I have been reading a lot on this forum and I have narrowed down my choices for a new wood stove to replace my 20+yr old Lopi. I am torn between a Hearthstone Mansfield and a Quadrafire Isle Royale. I am hoping someone can point me in the right direction. There are a few things that I am hoping someone can answer for me about each one. first on the Mansfield I have read that you have to be very careful how hot the stove gets, that you will crack the stone if it gets above 400-500 deg. My Lopi gets above that quite frequently. Second on the Isle Royale the size of the firebox seems smaller than 3.0. I put 3 good sized logs in a display and it seemed cramped and not easy to load from the top, which is the one feature I like on the Isle Royale over the Mansfield. Sorry if this was a little long. Thanks in advance for the help.