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[wissel12]

Hello, I'm new to the forum. I'm going to buy a owb, narrowed it down to an ridge wood or timber wolf.  Would like to buy a wood master, but money is the issue.  Redoing and old farm house and spending money on a lot of different stuff in the house.
So give me your pros and cons on each.  Ridge wood guy said he would deliver it to me in ohio for free.

Thanks for your thoughts
Zack

[victor6deep]

If you want a woodmaster then a BurnRite out of mt pleasant michigan would be your closest match. If I had to pick between ridgewood and timberwolf I would say ridgewood. Some say ridgewoods are great and I've spoke to others that hate theirs.

[Homerglide]

Hello Zack:

I have not been up close to either of these units. There are very many Timberwolves in use near here. The RidgeWood is built not far from here and I was told that this outfit takes pride in their workmanship and uses decommissioned propane tanks for their firebox. That is a good thing as the steel is 3/8".

[wissel12]

Thank you both.

The big concern on the ridgewood is the legs it stands on.  I think they look weak.

Also the spray foam on both are concerning. But CB uses spray foam also

Thoughts on them issues?

[andyhowardcity]

I researched both stoves and ended up going with Timberwolf due to my insurance company requiring a UL listed stove.

I would say either stove is a good buy.  From what I have read and seen with my own eyes (I have been to both factories) both men that build these stoves are good, hardworking family men.
I have had lengthy conversations with both owners of their respective companies. I believe they are both putting out a quality product.

The Timberwolf's have a bit more of a track record as the company has been around longer.

I really don't see an issue with the spray foam failing.  It is amazing!  I also don't see replacement of the foam if it did fail as being a big issue at all. 

The upside of both stoves is that they are very simple designs.  There is really not much that could go wrong and that is something that I like.

[wissel12]

Thanks Andy

What do you think about the legs on the ridgewood?

[chillyhiker]

I have a ridgewood and am happy with it so far.The legs seem plenty strong it weighs around 1500 pounds.

[andyhowardcity]

The legs would not be a deal breaker for me.  The T-Wolf is on skids which made it nice to drag around.  I don't see the legs rusting out or failing on either unit.

[wissel12]

Chillyhiker

 What size house are you heating? How long have you had the boiler.

I was think about getting the 7500

[Speed]

I have the Ridgewood 6000 and absolutely love it. It's been in operation for over a year now, as in all summer also, its never been shut down, and have zero complaints. I can't see why the legs would look weak? The unit itself is 1700lbs + 1300lbs of water =3000lbs. Its not going anywhere that I can see. It has had 70 mph winds shoving on it a few times. There are others that use spray foam, either kind of insulation have pros and cons, so it is what it is. There are a few threads on here about the Ridgewood you may want to spend the time to read. I think one is 8-9 pages lots of info in that one.

[Speed]

Wissel, just looked and that thread is on page 12 right now, lots of good reading, another member here, Scott7m is a dealer for them now also, he should be around if you need any info us users can't answer.

[Scott7m]

Weak legs?  far stronger legs than we have on some more expensive brands and they dont have issues

[automan77]

I have the ridgewood 6000 and love it.  Been in operation since August with no problem. Stove is very heavy duty and heats my 1680 Sq ft Ranch with unfinished basement  great.

[wissel12]

Andy  The UL listing might be a hang up for me also. Insurance company requires it to be UL listed,
but does not require to see the paper.

What does everyone that has a ridgewood insurance company say about the UL?

Andy how  is the performance of your boiler ie burn time and sq/ft of house?

[hondaracer2oo4]

Why does the insurance company care if a non pressurized wood water heater installed outside with no exposure to a building to cause a fire is UL listed? Is it for insurance coverage in case the unit breaks down and they have to pay to replace it? Insurance company wouldn't care if you bought a commercial fire pit for your property and it wasn't UL listed. What am I missing here?