diagonal position

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Well I know I'm curious . . . back in the day when folks would take part in the Great Horizontal or Vertical Splitting Debate I used to kid about splitting diagonally . . . now I am just plain curious.
 
If you are splitting with the beam at a diagonal position - you are only doing it "half right.":p
 
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I have an ariens and I'm wondering the same thing. Got a pic of your set up?
 
I'm going to be splitting soon. Last year I had big rounds (30" +) and obviously had it vertical. Now I have some nice red oak rounds in my driveway and more to come which are not that big.

It doesn't make sense to me to pick up the logs if I don't have to, so I think I'll do vertical again.
 
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diagonal splitting????????????
 
I'm going to be splitting soon. Last year I had big rounds (30" +) and obviously had it vertical. Now I have some nice red oak rounds in my driveway and more to come which are not that big.

It doesn't make sense to me to pick up the logs if I don't have to, so I think I'll do vertical again.

Same thing for me. Large rounds are split vertical, no sense lifting if you don't have to. Smaller stuff that's easy to lift gets the horizontal treatment. I'm not really sure where diagonal would fall in. Anything large you wouldn't be able to lift onto it and anything in between you risk tipping the splitter if its not stabilized.
 
What is this diagonal splitting you speak of? Subscribing, I'm curious to see pics also
 
Count me in as curious too.

I guess if it's diagonal you can roll the big log onto it ? Saves you from both having to lift it for horizontal splitting or having to stand the round up on it's side for vertical splitting ?
 
Methinks "vertical" is being called "diagonal" here.
 
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Might be legit

close_up_diagonal_position_with_log_large.jpg

http://www.hartnett-products.ie/products/new-12-ton-heavy-duty-electric-log-splitter

Some pretty cool products. Europe though.
 
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Maybe not tipping it all the way to vertical and propping it 1/2 way? The only way I would see diagonal would be shearing across the grain- Ariens ain't gonna last long that way.
 
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I think he meant vertical too, he did get everyone thinking though
 
Why would be the advantage of splitting diagonal anyway? I'm not seeing it.


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+1 on BrotherBart"s thought.
 
Sorry I wasn't notified by email that I had responses. Thought I didn't get any
Check out J106n's earlier response and click on the link for a picture of the position I'm referring to. I can't figure out how to upload a picture
 
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