[TheForge] cutting wood

[Mark A. Pesetsky]

How much does it cost per day w/a traditional wood stove/fire place?
Pellets are much more efficient and more readily available. A battery
backup unit solves the power issue. Loading pellets is much easier than
hauling wood. Additionally, if one is cutting/splitting/stacking and
then transporting the wood into the house, isn't that a lot of work?
What does that translate into if one puts a dollar amount on their time?
Not to mention the fact of gas costs to run splitters and drive a truck
to get wood? Is the $7 a day then still to lofty to heat a house?

Just simple questions that have come to mind. I pose them because I am
entertain the notion of purchasing a pellet stove to take the place of
my oil heater and have that become a backup unit for heating.

Any other thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Mark 

-----Original Message-----
From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bob Ehrenberger
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 3:29 PM
To: theforge
Subject: [TheForge] cutting wood

Frosty,

I used to have a power wagon with a boom and wench on it.  I would cut
trees into 20'-30' lengths and drag them back to the house to cut up
later. It cut down on the number of times I had to handle the wood. I
wish I still had that old truck, but it was getting hard to keep it
running.

I have a friend with a pellet stove,  he likes it but it costs him about
$7/day to run. That's way more than I want to pay for heat, plus you
need electricity to operate the feeder.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net

----Original message ----
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:40:40 -0900
From: "Jerry Frost" <akfrosty at mtaonline.net>

Paul: Sounds like you've been lucky enough to not need PT OT or ST
(Physical
Therapy) (Occupational Therapy) (Speech/Language Therapy) so you
probably don't know. Either the PT or OT therapists can drop you to your
knees with a finger tip so it's only wise to try and keep on their good
sides. The Speech Therapist has a different set of get back options, in
my case She can easily stop me from ever operating a motor vehicle on a
public road. An accident resulting in a prolonged loss of consciousness
REQUIRES recertification to legally drive again. Sucks to be a
professional driver right now. <sigh>

Pellatized stove? We live on 15 acres of wooded land and I should BUY
wood?
Uh . . . <snivvle> Actually seeing as my retirement job was as a
delivery driver for a local rental outfit I figured I'd just rent a Cat
315 excavator w?thumb and simply push over, rip up and drag next
winter's firewood back to the ahop yard for bucking and splitting. Two
points, #1 excavators are more fun to operate than should be legal,
especially clearing forest. #2 excavator cabs are heavily armored, tree
proof hardly describes how tough they are.

Good to be back Bro.

Frosty the Lucky

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