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It does good with Oak, locust, and hickory, big elm can be slow going. I tend to avoid big knotty stuff regardless of the splitter. For my application this thing has the speed and decent power.
Wow, that sure is a lot faster than my 34 ton hydraulic splitter. Wish I knew about these before I bought mine a couple years ago. No hydraulics at all?
I don't imagine I'd be picking up 24 in White Oak rounds to that height. Every splitter has its pros and cons and a proper application. A splitter with a hydraulic lift would work good for the big stuff like that.
The plus w my existing splitter (when I can get it started!) is that the ram can go into vertical position for the really big and heavy stuff that grows around here..
My life is that broken down truck, yet I’m confident that my eternity will not be. That, my young friend, is faith. Tomorrow, something else will go wrong, but my steps before and after remain right.
When we add up all of the costs of the fuel, chain saws, chain oil, splitters, repairs and maintenance costs etc. we have to split firewood we are working for Nothing other than to pay for all of our machine and equipment costs. It sure is a lot of hard work outdoors in the summer heat and winter cold to make a few bucks. Even if we produce and sell 100 chords per year at $300 per chord it only adds up to $30 thousand dollars of revenue BEFORE we deduct all of our fuel and machine costs. Could earn more working inside in a heated and air conditioned store like Home Depot 40 hours per week rathe then working hard like this for 60 hours per week making all of this noise which can be upsetting to our neighbors. Many of these guys ae making youtube videos to make some money because they ae not making it in the firewood business,.
I have the wood lot, I have the equipment, I love making firewood, it's some additional income in the winter, but this isn't my primary business... Neither is RU-vid😂😂😂
i like the size you split your wood, not sure how it dries in that big pile like that though...burning wood that is over 20% moisture is such a waste and causes nothing but more time and trouble
This wood is freshly split and will be moved to my drying bin for seasoning about a year. I get the moisture to about 15% confirmed with a moisture meter.
I’m quite clear in my posting which emphasizes the word DUMP. I have had people assume before, at which point I gently remind them of the listing. At my low price, that’s an assumption I certainly can’t afford lol
Yep. I lost a customer last year because he felt my stacking fee made no sense. “You have to get it off the trailer anyway”, he says. Well for me to walk it over 50 feet vs tossing it on the ground cost money. Sometimes you can’t please the unpleaseable.
I had a customer this year who got me to deliver outside my delivery area only to then expect me to stack two face cords in his shed. I did agree for a small fee, now I know to specifically say stacking is not included, wood is dumped off truck only.
@@laboredinvain3252 In my case his wife ordered the whole cord and was told of the stacking fee. It was a communication malfunction between her and the hubby. He told me as I stacked that he would get someone “cheap” next time. He also was set back by the fact that I made more money than he does in my regular job and firewood was a hobby of mine. I guess he figured I should give the stuff away. I only sell a few cords a year, 8 are to regulars and I have no issues selling the rest. It all goes to Christmas money.
Selling firewood that is muddy, full of debris, loaded with a machine bucket is another good way to lose customers. The other ways you mentioned are pretty standard things.
The btu value can be half of some hardwoods. Meaning it could take double the volume/amount of all pine to heat the same home vs. all hardwood. The question is, does the customer want the firewood product to last as long as possible and produce as much BTU value as possible... I would say most do.
Those 3 reasons are also keys to gaining more customers. Bc some avg. Joe is out to make a quick dollar by selling wet wood that they call seasoned or shorting people firewood. Even dead standing oak is wet inside for larger logs. Yes the limbs can be dry and some top wood but the main trunk logs are normally as wet as living oak trees. Fast delivery, dry firewood and being reliable honest and always on time with good communication is all u need to grow a firewood business. Word of mouth is huge for campgrounds and having business cards to handout plus free kindling bunles to regular/ new customers always helps them remember to call u again
You can stop them instantly by smacking the same engagement lever down. That would be risky business if you couldn't stop it. Maybe I'll point that out in another video.
The straighter the wood and less dirty makes a difference I like the round wood 🪵 for the all nighter in my stove . And when buying wood by the pulp cord I go look at it . But nice video 😊
Just cut the ibc tote top and put them under there to collect the saw dust so it’s easy to pull out- you can build a gram to pull it in and out easily as well. I think most machines struggle to direct the saw dust correctly!
Don't listen to the haters you did a fine job, ever see a snow pusher blade wear out. You and I both know that chain lift is an old design that allows a plow to lift and float connected to a truck, cutting edge is cutting edge.