I just cant stop. My friend with a tree service company has been calling me to come and take wood. He has to much.
I doubt he would load me with his splits. Who knows, ask and you shall receive!Very nice.
He even loaded the trailer for you.
You had to take the stuff that needs cut & split. You get to do the fun stuff
Careful off-loading
One log would last the winter quarter! Looks like you have a little bit of cutting and a LOT of splitting to do. !!
i just checked one site and saw a used tw5 for $5800. i didn't bother checking new $$.
depending on what is meant by tlc, it sounds like quite a deal. especially if it runs and splits wood NOW, cuz that's what you need.
i went back and forth on buying and renting. ended up buying one and couldn't be happier. especially if your getting lots of free wood and big rounds . if everything was 12" across i'd a just kept splitting by hand but i've got monster rounds to split. just getting them quartered was demoralizing. plus there's knots and crotches. and trust me...i'm not afraid of hard labor. in fact i love it. but i also love doing other things so the splitter was the way to go.
OT
Mike, if I understand correctly, firewood brings premium prices on Long Island? TW 5 for $1500, if that thing could be brought up to snuff for 2k you're still way ahead. If you don't buy it I will. Unlimited wood supply, sounds like a money maker to me, as long as you're not in competition with your buddy. Just a thought. A C
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great zen koan in your profile.
Sorry, OT, but I'm gonna hafta plead ignorance on what zen koan means. Bear with me please, I'm from the sticks so I my be a bit behind. I'm gonna take that as a compliment, & say thank you though. A C
Mike, if I understand correctly, firewood brings premium prices on Long Island? TW 5 for $1500, if that thing could be brought up to snuff for 2k you're still way ahead. If you don't buy it I will. Unlimited wood supply, sounds like a money maker to me, as long as you're not in competition with your buddy. Just a thought. A C
BogyDave. It is an incredible machine. It does have the lifter.
I was using a different tw5 over the winter. It split some serious stuff.
My rounds are 24" long. So splitting by hand is ridiculous.
I have a mortgage on my house, so I guess I'm not a homeowner.
So it won't be to much for me. LOL
Is Alaska really the Most eastern state?
Would be a sweet splitter for sure. Mu way of thinking is what can go wrong? ; new engine & pump at the worst, new "O" rings in the ram. Maybe a hose. I'd buy it for $1500, but shipping would be about that much too.
Oh I know the mortgage thing,
Also don't forget you are just renting. Even after you pay off the mortgage, if you don't pay all the taxes, you loose the house, So we are all just renters
NS&E most state? Yes. Aleutian Islands are the most East & West.
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NS&E state. Wow that's pretty cool. Learn something new here every day!
As far as the splitter, I know it's a great deal. But for the first time that I can remember my wife is putting up a little resistance about spending the money. She says that for the past 10 months it's been nothing but wood.
There are a lot of other projects I started that need to be finished and the money should go there. She says finish those projects and then we'll talk. She's always super easy going about anything. She was totally on the same page with the boiler.
But I guess she's right I've been locked and loaded with my sights on wood and have let some stuff fall to the wayside.
Don't worry I have a magical touch and will soften her up (or wear her down) and still get my way!
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