Craigslist Clown

[jrider]

I see a guy advertising his splitting services for $75 an hour...not faulting a guy for getting that kind of dough if he can. I open his ad and see he has a picture of DR Rapidfire splitter. He then claims his splitter is 6 times faster than ANY hydraulic splitter. Out of curiosity, I email and ask him how long it would take to split 18 cords of oak, all under 24" in diameter. He replies he would need a few days to process that much wood. My response to him was that I can easily spit 3 cords a day with my hydraulic (actually it's more with the 4 way) so he is misleading people saying it's 6 times faster. This obviously struck a nerve with the guy so he responds with, thanks for wasting my time, don't run your mouth when you don't know sh!t, go F yourself!

I felt compelled to post a response to his ad so people aren't mislead into thinking he can split 6 times faster and within a few hours got another email rambling on and spouting profanities about how fast they were and I didn't know what I was talking about. Um yeah, I do. I've seen one in person and watched the DR site video that shows it being 2.6 times faster than the slowest 34 ton hydro they could find. I got a good chuckle and I hope I prevent someone who really doesn't know any better from getting ripped off.

 

[greenskeeper]

why are you wasting your time emailing this guy about possible work you don't have?

 

[SteveSS]

There's a guy around here that posts on CL about renting his DR out to folks for the day or the weekend. I can only guess that he's looking for help making the payments. Haven't seen his ad for a while, and don't remember what he was asking for rental fees anymore.

 

[KenJax Tree]

I give him credit for wanting to work most would rather collect welfare.

 

[jrider]

why are you wasting your time emailing this guy about possible work you don't have?

Did I say anywhere about not having work for him? In fact, if he could split wood that fast, I would gladly hire him.

 

[jrider]

I give him credit for wanting to work most would rather collect welfare.

Wanting to work is a good thing. Misleading people is another.

 

[KenJax Tree]

well if he's 6 times faster then he's making 6 times less money than the other guys.....his loss

 

[jrider]

well if he's 6 times faster then he's making 6 times less money than the other guys.....his loss

If he were 6 times faster, he wouldn't need a few days to split 18 cords when I can easily split 3 in a day with my hydraulic...he claimed he was 6 times faster than ANY hydraulic on the market.

 

[KenJax Tree]

Well maybe he's FOS but if i was making $75 an hour i wouldn't be real fast.

 

[sunfish]

As a teenager in the late 70s' I charged $25 per hour to split wood for folks, Using a fairly slow hydro splitter. So $75 now is not out of line at all.

6 times faster is not quite right though, more like 2-3 times faster for a SS, not so sure about a DR...
The DR might brake down in the process, but who knows?

 

[svk]

We can split over two cords an hour on a 27T DHT with three guys working it. If he can split 12 cords for $75 I will hire him permanently and go into the firewood business.

I agree that comment is big time bait and switch.....

 

[Hddnis]

So, the OP got butthurt because someone claimed to have a faster splitter, then the guy who does in fact have a faster splitter got butthurt because someone caught him exaggerating the truth?

Those two should keep each other busy for a long time.



Mr. HE

 

[Hddnis]

We can split over two cords an hour on a 27T DHT with three guys working it. If he can split 12 cords for $75 I will hire him permanently and go into the firewood business.

I agree that comment is big time bait and switch.....

That is some really good production for that splitter.


Mr. HE

 

[KenJax Tree]

So, the OP got butthurt because someone claimed to have a faster splitter, then the guy who does in fact have a faster splitter got butthurt because someone caught him exaggerating the truth?

Those two should keep each other busy for a long time.



Mr. HE

Like a dog chasing its tail

 

[svk]

That is some really good production for that splitter.


Mr. HE

That includes piling the wood in a truck and trailer. Although if we just threw it on the ground it wouldn't go much faster because the actual splitting would be the choke point

 

[jrider]

Well maybe he's FOS but if i was making $75 an hour i wouldn't be real fast.

Haha you got me there

 

[jrider]

So, the OP got butthurt because someone claimed to have a faster splitter, then the guy who does in fact have a faster splitter got butthurt because someone caught him exaggerating the truth?

Those two should keep each other busy for a long time.



Mr. HE

Butt hurt? Not quite. Nowhere ever did I say I have a faster splitter. I did say if he was 6 times faster, he should easily be able to split 18 cords in a day. No thanks, I don't keep company with people who try to screw others over with false claims

 

[jrider]

Size of splits and length play a huge role too. My wood is cut to 16" and splits average 3"x 4"

 

[Hddnis]

Butt hurt? Not quite. Nowhere ever did I say I have a faster splitter. I did say if he was 6 times faster, he should easily be able to split 18 cords in a day. No thanks, I don't keep company with people who try to screw others over with false claims

Good to know you are out there policing the internets to make sure everyone is being 100% honest.

If you could please refocus your efforts on DC, yeah, that'd be great.


Mr. HE

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

You guys are machines to get multiple cords an hour!
I have a nearlyv $40,000 processor and I get about a cord an hour out of it.