As most know I do the cutting during the winter months and the splitting in the spring. Most also will recognize the milk crate I use to sit on. Last year I was still healing from a total hip replacement and did not have a lot of wood to split. I could not sit on the milk crate last year because of the hip so used something else.
So a couple days ago I finally found some time to get started with this year's wood splitting and decided to use what I used last year. After all, I have both hips replaced so I thought it might be best to sit a bit higher. I probably split for an hour maximum that first time but don't remember the time exactly but I can assure you I hurt when I stopped. But the hurt was mostly in the back.
Than later that evening I was getting things around to shower when suddenly my hip really started hurting. This is the one that was operated on last winter. I spent a miserable Saturday night. Sunday was not a whole lot better. Today was much better.
It dawned on me that maybe I should take the milk crate back with me to sit on today. I did and at present there is no pain in the hip. I also noticed that it was easier getting the log onto the splitter; I just was not working as hard.
So right now my theory is that when sitting, like when standing, working height makes a huge difference in how easy or how hard it is for the worker. So as for me and my house, we'll be using the milk crate from now on.
And I'm wondering if anyone else has experimented with this idea?
So a couple days ago I finally found some time to get started with this year's wood splitting and decided to use what I used last year. After all, I have both hips replaced so I thought it might be best to sit a bit higher. I probably split for an hour maximum that first time but don't remember the time exactly but I can assure you I hurt when I stopped. But the hurt was mostly in the back.
Than later that evening I was getting things around to shower when suddenly my hip really started hurting. This is the one that was operated on last winter. I spent a miserable Saturday night. Sunday was not a whole lot better. Today was much better.
It dawned on me that maybe I should take the milk crate back with me to sit on today. I did and at present there is no pain in the hip. I also noticed that it was easier getting the log onto the splitter; I just was not working as hard.
So right now my theory is that when sitting, like when standing, working height makes a huge difference in how easy or how hard it is for the worker. So as for me and my house, we'll be using the milk crate from now on.
And I'm wondering if anyone else has experimented with this idea?