Capt Steve
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Forecasts come and forecasts go but his one looks like the real deal. A series of three low pressure areas are roaring in from the west sweeping through southern California and Arizona. The rain is suppose to start this afternoon and get heavier through Saturday and turning to snow Sunday evening. Monday and Tuesday they are calling for the snow level to drop down to 2,000' and we live at 5,000. We could see 6"+ and perhaps a foot or more. Can't wait to roll out on my Rzr to play in the white stuff as the dirt roads commence half a mile from my driveway.
Up on the Mogollon Rim {25 miles east and nearly 8,000'} they are calling for several feet of snow by Tuesday. Highs will be at or below freezing here with lows down into the low 20's so it should last a few days. We have not had more than a trace of rain for more than a month and the entire region remains under severe drought conditions, boy do we need the moisture.
We have a large wood burning stove this is my primary source of heat {as well as entertainment} this winter. I have over a cord of wood and have been splitting it down in anticipation of putting a lot of hours on the stove this week.
A couple of weeks ago I purchased a hydraulic log splitter from Harbor Freight
This thing is amazing, no motor, just manpower as you push on the two arms that pump the hydraulic cylinder and powers the ram. It will split logs up to 6" in diameter and 18" long and is rated at 10 tons. It was $125 and has proven to be worth every penny, I was hand splitting them before using a 5# wedge shaped splitter powered by a 5# hammer which gets the job done but that was a lot of work vs the HF splitter.
I like to split my logs {Pinion, Yellow and White Pine, Aspen and and Alligator Juniper} down to about 2 - 3" diameter and just feed in one or two every 30 or 40 minutes to keep everything toasty {we find 74 - 75 degrees to be ideal}. I'd love to post pics but no longer have that option, if someone could I would be happy to e mail a couple to you. This thing is very heavily constructed, probably weighs something north of 125#.
Bring on the winter... I be ready!
Up on the Mogollon Rim {25 miles east and nearly 8,000'} they are calling for several feet of snow by Tuesday. Highs will be at or below freezing here with lows down into the low 20's so it should last a few days. We have not had more than a trace of rain for more than a month and the entire region remains under severe drought conditions, boy do we need the moisture.
We have a large wood burning stove this is my primary source of heat {as well as entertainment} this winter. I have over a cord of wood and have been splitting it down in anticipation of putting a lot of hours on the stove this week.
A couple of weeks ago I purchased a hydraulic log splitter from Harbor Freight
This thing is amazing, no motor, just manpower as you push on the two arms that pump the hydraulic cylinder and powers the ram. It will split logs up to 6" in diameter and 18" long and is rated at 10 tons. It was $125 and has proven to be worth every penny, I was hand splitting them before using a 5# wedge shaped splitter powered by a 5# hammer which gets the job done but that was a lot of work vs the HF splitter.
I like to split my logs {Pinion, Yellow and White Pine, Aspen and and Alligator Juniper} down to about 2 - 3" diameter and just feed in one or two every 30 or 40 minutes to keep everything toasty {we find 74 - 75 degrees to be ideal}. I'd love to post pics but no longer have that option, if someone could I would be happy to e mail a couple to you. This thing is very heavily constructed, probably weighs something north of 125#.
Bring on the winter... I be ready!
Sounds like a distortion in the space-time continuum, a la Star Trek. I DID understand, "open the bar." Which reminds me...
