys day!
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Re: Thoughts on burning sugar maple and paper birch?
« Reply #29 on: April 05, 2014, 06:27:33 PM »
as long as it is real wood and no additives...burn it...i have heated a whole winter of willow before. it takes more but if it is free all you are out is the time it takes to put it in the stove.  i just put more in at each visit but normally i was still able to get by on 2 fillings a day
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