That’s the thing that people don’t often understand about the big mauls. You don’t swing it, you just drop it and let physics do the work for you.
I had some friction tape on the handle of mine for a while, but I ended up taking it off and just getting some good grippy gloves. -D > On Mar 23, 2022, at 10:24 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I prefer a wooden handle, I think the fiberglass send more vibrations. I do > like that that one has a 36" handle, too many of them are too short. > > I've got one of these: > https://www.hardwarestore.com/brands/651025-vulcan-34524-wood-splitting-maul-12-lb-head-steel-handle-27-in-oal.html?ps=004&gclid=CjwKCAjwiuuRBhBvEiwAFXKaNFPw8bRgM1etm2BXtegQpAb3ZxUC-TdgqAM1Ek3yU4J8KBx88up5nxoCpFYQAvD_BwE > > Sometimes it's hard to tell who is in charge when swinging something that > heavy. > > > -Cuft > > > > On Wednesday, March 23, 2022, 10:18:09 AM EDT, Dimitri Seretakis > <dsereta...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > This one is seriously impressive if you’re into the lumberjack method. And > it’s made in Finland not China! > > https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/fiskars-s-36-in-super-splitting-axe-378841-1004-1330386?store=2395&cid=Shopping-Google-Organic_Feed-Product-1330386&cid=Shopping-Google-LOB-Local_Feed&utm_medium=Google&utm_source=Shopping&utm_campaign=LOB&utm_content=Local_Feed&gbraid=0AAAAAD3fmFPI49mXQrWvxVxqp-Ajm1mGC&gclid=CjwKCAjwiuuRBhBvEiwAFXKaNBnn-Q1NDXYMDTog-o8O5XtoAq4icj6h_V0MsW4ViryXkhdGtfPLdBoCmx0QAvD_BwE > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 23, 2022, at 9:20 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Which reminds me, my buddy has been farting around with his log splitter >> for awhile. It won't crank at all. Battery reads 12.xv and doesn't drop at >> all under load that he can see. Figures it's locked up, it'd sat outside >> awhile. >> >> He goes and buys a Harbor Freight 13hp, guess what, that won't crank either. >> Jump it off the truck and it starts just fine. >> >> I think his problem is his el-cheapo Harbor Freight meter. I've had the >> cheap ones and they're junk. The $30 one is surprisingly good but the $6 >> one, not so much. >> >> -Curt >> >> On Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 09:55:26 PM EDT, Allan Streib via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> >> Failing batteries can cause all sorts of anomalies. >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 22, 2022, at 7:00 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >>> SL500 was acting up, not wanting to stay charged. I figured it was >>> because it’s rarely driven these days. Finally got to the point today >>> where it wouldn’t tale a charge, period. >>> >>> Hauled the 4+ year old flooded cell H8 down to the Advanced Auto and >>> was pleased to see the last of the long-timers still there. I waited >>> for him so he could check the battery, and it was kaput. >>> >>> I put a two year battery in it as I’m planning on selling the car soon. >>> He was trying to find me something cheaper but I told him not to >>> bother, as I didn’t want to have to run around to another store, but >>> would just go with the cheapest one they had (the two year “silver”). >>> >>> For those of you who might frequent Advance for batteries, it’s been >>> near impossible to get a promo code that will work on a battery any >>> more. I bemoaned the fact to this guy and he was able to put in a $17 >>> discount on the sale from some obscure code. Nice. >>> >>> What’s interesting is that I was having all sorts of weird faults, no >>> doubt due to the voltage dropping into the basement when stuff got >>> turned on. I ran the DAS on it when I got everything finished and >>> cleared all the faults, so all is well now. >>> >>> -D >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
