What happened to the hand held manual block splitter?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlNLrp_UCDs
Splitting wood
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kjd
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Re: Splitting wood
This one is better!DSD wrote:What happened to the hand held manual block splitter?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlNLrp_UCDs
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Re: Splitting wood
I just cannot see either machine splitting a lump of twisted grain yellow box or a piece of Iron bark.
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The Raven
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Re: Splitting wood
That may be a cool machine but where do you find timber that large these days?
Bet it's fun when a hydraulic line or weld fails....
Bet it's fun when a hydraulic line or weld fails....
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Re: Splitting wood
The operators got too old.........DSD wrote:What happened to the hand held manual block splitter?
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Re: Splitting wood
I still use my Grandfathers block splitter.
It's had 10 new handles and 3 new heads but still works a treat...
It's had 10 new handles and 3 new heads but still works a treat...
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Re: Splitting wood
I've got heaps it's only stringy butThe Raven wrote:That may be a cool machine but where do you find timber that large these days?
Bet it's fun when a hydraulic line or weld fails....
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