What diameter rounds are too big?

[THEMAN]

What is the largest diameter rounds that you put in your stove without splitting? 3",4",5",6"?

 

[fossil]

3.9627" A ten-thousandth over that, they get split. Rick

 

[branchburner]

If I knew it was well seasoned several years I would be happy to go 6" or up, but typically I split anything round over 4" so it will dry out faster.

 

[THEMAN]

3.9627" A ten-thousandth over that, they get split. Rick

Is the 3.9627 with or without bark? haha

 

[BrotherBart]

9". That is why I bought a stove with a big square firebox and a big door.

 

[stihltheone]

The last one. I tried to get my nighter, it lacked about 1/2 inch of making it, but it was about 12" ish. I almost went in the door of the BKK, a couple whacks with the ax and tadah!!

 

[Cazimere]

9". Not braggin, just fact.

 

[firefighterjake]

6 inches or more . . . but only on the overnights . . . most of the round I've split for faster seasoning . . . which means usually my overnight wood are larger splits rather than larger rounds.

 

[carinya]

Well, I suppose I could go 9" but then my new stove wouldn't have room for the companion next to it.

Alternatively, I could go for the 9" rounds, cut them 9" long & put two side by side NS :lol:

There are some disadvantages to a smaller firebox. Fortunately, I don't have to burn overnight :coolsmile:

 

[laynes69]

I can go 10" but I have a furnace. The old furnace could have taken 12" rounds. I had to resplit my rounds because the new furnace doesn't need all rounds. Its akward trying to put large rounds in a 3.5 cu ft firebox, so I split all of them down. 6" is about right for my furnace now.

 

[Corey]

Probably about 6-7". Any bigger and I'd split it...can't really say why, just the way I've done it. If it's a big round, say 14-16"+ and straight grain, I might split 4 semi circle pieces off the circumference to leave a nice square / rectangle still 10-12" per side. Put that monster in the stove and pack a couple other pieces around and that is an all-nighter for those bitter cold nights.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

4" - 5" is about the largest we use now. We used to use larger logs with the old stove but our present stove has a smaller firebox. The firebox size really determines how large of a log you should use.

 

[begreen]

Try as I may, I have not figured out how to get these rounds into the big box. :ahhh: So I would put the limit at about 8" for what we use.

 

[Hiram Maxim]

3.9627" A ten-thousandth over that, they get split. Rick

Fossil,

Your crazy man, I never go over 3.750 Ø ....How are you able to keep the temp high enough with 3.9627...? (No secondaries I'll bet)

 

[Hurricane]

I will keep some 8 in rounds for the long burns. Yea they take longer to season but I leave them for 2-3 years anyway so they will be dry. Those are not oak rounds, maple, ash, cherry etc. Oak gets split.

 

[bluefrier]

Alternatively, I could go for the 9" rounds, cut them 9" long & put two side by side NS :lol:
There are some disadvantages to a smaller firebox.

I have the same stove...You can fit 12" long wood N/S just make the botton row E/W with two big splits then three or four nice 12 inchers on top.

 

[Dune]

If it fits through the round hole in the top, it doesn't get split. And sometimes I use them for all-dayers too.

 

[carinya]

Alternatively, I could go for the 9" rounds, cut them 9" long & put two side by side NS :lol:
There are some disadvantages to a smaller firebox.

I have the same stove...You can fit 12" long wood N/S just make the botton row E/W with two big splits then three or four nice 12 inchers on top.

Thanks for the advice, Bluefrier. I think I'm going to need some creative help with this nice new stove with the big viewing window. It's like having an open fire - just not a lot of depth.

 

[Danno77]

I split just about everything. If I can stand a round on an end then I'll split it. I don't save rounds for a longer burn or whatever. I have splits that are bigger than 8 inch rounds, so what's the point of keeping an 8 inch round? Only other exception is weird shaped stuff that may have a wye in it or strange bend.

 

[precaud]

My Quad loves big pinon rounds, two at a time. The biggest it will take is a couple of 6.5".

 

[THEMAN]

The last one. I tried to get my nighter, it lacked about 1/2 inch of making it, but it was about 12" ish. I almost went in the door of the BKK, a couple whacks with the ax and tadah!!

Man, I was thinking 6 inches would be large enough for an all-nighter guess I was wrong.haha

 

[myzamboni]

If I can pick up the split by the end with one hand it is small enough. Anything bigger gets split until I can grab it by the end.

I also don't shoot for all-nighters.