Recently my father found his user manual, spare parts list, and warranty card for his Jonsereds 451E (and 451E-V). I have the saw, so don't want to give them up, but could scan or photograph them if there's interest.
SuperSplit is the grandaddy of the kinetic splitters. DR has some respect for some of their equipment, but it's really more for the landowner gadget-loving DIY set. If I was doing firewood as a business but at less than a processor rate, I'd get the basic SS (electric if power was available...
Just a homeowner duffer who throws 4-5 cord through a Vigilant every winter...my dad had a SuperSplit back in the early 80s with a 3hp B&S engine in the days before the lever actuator instead of the white plastic knob. We did 4-5 cord a year of rounds to throw through a Tempwood and Vigilant...
When I worked at Homer Despot, the 5hp Made To Die chippers had a return rate above 50%, the 10hp still probably 10-20%. The hot ticket is to rent one of the tow-behind Vermeers. When I moved over to rentals, I found those were pretty good if you followed the directions (ease the belt drive into...
My neighbor has been dropping trees with his Kobalt 80V electric chainsaw. He's very careful and methodical and has all the PPE (and is honestly better at felling than I am). But once the tree is down, he calls and asks me if I want it. Then I show up with the trailer and the 2159 and PS510 and...
At least three full cords in the yard near the end of the burning season (probably four or more, but I haven't measured). Dropped two sick maples for something to do to get ahead in this time of "social distancing" and to keep my 13-year-old busy with the splitter (let's not talk about the one I...
Born during the 1973 oil embargo. Raised in a house that burned several cords of wood a winter to keep the oil bills down. Now I keep an old Vigilant going as a member of the "up from 65" club, but when things like the 2008 ice storm and the Halloween 30" snow dump take power down for a week...
The 3HP briggs on the Super Split I ran as a kid was plenty of engine. I wish I could find one with a blown engine to convert to electric for working in the yard, but that's about #734 on my priority and money list....
Front and rear tanks on a Chebby? Maybe 1-ton dumps are different, but I thought those were side-saddle tanks (that 20/20 or 60 Minutes could blow up with model rocket engines).
Today, loaded up 1/3 cord of silver birch and a bunch of random lumber in the trailer behind the Volvo. Notice right rear looks off. Yep, down to 20psi. Roofing nail in the tread. Out comes the plug kit, didn't even have to take the tire off the car. On way home after kid's baseball game, he...
I wish it was driving prices down. I've been too busy this year to get much firewood in, but locally I'm seeing $225 per cord for green $275 for "seasoned," which usually means it was at least 48 hours from when it was split to when it hit the delivery truck. Breaks my heart to see all the ash...
I'm no weights and measures guy, but a cord is 128 CuFt "tightly stacked". Which is a 4' x 4' x 8'. That looks like 1.3' x 4' x 8' plus 1.3' x 5' x 4'...roughly 1/2 cord.