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Bought a Splitter Today

Discussion in 'Chainsaws and Power Equipment' started by Fanatical1, Mar 18, 2014.

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  1. Fanatical1

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    The kitchen table is the last thing that gets burned.... :whistle:

    Although it would make a good video for this crowd! :rofl: :lol:
     
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    You got that thing worn out yet ;)
    How you like it?
     
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    If a splitting about one cord will wear it out, then it's about shot..... :rofl: :lol:

    Like I said before, I've hand split for a long time and I know the pieces that are going to wear me out even before
    I swing the maul at them.

    Now it's been a gas, finding the most impossible knotty crotch and slicing right through it.

    Hydraulics are impressive :smoke:
     
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    If I didn't have my little 7ton I wouldn't be heating with wood
     
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    Yup, they are. Talkin about "knowing" when a piece is gonna be a pain… I was swinging my 30" hookeroon today at the ash and oak splits. The tip is pretty sharp and I had to be careful not to drive it too hard or I'd be 10 minutes getting it out. I took a swing at one of the bigger chunks of oak, a little harder each time. It just kept clanking off like I was hitting a steel plate. I am very thankful I wasn't trying to split it with a maul… :eek: … hydraulics… :yes:
     
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    Hey Fanatical1. How's your splitter treating you man? We need pictures of lots of wood all split and stacked.:binoculars:
     
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    Gas,

    It's been 3 seasons now with the splitter and I don't think I've used the maul but a couple times since. I should have bought a splitter years ago..... I can get so much work done in a short amount of time.
    I think Stinny was wrong though, you sleep with them more than just the first night... :emb:


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    Very nice! They are awesome. I have not had my American CLS out in a WHILE. I have a couple piles of logs off the property I need to get bucked up and then pull it out and put it to work.
     
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    :rofl: :lol:... ayuh... they ain't nuthin quite like love of hydraulics... :dex:
     
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    That's a dandy looking splitter, great looking stacks and a relief to me that its being used in the proper position too! :whistle:
     
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    We like the horizontal position.....:whistle:
     
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    :rofl: :lol:
     
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    Yes, same for my little 5 ton; no way I could be swinging mauls to split wood. I need to start thinking about improvements such as making it higher off the ground.
     
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