Splitting Done Today

Split that White Pine we took down Sunday, it was split horizontal because we had a bunch of smaller rounds.

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My Christmas wish list will be a hydraulic splitter, until Santa answers, or my back gives out.

Funny how there has to be a disclaimer when the splitter is like that.

I love pictures of Zap's enchanted forest....

Thanks SO, the 36 inch bar for the 075 & 090 came in the other day so I grabbed it today at our local shop. I might try milling the Hemlock with the 075 along with the 660 this weekend.

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pics Zap......LOTS of pics. And maybe even a little video too.

Oregon Bigfoot, I would hate to split everything by hand, it is a hell of a workout.

Locust Post, with the size of the rounds I split tonight horizontal works better, bigger heavier rounds vertical is my choice.

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When I picked up the bar today (from the same guy I traded for the 090) he handed me the 090 manual in great shape.

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Just having some fun Zap. Dennis would be proud. I do most horizontal because I have the side table. I do go vertical on the monsters.

Zap, Dennis is never gonna buy that

I know what you mean, it's sure a workout to hand split. Back in the 80's, I've cut/split/loaded 2 cords in a day a few times. Now, I can't split much more than 1/3 to 1/2 cord, and my back just screams, STOP! In fact, after the first split now, my back says CAUTION!

After I posted above, I went to a Wilco Farm Store in Silverton, OR, and looked at a couple Speeco splitters. The 22 ton was $1299 and the 35 ton was $1799. Oregon has no sales tax, so there is a little savings. Looks like it will be a few Chrismas's until I can afford one. I guess I'll be splitting by hand for a while longer, I have a lot of wood to process, as soon as it stops raining here. It's too muddy to get my truck to the piles I have in the queue. We do have warm/sunny days in the 70's "scheduled" starting Sunday for an extended period.

I like to split horizontal with the smaller sized rounds too. Seems easier, especially if right off the truck or trailer.
Having help stacking makes it really go quick.
No bending & easy on the back.

I was like you, many years of hand splitting, now I wouldn't be processing wood if I had to hand split. That might have been one (of many) thing that contributed to my back issues.
Start looking on CL & want ads, auctions. Even one that's not running, they're usually fairly cheap to fix. Will pay you back for many years to come. & help extend your wood processing career.

Zap - what are those bars holding the stacks up?

I've decided to no longer split my wood horizontally or vertically . . . I'm going to split it diagonally . . . and get the best of both worlds.

Pictures or it didn't happen

I asked that question a year ago or so and they told me they're posts they get from TSC, I guess its like a fence post you stick in the ground, they're cheap so its a cost effective way to hold up stacks. They dont work so good on my property since I have a ton of rocks and ledge.

I'm not sure what they are, Sav brought them all the way from his house!

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Right on Steve.

Wow zap, this must be bashing Dennis day. lol Weatherguy, like Jags stated, they are t-posts. For wood stacking the 5' or 6' should do the trick. Better still is to save the dollars and cross stack on the ends of the piles.

Ha! You were mentioned in more threads recently than you know mister!

Nice work zap...love the disclaimer about the splitter...
and don't think I did not see what you put in the last pic you bugger...I got my eye on you!

Ya, I saw them Gamma.

How did beverage day go? The pizza & wings tasted super.

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