Starting our new life

[ultrarunner]

I've got a little Briggs on my 22 ton Duer Splitter...

No complaints other than being on the loud side... it sits most of the year and starts easily when needed.

 

[joeyd]

Ditto on all of the splitting comments especially the Fiskar's axe! A few years back I broke down and bought an Arien's splitter, it has a Subaru engine. No complaints here, it starts on the second pull.

 

[LouNY]

Several years ago when we burnt wood on the farm we used a 3 pt splitter.
I liked it in the vertical mode, I'd put a big tall round on the ground set the splitter shoe on that,
bring a big bucket load of rounds up to it, scoot the rounds onto the splitter, toss the splits into the front of the wood shed,
repeat 3-4 times then push and pile the splits in the wood shed with the bucket and repeat.
Could do this several times in a day and almost never have to bend over, it was easy on the back and could do a few cords in an afternoon.
This was for an outside boiler so 24-30" length pieces.

 

[cat fever]

Just bumping this thread now that the weather is warming up. I posted some more pictures in the "todays seat time thread".

Hopefully we can start working on the yard, leveled some dirt out today.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

that roof looks ripe for a solar array!

Looking better by the week.

 

[cat fever]

I was actually going to build my shop/barn with the side facing due south for the purpose of a solar system.

I looked into the Tesla solar system with battery. Idaho will not let Tesla install their systems in the state. The conversation was going great until I said I live in Idaho. He said "talk to your legislators." I think it has to do with protecting energy jobs in the state. So, moral of the story is; if I want to buy a gas guzzling H1 hummer I can. If I want to produce my own power so at some point I will not have a power bill.....I can't. :confused3: Remember "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness." Maybe no power bill would not bring me happiness.:confused2:

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

I was actually going to build my shop/barn with the side facing due south for the purpose of a solar system.

I looked into the Tesla solar system with battery. Idaho will not let Tesla install their systems in the state. The conversation was going great until I said I live in Idaho. He said "talk to your legislators." I think it has to do with protecting energy jobs in the state. So, moral of the story is; if I want to buy a gas guzzling H1 hummer I can. If I want to produce my own power so at some point I will not have a power bill.....I can't. :confused3: Remember "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness." Maybe not having a power bill would not bring me happiness.:confused2:

Did not know that.

 

[cat fever]

I found out about a month ago.

 

[Lnk]

I found out about a month ago.

Could they sell it to you? I mean there has to be a way around this, right. Perhaps you could install yourself with their guidance Or maybe one of your friends at Tesla could come for a visit....

 

[Molalla1]

I found out about a month ago.

One of my younger sisters (I got two) is going to move to somewhere in Idaho, don't know where yet but they are looking . . . they are well off and decided to sell all their rental properties $$$$$$$$$$$$$ and move.