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Northstar SPlitter - First Use

Discussion in 'Chainsaws and Power Equipment' started by Fanatical1, Mar 29, 2014.

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  1. Stinny

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    Its OK...... :)

    Everyone knows you always sleep with you new splitter on the first night..... :smoke:
     
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    Whewwww… :whistle:
     
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    That is of course, as long as you only did it once.....:whistle:
     
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    What if you have multiple splitters? :eek:
     
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    Long night…
     
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    You could add a "crazy wheel" where your jack stand is similar to the the one in the photo Mike posted but without the tongue to support the weight. Notice how it this photo the wheel is offset to help it turn.
    Idler Wheel.jpg

    Then add a receiver to the back of the splitter to where you could slide in a removable tongue & pull it around from the back.

    Don't forget the out feed tables & log lift. Once you have them you will wonder how you ever got by without them.
     
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    Good idea. Be sure that removable tongue has a vertical up-down pivot built in, so the splitter can roll on uneven ground without driving that tongue up and down too.
     
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    I've been looking for a caster wheel off a zero turn or mower deck to do just that. And would make it so I could pin the removeable tongue to either end of the splitter.
     
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    You can buy the assemblies but I'm pretty sure that's not the route you're looking to go. ;)

    Look for the ones that use two tapered roller bearings instead of bushings.
     
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    Yeah I'd rather pay by the pound at the junkyard than list price at a dealer.
     
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    One of these days i'll teach her to run the camera Fanatical and she does like her breaks also.. No problems putting more pics up for ya ;)

    Stinny its a 22ton MTD that i picked up around 07 :yes:

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    Emma was taught well by her big brother :)

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    Very nice place! Has a rustic cabin look to it, which is what I like.

    We will want to see pics of Emma running the splitter soon. I see she drives the 4 wheeler already.
     
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    Nice home Loon. Great pics. How old was Murphy? Looks good up there supervisin'.

    Don't know anything about MTD or Troy Bilt… but our's sure look similar. Your's goes vertical too right?
     
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    Thanks man.. Murphy was a little over 2 and ya there are a few splitters out that look kinda the same Stinny and pretty sure they are all in Cahoot$ together ;) yes its vertical also.

    Thanks Fan we like it out here for sure :)

    Murphy and her were all over it a few years back :yes:


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    Troy-bilt is one of the many brands of machinery made by MTD. One and the same for several years now.
     
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    Had to be. Only thing I see different is a little paint. That's how stuff has been marketed for a long time, isn't it? Nothing new.
     
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    Just found another great pic for the man cave next to the stove… awesome… :yes:
     
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    Nice splitter Fanatical! How big of one did you go with? Looks like a good size. Enjoy!
     
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