Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Gettin too old for that dang axe. Should have a good supply of firewood ready by the end of summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Dang, yer getting set up with all the fun toys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Wait till he brings in all the air conditioned farm equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 Wait till he brings in all the air conditioned farm equipment. I have to draw the line somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 I'm just thinking though, I've seen pictures of his ranch, there ain't many trees.... what is he gonna split with that splitter.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knarley Bob Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Before you fire it up, check that all the hydrolic fittings are tight!!!! Don't ask how I know this!!!!!!!! Knarley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Been using one for two days. Had a maple about 3' in diameter dropped Wednesday. I'll have it all split tonight. The only thing better than having a splitter is having a friend with a splitter. He has a hot tub too. Gonna need it for my back. Didn't realize how big that tree was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie MacNeil, SASS #48580 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 The ranch got one for Christmas, 'cause there's three of us who have woodstoves. Best investment my mom-in-law's cousin ever made! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 Before you fire it up, check that all the hydrolic fittings are tight!!!! Don't ask how I know this!!!!!!!! Knarley No hydraulics on this one. Works like a champ. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=ZbxpfuIviao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Looking at all of that work, a cold chill passed through my body. I am gonna need another beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Looking at all of that work, a cold chill passed through my body. I am gonna need another beer. I'm right there with ya. Bottles, a couple of beers for me an ol' Badger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 No hydraulics on this one. Works like a champ. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=ZbxpfuIviao Oh, a teensy tiny splitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 I have to draw the line somewhere. UB, If you draw a line, use one of the CO Dept of Transportation highway line painting trucks. No need to tucker yourself out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 DR makes very good equipment and their customer support is very good also. I've got one of their big brush chippers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben McCoy Rankin # 34239 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 I'm right there with ya. Bottles, a couple of beers for me an ol' Badger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 With a bit of thought, you can outsplit a splitter with very little effort.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2vThcK-idm0 Just be sure to let your wood freeze first, strap/chain it to keep it together, raise it on a stump so you can work at waist height, and use short strokes - let the head of the maul do the work. Still, that's a nifty little machine. LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie MacNeil, SASS #48580 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 No hydraulics on this one. Works like a champ. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=ZbxpfuIviao How's it do on dried juniper knots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Open another beer boys, I think Ole Loophole is gonna split another chunk. That sure do have the smell of work on it. I just don't care how easy it is, I have been around the block enough to know that drinking beer with yer buddies is a lot more fun than trying to lose weight chopping wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Open another beer boys, I think Ole Loophole is gonna split another chunk. That sure do have the smell of work on it. I just don't care how easy it is, I have been around the block enough to know that drinking beer with yer buddies is a lot more fun than trying to lose weight chopping wood. Badger: You boys in the balmy NW can afford to pass by the warming qualities of wood..... Around here, you need to get warmed four times by your wood - once cutting it, once splitting it, once hauling it, and once burning it. Otherwise, you're just plain wasteful...and cold. Yankees are a thrifty lot. LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Thrrrrrrifty bunch, you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Firewood warms you twice...or maybe thrice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 24, 2016 Author Share Posted April 24, 2016 Oh, a teensy tiny splitter.Big enough for my needs. Most of my trees are 10-12" pinion and juniper. At least the ones I'll mess with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Well, dry Alder is no fun. I can swear to that. Dang near bent my two wedges on the stuff. I did learn a lesson though. When you cut, split, don't wait. It may be too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugs Bonney SASS # 10171 Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Gee, my log splitters don't look nothing like that. When I was a teenager my dad and I cut wood with a two man saw and split it with a hammer and wedges. I've graduated to a chainsaw but am still using the same hammer and wedges to split it. There is something that just satisfies my soul to tap those wedges in and then pound them through with that 8 lb sledge hammer. At 68 my back don't like it none and I can only swing that hammer six or eight times before I have to take a break but it still makes me feel like my dad is there beside me saying "common you can do better than that, put a little muscle in that swing". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 HAHAHAHA, I have done all that. Now I am into the beer drinking part. Nothing like a cold beer after a hot day of doing chores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltbush Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 good on soft wood, got one here hydraulic on hard wood it struggles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Rose, SASS #45478 Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 I used to use wedges and a 12 lb sledge. Then I got an 8 lb maul. Then I borrowed a friends vertical splitter. Now I just turn up the thermostat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knarley Bob Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Badger: You boys in the balmy NW can afford to pass by the warming qualities of wood..... Around here, you need to get warmed four times by your wood - once cutting it, once splitting it, once hauling it, and once burning it. Otherwise, you're just plain wasteful...and cold. Yankees are a thrifty lot. LL You forgot cleaning up the ashes, and then hauling them back out.............that makes six Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramblin Gambler Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 With a bit of thought, you can outsplit a splitter with very little effort.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2vThcK-idm0 Just be sure to let your wood freeze first, strap/chain it to keep it together, raise it on a stump so you can work at waist height, and use short strokes - let the head of the maul do the work. Still, that's a nifty little machine. LL That's the method I use. Been waiting 10 years for the wood to freeze Am I the only one who expected to see a picture of a newborn grandson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 26, 2016 Author Share Posted April 26, 2016 That's the method I use. Been waiting 10 years for the wood to freeze Am I the only one who expected to see a picture of a newborn grandson? Very little effort my a**. I got tired just watching by the second split. I'll stick with electricity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 With a bit of thought, you can outsplit a splitter with very little effort.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2vThcK-idm0 Just be sure to let your wood freeze first, strap/chain it to keep it together, raise it on a stump so you can work at waist height, and use short strokes - let the head of the maul do the work. Still, that's a nifty little machine. LL LL, There ain't anything connected with splitting wood, that is very little effort. 'Cept maybe drinking beer or coffee after the fact. It is a fact, however, soft wood splits easier than hard wood. I know that from first hand experience. But since PSE came to town I just turn up the thermostat and wait for the gas to ignite in the firebox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryker77 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 just want i need for my dads place Ryker77 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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