Mr. Del,thank you for all the support you have given our channel. Glad to get my Case back. Not a cheap fix around 11000.00. What do you do. I need and use my case for everything. Hip surgery soon. Hoping to have surgery in the next 2 weeks if we get things worked out. I just hope I’m healed up well enough to make the Indiana trip. That’s the plan. How’s the grandson doing? Take care buddy.

@ you are more than welcome Mr Al . That was a costly fix but you know what you have . When you ask me what do I do , I’m retired . I learned a good trade in the military and bounced around jobs for a few years and then went to work for GE . I retired 1 May 2023 . If you mean what I use for equipment , I don’t have nothing but my little garden tractors and my Countyline log splitter . I do have a dump trailer . I would like to have a tractor or one of those stand on mini skid steers but I don’t sell as much wood as you and some of the other guys do to justify one . I hope your surgery hip gets done . All I can tell you is get yourself a polar Kodiak ice machine with the hip wrap . You will never regret it . Hope you heal up and can come to Indiana also . My grandson is doing wonderful . Thank you for asking . Keep me updated on your hip please . Have a safe and happy week . Del

Hi Kenny, thanks for watching. I am glad I kept the bladders. For me they work well. Going in for hip replacement very shortly. I’m hoping to be back at things in 3-6 weeks. Just tired of all the pain. Of course I will need to scale back and need to be very careful on icy spots. Don’t want to end up back in the hospital. Thanks for your support. Have a Great Day my friend.

@clubdoraoutdoorsandfirewood let me know how ya get along. Send me an email if ya wish.

Thanks for stopping in Todd. I appreciate your support.

Hi Noel, thanks for stopping in to watch. I am pretty good at fixing things, but I didn’t think my skills are good enough for a project like that. The motor wasn’t cheap delivered in with my old motor going back as a core exchange was about 8250.00 plus labor. Expensive but what do you do. I couldn’t even get an offer from 4 different dealerships for trade. Hopefully things will workout. New ones are totally out of the question. Used ones are 30 -40000.00 and most have 2500-3500 hours. Thanks for your support. Keep in touch.

Thanks for the update on the Case. Ya expensive stuff no matter how you look at it. I would say you’re taking the best route. 👍🏻👍🏻👋👋

Hi Kenny. We have been really cold here. Last few days -25-30 below zero. To hard to get equipment to run and to hard on my body. Been making chain saw chain. There are tricks to everything. I’m doing my first chains, never cut chain from a roll before. Thanks for watching and stay warm buddy.

@clubdoraoutdoorsandfirewood I always wanted to try making chains.

Thanks for stopping by in to watch. No doubt some of the rounds were nasty. I’m burning a bunch of that nasty stuff from July when Larry Kluck was up to see us. I am very surprised how well that junky crap is burning. Basswood actually can burn pretty hot, it just don’t last near as long as other hardwoods. I just got back from the doctor today, and going to have a hip replacement on left side. I truly hope I will get some relief in my lower back once this gets done. Saturday night around -22 below and staying below zero for several days. Thanks for your support Brian.

@clubdoraoutdoorsandfirewood my dad recently had his hip done. He's happy he did now. Hopefully it helps you. Stay warm sir

Hi Noel. Thanks for stopping in to watch. It would be nice to be able to quickly put something in place to hold the wood from sliding on the table when splitting. You have very little problems in the summer or fall. It can be nasty if you’re going to fast. If you feather the knife it is much safer. Stay warm.

Mr. Del. Great to hear from you. I do really like the splitter. It can be dangerous with the wood sliding around on you when splitting. You definitely need to study the angles and knots. I am guessing you will be getting cold even by you the next days coming up. Decided to have hip replacement on Feb 3. Getting tired of the pain when I walk. Hopefully it will help me out. You take care bud. I’m hoping I’ll be all healed up for Hoosier Firewood frenzy.

Mr. Del. Great to hear from you. Not splitting today -14 right now. The wind chill is -24 or feels like. To hard on the equipment to get started up and no reason to be out there. I have all kinds of things to do inside. Hard to get motivation with those temps. It’s suppose to stay cold through to next Saturday the 11th. I really appreciate you always checking in. Thanks my friend.

