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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: How Much Money Does Your Outdoor Wood Boiler Save You? w/ poll
« on: August 13, 2017, 07:20:02 AM »
Ayuh,..... I've been livin' in this old farmhouse that needed oil deliveries every 10 days to 2 weeks through-out the heatin' season,....
That's 'bout 150/ 200 gallons per delivery,....
I built my own outdoor wood boiler, 'n traded my labor for wood from a tree service,....
Since I fired my boiler, 'bout 10 years ago, I've spent Zero on heatin',...
That's many thousands of dollars, dependin' on the price of oil,....
That's 'bout 150/ 200 gallons per delivery,....
I built my own outdoor wood boiler, 'n traded my labor for wood from a tree service,....
Since I fired my boiler, 'bout 10 years ago, I've spent Zero on heatin',...
That's many thousands of dollars, dependin' on the price of oil,....
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Equipment / Re: Has anyone tried one of the spiral cone wood splitters,..??
« on: July 27, 2017, 05:07:12 PM »Quote
but I see that you are using the spiral splitter in the end grain of the wood in your photos. As far as I know, and everyone I've tried, the idea is to stick the tip of that cone into the side of the log/round, not the end.
Ayuh,.... The Diameter of the rounds comes into play,....
I shoot for 18" to 20" wood for my boiler,...
My hyd. splitter is 24",...
Stabbin' the side of a 60" round, 18" long just ain't feasible,...
The reason I bought this thing is for all the rounds I get that are over 'bout 30"s or so....
I'll hurt myself(again) gettin' 'em to the hyd. splitter,...
The spiral splitter has done a Great Job at reducin' the Huge rounds to manageable chunks for Me,...
'n a Big kudos to the folks down in Tennessee that build, sell these things, 'n provide Great service,...
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Equipment / Re: Has anyone tried one of the spiral cone wood splitters,..??
« on: May 25, 2017, 05:33:05 PM »I just wanted to comment on this. I have a few products from titan as well. They were slow to ship a few things but darn nice people to talk to. I called and left a message on a Friday just after they closed and got a call back and zack told me he was just finishing something up and figured he would call me back while he was still there. Besides having a good product they have great customer service. I will buy all my attachments I need from them!
Ayuh,.... While I've talked to a few folks down there,....
Zack is who I ask for,.... talked to him at length,....
As a final up-date for this thread,....
Titan has sent me another new tip, even though I hadn't called for another,....
I've found the splitter to work Great,....
The only thing that could make it better is to have more hyd. power available for more splittin' torque,...
I now screw the tip in, then weld a bead in each slot at the junction,....
It stops it from screwin' in, 'n pullin' the stud in two, like posted way above,....
It also stops the tip from Unscrewin', when the auger stalls, 'n has to be backed out,...
The tip backin' out has been the biggest problem,....
The last tip still in the splitter, backed out, just enough to crack the weld,....
I'll grind it out, 'n reweld it before usin' it again,...
All in all,... I Love the tool, especially 'cause I've got use of a company skid-steer to run it,...
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General Discussion / Re: Woo who ! He's in , smoke'm if u got'em !
« on: January 27, 2017, 06:15:55 PM »Quote
I'd like to say in three years, wow I was really wrong. Trump got elected so I guess anything is possible........
Ayuh,..... I've been waitin' All my life for this to happen,.... Finally,....
I plan to watch it play out for the next 8 years, til President Pence is elected,....
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Equipment / Re: American CLS
« on: January 25, 2017, 08:52:15 PM »Quote
The one I have now is both vertical or horizontal but the log opening is only 26"
Ayuh,..... One of the several reasons I cut my rounds to 18"/ 20" long,....
Can't imagine handlin' 36" or 48" long rounds,....
That's the Diameter of the wood I've got left, needin' splittin',....
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Equipment / Re: American CLS
« on: January 25, 2017, 06:28:54 AM »
Ayuh,..... I take it yer lookin' at the horizontal/ vertical style splitters,..??
I bought the Northern Tool & hyd. 37 ton convertible splitter,....
I love the Honda motor, 'n 37 tons of power,...
Only problem has been the hinge, which appears to have been changed since I bought mine,.....
I bought the Northern Tool & hyd. 37 ton convertible splitter,....
I love the Honda motor, 'n 37 tons of power,...
Only problem has been the hinge, which appears to have been changed since I bought mine,.....
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Plumbing / Re: Has anyone ever tried one of these? (flange wrench)
« on: January 25, 2017, 06:23:19 AM »
Nope,.... I've always used a pipe wrench or vise, dependin' on where I'm standin' at the time of pre-assembly,....
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General Discussion / Re: Woo who ! He's in , smoke'm if u got'em !
« on: January 20, 2017, 03:28:15 PM »Lol...Barack was steaming the whole speech, Mooshell was livid, Biden was repeating the chant, "watermelon, watermelon, watermelon..." in his head, and Hillary caught Bill drooling over the First Lady. It's been a good day...
Ayuh,.... I came in from splittin' in the back woodlot to have lunch, 'n just to watch the swearin' in,.....
CBS didn't show hilary or bill,...
