- Mar 19, 2012
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Try a bungee strap...got one and it works pretty well
That's a neat idea! Even though it wouldn't work for me because I split the rounds where I drop the tree and for sure am not going to drag a tractor tire throughout the woods. But the main question I have for people that do this type of splitting in a tire etc; isn't it kind of hard on the handle? Seems prone to over-strikes and I am wondering how you do it without messing the handle up?
I agree. With a smaller tire that holds just a single round, when hitting the near side, the handle can hit the tire but I doubt it would hurt it. Even with multiple rounds, as long as you circle the tire so that you are only hitting the near side, it should be OK....isn't it kind of hard on the handle? Seems prone to over-strikes and I am wondering how you do it without messing the handle up?
It's all about the efficiency. If by using this method you split more in an hour than the old standard method, then it's worth it. If not, it's just pretty lights and coloured bubbles. But I'm going to give it a try. The only shortcoming I can see is that I like to stand my round on a stump to raise it off the ground a bit. Seems it might be a tad difficult to do that with this method. But we'll see.The bungee and chain thing seems like a lot of fussing to setup. I'd be worried about cutting the bungee with the axe. Mind you, I never tried the tire thing but at least the tire just sits there and wouldn't complain if the blade hit it.
Yah, that is a clever fix. I'll have to try that one.The maul doesn't bounce off the tires.
Bottom tire is screwed to the round under it. I added the motorcycle tire to make the whole thing just a little taller.