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  1. Bacffin Feeling the Heat

    Man this stuff is great to split. Even the knarlies can be avoided or salvaged. Savage, I know what you mean about cutting into nice kindiling now. Only took me a few hours on and off today to split this batch. I like it :). When do we change the clocks? Ran out of daylight dang nabit!

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  2. new_wood New Member

    joined: May 9, 2011
    57 posts
    Ohio
    Seasons quickly as well.....another bonus. Silver maple is very abundant in my area.
  3. zap Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 25, 2009
    10,356 posts
    Nice work Bacffin, looks like you will be busy for a while.
    zap
  4. bogydave Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 4, 2009
    7,723 posts
    So Cent ALASKA
    Very nice looking pile of wood
    Worrying about the clock already. Might need to add lights to the splitter LOL :)
  5. Backwoods Savage Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 14, 2007
    24,106 posts
    Michigan
    Indeed, it can be fun splitting that stuff. Just a touch with the wedge and it is split. Most times when I'm splitting it the wedge moves about 4" maximum. Only problem I'd have is you have the splitter set up all wrong for me. Has to be veritical!
  6. Bacffin Feeling the Heat

    I was thinking of some auxilary lighting for the Kubota! You must get limited daylight up there Dave.
  7. Bacffin Feeling the Heat

    Yea, I'm working at getting comfortable using the splitter verticle. I do it for the really big rounds, but it bothers my back.
  8. wishlist Minister of Fire

    joined: Mar 28, 2011
    516 posts
    Corunna, Michigan
    Nice job bacfinn. I like silver maple as well and after last years warm winter I now am trying to replenish my shoulder season wood. Still splitting up the huge sugar maple I got awhile back.

    Don't let the milkcrate vertical splitting club sway your splitting operation. Just because they don't read the owners manual is no reason to change things! No need in having a "waffle butt" as well! :D
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  9. Bacffin Feeling the Heat

    Thanks, the way I have been doing it seems to work pretty good. Load up the bucket and use it as a workbench. More sliding aroud than lifting. I think I make pretty good time splitting. Besides, if I was sitting down, I would fall asleep :)
  10. PapaDave Minister of Fire

    I've got almost 2 cord of soft maple put up this year. Easy to split, but it burns kinda quick (burning some now from last year).
  11. Backwoods Savage Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 14, 2007
    24,106 posts
    Michigan
    Well it sounds like it has burned a long time if it is still from last year....==c
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  12. BoilerMan Minister of Fire

    joined: Apr 16, 2012
    973 posts
    Northern Maine

    LOLOL

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