Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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Between the nicer weather over the last few weeks and the mod squad increasing threefold over night people have been pretty well behaved around here.
USMC615
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SVK, if I did anything, it would be change the rods & pistons so it would rev higher & develop more power, does not really need a larger bore. The rods are powdered metal, like diesel engine rods. They can take a lot of torque, but not RPMs. I hit that rev limiter so quick in 1st & 2nd it is shameful! (and it dead stops you) The power band is still climbing at red line.
Marshy, the 4.6 & 5.0 also have cross bolted mains, just like the old 427 Ford engines, a very strong setup. In addition to the great performance, they hold up well. The 5.0 is a light aluminum block engine with 4 valves / cylinder with variable cam timing & cross bolted mains, what is not to like???
Shame it is not giving you the advertised RPMs. (The new Boss had a 7,500 red line)
Marshy, the 4.6 & 5.0 also have cross bolted mains, just like the old 427 Ford engines, a very strong setup. In addition to the great performance, they hold up well. The 5.0 is a light aluminum block engine with 4 valves / cylinder with variable cam timing & cross bolted mains, what is not to like???
Shame it is not giving you the advertised RPMs. (The new Boss had a 7,500 red line)
nomad_archer
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OK OK just so you don't think I just post about exercise, guns, hunting and fishing. Small scrounge tonight to break the ice for the year. I got a 4x8 trailer of wood. I think it is ash. Dead and it is still heavy. Good scrounge to ease into the season. Needed the 20" bar for the majority of it.
I like those wheelbarrow handles! Good for pulling it backwards.
OK OK just so you don't think I just post about exercise, guns, hunting and fishing. Small scrounge tonight to break the ice for the year. I got a 4x8 trailer of wood. I think it is ash. Dead and it is still heavy. Good scrounge to ease into the season. Needed the 20" bar for the majority of it.
Not ash. Think Norway maple. IMO.
I was thinking the same thing, but did not want to make the call from pics.
nomad_archer
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The wheelbarrow handles are great. I keep replacing the tub with a new one every year or two.
Got the load split with the hydo today. Wow is the 11 second cycle time great.
Got the load split with the hydo today. Wow is the 11 second cycle time great.
Which hydro U got, 11 sec is fast! (mine is 13 sec and I think it is fast).
The rev limiter does stop you dead. It's a shame they make it like that instead of the old way where you could just keep bouncing off it.
nomad_archer
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Farmer Steve pointed me in the direction of the Dirty Hands Tools 22 ton. That was the first time I was able to put a little time on it since I picked it up in November. The hydro did not disappoint. The cycle time is great. The motor is surprisingly quite but it is still new and hasn't broken in yet.
Technically on the spec sheet the cycle time is 10.9 sec. All I know is it was way way faster then my buddies 27 ton "commercial" cub cadet. There is nothing commercial about a cub cadet that's for sure. Thing is always broken.
Technically on the spec sheet the cycle time is 10.9 sec. All I know is it was way way faster then my buddies 27 ton "commercial" cub cadet. There is nothing commercial about a cub cadet that's for sure. Thing is always broken.
nomad_archer
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After comparing with some ash I recently cut and a little google magic I believe both of you are correct. The heart wood was not nearly as white as the ash I recently cut. Norway maple is a new one for me. It will burn just the same. Today Zale and Mike win the identification award with nothing but crummy pictures to work off of.
glad you like it NA. i keep eyeing one up at the one lowes i go to. still have my buddies here to use though. BTW ya missed a good GTG last sat. there is rumor of one possibly in the fall. now back to hunting. did ya get a longbeard yet ?
nomad_archer
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Ahhh no long beard yet. Three days at my cabin yielded no bird sightings but lots of gobbling. Last weekend my cousin got a bird out of my spot at the cabin. I will be hunting middle creek game lands tomorrow and maybe Saturday looking for a bird. I never hunted up there or walked in the woods up there so it should be interesting to go in blind and try to figure everything out but that is the fun of it. Might find a new place to hunt, you never know.
A fall get together would be great. I hope they try to keep it out of late October/November as that is prime time archery season. Heck we could move the GTG in the spring a week or two either way and I would be there. I like you guys and saws but hunting wins every time. Oh and last weekend was mothers day and there is no way I am getting out of that, my wife would end me where I stand if I tried.
As for the DHT splitter pick one up around black Friday when they go on sale. I was able to get Lowes to price match the tractor supply county line price. Then the lady at lowes took another $25 off. I just asked and may have caught the right person at the right time but it worked out for me. Just make sure to take a set of wrenches with you to make sure all of the bolts are tight before you hook it on the truck and bring it home. Mine had a few loose bolts that were missed by the skilled labor that puts them together at the store.
A fall get together would be great. I hope they try to keep it out of late October/November as that is prime time archery season. Heck we could move the GTG in the spring a week or two either way and I would be there. I like you guys and saws but hunting wins every time. Oh and last weekend was mothers day and there is no way I am getting out of that, my wife would end me where I stand if I tried.
As for the DHT splitter pick one up around black Friday when they go on sale. I was able to get Lowes to price match the tractor supply county line price. Then the lady at lowes took another $25 off. I just asked and may have caught the right person at the right time but it worked out for me. Just make sure to take a set of wrenches with you to make sure all of the bolts are tight before you hook it on the truck and bring it home. Mine had a few loose bolts that were missed by the skilled labor that puts them together at the store.
Also check out the Countyline (TS), I have no complaints, and it has a nice log holder feature (the round wood centers itself). It goes through anything!
I did tighten the bolt on the hydro oil reservoir, and the 8 allen head bolts on the pump, as they were seeping a bit. It is all dry now. Other than that, it was all put together well.
I did tighten the bolt on the hydro oil reservoir, and the 8 allen head bolts on the pump, as they were seeping a bit. It is all dry now. Other than that, it was all put together well.
have seen a few tom's across the street last week in the evening. there is a nice ladder stand there and i may think about using the crossbow.
Ambull01
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I keep hearing the word hydro. Aren't all log splitters considered a hydro? Or is there something that separates a good hydro from a mediocre model?
macattack_ga
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There is such a thing as kinetic splitters too.
Ambull01
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I see. Just read about a kinetic vs hydro splitter. Thanks
