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  1. J

    Drolet heatpro vs Tundra

    My Tundra is cracking, same as a lot of them seem to do. I have to email pictures tonight, then will wait to hear back. By the sound of it they’ll probably replace the Tundra with the new model. Should I be asking about maybe getting a credit to the heatpro? The Tundra was slightly undersized...
  2. J

    Need guidance on putting a split second log lift on Supersplit

    I have the lift here in front of me. The directions say to go to their website for instructions on how to mount on a SuperSplit. That’s all well and good, except their damn website is down. Apparently they didn’t pay the bill. I can kind of figure out what needs done, and apparently some holes...
  3. J

    346, running funny, and a vacuum test question.

    Was having some problems with my 372, decided I needed another chainsaw for my growing CAD and bought a 346xp off eBay. Always wanted one. First thing out of the way. I'm vacuum / pressure testing it right now. If I pressurize the crankcase to 10psi it drops to 9 psi in 25-30 seconds. I think...
  4. J

    372 question

    Trying to come up with a plan for my 372XP. Here's what I have: Bought the saw used from a logger for $300. Didn't quite run right, figured the price was right and I could work out the bugs. Used it for a winter a little, probably 3-5 cords. Kind of used it as a novelty but still grabbed the...
  5. J

    Thinking of upgrading my wood furnace, asking opinions.

    The Hotblast thread got me thinking about upgrading my furnace, and it turns out technology has passed me by. Now I'm wondering if it's worth buying a new furnace. Currently I have a Energy King model 360EK. It can burn wood and coal, but I don't use coal. It works well enough except for on...
  6. J

    Bought a 041 Farm Boss, runs fine but no power

    So I was at a friends house and saw an 041 sitting in the corner of the garage. No chain, looked like it hadn't ran in a while. He said it ran fine but he quit using it when he bought a newer saw. I offered him $100, and am now the proud owner of another 041. Now, yesterday I tried using it for...
  7. J

    Chimney fire I think.

    I just went down to check the fire, I can't say I had a chimney fire but it was glowing through a small crack where the stove pipe goes into the flue. Closed all of the air off, now its not glowing. There was no fire in the actual stack. I just ran the brush through it a few days ago, I'm...
  8. J

    How big of a tree to haul to lumberyard vs firewood?

    This week I had some ground cleared for a natural gas pipeline that's coming through. I started working it yesterday cutting firewood, and today ill be past the first 'wall' of tops and into the good stuff. I'm wondering at what size I should start planning on hauling out? I have a front end...
  9. J

    How many times do you touch each piece of wood?

    I'm at 7, which seems way too much. 1. load round 2. unload round 3. split round 4. stack splits 5. load splits 6. unload splits 7. burn splits I'm thinking of how in the heck to drop that down, haven't came up with much of a good plan. I have a dump bed on my gator, so that can...
  10. J

    Tuning help please, Stihl 031

    The 031 is a pretty old saw, maybe 80's I would guess from looking. It wouldn't idle when I first touched it and ran like crap. I messed with the carb and right now it idles great, cuts great, 4 strokes right out of the cut but runs clean in the cut. The only problem is when trying to hold the...
  11. J

    Time for some repair, where to go for parts?

    I took my dad's saw home to sharpen it yesterday, noticed the sprocket is worn out bad. I'm planning on getting him a new sprocket for christmas, wondering what else I should do to the saw while I have it down. Saw is a Stihl 041 Farm Boss, probably 70's model. I'm fairly sure the piston and...
  12. J

    Wood stove and insurance question

    Ok, I just moved into the new house, and out of the old farmhouse, over the weekend. Still moving a ton of stuff, but the woodburner moved so I went with it. The wood furnace is an energy king forced air unit, 3 years old, shouldn't be an issue there. The main question is my old pot-belly. It...
  13. J

    Firewood equipment and budgeting money for it.

    I see threads pop up every now and then where people are building/using cheap splitters, using old and undersized wood burners that need constant attention/re-lights, etc, and wanted to share my theory on why I bought good, although expensive, equipment. Year 0 for me, moved in the farm house...
  14. J

    Heating water with a forced air wood furnace

    I am currently building a new house, and my furnaces are backwards from what they should be. What I mean by this is I have a forced air wood furnace, and an oil fired boiler. I am running ductwork through the basement for the forced air, and the boiler is going to warm the basement floor for use...
  15. J

    what do you do when you see carpenter ants?

    I'm cutting wood right now, just started cutting a big cherry tree and found that It's full of carpenter ants. I'm thinking I'm probably just going to have to leave it lay here. If I bring it home am I bringing a colony that's going to give me problems, or will they just die off? The tree is a...
  16. J

    Anyone want to try out a SS in eastern Ohio?

    I just got my new supersplit in yesterday, got it put together. I've seen a few posts where guys have said that they were interested but wanted to see one in action first. If anyone wants to see or try mine, send me a PM. I life in Richmond Ohio. Bring your own knotty wood if you want to, it...
  17. J

    Test drove a 372XP today

    A friend is selling a few 372XP's, he let me borrow one for a test drive. One word, wow. It's ported and polished by him, one year old. Makes my 55 Rancher seem small. Tomorrow I am going to take on a cherry that's down, and drop a few trees that are hanging over the field. I don't know what...
  18. J

    Anyone ever split wood for people?

    I'm laid off right now and always looking for ways to make a buck or two. I was thinking the other day about loading the splitter and ATV on the 4 wheeler and driving around trying to split wood for people. I sometimes see a pile of rounds next to a house with no splitter in sight, so I'm...
  19. J

    A few dumb questions from a noobie

    I'm going on my third winter heating with wood and I'm learning as I go, but there's a few things that I've asked friends about and keep getting different answers. Right now I'm heating an old, half falling down, and uninsulated farmhouse. I'm having a log home built next to this one, should be...
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