Lets face it. The best and easiest way to split wood is when it is about zero out side and the wood is frozen. It keeps you warm twice. Dale ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 1:08 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Update: wood splitter
> Just briefly, I purchased a manual wood splitter from Harbor Freight > about a month ago. It had been on back order until Monday. > > I am satisfied with it. I have split about a quarter cord of very > green poplar that ranges up to 12" inches in diameter. Anything over > that size I still have to split in half with a heavy hammer and > wedges. I can then use the manual wood splitter to get the chunks > down to furnace size. > > I have never used a powered wood splitter, but I think it would take > a very powerful unit to split some of these 23 to 27 inch pieces. > (that's diameter.) If I had known how tough some of these pieces > were going to be, I think I would have had the trunks cut into 14 to > 16 inch lengths instead of the 20 to 22 inch lengths I ended up with. > Or perhaps I would have been better off to wait a year until the > wood dried out. They might have split better then. > > To get back to the unit, I ordered the 10 ton unit below. Believe > me, those 30" handles can be very hard to push just before the knot > splits and lets everything loosen up. Feel it is worth the money. > > Joe > > Item # 33956 > > Item description from web page: > > TWO SPEED, 10 TON HYDRAULIC LOG SPLITTER > TWO SPEED, 10 TON HYDRAULIC LOG SPLITTER > Quick log splitting at an affordable price. Manually operated, two > speed pump builds > up to 10 tons of log splitting pressure fast. Low and high speeds to > accommodate > various types of wood. Pump is operated by two 30'' steel handles. > Includes pressure > release valve. Heavy duty spring return. > Force: 10 ton > Bed: horizontal > Engine: manual operation > Shipping weight: 112 lbs. > ITEM 33956-9VGA > $129.99 > $99.99 > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > Various List Members At The Following Address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.9/458 - Release Date: 9/27/2006 > > To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
