I'll tell you what......I don't want to piss off the guy that can swing a
splitting axe hard enough to shatter it!! I believe those knots to be hard
but I think some one was exaggerating just a wee bit............
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "andrew strasfogel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 9:35 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters
Frozen hemlock knots will supposedly shatter a splitting axe. Try that
too.
On 3/29/07, Mike Canfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Give it a big ole locust knot and see how it does. That always seems to
be
a good test of a splitter. Let it set for a season first if ye really
want
to test it....;>)
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 10:57 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Wood Splitters
>I rent a 30 ton splitter once a year for $60 a day. Rent it Saturday
> afternoon and have to return it Monday morning when they open. I can
split
> a
> stack 4' high by 50' in the time I have the splitter.
>
> That way I don't have to maintain the splitter or store it.
>
> I have split every type of wood you can find in Oklahoma Pine, Oak,
> Hickory... you name it that 30 ton press goes through it. It will even
> cross
> crush softer wood up to about 6'' in diameter. I think the 30 ton will
> probably do anything you want.
>
>
> On 3/23/07, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> Need to do this sooner or later, and I have a 15% coupon at HF.
>> Their flier had a 30-ton unit. Has a 9HP Robin and a 16 GPM pump,
>> 2-speed, and a 24" stroke. $1300 (before discount). Any likelihood
>> that this will be a decent enough unit? They're all about $1k,
>> unless they're a whole lot more than that.
>>
>> Preliminary results with the new Kill-A-Watt indicate that we're
>> spending about 6 cents/day for heat. Plus wood.
>>
>> -- Jim
>>
>>
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