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[jreimer]

Hi all,

It's getting to be wood cutting season again and I have been given access to a stand of Colorado spruce.  What are your thoughts on burning this in the Optimizer 250?  Does spruce coal well for good gasifier performance?  Will the tars and sap cause problems in the heat exchanger tubes?

Thanks!
James.

[jrider]

Last year I burned about 6-7 cords of yellow pine and had no issues at all.  Sure I had to throw more in at a time but I would do it again without thinking.

[Scott7m]

Varying species of pine are different, some leave absolutely no ash or coal bed and make re lighting a pain, just try it and see.  It just depends

[slimjim]

I can tell you that when I visited Brian last winter in Prince Albert that Spruce and Fir is exactly what he was burning along with a small percentage of Birch and Poplar and the boiler was doing a great job, Don't be skeeeeeered

[johnybcold]

I burn mostly pine but had some spruce it was ok, if I have hard wood I toss a piece on top in case the pile gets low I will have the nicer coals from the Hardwood

[coolidge]

I think my 250 burns better with softwood than with hard, my own opinion.

[slimjim]

My buddy Dave went 2 years on 80-90% dry hemlock and loves it, he now as an abundance of oak.