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Got a bunch done the past few days. Borrowed my dad's tractor to drag logs out of the pile and get them close, then put it away because he's kind of particular and doesn't let me get dust on it. The next day cut the logs smaller so my little tractor can pick them up, carried them to the pile...

That sucks to hear. I've had good luck on ebay for old parts. If I see a seller that seems to have a lot of parts for sale I've messaged them asking about the part I need, it's worked a few times. You'll need weight on the rear and tire chains at a minimum, loader tractors are helpless with 2wd...

I have a Supersplit and could never go back to hydro. If you can happen to find one, and good luck because it's been discontinued a while now, the Split Second log lift will bolt right on a Supersplit. I put mine on a few years ago and it's been a backsaver for sure...

I could see that. My biggest thing was he was saying I needed a bunch more work done than what I wanted. All I wanted was a small furnace tied in to my ductwork. When he was talking about all the extra work that turned into the deal breaker. One day soon I still plan on going with that. The...

He said my ductwork was too small to move enough air to heat my house. He also said that since I don’t have cold air returns the furnace wouldn’t work, because apparently using my open staircase as a cold air return wasn’t good enough and would ‘starve the furnace for air’. Funny, because it’s...

Neighbor does it. Unloading isn’t too bad if the logs are straight. Either the 2 of us roll them off with 6’ bars, or we’ll hook a chain to them and pull them off with his little truck.

I got mine at a Menards sale. Just have to watch for the sales. Think it was about $1400, but that was a long time ago. I have the bigger Drolet now, I like it better. Obviously depends on the size of your house, but it puts out a lot more heat and doesn’t use much more wood.

My last wood stove was an Energy King, basically a Hotblast but slightly better made. It had ‘solid fuel furnace’ written on the serial number tag so that’s what we put on the insurance. Never had an issue with it. It’s my only heat source. Had a HVAC guy over about a year ago that was giving...

I tried that one year. 2 reasons I don’t do it anymore are the mess in the yard, and my firewood storage area is on a hill so the wind never quits blowing. Good for drying wood, but bad when it’s 30 degrees and you’re trying to split. Now I hold the log over a pile and cut into the pile. Once I...

I don’t usually mess with the heavy ones. The biggest I cut is probably 20 inches across. My farm was timbered a while ago, but they took all of the good stuff. Big trees are few and far between out here.

With a 100 lb log there’s a 8’ bar that picks it up quite easily. Those 300lb logs can sit on the ground where they belong.

When I had my Speeco I broke teeth off the rack with maybe 2-3 cords split. At that point I took it back for a full refund and bought a SuperSplit. Since you bought it used, the refund isn’t likely an option. At this point, if I had one with a broken rack and no chance of a refund, my only...

My 55 Rancher is less powerful than my 590, by a fairly large margin, but at the same time it's also much older. I have to admit, I didn't want to like Echo. But when I found the 590 for $329 I had to jump on it, and I'm impressed. Fits in nicely with the 55 Rancher, 357XP, and MS362

Well, the new Heatpro is burning, seems good so far. I’m running ductwork right now.

It works great. That round is about 22” across, and typically as big as I encounter anyways. If I’m doing smaller stuff I use the lift as a staging shelf, can stack a few pieces on there then walk to the other side and split them.

I put a ‘split second log lift’ on my Supersplit. Works great. The split second website seemed to be down last time I checked, and I’m concerned that they might be either out of business or quickly heading there, so you might want to move quick on getting a log lift if you want one.

I use used motor oil for many things, but burning it in my wood burner is not one. Seems to me that the time and effort spent making one of those oily saw dust contraptions could be spent just cutting clean wood.

Look at all of his posts. He changed both bars, said he had 10 chains ready to go, and spent over $2k before he even started a chainsaw. I guess they’re right about a fool and his money are soon parted, or however it goes.

I just realized how old this thread is. OP hasn’t been here in like 6 months.

My favorite saw is still my 021 with a 14” bar. Super light, I can run it all day and never get tired. Anything under 8” or so I grab it every time. It’s also the only saw that goes with me on every cutting trip, no matter the tree size. I can always find an excuse to run it.