Coal or Wood

[Rossell's Sugar Camp]

Just asking for some other peoples opinion on how much wood i should get. I Want to know how much wood i would need to get for a 3 by 10 with a blower. I went through somewhere around 4 or 5 tons of coal last year. Or should i stick to coal.
Thanks for your help Jobie Rossell

[Rossell's Sugar Camp]

How Many cords of wood?

[Thad Blaisdell]

http://www.builditsolar.com/References/Calculators/Fuels/FuelCompare.htm

there is a chart here that you can plug in the costs of each to see economical sense

[Flat Lander Sugaring]

isn't there a rule of thimb like, for every 100 taps you need a cord of wood
in a normal no frills unit.
Think there was another rough gestamite for every 15 to 20 gal syrup is a cord of wood

[Hurry Hill Farm]

Jobie,

Did you use rice or chunk coal? How did you get it started?

[Rossell's Sugar Camp]

I got the fire going with wood then shoveled in coal. and i used run of the mine coal so it had everything in it. osme of the pieces got to meet the spud bar too. They were as big as a beech ball.