My parents and my Uncle Lou went together on my Grandma's 75th birthday present and bought her a Craftsman electric log splitter, and in the process created a joke that everybody in the family still takes about.
Grandma turned 101 last week. She's still sharp as a tack, but no longer splits her own firewood. #pickuptrucks
Clearly Ford Rangers need a power take-off option.
The true redneck will be doing a lot of logsplitting and will spring for a proper hydraulic splitter. Less chance of losing your beer hand. #pickuptrucks
Looks like the perfect automotive accessory for dealing with traffic, or the guys on bicycles that insist on riding double and blowing through stop signs. #pickuptrucks
I've seen something like this before, but it was much safer. It was a threaded splitting cone that bolted to the wheel of a truck called "The Stickler", but it still could be dangerous.
But all considered, this, and the splitting cone I spoke of, is not any more dangerous than a screaming chainsaw. #pickuptrucks
@P161911 probably shoudn't have: Something even more dangerous than this is a 12 pound splitting maul, was known as a "Go-Devil" when I was a kid", in the hands of a twelve year old.
I grew up in a house that was heated primarily with wood and will say that the advantage of being the one, who loaded most of the firewood into my father’s truck after he cut it, and then being required to split 80% of what was cut, gave me physical strength and coordination that has stayed with me. Loading hay also is good for this. #pickuptrucks
Yep, these things were mass produced and marketed to bolt onto your drive hubs in the seventies, so back to the landers and folks who had wood stoves and fireplaces could split a lot of wood quickly and cheaply.
Before we use any cobbled together, medieval looking, log splitters, let's take a minute to talk about shop safety:
Be sure to read, understand, and follow all safety instructions that came with your jury-rigged steel death trap. And remember: There is no more important safety rule than to close your eyes quickly should anything come flying at your face. #pickuptrucks
@smalleyxb122: Heart click for channeling Norm. Before even finishing the first line I had that New Englander voice in my head. Thanks for the laugh. #pickuptrucks
Wife and I VCRd & watched hundreds of those shows while we were fixing up our house. Our kids still quote that when we head to the garage to fire up some tools. #pickuptrucks
I've had something similar to this for ages. Works the same, but with less computer programming hassle.
Basically I drive to places, look around and soak in the beauty... maybe snap a few shots with the ol' 35mm.
Later, when I want to revisit that trip I break out the five by sevens and all those images come rushing back. If I want to remember things in closer detail, I simply return to that place.
Ragsdale's contraption seems like an infinitely complicated device with a primary purpose of distracting you from experiencing whatever adventure you happen to be on.
@Deartháir II: The Return: You are in luck! I happen to have a "How To" book on hidden shoe cameras. Just send me your credit card number and your address, and I'll send it immediately. Please...no post office box!
@skaycog: The sort of man who would seriously contemplate investing in such a contraption is far less likely to actually be close enough to a real woman to make this useful than a normal man would.
What's bad is, thanks to the Internetz, among other things, there are a dozen idiotic fads occurring simultaneously, causing some of us have to fight off the wish to beat those with more than four of any of them.
Oh, and I hope these become "popular", because, at least in Texas, blue lights are verboten on anything but emergency vehicles.
HID's ain't blue, and neither are the OEM "angel halos", or whatever the hell they are.
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Grandma turned 101 last week. She's still sharp as a tack, but no longer splits her own firewood. #pickuptrucks
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The true redneck will be doing a lot of logsplitting and will spring for a proper hydraulic splitter. Less chance of losing your beer hand. #pickuptrucks
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I've seen something like this before, but it was much safer. It was a threaded splitting cone that bolted to the wheel of a truck called "The Stickler", but it still could be dangerous.
But all considered, this, and the splitting cone I spoke of, is not any more dangerous than a screaming chainsaw. #pickuptrucks
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I grew up in a house that was heated primarily with wood and will say that the advantage of being the one, who loaded most of the firewood into my father’s truck after he cut it, and then being required to split 80% of what was cut, gave me physical strength and coordination that has stayed with me. Loading hay also is good for this. #pickuptrucks
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And dangerously. #pickuptrucks
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Be sure to read, understand, and follow all safety instructions that came with your jury-rigged steel death trap. And remember: There is no more important safety rule than to close your eyes quickly should anything come flying at your face. #pickuptrucks
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Wife and I VCRd & watched hundreds of those shows while we were fixing up our house. Our kids still quote that when we head to the garage to fire up some tools. #pickuptrucks
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Basically I drive to places, look around and soak in the beauty... maybe snap a few shots with the ol' 35mm.
Later, when I want to revisit that trip I break out the five by sevens and all those images come rushing back. If I want to remember things in closer detail, I simply return to that place.
Ragsdale's contraption seems like an infinitely complicated device with a primary purpose of distracting you from experiencing whatever adventure you happen to be on.
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@TimTim:
Luddite!
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Oh, and I hope these become "popular", because, at least in Texas, blue lights are verboten on anything but emergency vehicles.
HID's ain't blue, and neither are the OEM "angel halos", or whatever the hell they are.
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