Looks like for 80 clams I can get one from Lowes. Got the splitter for 9 bills, so I guess I'm still doing ok.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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Looks like for 80 clams I can get one from Lowes. Got the splitter for 9 bills, so I guess I'm still doing ok.
He was last logged in 9/7 so we are coming in on a month. I hope he's ok.
He did say no internet at his sister's place , sure hope that's it , hopefully he got some camera lessons so he can put up some pics .
That's right he did mention that.
Actually I just looked again and the ones in the lowes add are different than mine, looks more like haywire's splitter.
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Who hoo, sure love free heat. Another $550, this should last awhile though. Ordered the right bars this time and a super pac of chain.
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Who and where is that Lazer stuff made? It has the same replaceable tip as the Oregon pro bars. What does the various types/size chain cost per driver? That bar "looks" nice enough.
Is price different or how does one choose which model?
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Woodtick, Bars say China on them. I assume most of what they sell is Chinese. 10 pack of chisel was $170 before taxes and shipping, so $17 per loop for 20" on my 440. Laser is the same as Cutter's Choice is the States I think. Website looks the same anyway. I pay cost for my stuff, markup is whatever you can get from your local Dealer. I'm happy with everything I've bought there other than the cheaper line of bars I accidently ordered. My wife has a grass cutting business so we buy quite abit of stuff from them. Rebuild kits, pulleys, belts, spindles, tires, blades. This would be one of my cheaper orders. We buy mowers blades by the dozen usually.
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Wow, looks like Walmart in the States sells Laser stuff too. Prices look close to what I'm paying but in US dollars.
http://www.walmart.ca/en/outdoor-living/outdoor-power-tools/chainsaws-shredders/N-790
http://www.walmart.ca/en/outdoor-living/outdoor-power-tools/chainsaws-shredders/N-790
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The model sold at Lowes doesn't come with it for whatever reason.
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If you want to save on taxes and $10 buy direct from DHT. Shipping was free when I ordered from them. They ship fast.
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I took the dog for a walk in the woods yesterday.
Holy Schmolee.....
In a 1/4 mile radius from the house I easily have a couple days of scrounging in the woods.
Trees/tree tops are down all over the trails with a couple big popples completely uprooted.
Primarily the easy stuff is Sugar Maple with one I think huge Elm. The reason why I say Elm is that the tree is snapped in half and the wood is real dark and there are Elm trees still in that little microcosm. Or it's red oak but I've never seen a red oak in these woods.
I have been going like a mad man in the wood pile and log yard since I am a little behind the ball this year due to other obligations.
And to top it off.....we have a new boiler coming. So the next few weeks are going to be crazy with getting the old stove and house out, enlarging the current concrete slab, and getting the new stove installed.
The new boiler is a gasification model so EVERYTHING is getting split right now. What I used to leave whole is now halved, what was halved is now quartered, etc.
I'm stoked about the new stove and hopefully this time next year we will be ahead on wood that we haven't used.
I'll get some pictures of the trails this afternoon when I walk the dog. There is a lot of wood.
ETA - I love how fast Red Maple dries out.
Holy Schmolee.....
In a 1/4 mile radius from the house I easily have a couple days of scrounging in the woods.
Trees/tree tops are down all over the trails with a couple big popples completely uprooted.
Primarily the easy stuff is Sugar Maple with one I think huge Elm. The reason why I say Elm is that the tree is snapped in half and the wood is real dark and there are Elm trees still in that little microcosm. Or it's red oak but I've never seen a red oak in these woods.
I have been going like a mad man in the wood pile and log yard since I am a little behind the ball this year due to other obligations.
And to top it off.....we have a new boiler coming. So the next few weeks are going to be crazy with getting the old stove and house out, enlarging the current concrete slab, and getting the new stove installed.
The new boiler is a gasification model so EVERYTHING is getting split right now. What I used to leave whole is now halved, what was halved is now quartered, etc.
I'm stoked about the new stove and hopefully this time next year we will be ahead on wood that we haven't used.
I'll get some pictures of the trails this afternoon when I walk the dog. There is a lot of wood.
ETA - I love how fast Red Maple dries out.
I see they have this thing too...
https://shop.dirtyhandtools.com/products/large-flat-log-table-kit?variant=6054064449
Red Maple both dries faster & burns faster! Sugar (Hard) Maple has the big BTUs, but some years I heated my house almost exclusively with Red Maple. It was available, and I was able to cut it, split it, and burn it in a shorter time window.
