Splitting done today
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Backwoods Savage
Minister of Fire
Good work Zap.
Do you not retract that ram all the way even when you store it?
As you know, I do all the splitting in the spring. Then before I put it away I will put oil on the beam (in the horizontal position) and run the ram down. Then put a little more oil on and bring it back up. Then I change the oil in the engine and it is all set for a sleep.
Do you not retract that ram all the way even when you store it?
As you know, I do all the splitting in the spring. Then before I put it away I will put oil on the beam (in the horizontal position) and run the ram down. Then put a little more oil on and bring it back up. Then I change the oil in the engine and it is all set for a sleep.
NH_Wood
Minister of Fire
Nice work Zap! Not fun to split/stack in the rain - how many pairs of gloves did you go through!? I can only work in soaked work gloves for so long before I need to switch to a dry pair! Cheers!
Backwoods Savage said:
Sav I retract the ram, I had already started to bring it down then stopped to take a picture.
Zap
NH_Wood said:
NH_wOOD thanks, I stayed with one pair of gloves and my hands are just warming up.
My clock on my camera was off twelve hours.
Zap
NH_Wood
Minister of Fire
zapny said:
I bet they are! I've worn a soaked pair for a long time before, felt pretty warm except for my hands, took off the gloves to grab a beer (was only stacking!), and by the time I came back the gloves were frozen solid! Cheers!
quads
Minister of Fire
quads said:
Thanks Quads, I'll take the rain instead of the 20 inches of snow they called for.
Zap
quads
Minister of Fire
I agree! I like cold weather, but by this time of year I'm ready for rain to make the snow go away.zapny said:
I split and cut almost a cord of locust today. It was sunny and 23* with some wind. It was so pleasant I laid down on the logs and fell asleep for a while. I even saw a big rooster pheasant cackling away. Spring is coming soon and want my wood split and stacked soon or I can do it when it's muddy. If I don't ge teat done when it's muddy I have to do it with the misquitos.
bogydave
Minister of Fire
Good job. Working in the rain at that temp is worse than working a 10 °. (we had 4" of snow today)
You earned a "hot toddie" (I like Baileys & hot chocolate). Warms you right up.
Locust: the "gold standard" of fire wood! Good score.
You earned a "hot toddie" (I like Baileys & hot chocolate). Warms you right up.
Locust: the "gold standard" of fire wood! Good score.
wood spliter
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I moved wood and split in the rain also. Did it since they said it would snow tonight into Friday. Had to get wood from the pile to the porch. I was wet already so I also split some wood.
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