O/t What next?
You can't win!
Finally got around to renting a firewood splitter for 4 hours this
afternoon. It's the type with a nice little Honda 5.5hp motor that
splits going both ways and is licensed as a trailer for the road.
First problem...it has a 2" coupler while I have a 1&7/8th" hitch ball.
Figured what the heck, I'll wrap the safety chain a bit tighter and
drive the short distance at 40 km per hr.
Squeezed the unit past my sailboat and into the back yard where I had a
pile of large ash branches cut up after a storm.
Went well ..even the 20" diameter stuff, although the pieces were heavy
lifting, carrying and placing on the splitter.
When taking back the unit I slightly overshot their driveway so I tried
to back up. What a stupid thing to do with a trailer I couldn't see
behind me.
Yep..I jacknifed, dented and scraped my van hatch door and broke a
backup light. (I believe it's all one unit with the taillight)
Think I need a drink. |
Don
Dec 21
2005
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| I did the same exact thing with a small motorcycle trailer a few years
ago. It was dark, I was in a rush, bike wasn't loaded so I couldn't
see it at all. I'm backing up, backing up...like an idiot and crunch. Oh well, live and learn. It's just nuts and bolts. On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:12:16 GMT, Don White <whited@ns.sympatico.ca>
wrote: |
Charlie
Dec 22
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| The "aw, hell, I know its wrong, but it'll be alright" warm fuzzy
feeling bites yet another ass..... Sorry for your loss, but I hope your gain is a bit of "experience."
|
Gene
Dec 22
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| It really hurts when you try to do something yourself to save money (whether
or not you need the money saved) and it backfires on you. |
Dec 21
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| BBAAWWWAHHHHHHAAAAAAA!!!!!!! Um...er...oh, gee Don - sorry to hear that. BBBAAAWWWWAAAHHHHAAAAA!!!!! Really - I'm very.... BBBAAAWWWAAAHHHHHHAAAAA!!!! |
Shortwave
Dec 21
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| Peace be with you and your family this season. |
Don
Dec 21
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| Same to you. If it makes you feel any better, I jack knifed my Ranger trailer this
past season and took out my tail gate on my F-250. |
Shortwave
Dec 21
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| Sorry to hear about the mishap. You try to save some money by cutting and
splitting your own wood and this happens. Ouch. |
Dec 21
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| Pay him no heed. He's on a bender, or something worse. Personally, I split my wood by
hand, using a wedge with a splitter. Good exercise. Luckily, the neighbors have kept
me supplied with oak for the past several years. They save a little money when the
tree cutter doesn't have to cart off the big chunks. But, I go through only about a quarter cord a year, unless we have a lot of snow
days. Sorry to hear about your van. Those damn tail lights are not cheap. Check out a
junkyard.
--
John H **** May your Christmas be Spectacular!****
*****...and your New Year even Better!***** |
JohnH
Dec 21
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| Not a whole lot....well maybe a little. |
Don
Dec 21
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| Yeah, a few years back I loaded the pick up with wood that we had cleared
from a building site. On the way out, the converter caught an edge of a
small tree stump, it was original equipment, all welded together....the
weak point was the exhaust manifold, which cracked. That half cord of wood
ended up costing me about $400.00 |
P
Dec 21
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| Don,
Just remember, it can always be worse. Have you seen the commercial where
the guy is cutting a tree and it falls on top of his car. It can always be worse. For some reason, that line always reminds me of "Young Frankenstein". |
Reggie
Dec 21
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