Must say, Obo, biden, 'n upchuck shummer didn't look all that Happy,.....
The afternoon went much better, knowin' Obo is no longer President,.....
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Equipment / Re: Has anyone tried one of the spiral cone wood splitters,..??
« on: January 17, 2017, 02:05:30 PM »
Another up-date,....
Was out in the back wood yard, bustin' the monster blocks down into manageable chunks today before the rain started,....
I'm down to maybe 15 or 20 monsters left,...
'bout an hour or so into it, I Busted off another tip,......
Brought the skid-steer back in, pulled the Titan off, in the garage, I pulled the busted piece of stud outa the threads in the cone with a hammer, 'n punch,...
The broken stub backed out nicely,... No damage,....
I came in, 'n called palletforks.com again,....
After waitin' awhile, Zack answered the line,.... told be Scott was out of the office today, So,....
I explained my situation, 'n past conversations with Scott, 'n begged for another couple of replacement tips,...
We chatted for a few minutes, 'n when I asked 'bout the tips again, Zack said they're already on their way to me,....
Again, No charge,....
I can't say enough Good things 'bout this outfit, Darn Nice folks, that are standin' behind their product,....
'n I LOVE the Titan,...
I'm still learnin' it's idiosyncrasies, but I'm gainin' insight, 'n it's workin' Great,.....
When the new replacement tips get here, I'll post another up-date,....
Speakin' with some Buds this afternoon, my Bud, Bob had a Great idea for possibly fixin' the breakin' tip problem,.....
Was out in the back wood yard, bustin' the monster blocks down into manageable chunks today before the rain started,....
I'm down to maybe 15 or 20 monsters left,...
'bout an hour or so into it, I Busted off another tip,......
Brought the skid-steer back in, pulled the Titan off, in the garage, I pulled the busted piece of stud outa the threads in the cone with a hammer, 'n punch,...
The broken stub backed out nicely,... No damage,....
I came in, 'n called palletforks.com again,....
After waitin' awhile, Zack answered the line,.... told be Scott was out of the office today, So,....
I explained my situation, 'n past conversations with Scott, 'n begged for another couple of replacement tips,...
We chatted for a few minutes, 'n when I asked 'bout the tips again, Zack said they're already on their way to me,....
Again, No charge,....
I can't say enough Good things 'bout this outfit, Darn Nice folks, that are standin' behind their product,....
'n I LOVE the Titan,...
I'm still learnin' it's idiosyncrasies, but I'm gainin' insight, 'n it's workin' Great,.....
When the new replacement tips get here, I'll post another up-date,....
Speakin' with some Buds this afternoon, my Bud, Bob had a Great idea for possibly fixin' the breakin' tip problem,.....
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Equipment / Re: Has anyone tried one of the spiral cone wood splitters,..??
« on: January 13, 2017, 03:20:39 PM »
No more pictures, but I was out in the woodyard with the Titan splitter again today,.....
No complaints, at All with the Titan,....
Still learnin' what it, 'n the skid-steer are capable of,...
Had several chunks screwed in solid 'n stalled, so split 'em off with the beam splitter,....
With the 18" of snow melted, gettin' around was much better,...
Split all the big chunks I could reach, parked it, 'n switched to splittin' the blocks to boiler sized, 'n movin' 'em to the boiler wood pad,....
Movin' the blocks ain't so bad when they're under 100 pounds, insteada several hundred,...
Backs alittle stiff, but all in all a Great day,...
Probably a full cord to the boiler pad, 'n 3 cords of massive rounds busted into manageable chunks for splittin' finer,....
No complaints, at All with the Titan,....
Still learnin' what it, 'n the skid-steer are capable of,...
Had several chunks screwed in solid 'n stalled, so split 'em off with the beam splitter,....
With the 18" of snow melted, gettin' around was much better,...
Split all the big chunks I could reach, parked it, 'n switched to splittin' the blocks to boiler sized, 'n movin' 'em to the boiler wood pad,....
Movin' the blocks ain't so bad when they're under 100 pounds, insteada several hundred,...
Backs alittle stiff, but all in all a Great day,...
Probably a full cord to the boiler pad, 'n 3 cords of massive rounds busted into manageable chunks for splittin' finer,....
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Equipment / Re: Firewood Processor
« on: January 13, 2017, 03:11:29 PM »
That's a pretty darn Cool machine,...... Love it,....
Wouldn't work with the residential junk trees I get though,.....
Wouldn't work with the residential junk trees I get though,.....
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Here comes the sun
« on: January 12, 2017, 02:24:47 PM »
Ayuh,..... I grew up on the 45th parallel, 'n now live a few minutes below it,...
In December, 'n January, the sun rises, 'n sets in the South,.....
Southeast to Southwest,..... it's never overhead,....
In December, 'n January, the sun rises, 'n sets in the South,.....
Southeast to Southwest,..... it's never overhead,....
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Equipment / Re: Has anyone tried one of the spiral cone wood splitters,..??
« on: January 12, 2017, 02:18:45 PM »Are you going in at the edge or the middle of the wood? If you have been doing the middle, try closer to the edge / end. It keeps it from spinning and splits easier.
