force 5

[peacemaker]

looking for anyone running a 3x12 force 5

[tuckermtn]

call chris at mapleguys- he has either a 3x10 or 3x12....

[sfsshadow]

we have a 4x12 force 5. after running it for the 1st season we found that you cant burn dry wood! our first boil we burned dry pine slabs,couldnt get the flue pan to boil and it looked like we were burning tires! got a load of month old hardwood slabs and it boiled great the rest of the season with no smoke.the machine realy likes big, ugly, unsplit chunks.we can go about 35min. between firings.

[Randy Brutkoski]

I am satisfied with mine. Mine likes the unsplit logs. When i put dried pine in mine it doesnt take long before i am pouring off. Sometimes pouring off 8 gallons every 10 to 15 min.

[ennismaple]

I am satisfied with mine. Mine likes the unsplit logs. When i put dried pine in mine it doesnt take long before i am pouring off. Sometimes pouring off 8 gallons every 10 to 15 min.

I agree - if I can barely get the log into the firebox The Beast devours it! Firing that thing is like going to the gym for an upper body workout.

Peacemaker - Are you looking to get one?

[peacemaker]

yes i am i am heading to laps open house i have a few ?3 1/2 x 12 whats the total length how long of wood and what girth wood and how close to the wall on the no draw off side can u get

[maplwrks]

Heres my take on the Force 5.....It is a great evaporator, made to burn semi green hardwood. If you intend on burning softwood slabs or anything but the wood that it was designed for, you would be better off buying a stock evapoator with an air tight front. It just seems senseless to me to spend an extra $20,000 if you aren't going to fuel it and run it the way it was intended.

[peacemaker]

they say 20% moisture content is that sound correct
and what if its good dry hardwood?

[Randy Brutkoski]

I burned everything. But even the dry hardwood still burned really fast. I am not going to split my wood if i dont have to this next seasn.

[peacemaker]

what size chunk does lap spec for the perfect size

[ennismaple]

Up to 8" diameter you don't split the wood. We burned some slabs, some poplar, some basswood, a little hardwood but mostly pine this year and all you have to do is adjust your primary air levels to make sure it's not throwing smoke out the stack.

Send me a PM with your email address and I'll send you a .pdf sketch we got from Lapierre showing the overall dimensions of our 3.5x14.

[Brent]

they say 20% moisture content is that sound correct
and what if its good dry hardwood?

You won't get outdoor stored wood to much better than 20%. If it gets baked on a dry spell to better than that it will re-abosrb moisture when the weather changes.

Furniture makers consider 18% about optimum because that is a sort of equilibrium point for indoor furniture.

[sapman]

I used to get scrap pallet material and cross stack it with lots of air space. Tested it a couple times and it was only 10-12%.

[Amber Gold]

Anyone running a 30" wide Force 5? I know they came out this year and wondering if anyone bought one. What are they claiming for evap. and wood consumption rates?

Thanks