@ I totally understand . Even our temps are low . This coming week our lows will be in the teens . -24 , I can find all kinds of things to do inside . 👍🏻🇺🇸🪵

Hey there Kenny.the bladders work fine for me. I just won’t pay 100.00 for a tote. Seriously the bladders with holes do dry the wood just as fast as the metal totes. Wind can blow right through the bladders just as well. I cut 6 holes /side and 8 on the bottom for a total of 31 4.5 inch holes. You need to move the bladders with caution because the plastic is slippery. I have tipped a few. The good thing is you can tip the bladder over and stick a tine from the pallet fork through a hole on the bottom and lift it and dump it right out. Thank you for your support.

Hi Brian thanks for stopping by. I need to fill them back up. I now need to figure out where to find cheaper wood. Oak 130.00, maple 120.00, birch 115.00 per loggers cord. You can’t make enough money at those prices. You get about 2.25 face cords / loggers cord. I sell at 80.00 per face cord. So I get 180.00 worth of wood . Cost to process has to be at least 50.00. Chain ware oil gas and wear and tear. And labor. Check my math. I just don’t see how to make any money. Thanks for your support.

@clubdoraoutdoorsandfirewood oh yeah that's tough margins. Good luck I'm sure you will find a solution eventually.

Hi Russ thanks for watching. The totes aren’t hard to build , I made 51 of them. They dump into a trailer really nice no problems. The only thing I don’t like about them is, they use the same real estate whether full or empty. The ones Phil builds Allen Family Firewood stack up nicely. Mine are ridged but don’t stack as well when emptied. It’s a toss up.

Hi Carl thanks for stopping by to watch. Happy New year Carl and Cindy . The pallet style racks I built hold a face cord .

Hey Ted thanks for watching. Need to find wood.

Hi Noel, thank you for stopping by to watch. Happy New Year to you my friend.

Hi Mike, thanks for watching. The totes hold a face cord. Not hard to build. I made 51 totes like that. They dump into a trailer really nice. Nice to see you .

Hey it’s cold up here. Been splitting the last two days. 4 hours is enough outside. Thanks for your support Jeremiah.

Thanks for watching. I may have to go cut some of my own trees down. Most logs up here are 130.00 for oak 120.00 Maple 115.00 For birch. If you only get about 2.25 face cords from l loggers cord. 2.25 face cords x 80.00 per face cords = 180.00 . That only gives me 60.00. I can’t do that. I need to find wood some other way. Most of the tree service companies keep all the hard wood or the homeowners want it. If I raised the price to 100.00 a face cord I don’t think I would get people to purchase. Thanks again for watching. If you have ideas let me know.

Sorry I didn’t reply sooner. Thanks for watching the video. You take care Frank.

I’ll try to get a better video out. Al IS NOT A GOOD PHOTOGRAFER. THANKS FOR WATCHING.

The customer preferred anything like 10 and under just run them through without splitting because he prefers them bigger for the boiler. Thanks so much for watching and stop by again.

Hi Jacob, thanks for watching. That was a pile of logs. Something do next year. The charging system we had some issues and is now in for warranty work. Happy new year.

Hey Kenny. Great to hear from you too. I still have a lot to learn, but it will come. Had a problem with the charging system on the motor. Koehler is taking care of that. With the Holidays it seems no one is working much, so that’s slowing things down. Thanks for stopping by to watch. Later bud.

Thanks for stopping in Noel. I’m starting to get used to running the processor. We should be able to up production as we learn short cuts and ways to save more time etc. I thought I’d help my friends out to get enough wood done up for this winter. Later my friend.

Thanks for stopping in to watch. I do like the processor, still learning. I’m waiting for logs right now. I may need to go out and start cutting my own logs. Thanks Russ

Thanks so much for watching. Please like and subscribe, if you haven’t done so already. Thanks again.

Thanks for the sub. Do you have stickers for your channel. I would like to do a sticker swap. Let me know

Hi Mercurymangarage. You will love that splitter. I have 135 hours on mine,8 months old. I love that splitter. It makes bundle wood like no other . Thanks for subbing to our channel. Please stop back again to watch our next video.

Thanks for stopping in Phil. The 17 vs can handle the big rounds. What’s more important can Al handle the big rounds. Thanks so much for stopping by.

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Hi Tom. Thanks for checking out the video. I take my time if needed. Keep sharp chains , that makes the job so much easier. If the chain is dull stop and tune it up. You guys have a Merry Christmas. Get that house done so you can come out and play again.

Hi Russ. Have I sent you a Club Dora Sticker. Let me know if not I’ll get one out to you. It will be great to get a sticker from you. I’ll get you on the Blades of Glory. Thank you for watching.

