LLigetfa said:Don't use dawgs. Always considered that they just waste an inch of bar.
you can still do it now and if you look real hard you could get a new one for 1000 northern tool has some for that price.I think he is looking for a little higher up the line "if you will"sweetheat said:Anybody try to make their own these days. 25 years ago, back in the dark ages you could get a booklet on how to build your own from northern hydraulics's. I could swear I got everything for less than $1000. from them. Welded up a free beam and mounted the kohler 8 hp motor and its been going strong ever since. Very fast if you want it to be! :lol: sweetheat
sweetheat said:Anybody try to make their own these days. 25 years ago, back in the dark ages you could get a booklet on how to build your own from northern hydraulics's. I could swear I got everything for less than $1000. from them. Welded up a free beam and mounted the kohler 8 hp motor and its been going strong ever since. Very fast if you want it to be! :lol: sweetheat
Backwoods Savage said:But why lift those logs at all? That's a lot of bending for sure. I'm also wondering what you do when the log gets split perhaps 6 times. Do you have to drop some on the ground and then lift them up again?
For example; say I have a fair sized log and I split it down the middle. Then I just sit half to one side while I continue to split the other half. Then when that is done, I simply slide or roll that half that was set aside onto the splitter and finish it. That seems like it would be a lot of work in horizontal.
One more thing. If anyone has a bad back like mine, you don't want to do any more bending than is necessary. I was taught that when you have a tool, like a splitter, then you should not work any harder than necessary. Lifting logs is work. A lot more work than simply rolling a log onto the splitter.
Stevebass4 said:got one
talked them down $600.00 at lowes
out the door $1,600.00
33 ton Troy Built with a honda gx390
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thats a good deal!Stevebass4 said:got one
talked them down $600.00 at lowes
out the door $1,600.00
33 ton Troy Built with a honda gx390
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Your kindding right! put that beast to workStevebass4 said:great to hear. Thanks guys –
this is the most i've ever spent on a tool - i read that many folks are able to ask stores for lower prices these days because no one is buying anything so I figured what the heck - called and said if you'll sell it for $1,500.00 i'll take it. the guy said sure - so after tax and a $30.00 assembly charge i towed it home (rather slowly) - the neighbor lady will let me store it in her garage - figure i'll fire it up in the spring
Stevebass4 said:got one
talked them down $600.00 at lowes
Took my dogs off about 20 years ago and will never go back. A sharp chain is always pulling itself into the tree so you’ld be surprised how easy it is without dogs. imo the chain stays sharper longer cause you never accidently leverage the saw whale jukeing it for better position or acidently ground the tip while pulling out of a rapidly closing kerf.
smokinj said:Your kindding right! put that beast to workStevebass4 said:great to hear. Thanks guys –
this is the most i've ever spent on a tool - i read that many folks are able to ask stores for lower prices these days because no one is buying anything so I figured what the heck - called and said if you'll sell it for $1,500.00 i'll take it. the guy said sure - so after tax and a $30.00 assembly charge i towed it home (rather slowly) - the neighbor lady will let me store it in her garage - figure i'll fire it up in the spring
Stevebass4 said:got one
talked them down $600.00 at lowes
out the door $1,600.00
33 ton Troy Built with a honda gx390
(broken image removed)
Stevebass4 said:great to hear. Thanks guys –
this is the most i've ever spent on a tool - i read that many folks are able to ask stores for lower prices these days because no one is buying anything so I figured what the heck - called and said if you'll sell it for $1,500.00 i'll take it. the guy said sure - so after tax and a $30.00 assembly charge i towed it home (rather slowly) - the neighbor lady will let me store it in her garage - figure i'll fire it up in the spring
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