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Adds here on CL for Red Fir…$500/cord 😳
that is insane…
for that price they should deliver, stack and carry bundles inside for you…every day. Geeze…
I was thinking $250 was a little low for a cord. But then I don't know your area. $500 would be great (if I was the seller).
 
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My rider mower wears chains all winter moving a 2.5x4' trailer full of rounds over to the split/pile area, some fairly good slopes to work up/down.
I've said this before, but I was under the impression that riding mowers with transaxle drives and zero turns should not pull anything. Supposedly hurts the transmission. I've got two old Craftsman geared transmissions that were my work horses. I could pull my 5x8 trailer half full of splits around my yard. Have some issues that have to be repaired on them that I've never gotten around to fixing.
 
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I was thinking $250 was a little low for a cord. But then I don't know your area. $500 would be great (if I was the seller).
@gggGary, I don't understand your response of 'Wow'. Is $250/cord a good price and my expectations high? To be clear, I'm not offended by your response; I'm just trying to educate myself on a fair price.
 
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I've said this before, but I was under the impression that riding mowers with transaxle drives and zero turns should not pull anything. Supposedly hurts the transmission. I've got two old Craftsman geared transmissions that were my work horses. I could pull my 5x8 trailer half full of splits around my yard. Have some issues that have to be repaired on them that I've never gotten around to fixing.
This post is going to have me take the ball off my zero turn tonight!!

That thing is great for backing up the trailer, can literally put it anywhere!!

But no more!!
 
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This post is going to have me take the ball off my zero turn tonight!!

That thing is great for backing up the trailer, can literally put it anywhere!!

But no more!!
That's just what I heard. I wasn't trying to sway anyone. I don't know for sure. I can't afford repairs on a zero turn much less a new one.
 
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That's just what I heard. I wasn't trying to sway anyone. I don't know for sure. I can't afford repairs on a zero turn much less a new one.
Depends on which mower/hydro, they aren't all created the same, there are several different grades/strengths of hydros.

To start with, how are the wheels bolted on? One center nut and it's a weaker variety of hydro. If it has lug nuts like a car, then it's a better/stronger hydro and can take some abuse.

Another thing to look for, does the hydro have a filter and an oil change schedule? Some of the light duty models, don't even have a drain plug to change the oil let alone a filter!

SR
 
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Depends on which mower/hydro, they aren't all created the same, there are several different grades/strengths of hydros.

To start with, how are the wheels bolted on? One center nut and it's a weaker variety of hydro. If it has lug nuts like a car, then it's a better/stronger hydro and can take some abuse.

Another thing to look for, does the hydro have a filter and an oil change schedule? Some of the light duty models, don't even have a drain plug to change the oil let alone a filter!

SR
Good to know; mine has lug nuts and a transmission oil filter.
 
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Food…..
My friends have three mangalista pigs that were supposed to be food that turned into pets. They are just about running them broke with food prices lol. The older two are over 300 pounds now and the other one is about 120.

They also had a kune kune that was supposed to be the pet, but the smaller mangalista was mean to her so they had to rehome her.

Now my friends wife wants to get cows too… I told him that’s a bad idea!
 
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Depends on which mower/hydro, they aren't all created the same, there are several different grades/strengths of hydros.

To start with, how are the wheels bolted on? One center nut and it's a weaker variety of hydro. If it has lug nuts like a car, then it's a better/stronger hydro and can take some abuse.

Another thing to look for, does the hydro have a filter and an oil change schedule? Some of the light duty models, don't even have a drain plug to change the oil let alone a filter!

SR
I have a fleet of other “toys”, I’ll just skip the risk. If I remove the ball, I won’t come home to my daughter towing stuff around with it. She thinks that mower is like her little tank sometimes….
 
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@gggGary, I don't understand your response of 'Wow'. Is $250/cord a good price and my expectations high? To be clear, I'm not offended by your response; I'm just trying to educate myself on a fair price.
#1 I get bored just hitting like....
#2 no offense meant.
#3 Wow - $500 a cord. I mean yeah with Demo dollars that's prolly about right, BUT there is SO MUCH ash that has to come down, dead wood has negative value around here. CL and FB have "free wood bucked by the curb" ads every day. That HAS to affect the price of delivered firewood.

On towing with my zero turn. Yeah mine is pretty HD, dual pumps, large reservoir, dual filters, 4 bolt wheels 27HP Kohler. It's Woods branded but was made by someone else can't remember who right now. Made (cobbled) my own hitch. Trust me; with my yard, mowing is harder on it than a bit of towing a trailer around my property in cold weather.. I'll see if I can get the skid steer up there today. There's a 20" DBH back leaner ash I want to rope to the skidsteer to ensure it goes the right way, with a pull over if needed. 7,000 pound skidsteer should be good for that..
Saw on!
PS I tow with my Prius also, strictly verboten by Toyota.
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That little 275 pound ex personal water craft trailer now load hauler is the handiest, most used, scrounged, back yard engineered, thing I've ever built. Even pulled two bikes back from Florida with it.
 
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Morning scrounge. Had 2 dead cherry trees right across from the shop but to risky for me to cut with the road. MA nature took them down Tuesday with the wind. I stopped traffic and pushed them up on the bank so I could pull them out.
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Buck season over? Back to bucking season? :drinkingcoffee:
 
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I have a fleet of other “toys”, I’ll just skip the risk. If I remove the ball, I won’t come home to my daughter towing stuff around with it. She thinks that mower is like her little tank sometimes….
Maybe I should remove the ball off this to remove the risk,

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cuz it also has a hydro...

SR
 
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Adds here on CL for Red Fir…$500/cord 😳
that is insane…
for that price they should deliver, stack and carry bundles inside for you…every day. Geeze…

I saw oak advertised at $400 and thought that was bad.
 
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Grade 8 is very stout in tension, not so much in shear. My old home built that would not shear through a knot broke 2 of them. I can't recall where I used them as it was some 40 years ago.
true: but it is relevant! qualtiy aside, steel is steel. well, temper and rockwell, too

RE: Grade 8 Bolts: sheer strength in a 5/8 size. For quenched and tempered steels (including Grade 8), the ultimate shear strength has been found to be about 0.62 times the ultimate tensile strength

pushing 3/4s same good enuff for me, overall. i never ever sheared a grade 8 bolt... and i have put some serious horsepower (shock load) to the combo of the parts drag racing, etc....

busted out a few gear teeth, though! lol
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