I saw this ad on craigslist and it sounds like it beats renting or buying a splitter. Only if they can do the two cords an hour.
http://hartford.craigslist.org/grd/4458003880.html
http://hartford.craigslist.org/grd/4458003880.html
I thought about buying a splitter, however I would then want a garden tractor/atv to haul it, and need a much larger shed to store everything. A decent splitter is 1000-2000, I got into burning wood to save money...Buying a splitter is the way to go for most.....
Buying a splitter is the way to go for most.....
I saw this ad on craigslist and it sounds like it beats renting or buying a splitter. Only if they can do the two cords an hour.
http://hartford.craigslist.org/grd/4458003880.html
+1Also in it for the savings, and as is stands right now, X27 + Sledge and Wedge is getting it all done - even ~20"+ sweetgum rounds.
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ED, the way I would look at it, here I can buy a cord CSS for $125 off season. No way I would pay someone $50-$75 just to split for that cord.
for $1000 you could get a good used splitter to share with 2 neighbors and each pay $333.33 and call it a day.
I thought about buying a splitter, however I would then want a garden tractor/atv to haul it, and need a much larger shed to store everything. A decent splitter is 1000-2000, I got into burning wood to save money...
I thought about buying a splitter, however I would then want a garden tractor/atv to haul it, and need a much larger shed to store everything. A decent splitter is 1000-2000, I got into burning wood to save money...
I did that one year, I had 4 cords to cut and split and my hip was mince meat at the time . I paid the guy $100 and we got all of it split by 1 pm. I was using my electric splitter and helping him out and we banged it out in no time. It was money well spent, I wanted the wood split and drying and with my hip in the condition it was it would have taken me all summer.Well here is the thing, that ad was for two guys and a splitter for $50 an hour. I could process alot of wood with three guys. I think for the next coouple of weeks I am going cut and buck anf have them work with me on a Friday. I want to split 4 to 6 cords in one day.
I know in the long run I know buying a splitter saves you money, however I just bought the 555 chainsaw, and I have a landscaping crew coming in to chip all the branches from the trees, grind stumps, and haul off rotten wood. The yard needs alot of attention, so a splitter can wait.
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