I have a gas model 27 ton wood splitter from Northern and it works great!!
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California now makes it impossible to start one of their smog chain saws at 6000 ft. They will end gas powered chain saws by 2023. I have no choice but a Makita lithium battery chain saw (unless someone comes up with a di-lithium battery in the meantime). Also, most of my rounds now are oak and harder to split. This means either smaller diameter wood or a wood splitter.
Choosing your wood is very important as to how easily it will split. Try black or honey locust if your down south. They are not commercial woods so no one cares if you cut them. Black locust can lay on the ground 50 yes. And no rot or bug damage. It burns extremely hot and leaves great coals. ( I was thinking you are in Tennessee). But the dead logs from them on the ground are already cured,small diameter. But the wood is extremely heavy. It is very brittle and splits very easily. Give it a try
Ps ...you can read the grain in thwood by looking at the pattern in the bark. Wherever those patterns twist and cross , so does the wood inside . When the bark patterns are very linear so is the grain, ( easy splitting). Good luck.
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Our wood shed. Still need to put the trim on and make the doors. We'll get maybe another cord in it.
Magnificent view and well done wood shed!!
This was mine after making it fireproof to state fire standards. Would have been cheaper to move 3 foot. But now I have dry wood.
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Thanks. The low clouds were covering up the top half of the mountains.
I could stare at those mountains forever. Ahhhh. Peacefulness just come over a person with a view like that.
On another subject. How are you feeling today? Did resting by the fire help last night?
Looks nice and sturdy EW! Is that a huge water container in the back there?
Thats my my 5k water tank. My setup right now doesn’t allow me to fill it off standard hook up. The pump does about 20 gph into it. I have a back up plan to bypass it If needed.
My water needs are a little higher than most. Ponies need 25 gallons a day during the summer. x6 it adds up.
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I'm feeling pretty good today. Split a bunch of firewood, and now I'm up to my waist in a beaver swamp. I'm surprised that I get a signal here.
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Do you have electric and a well where you live? Can you put in a automatic waterer in a stock tank?
A dude, you have a cool place. Makes me happy for you.
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Got my wood splitter today.
Needs to get fully lubricated to work smoother. I had trouble getting the rubber plug back in after fillIng it. Had to keep bleeding it too. Hopefully, it will be well lubricated tomorrow. I split a few logs and it was so much easier for me.
Needs to get fully lubricated to work smoother. I had trouble getting the rubber plug back in after fillIng it. Had to keep bleeding it too. Hopefully, it will be well lubricated tomorrow. I split a few logs and it was so much easier for me.
Hope it works for you.
I have electric when PGE doesn’t have it shut off.
My back up is a 7500 Gen hooked to propane and 6 circuits of the house.
Pressure pump is 1, but not the deep well pump. I have a cord that I can wire direct to a 2nd Gen in an emergency.
A battery backup would be the ideal with the solar. A transfer switch to the well controlls is probably the first step.
I feed the stock tanks from IBC with automatic waterers. The existing piping leaked like a sieve. The IBC system gives me 2 weeks of water for each horse, power free. I have had to Evac and depended on a Sherrif to water the critters. No power=no water. This was my stop gap as the herd thins down.
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My son and i used the new splitter. It's slow and at the end can be hard, but it works great and doesnt require gas or electricty.
My son said he really liked his new toy.
My son said he really liked his new toy.
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Posting here because it has to do with wood.
I prime my chimney with burning newspaper because the downdraft is so strong. If I didn't, smoke everywhere. Question...... can I prime the chimney with a blow dryer so that there isnt any smoke? Sounds like a good idea to me. Anyone try it?
I prime my chimney with burning newspaper because the downdraft is so strong. If I didn't, smoke everywhere. Question...... can I prime the chimney with a blow dryer so that there isnt any smoke? Sounds like a good idea to me. Anyone try it?
Robin, you tried one of these to stop the downdraft? They work great.
I had one fireplace that I had to open the window to create an updraft.
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Thanks. I'll check it out. I am terrified to be that high up, but maybe a kind stranger will help.
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Helen, what is the official name of this?
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Brent, you were correct about the manual log splitter. I love it. I can do much larger logs than recommended. My son and I split a large utility cart full yesterday in 35 minutes. I'll take that.
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We got the new wood shed completely filled with firewood now. Still have about a half cord to split and stack for the fur shed. Its all covered in snow now.
The grand kids are here now. They brought their little JD wheel barrow with them to help bring firewood to the front porch. We keep about a weeks worth of wood by the front door.
The grand kids are here now. They brought their little JD wheel barrow with them to help bring firewood to the front porch. We keep about a weeks worth of wood by the front door.
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Just split another utility wagon of wood. My son and I have the best conversations while working. He loves talking about old movies and Cary Grant, Bogey and Grace Kelly the most. Quality time.
Growing up, my kids watched black and white movies, Andy Griffith, etc. Didn't watch Sesame Street at all. Even 30 years ago, it was way to PC for me.
Growing up, my kids watched black and white movies, Andy Griffith, etc. Didn't watch Sesame Street at all. Even 30 years ago, it was way to PC for me.
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My kids couldn't get enough of The Three Stooges.
