I had #2 happen to me with an old beater car once. That's some scary shit - fortunately it happened at a relatively low speed like 40-45mph and I was able to safely pull off to the shoulder without further incident.
Happened to me at 70 MPH, a truck to my left, a truck to my right. Came out a lot better than that guy did. (Fatality, probably.) Managed to get to the shoulder, tie the hood down, and then drove home.
They are fine if it's nice and cold, but I had one ash log get away from me one summer and snap that safety stop right off. It was off-center enough that it started bouncing the 110 HP tractor around.
#3 Try that with a piece of hardwood like oak. Or maple, ash or hickory. You will find it doesn't work near as well. Every video of these, and there are hundreds on YouTube, seem to use poplar or birch, never wood that is "stringy".
Won’t last long anyway, the bearings supporting the rotor are not designed for weight in that axis. Slapping the wood down to get it started imparts quite the shock load.
#3) I was thinking the same thing. Those screw splitters work great on light, straight-grained cold climate trees like alder, birch, beech, spruce, white pine, fir, and maybe sugar maple. All the tree types we definitely don't have in the Deep South. Our tulip poplar might work. But set a log of common red oak or hickory on that thing and it will break your arm.
Since man first crawled out of the primeval slime, the rule has always been that if there are obstructions between you and the target of your grenade, hink real hard, and perhaps dont throw the grenade or it may bounce back and kill you.
I recall Band of Brothers had an example of this lesson.
That fucking imbecile in #4 threw that damn grenade straight at the tree that was maybe 3m in front of him. Lucky it was smoke.
#10 She will blame it on her boyfriend...
ReplyDelete#1 How well does that work with piled sand etc.?
ReplyDeleteI had #2 happen to me with an old beater car once. That's some scary shit - fortunately it happened at a relatively low speed like 40-45mph and I was able to safely pull off to the shoulder without further incident.
ReplyDeleteHappened to me at 70 MPH, a truck to my left, a truck to my right. Came out a lot better than that guy did. (Fatality, probably.) Managed to get to the shoulder, tie the hood down, and then drove home.
Delete#3: Looks safe to me!
ReplyDeleteI like the wood buster, but I bet if tried a piece of green Hickory on there,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,LOL
ReplyDeleteJeffery in Alabama
Must be something like aspen.
Deleteaspen or pine/spruce, try a chunk of elm on that, break your damn arm off....
DeleteThey are fine if it's nice and cold, but I had one ash log get away from me one summer and snap that safety stop right off. It was off-center enough that it started bouncing the 110 HP tractor around.
Delete#7 seems like a humorless spoiled prima donna. Probably doesn't like anything long anywhere around her face.
ReplyDelete#8: As a rider myself I have been in that situation: "The bastard: OH, it's a motorcycle, he'll move for me".
ReplyDelete😡😡😡😡🤬🤬🤬🤬
#3 Try that with a piece of hardwood like oak. Or maple, ash or hickory. You will find it doesn't work near as well. Every video of these, and there are hundreds on YouTube, seem to use poplar or birch, never wood that is "stringy".
ReplyDeleteWon’t last long anyway, the bearings supporting the rotor are not designed for weight in that axis. Slapping the wood down to get it started imparts quite the shock load.
DeleteTMF Bert
#3) I was thinking the same thing. Those screw splitters work great on light, straight-grained cold climate trees like alder, birch, beech, spruce, white pine, fir, and maybe sugar maple. All the tree types we definitely don't have in the Deep South. Our tulip poplar might work. But set a log of common red oak or hickory on that thing and it will break your arm.
ReplyDelete...wood that is "stringy"
ReplyDeleteYou mean like actual firewood ?
Since man first crawled out of the primeval slime, the rule has always been that if there are obstructions between you and the target of your grenade, hink real hard, and perhaps dont throw the grenade or it may bounce back and kill you.
ReplyDeleteI recall Band of Brothers had an example of this lesson.
That fucking imbecile in #4 threw that damn grenade straight at the tree that was maybe 3m in front of him. Lucky it was smoke.
#4) BE ALL YOU CAN BE!
ReplyDeleteGrenade sumps not a thing anymore?
Delete4: Love his reaction: "Huh, will you look at that?"
ReplyDelete7: "C'mere babe."
10: Will she blame the patriarchy? Donald Trump? Perhaps climate change?
#3 needs a table so he doesn't have to bend over to pi k up the big chunks.
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