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Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper
Ya free wood isn't really all that free. Bought a new timberwolf logsplitter a few years and a dump trailer. Then theres the saw fetish .Have about 10 . Mostly stihls going from a little 180 to a 660. But the two I use the most are the 460 magnum and hot Dohlmar 7910 with a 30 inch lightweight Oregon bar. Then you need a kubota tractor and a helper Ralph
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The BX 25 is a must! I have one as well. Good little Hoe. Using a patched together second hand Troy Bilt 27 ton to split mostly. Then the Little Red Homie, the 026AV and the Shovelhead of Stihl chainsaws ... the 038 Mag II which I rebuilt during the summer. Saws are a stinking addiction! Have a fire in the Regency airtight as we speak with the furnace circulating fan on. If it gets below 55, I'll light the sealed Lopi Revere downstairs. 1963 house, 2,400 sf. single pane and insulated where I could. Likely heating the rest of the neighborhood more than our home.
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Originally Posted by Stocker
I mentioned cheap electricity in post #2.... we don't have propane, so everything is electric, and that bill runs around $90 a month. Not bad.
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When we moved in, I had a little scratch left over, a good source and a better back and shoulders. Installed a 45KV array on a brand new roof that a friend and I installed. PG&E electricity has been 200.00 per yr. since 2008, (gas not included - 45$ mo). It was a lot of work but a good place to spend the money for us. Panels have gone WAY down in price and WAY up in efficiency since.
Between the two on the coldest of nights which is low 30s, i sometimes have to open a window or two and make the dog go get some water.
Usually have the upstairs insert running from late October through March, 24-7. 2 maybe 2-1/2 cords tops.
Most of the wood I burn is Acacia which is from my neighbor who will ask for help dropping a tree or two a year. The boy and I will help him for a few days and end up with a couple years worth of some of the hottest burning wood that I've ever come across.