Cleaned up the splitting mess from last winter/fall. Putting a little grass seed down. Notice one of the girls poking her head out of the coop. They are still too nervous to go check out the yard. Brian
Welcome Woody, and a big ole wave from a another guy from the mitten state.
Yes Woody I've got you pegged as another Michigangster(anywhere near m-57?).
Looks like you have a great setup there, and are lucky enough to have a "real woman", better hold on to her tight as they are hard to find.
It's a good thing you got that big chipper chaser protecting that nice stash of wood you got there. If I didn't already have more than I could handle I just might be using Google maps to track that pile down, that and the fact you got the chipper chaser.
I'm on it BL, thanks for the heads up
Welcome Woody, Looks like you have a great setup there, and are lucky enough to have a "real woman", better hold on to her tight as they are hard to find
what he said was that his fiancé, his wife to be... well, that she is a REAL good woman! wince:
I love black locust
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No, the problem was no ice cream last night, just root beer that was meant for some vanilla ice cream.yo chipper - 'morning... maybe too much ice cream last nite, huh?... Woody dint say he had a 'real woman!" gosh, o'mighty... we can all see that!
Woody: I keep a small step ladder in there for the wife to be to use when she is stoking the stove. Yes my fiance likes helping me!! She's a REAL good woman!!
ps: ppsst!~ chipper - semantics aside, all women are real women... but not all real women ar REAL good women!....
.. I realize that all women are "real women"(semantics aside lol), but do you know which ones are real(Bruce Jenner, not so real). As to not make any assumptions(that you will understand what I'm thinking) I will change my wording and say I perceive her to be a "real woman" as she's doing whatever it takes to get the job done, which is the definition of real I was referring to. Here's an ironic/supporting quote from the only definition of real I looked up (can you believe they used that example and that I went right to it LOL),"• true or actual (what you were speaking of): his real name is James | this isn't my real reason for coming.• [ attrib. ] (of a person or thing) rightly so called; proper : he's my idea of a real man "(what I was speaking of).
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That's cool VT.
No, the problem was no ice cream last night, just root beer that was meant for some vanilla ice cream.
I hope now you can see where my mind was just a little shy of all there last night
I hear what your are saying though, and you are correct.
All semantics aside(besides that's a deeeeeeeeeep word for a wood butcher/word butcher like myself lol), although I inferred to her as being a "real woman", that inference was made not only by his statements that she was a "real good woman", but also by the picture of her with a saw in her hand cutting wood
All that being said, I think we are both right, once again
Except for you being wrong for giving me a hard time again, bad BL
Have a great day BL.
I love black locust
It does split well, but you better hit the exact same spot if it doesn't split the first time, or it doesn't.
And man those ones that don't split your right, they stink. I would just cut them into big cookies, I don't give away my locust
Im in Richmond my parents live at 26 and Gratiot my dad has a backhoe not sure if it has a 3 point or not. Sure wish I had a tractor. Funds for the splitter are not on the up and up that's why I was building one I have a motor and I can weld so I figured I could do one real cheap. Is there any saw gtg in Michigan that you know of?
Well that changes things.
.. The coolest thing about it was it was literally 3 min from his house. how come it never works that way for me LOL.
The next time I'm at the shop I'll take a measurement... That setup looks awesome I wish I had access to wood like that all I own is 2 acres here that isn't wooded I get wood from nearby areas when people are giving it away.Well that changes things.
I will give my buddy a call, I know he has a few pumps laying around
I set him up with a speeco(the co that makes huskee splitters, now county line ant tractor supply co) for his 3 point set up for 300 that was in great shape and came with the rack for storing it
I'm sure if he has something it will be priced reasonable.
Do you know what the shaft size is on that motor, maybe he has a love joy that will fit also.
I see the rams for 50-150.
To keep things on topic. Here's the load I got yesterday and a few pictures of the splitting area this morning. Hope to finish this load up today as I have a lot of wood waiting for me.View attachment 503553
My dad used to always say, "wish in one hand crap in the other, see which one fills up quicker"
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LOL, thought I was in the scrounge thread when I said all that. Oh well, guess that's my one mistake for the weekMy dad used to always say, "wish in one hand crap in the other, see which one fills up quicker"
Basically get your butt moving
Not a single piece of that wood came from my property, I only burn the dead standing black locust from my place.
That is why this is called the scrounge thread. It's all about what we have scrounged up. Some scrounge from there own property and others from anywhere they can, I'm in the second. I get wood from tree services, friends, side of the rd, craigslist, in the rd, property that has been logged, cleared land, farmers fields, golf courses, and tonight will be the construction site scrounge
Stay tuned for the pictures
Stick around for a hot second and you to will have 4-5 saws in your vehicle at all times and a trailer on the back wherever you go, "just in case"
Gotta go the maple is calling me
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Is that from a building site that they took a tree down?That's awesome, and how it works.
Now you have as much as me
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