Good moderately priced wood splitter?

[Fsonicsmith]

So how much wood are you guys using for an 8 hour cook? 2 milk crates worth or a little more? I got a free OK Joe but never used it yet.

That's close, maybe a little more for my SF Patio. As noted above, even the identical smoker will burn differently depending upon climate and wood. Shirley has a new 24x48 direct flow that has my full attention now. One more reason to start splitting, stacking, and seasoning wood.

 

[SirPorkaLot]

So how much wood are you guys using for an 8 hour cook? 2 milk crates worth or a little more? I got a free OK Joe but never used it yet.

2.5 splits an hour on average on the Shirley.

The OK Joe (unless it is a vintage model) will require almost twice that, more if its windy.

 

[SirPorkaLot]

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[Callahan-que]

I don't. Just strange. Must be your ambient temp, humidity, and wood.
Many SF Patio users run the firebox vent nearly wide open with a small fire in order to get the cleanest burning fire.

I can't speak for Shirley owners as I don't know any but I typically run my Lang patio with both exhaust and firebox vents wide open and control the temps by split size and amount added to maintain my desired temps.

 

[SirPorkaLot]

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