Had both the rug rats out stacking today.
It was borderline to warm so we didn't make a day of it. Got about 1 cord cut and split.
Tomorrow morning is supposed to be around 40. Gonna hit it hard.
Still too warm to cut, but...
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Had both the rug rats out stacking today.
It was borderline to warm so we didn't make a day of it. Got about 1 cord cut and split.
Tomorrow morning is supposed to be around 40. Gonna hit it hard.
Yep, Id rather work in the cold.
pennsywoodburnr
supreme scrounger
Your little guy is still on that tiny Chinese quad?? I thought for sure you would've had him on a big 'ol Yamaha or Honda by now. I'm impressed it can pull both him and the splitter still.
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reminds me i need to stack mine 
sawjunky23
Just here for the free beer!
Showoff!
LOL ‼
That poor thing has been beaten half to death. It's gone end-over-end twice just this summer, and been on its side more times than I can remember. Both the front and rear racks have been sheared off, the body has several patches and rivets holding it together, one wheel is bent, the front break lever is busted off, the handlebars have been straighten a dozen times, the main headlamp is in a shattered pile somewhere in the woodlot... he even managed to get tangled up in some fencing and broke the drive chain once. Heck, it would pull that load of firewood if he hooked onto it. It always starts, winter or summer... except once, earlier this year when the Chinese battery finally went bad.
I still have his throttle limited... that thing will run nearly 60 MPH with my 220 pounds of lard-azz sittin' on it.
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brenndatomu
Hey you woodchucks, quit chucking my wood!
WOW, you must have got a good one! Most people that I know that bought those got a year or two outta 'em. And 60 MPH?! The ones I have seen topped out at 20-30 or so...what kind/size is it?
Pretty sure it's a Tao Tao, 110 cc.
When we first got it I pulled the carb, adjusted the needle and float, opened the jet slightly, and removed the caps covering the adjustment screws. Then I opened up the (EPA) restricted exhaust. The darn thing starts without using the choke at any temperature over 30°. When he hits the throttle in the driveway it throws two rooster-tails of rock in the air, and I've had to chew him out for tearing up the sod in the yard doing sliding figure-eights. If I back-out the throttle limit screw, it will pull the front wheels off the ground if ya' mash it. The wife followed me down the road, said her van was going between 55 and 60 MPH... right now I have it limited to about 35-40 on pavement or hard packed dirt.
The ATV itself is about wore out (suspension, steering linkage, and the like), but the engine is still strong... the plan is to build a two-wheeler or go-cart when the ATV finally bites it.
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laynes69
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Both our boys have Tao tao, and the one gives shifter fits while the other one is still going strong. Built cheaper than hell, but we paid 500 a piece for ours. They have had them for a few years now.
No shifter on this one... gas and go.
$700 delivered to the door.
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$700 delivered to the door.
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sawjunky23
Just here for the free beer!
It was 43 degrees here last night. CSS some today.
quotejso2
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U drink bud?
Brother-in-law bought a new Chi-com ATV for his girls. That thing was a pile, motor mounts broke, starter broke, throttle cable went bad, brakes junk. That is just what I remember. Thing was broke more than it ran.
sawjunky23
Just here for the free beer!
I cut a little more today. Got a sunburn so I quit!
USMC615
Wood's Tougher Than Woodpecker Lips...
...and here I am thinking I was the only one that used Crown Royal bags for baitcaster covers!! Been using 'em for decades, Lol.
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crown royal eww rather have jim beam.
KenJax Tree
Terraphobic
You guys can have the hard stuff...last time i drank that stuff i tried kick boxing a pine tree....i'll stick to a few beers.
When you learn to make your own, you wont go back to store bought
