Yes. I think stock set up puts out 250 HP and 400 Ft/lbs of torque.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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My 460 gets 9mpg loaded, unloaded, uphill/downhill tailwind headwind thrown off a cliff....300,000+mi and still will not die. It was my first vehicle when I was 17. Im 37. Bought it in 97.
Sounds great! Ultimately, it would depend on the deal/price I could get on the truck. I love the tank like qualities that the f250's have weather it's a 351,
460 or 7.3. Not looking for something to win races, just dependable and can haul wood rounds.
Thanks, ya I really like that body style. 460 is a great motor too, had a 86 with a 460 and actually got better mileage than my dsl driving to work (1 1/2 miles) , longer drives on hwy is a different story though.
You can't beat the 7.3 for dependability. The 460 aint bad, either.
i get some of that narly ash over here in york co. from time to time Ryan. various factors as the other guys have mentioned. when all else fails NOODLE IT!!!!
here's my latest scrounge. thinking about using them for selling campfire wood. 36 x 16 x 12.
i get some of that narly ash over here in york co. from time to time Ryan. various factors as the other guys have mentioned. when all else fails NOODLE IT!!!!
Thanks! It makes sense, I'm in suburban Philadelphia. Delaware County......
https://m.harborfreight.com/20-ton-log-splitter-61594.html?utm_referrer=direct/not provided
Anyone have, or know someone who has one of these Harbour freight log splitters? Was in Michigan today and saw one. Looked pretty slick, might have to save my pennies if it gets good reviews.
Anyone have, or know someone who has one of these Harbour freight log splitters? Was in Michigan today and saw one. Looked pretty slick, might have to save my pennies if it gets good reviews.
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If they still let you use their 20% off coupons on the engines, gas powered tools, and generators I'd probably have one. But they don't.... The Dirty Hand Tools (DHT) 22 ton is on my want list. The Harbor a freight looks appealing that its bi-directional but the DHT can swing down and split vertical for those big rounds that are super heavy to lift. I've been impressed with the predator engines.
As Dancan said, you can read about my saga with a troublesome Ash in this thread!
IMPOSSIBLE to split when green, Stihl pro cleaving hammer just bounced off, it is now splitting but takes work after drying for 8 months. While FarmerSteve had the right idea (noodle!) I unfortunately had this to contend with in almost every round too
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As Dancan said, you can read about my saga with a troublesome Ash in this thread!
IMPOSSIBLE to split when green, Stihl pro cleaving hammer just bounced off, it is now splitting but takes work after drying for 8 months. While FarmerSteve had the right idea (noodle!) I unfortunately had this to contend with in almost every round too
I split a bunch of ash just like that last spring. It was all from boulevard trees and anything over about 12" in diameter was curly and twisted just like that. Awful stuff. I broke down and borrowed a 22 ton hydraulic splitter which grunted and groaned through the pieces I'd given up on.
Yes, the Ash tree was right off a Main Street in the suburbs, feet from the street in a wide open portion of the lawn with nothing surrounding it. What. Made me angry was the fact that a cop stopped me as I was loading rounds into my vehicle and confirmed that it was ok to take. I'm a teacher by profession and ANYTHING on my record is a huge risk.Lesson learned, even if it's in the side of the property w a "free" sign, knock and ask...
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What about scrounging in the garage?
Turned this:
Into this:
Still planning on staining the wood but gotta let it dry first.
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Turned this:
Into this:
Still planning on staining the wood but gotta let it dry first.
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Looks like a decent machine, and I too love the Predator engines (have a generator). However, I really like my 22 Ton splitter from TS, and since it came assembled and with Hydro fluid, I think it was a better deal. Check it out when it goes on sale.
Fantastic!What about scrounging in the garage?
Turned this:
Into this:
Still planning on staining the wood but gotta let it dry first.
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I tell you what. This firewood stuff is hard work when you do it by hand. Glad I'll be using the ATV and hydro from here on out this year.
Today started very bad. Woke up this morning and noticed the sink and toilet did not sound quite right. There had been a power outage for just a few minutes, so I thought maybe there was some air in the lines. The wife went out food shopping, so I was home alone, and went down stairs to get a box of Cheerios. That is when I discovered the pressure valve on the water holding tank was leaking.
I cut the power to the well pump and scrambled up to the Kitchen to get some pots that would fit under the leaking valve, then rushed out the side door of the garage to get a 5 gal bucket to dump the pots of water in. Then I would periodically rush the 5 gal bucket out the side door into the drain. I did this "Chinese Fire Drill" for about 1/2 hour, as fast as I could to minimize flooding, before it slowed down slightly and I was able to call my neighbor Chris to come over with a hose.
Chris also happened to have a replacement valve, so I did not even have to go to the store (great to have good neighbors), but there was still a lot of wet mess to clean up.
Luckily, the rest of the day went better. The guy who had looked at the MS460 I was selling actually came by with the money, and also purchased the old lawn tractor plow (I don't use it any more since I got the ATV & plow, so I gave him a great deal on it just to get rid of it).
Then, in the late afternoon, I went and took down a mid sized Black Birch tree for a guy, and he also wanted a few cords of firewood. There was some concern is was leaning toward the back corner of the house, and the bottom of the tree was rotten, but I made the notch kind of high were it was more solid, and it went down right on the money. And I got it done just before the rain really started coming down again!
This guy has a small homeowner saw, but was very impressed with how fast I was able convert his tree into fire wood size pieces with my ported saws.
All & all not a bad day, just a very stressful start!
Sorry, no pics, it was just too darn hectic!
I cut the power to the well pump and scrambled up to the Kitchen to get some pots that would fit under the leaking valve, then rushed out the side door of the garage to get a 5 gal bucket to dump the pots of water in. Then I would periodically rush the 5 gal bucket out the side door into the drain. I did this "Chinese Fire Drill" for about 1/2 hour, as fast as I could to minimize flooding, before it slowed down slightly and I was able to call my neighbor Chris to come over with a hose.
Chris also happened to have a replacement valve, so I did not even have to go to the store (great to have good neighbors), but there was still a lot of wet mess to clean up.
Luckily, the rest of the day went better. The guy who had looked at the MS460 I was selling actually came by with the money, and also purchased the old lawn tractor plow (I don't use it any more since I got the ATV & plow, so I gave him a great deal on it just to get rid of it).
Then, in the late afternoon, I went and took down a mid sized Black Birch tree for a guy, and he also wanted a few cords of firewood. There was some concern is was leaning toward the back corner of the house, and the bottom of the tree was rotten, but I made the notch kind of high were it was more solid, and it went down right on the money. And I got it done just before the rain really started coming down again!
This guy has a small homeowner saw, but was very impressed with how fast I was able convert his tree into fire wood size pieces with my ported saws.
All & all not a bad day, just a very stressful start!
Sorry, no pics, it was just too darn hectic!
Well I put all of my loads of wood from the weekend in the runnin loads thread.
After giving up on hand splitting some rock hard birch that had been drying in the round for a year (I'll never do that again!), I dropped two birches that were top dead. Expected to have some core rot but with the exception of a few feet at the stump the wood was perfect. Turned out to be some of the prettiest wood I've ever processed.
After giving up on hand splitting some rock hard birch that had been drying in the round for a year (I'll never do that again!), I dropped two birches that were top dead. Expected to have some core rot but with the exception of a few feet at the stump the wood was perfect. Turned out to be some of the prettiest wood I've ever processed.
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