Wood Splitter Specially Made For Vet

Wood Splitter Specially Made For Vet WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous I recently listed my home-built pto-powered wood splitter on Craigslist One fellow made me an offer but said it would be more than a month before he could pick it up That’s what tipped me off that he was serving overseas Through a half dozen emails I learned his name was Joe and that he had been in Iraq and Afghanistan for almost 3 years I could appreciate his desire to get home and spend some time in the woods with his dog and told him I would hold the splitter for him Then I contacted his father and wife and told them I intended to transform the splitter into something special to show appreciation for his service I recruited a couple guys from work as well as my father and a friend who owns a sign shop We set out to sandblast and paint the unit and added a new hitch lights diamond plate fenders and rear bumper We even added a box to hold a cooler and several decals that personalized the splitter for Joe He came to pick up the splitter on Labor Day weekend and got a real surprise when we pulled the unit around the corner! He really appreciated the effort and all of us experienced a bond with a stranger who will be a friend for life

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