JD> Consider this: It requires about 5-6 cords of wood to heat an average 
 JD> home for a Winter.  A cord of wood weighs approximately 2 US tons, and 
 JD> must be moved at least 4 times. To the splitter, to the woodshed after 
 JD> splitting, to the house woodbox, then to the stove.
You forgot the other times if you get your own.  After you fell the tree, you 
rough cut to length and toss it into the truck bed, haul it home, dump it 
from the truck, and then start splitting it.
 JD> So you must lift & carry 20 tons of wood over a Winter, or 40,000 lbs! 
 JD> That might be OK for a younger person, but what about the old or infirm?
Which is why mom and dad only heated with a wood stove for one winter after I 
married and moved out. :-)  Sure wish I had a spot to put that Ashley wood 
stove.
Brien
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