Ayuh,.... Been tryin' all sortsa things, but I get yer drift,....
Here's a few views from the seat,...
The order of the pictures is exactly backwards,....
The split startin' in the very 1st picture, is the chunk of wood that's still hung on the cone,....
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Equipment / Re: Ayuh,... I started the build,....
« on: January 12, 2017, 01:19:51 PM »How do u like the titan screw type splitter??? I been eyeballing that one for a while.
Ayuh,..... Up-date is in the cone splitter thread,....
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Equipment / Re: Has anyone tried one of the spiral cone wood splitters,..??
« on: January 12, 2017, 01:15:12 PM »
Just a quick up-date,....
Been out in the wood pile a couple times with this rig,....
Most of what's left is maple, oak, 'n box elder,.... 3' up to 5' rounds, 12" to 23" length,...
Big ugly wood, knot knuckles 'n all,...
Varyin' degrees of rot, as they're all old residential take-down trees,...
I LOVE it,...
I'll get some pictures up later,.....
It's on an ole 565 new holland skid-steer with a quick-connect auger drive, 2, 9/16" shaft, unknown manufacturer,...
With the replaceable tip, 'n cone sharpened in the pictures above, it works pretty damn good,...
Pick yer spot, drop the tip on/ near it, hit the auger, 'n abit of down pressure, it turns in nicely,....
The Problems, so far relate to the spot in the round ya pick, keepin' the entire chunk from spinnin', 'n gettin' the splitter out of a badly chosen spot,...
I'm findin' goin' in from the end-grain, hopefully at a defect area, or clear straight grain, works the Best,....
The problem splits usually occur when I go into the side of a round,....
If I run it in til the hyd.s stall, backin' the splitter out is a Pain,...
Had to walk it over to my beam splitter twice to bust off big rounds I couldn't get it to unscrew from,...
Though that's a lack of hyd. drive, not a fault of the cone splitter,...
I Did break another tip, luckily, they sent me 2 replacements, so I'm still up, 'n runnin',....
I believe I did it by tryin' to back it out of a bad spot, 'n unscrewed the tip from the cone, which puts the load on the threaded portion, rather than the cone portion, which busted the tip off, when I hauled the whole thing over to the beam splitter,...
After I broke the 2nd tip, before I screwed in the other new tip I'd already sharpened, I cut the threads on the cone again, leavin' a 3/16" or less of the flatness of the thread,.....
The flatness on the threads started out just over 5/16" wide, with a very sharp corner where I beveled off the edge,...
I'd thought the splitter was goin' in quicker at the tip, 'n slower on the cone, so sharpenin' the cone's threads seemed logical,....
Glad I did it,....
It's much better cuttin' into the wood now,...
Which of course makes it much easier to bury into a really Bad spot too,.....
The big chunk of round stuck on it now is proof of that,....
Once it stops rainin', I'll go split it off with the beam splitter,.....
Been out in the wood pile a couple times with this rig,....
Most of what's left is maple, oak, 'n box elder,.... 3' up to 5' rounds, 12" to 23" length,...
Big ugly wood, knot knuckles 'n all,...
Varyin' degrees of rot, as they're all old residential take-down trees,...
I LOVE it,...
I'll get some pictures up later,.....
It's on an ole 565 new holland skid-steer with a quick-connect auger drive, 2, 9/16" shaft, unknown manufacturer,...
With the replaceable tip, 'n cone sharpened in the pictures above, it works pretty damn good,...
Pick yer spot, drop the tip on/ near it, hit the auger, 'n abit of down pressure, it turns in nicely,....
The Problems, so far relate to the spot in the round ya pick, keepin' the entire chunk from spinnin', 'n gettin' the splitter out of a badly chosen spot,...
I'm findin' goin' in from the end-grain, hopefully at a defect area, or clear straight grain, works the Best,....
The problem splits usually occur when I go into the side of a round,....
If I run it in til the hyd.s stall, backin' the splitter out is a Pain,...
Had to walk it over to my beam splitter twice to bust off big rounds I couldn't get it to unscrew from,...
Though that's a lack of hyd. drive, not a fault of the cone splitter,...
I Did break another tip, luckily, they sent me 2 replacements, so I'm still up, 'n runnin',....
I believe I did it by tryin' to back it out of a bad spot, 'n unscrewed the tip from the cone, which puts the load on the threaded portion, rather than the cone portion, which busted the tip off, when I hauled the whole thing over to the beam splitter,...
After I broke the 2nd tip, before I screwed in the other new tip I'd already sharpened, I cut the threads on the cone again, leavin' a 3/16" or less of the flatness of the thread,.....
The flatness on the threads started out just over 5/16" wide, with a very sharp corner where I beveled off the edge,...
I'd thought the splitter was goin' in quicker at the tip, 'n slower on the cone, so sharpenin' the cone's threads seemed logical,....
Glad I did it,....
It's much better cuttin' into the wood now,...
Which of course makes it much easier to bury into a really Bad spot too,.....
The big chunk of round stuck on it now is proof of that,....
Once it stops rainin', I'll go split it off with the beam splitter,.....