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Good Morning, been splitting firewood (a little late) to get ready for winter heating. This is elm that a neighbor gave to me from their property across the street. I use a tire to keep all the logs standing up so I can split everything into small pieces without have to constantly pick up the logs after each strike of the maul. I think if I do one wheel barrow load a day until I need to start burning wood for heat I'll have enough to last the winter. If there is any leftover I can sell it to guests staying at the yurt or tiny house for $7/bundle so they can enjoy a fire under the stars!

205 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 28 Sep

All your posts are a lifestyle thirst trap and make me feel like an indoor cat.

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The biggest tradeoff is that I hardly ever venture further than the local bodega (5 miles away) except for the weekly Bitcoin meetup. I spend a lot of time alone with my #40hpw...

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That tire was a good idea. I noticed that the steering on the car that tire came from was quite out of alignment! ahahah

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The tire is brilliant. I grew up somewhere that required a lot of wood chopping and never heard of anyone doing that.

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I saw it a long time ago somewhere out there on the world wide web. I think it was a Finnish homesteader. since these rounds are small, I'm pretty sure it's way faster than a hydraulic log splitter.

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Those Scandis have some really clever wood techniques

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this was a tire from our horse trailer, the axle broke with the horses in it about an hour away from the homestead. Not a fun experience. Now the tire remains as a reminder to accept and apply feedback, sometimes the old saying "if it ain't broke don't fix it" should be left on the shelf.

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Oh! Sorry to bring back bad memories. You can tell from the tires that the axle wasn't in good condition even before it broke down. Aside from that wear on the sides, the tire seem to be in good shape. Did you have new tires on the wagon? Can the police fine you for having bald tires on a horse wagon? I never thought about that, I don't even know how it works here!

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Exactly, I saw the wear and didn't accept the feedback and payed the price for the ignorance. There are two fresh axles and a new set of wheels, tires, and spare.

If the police can fine me for "bad tires" they can kiss my ass.

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