Splitting wood leaves me too much time to over-analyze some part of my life. The pain in my old back led me to over-analyze my splitting process. The process went like this:
1. Pick up the wood in the truck and throw it into a pile on the ground
2. Pick up the wood, split it and throw it into another pile on the ground
3. Pick up the wood and put it in the wheelbarrow
4. Drive the wheelbarrow to the woodshed and stack the wood
I realized I was picking the wood up way too many times, in addition to bending over to the ground each time. I now place my splitter at the back of the truck and wheelbarrow next to it. The process now goes like this:
1. Roll the wood to the tailgate
2. Lower the rounds to the splitter and split
3. Take splits directly from the splitter to the wheelbarrow, pieces needing to be resplit are put back on the tailgate
4. Drive the wheelbarrow to the woodshed and stack the wood
I have much less pain in my back and I get less tired splitting.
1. Pick up the wood in the truck and throw it into a pile on the ground
2. Pick up the wood, split it and throw it into another pile on the ground
3. Pick up the wood and put it in the wheelbarrow
4. Drive the wheelbarrow to the woodshed and stack the wood
I realized I was picking the wood up way too many times, in addition to bending over to the ground each time. I now place my splitter at the back of the truck and wheelbarrow next to it. The process now goes like this:
1. Roll the wood to the tailgate
2. Lower the rounds to the splitter and split
3. Take splits directly from the splitter to the wheelbarrow, pieces needing to be resplit are put back on the tailgate
4. Drive the wheelbarrow to the woodshed and stack the wood
I have much less pain in my back and I get less tired splitting.