Firewood

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by HUMBER P4VWL

There's always the misnomer of miscalculating actual costs. The chainsaw needs purchasing, (£300) will need a service once a year, (£40) the chain won't last that long and will need sharpening and replacing (£20) then it'll ultimately die. The splitter needs buying (£750 for a pto one) won't last forever, needs servicing (£50) and there is of course the alternative cost of your labour (£10-? Per hour). You may need a towbar (£200-?) a trailer (£250-?) that'll need a service too. An axe and sledge for tough ones. The list goes on.

Economies of scale often mean that unless you have the gear anyway, it's not worth it. Buy a ready seasoned split load put on your doorstep.

& where's the fun in that I LIKE playing with my Chainsaw & Splitter + it keeps me fit & is more productive than going to the gym. If you applied your same logic to boats you'd never use your RIB............

[Bigmuz7]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

& where's the fun in that I LIKE playing with my Chainsaw & Splitter + it keeps me fit & is more productive than going to the gym. If you applied your same logic to boats you'd never use your RIB............

emmm .. swinging a large axe and splitting some oak with wedges will keep you a lot fitter ... fook that

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

emmm .. swinging a large axe and splitting some oak with wedges will keep you a lot fitter ... fook that

I used to use a splitting maul, it's still in the back of the shed somewhere, where it will remain. Getting to old for all that, I'm happy to be just a leeeetle bit fit I once got a load of elm given in rings to split, never again

[willk]

Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

emmm .. swinging a large axe and splitting some oak with wedges will keep you a lot fitter

Hmmmm. That must be my secret then.

Man up you lot.

[willk]

Originally Posted by willk

Hmmmm. That must be my secret then.

Man up you lot.

PS - forget wedges - you want a "wood grenade" - top job

[Bigmuz7]

Originally Posted by willk

PS - forget wedges - you want a "wood grenade" - top job

Quite ... I am going back a few years when A: they didnt exist and B: even if they did exist , my father was too tight to buy one

[Peter_C]

Originally Posted by HUMBER P4VWL

There's always the misnomer of miscalculating actual costs. The chainsaw needs purchasing, (£300)

Yes, but I live in the woods and use it around the house about every other month, if not every month.

Originally Posted by HUMBER P4VWL

will need a service once a year, (£40)

What service? Mine hasn't needed anything but the air filter cleaned, and barely even that. Go Husky!

Originally Posted by HUMBER P4VWL

the chain won't last that long and will need sharpening and replacing (£20) then it'll ultimately die.

I bought two semi chisel chains to replace the safety chain. I bought my own powered sharpener $24 US dollars, and can sharpen a chain in about 7 minutes.

Originally Posted by HUMBER P4VWL

The splitter needs buying (£750 for a pto one) won't last forever,

I use my neighbors *shrugs* didn't cost me anything.

Originally Posted by HUMBER P4VWL

needs servicing (£50)

Two quarts of oil and clean the air filter? It is a simple machine.

Originally Posted by HUMBER P4VWL

and there is of course the alternative cost of your labour (£10-? Per hour).

Like others I don't mind the exercise.

Originally Posted by HUMBER P4VWL

You may need a towbar (£200-?) a trailer (£250-?) that'll need a service too.

I built my own towbar (Receiver hitch) with materials in my garage, and built my own trailer. If by service you mean put air in the tires and pump a little grease into the hubs every once in a while, okay. My trailers gets a fair amount of use for other projects.

Originally Posted by HUMBER P4VWL

An axe and sledge for tough ones. The list goes on.

My axe is very old, my sledge was free and never gets used.

Originally Posted by HUMBER P4VWL

Economies of scale often mean that unless you have the gear anyway, it's not worth it. Buy a ready seasoned split load put on your doorstep.

If I paid for the amount of wood I used a year it would cost around $1,800 US dollars. My savings over heating with gas would not be there. I guarantee my expenses for getting wood over the year do not exceed $100 US dollars

Now for someone occasionally using a couple of sticks in the fireplace for ambiance, then yeah, get someone to dump a wood pile in the yard.

[HUMBER P4VWL]

Originally Posted by Peter_C

Yes, but I live in the woods and use it around the house about every other month, if not every month.

What service? Mine hasn't needed anything but the air filter cleaned, and barely even that. Go Husky!

I bought two semi chisel chains to replace the safety chain. I bought my own powered sharpener $24 US dollars, and can sharpen a chain in about 7 minutes.

I use my neighbors *shrugs* didn't cost me anything.

Two quarts of oil and clean the air filter? It is a simple machine.

Like others I don't mind the exercise.

I built my own towbar (Receiver hitch) with materials in my garage, and built my own trailer. If by service you mean put air in the tires and pump a little grease into the hubs every once in a while, okay. My trailers gets a fair amount of use for other projects.

My axe is very old, my sledge was free and never gets used.

If I paid for the amount of wood I used a year it would cost around $1,800 US dollars. My savings over heating with gas would not be there. I guarantee my expenses for getting wood over the year do not exceed $100 US dollars

Now for someone occasionally using a couple of sticks in the fireplace for ambiance, then yeah, get someone to dump a wood pile in the yard.

Reckon you could have cut some real amount of wood in the time of that reply!

[Peter_C]

Originally Posted by HUMBER P4VWL

Reckon you could have cut some real amount of wood in the time of that reply!

I type fast and know how to cut and paste Plus it is raining and us California's can't go out in the rain or we melt.

[Festinghouse]

Originally Posted by willk

PS - forget wedges - you want a "wood grenade" - top job

try this instead

Black Powder Log Splitting - YouTube

[willk]

Originally Posted by Festinghouse

try this instead

Oh man - the guy at the end - "Squeal like a pig!"

[Bigmuz7]

Originally Posted by willk

Oh man - the guy at the end - "Squeal like a pig!"

Deliverance stylee

Those goons are only messin' some detonating cord wrapped , and you could have chopped it into logs, the vid below is not the one I was looking for but gives you the idea

ETN Det Cord Cuts Down a Tree - YouTube

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by willk

Oh man - the guy at the end - "Squeal like a pig!"

You wouldn't let him babysit... or dog sit