Vertical Splitting - Avatar?

[tfdchief]

Posted this on another thread to answer some question about how we would get the big ones over the fence from the neighbors yard. Well this may be my new Avatar. :cheese: Nah, out of respect for Dennis, I won't do it ;-) but it surely has to make him proud though :exclaim:

 

[SolarAndWood]

Rounds like that deserve more than 110x110.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Aw, go ahead Steve. That would make a great avatar. Did you measure the diameter of that log? It looks to be bigger than that pin oak I wrestled. Those suckers were heavy but this old man was up to the challenge anyway. lol

 

[tfdchief]

Aw, go ahead Steve. That would make a great avatar. Did you measure the diameter of that log? It looks to be bigger than that pin oak I wrestled. Those suckers were heavy but this old man was up to the challenge anyway. lol

No I didn't Dennis, but we got rained out today and need to finish tomorrow, cause the neighbor wants it out of the yard. I will measure tomorrow. Believe it or not, the tree guy kept dropping what he cut to the base of the tree, and the pile kept him from cutting down the last 6 feet of tree, so I will measure that....gonna be bigger than the one in the picture, YIKES! As I started to pull the handle on the splitter, my son said, stop, I have to get a picture of that....and I instantly thought of my friend in Michigan It would make a good avatar wouldn't it?

this old man was up to the challenge anyway

That, I have no doubt :exclaim:

 

[bogydave]

That just looks fun.
Only way I'd ever get a round that big is cut some cotton wood. Not
going to happen so guess I'll just dream.
Nice picture.
Make a great Avatar. Realism's make the best ones.

 

[tfdchief]

Rounds like that deserve more than 110x110.

I think I agree Solar.

That just looks fun.
Only way I'd ever get a round that big is cut some cotton wood. Not
going to happen so guess I'll just dream.
Nice picture.
Make a great Avatar. Realism's make the best ones.

Bogydave. They are pretty awsome but a bear to wrestle.

 

[cygnus]

I'm guessing you get about 25 splits from that thing. Nice.

 

[fishingpol]

The pellet forum has "pellet pig members", why not add "vertical splitter member" in your signature. Start a new club on here. I'll forward the motion, need a second...

 

[tfdchief]

The pellet forum has "pellet pig members", why not add "vertical split member" in your signature. Start a new club on here. I'll forward the motion, need a second...

What do you think Dennis? You would be the President of course ;-P Jake will want to join :snake:

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Ya, Jake should jump on this one. I'll let the more important people be President of the vertical splitting club.

 

[tfdchief]

Aw, go ahead Steve. That would make a great avatar. Did you measure the diameter of that log? It looks to be bigger than that pin oak I wrestled. Those suckers were heavy but this old man was up to the challenge anyway. lol

Dennis, measured it today.....36 - 38 inches at 5 feet off the ground. It's a big one! You would have been proud. We did a lot of vertical splitting on those monsters.

 

[k9brain]

Needs more milk-crate

 

[Backwoods Savage]

If you wrestle those very much you will get tired fast! They can get pretty heavy.,

 

[RNLA]

Most residential removals in my area seem to be 30" - 40". For what ever reason it seems to be a threshold size to people to get rid of the tree... I run into these critters and they are lots of work to remove.

 

[firefighterjake]

I don't know Dennis . . . it sounds as though you could handily win this Presidential election . . . all in favor of Dennis being El Presidente of the Vertical Splitter Club please signify by saying Aye.

For the record . . . on a round this large there is no way I would attempt this horizontally . . . clearly a case where vertical splitting is almost a given . . . except perhaps for those folks with beefy log lifters.

 

[smokinj]

Needs more milk-crate

with cow bell!

 

[tfdchief]

If you wrestle those very much you will get tired fast! They can get pretty heavy.,

Yah, unfortunately Dennis, I wrestled one wrong and screwed up my back. I hope I just pulled a muscle but not sure yet. Hurts like hell! I should know better, but the brain hasn't figured out the body is getting old yet. :-S

 

[tfdchief]

I don't know Dennis . . . it sounds as though you could handily win this Presidential election . . . all in favor of Dennis being El Presidente of the Vertical Splitter Club please signify by saying Aye.

AYE :exclaim:

 

[Jags]

42" - upsydaisy...and I didn't hurt my back. :coolsmirk:

 

[tfdchief]

42" - upsydaisy...and I didn't hurt my back. :coolsmirk:

Jags, I am surprised the lift on the log splitter didn't tip it over.....that's a big one. What kind of wood?

 

[Jags]

42" - upsydaisy...and I didn't hurt my back. :coolsmirk:

Jags, I am surprised the lift on the log splitter didn't tip it over.....that's a big one. What kind of wood?

I think that one was a maple. My splitter has a 5ft wide stance. The log lift does not extend past the wheelbase. Not tippy at all. About 4 seconds from ground to I beam. WHOOOHOOO! Get-R-Done.

Note: I have had bigger stuff on it.

 

[tfdchief]

Jags, nice splitter and lift. Of course you can't be in the "Vertical Splitting Club" though :cheese:

 

[Jags]

Jags, nice splitter and lift. Of course you can't be in the "Vertical Splitting Club" though :cheese:

It won't go vertical. I never understood why people would want to be crawling around on the ground trying to get wood split from the get go. ;-)

I could always serve as the "black sheep" of the club. :coolsmile:

 

[tfdchief]

Jags, nice splitter and lift. Of course you can't be in the "Vertical Splitting Club" though :cheese:

I could always serve as the "black sheep" of the club. :coolsmile:

LOL, we will have to see if Dennis has a "Board of Appeals" appointed yet

 

[Backwoods Savage]

No, I think we should have a board of apples.