Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[sean donato]

If I had a metal scrap yard near me like you do, My garage would be full (more fuller) lol.

He's lucky to have a scrap yard that lets you take stuff back out. There's only one that's close you can do that anymore. Another huge one that's more of an industrial junk yard then a scrap metal yard about 2 ish hours away. Everyone else acts like a one way street, what goes in doesn't come back out. I sure miss the old days before CSR bought most the yards out.

 

[sean donato]

Can't remrmber if I told you guys, but I broke down and bought a new cylinder for the splitter. The leak, became worse and worse the more I split Sunday afternoon. Which I guess I knew would happen, but hopped it would hold out till summer.
Got a ruggedmade 5"x24" stroke 3.5" rod. $580.00. Bit more then I wanted to spend, but I'll use this cylinder on the new splitter. Curious how much the larger rod will speed up cycle time. Not that I need it any faster. It's fast enough that I can work at a comfortable pace by myself, only becomes an "issue" if I have help. Which is seldom.
Should have it tomorrow. I think the only thing I'll need to do to adapt it is get a larger pace of tubing to weld on the push plate. Everything else should swap over/bolt up.

 

[H-Ranch]

He's lucky to have a scrap yard that lets you take stuff back out.

Yep, and I am extremely thankful for it. The one I used to go to 20ish years ago (still my favorite) sold out to Padnos and now you can't go in the yard. The one I go to now is not as big, but it's 5 miles instead of 20... so there's that.

 

[diver64]

He's lucky to have a scrap yard that lets you take stuff back out. There's only one that's close you can do that anymore. Another huge one that's more of an industrial junk yard then a scrap metal yard about 2 ish hours away. Everyone else acts like a one way street, what goes in doesn't come back out. I sure miss the old days before CSR bought most the yards out.

There are still a couple of yards near me that let you buy their lead scrap for 1/2 the price you can get it online or less. They are dwindling fast, though. One place got the brass from a couple of gun ranges and used to let me sort the barrel for the good ones I wanted and sold them for, idk, a penny each but they finally stopped due to insurance or something.