Hi Kenny. I like the the Ms 400for cutting bigger rounds. It is very noticeable the extra weight vs my ms261. Most times I will always grab the lighter 261. I have a 036 Stihl with a 24 in bar on it. I should probably put the 24 inch bar on the ms400 and put the 20 inch bar on the 036. We have been pretty cold in northern Minnesota. In the -20s at night. How’s winter going in your area. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@clubdoraoutdoorsandfirewood we are doing ok along the coast. A couple of hours from here in the highlands they are waist high.

Hey Larry, I sure hope you start feeling better soon. It’s been to cold to do anything in the wood yard now. We are going on the 5th day of cold weather. Lowest that we have had was-23 below zero. Most days the hi has been-3 below. It suppose to warm up Saturday but only in the teens. Thanks so much for stopping by to watch.

Hey Mr Del. Thanks for watching. It’s been really cold the last 4 days. Lows -23 highs -3 and 15 mph winds. Inside projects. To hard on equipment, mainly to hard on Al. Great to hear from you.

Snow is a problem. What can you do. I like things to stay in the low20s. The snow melts on your gloves around 26 or so. Nice no bugs, and that’s about it. Better than 90 degrees in the shade. You got to be cold by you too. To cold up here to work outside right now. Thanks for watching Mr. Larry.

Hey , there is a lot of big rounds in the piles. Way too cold up here to work outside. Last 4 days -23 at night -3 hi days. Lots of work inside. Thanks for watching.

Hi Noel. It’s been cold here the last 4 days. -23 was lowest temp. It’s to hard on equipment running in those temps. I like the Hatchet to Mary logs. It is another thing to drag out with you. Thanks for watching.

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Hi Jeremiah. I should be able to get some nice barkless bundle wood out of those rounds. Have you pulled any wood from your bins yet? I am curious how that will work for you. I made a small bin back in July for bundle wood. Years with high snowfalls on top of the bins could really suck. Thanks for watching.

@ I started selling the ash out of my first bin that is definitely dry, but can’t be compared well because the logs sat 2 years on a log pile. I almost could have sold it as I was splitting….

Hi Garry And Tucker and The better half Mrs. Garry. I use equipment as much as possible. My lower back has been fused twice. I am very careful what I do. I got to keep moving or else. Thanks for stopping in to watch.

@@clubdoraoutdoorsandfirewood So back pain is no stranger to you my friend , it's no fun is it. Take it easy my friend I know you know your limits after those experiences , I have to be reminded occasionally the I shouldn't do what I'm doing LOL

You are absolutely correct. It seems anything larger than 12 inches or so, the round has a tendency for the upper half to roll back. A larger and higher push plate would be very helpful. Thank you for watching and commenting. Please stop by again.

@@clubdoraoutdoorsandfirewood On the larger rounds I'd drop the wedge as low as it will go, if it peels over the top then resplit it. It's six in one hand half dozen in the other when you have to keep fishing those pieces out of the top of the wedge anyway. The wedge is larger than the push plate so gotta find the middle ground on it.

Hi Terry, I do dry wood in the bladders. Because of the high cost of totes I decided to use the bladders for additional storage. I have found I usually store bundle wood in the bladders. Pine spruce ,popalur,and basswood. The wood dries just as fast in the bladders as totes. I did try maple this spring March. 24, and that wood is surprising dry at 15-17 percent. I do split my wood on the smaller side to help the drying process. The bladders have 6 holes cut on each side and 9 on the bottoms. 4.5 inch diameter hole saw size. It takes some extra time to do all that drilling but adds a lot of storage. Thanks for watching. Please stop by again.

@@clubdoraoutdoorsandfirewood thank you i have started a self serve roadside stand in newfoundland after watching youtube firewood videos just bought my firstibc totes

Hi Tom , thanks for coming by to watch and comment. It’s hard to sell wood if everyone else is doing it too. It’s not easy up here to sell wood. Great to hear from you.

Hi Heath thanks for stopping in. Now I have the grapple back , what a difference. Thanks for watching.

Hi Joe. Thanks for stopping by. Some winters in our area we have 35-45 inches of snow. That’s when it’s nice to have the dry wood out of the weather. I sure want to wish you the best on your left arm. Take care Mr. Joe.

This is pretty much a non-profit business. She helps out because she feels sorry for me. Thanks Terry.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and family. Thanks for watching. Have a Great Day with Family . Later Brian

Happy Thanksgiving. Thanks for watching.