Posted by JayinNY on March 05, 2014 at 07:07:28 from (198.228.201.151):
In Reply to: Fie wood.... posted by Jared in Wi on March 04, 2014 at 20:05:55:
I never cared or tried to keep tract of the expense side of burning wood, I know how much some of the inputs cost but not all of them. As far as wood vs fuel oil, 11 years ago oil was maybe .99 to $1.12 a gallon, a tri axel log truck of log lengeth wood was $325 a load. Now oil is over $3.50,?? I don't buy any so I'm not real sure, but logs are up to $700 a load because of high demand for pulp wood, the mills would only take soft wood years ago, now they take hard wood also. A load is between 6-8 cords. If I burn 5 gallons of fuel to cut and split the wood, that's just around $25.00 maybe. I already have a tractor, and an atv, which both can be used for other things rather than just making firewood, I did a job for a guy and he traded me for a 3pt wood splitter, I deducted off his bill. I also have chainsaws for my landscaping business, so they have another purpose other than just making firewood. I did buy a indoor wood boiler, and a fireplace insert, both used, and I built a 16x20 wood shed. All of them have already paid for themselves. So is heating with wood cheaper, vs other sources of heat? I can't say for anyone else, but it is for me. I'd guess less than $800 per heating season to heat a 5 bedroom 2500 or so sqft house. Some inputs i dont know is the cost of electricty run a circulator 24/7 for the wood boiler, I also gather some wood off my land and the farm, or landscaping jobs, after a storm land clearing ect, I don't know what that costs either I also have oil back up, but we hardly use it, just in the spring or fall to take the chill out of the house, if I don't want to bother starting a fire.
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