I've got a snowblower

-21 ambient NEK. No idea how to calculate windchill feel

What road is that?

Build a yurt yo

Huh? Salt? How does that make sense, and what does that do?

Yes. Was there today

...juust giving you a baseline for your question OP. You don't have to spend $800 on a chainsaw to do even more labor but lower your heating cost. You could also spend more money on a splitter to raise your overall cost slightly.

Just trying to give you a complete picture of one residents' heating journey not toot any horns about what I am able to handle and how little I spend vs just turning a dial.

2000sq ft house.

$800 6 cord log length delivered.

+chainsaw and split by hand. This typically lasts me an entire winter.

My electric bull rises up to a whopping $130 in the dead of winter to run all 3 water pumps my outdoor wood boiler uses.

I'd say wood is the way to go. Especially when I can harvest 100% of my wood off my land. Just a whole lot of time investment.

Can't you say "show me that my ball joint is bunk my dude."? All mechanics that I've dealt with are really happy to talk to folks who can talk the talk, knows their way around a car, and can hold a convo using industry lingo.

I'd try a non confronting and lax approach, and I always find success with that.

Do they let you pick your own parts?