That right there is an ready made excuse to get you a bigger saw!! Here goes my logic.....
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That right there is an ready made excuse to get you a bigger saw!! Here goes my logic.....
I'm shocked at how many of you prefer horizontal. Mine is set vertically all of the time, get a log to sit on, get comfy and go to town with my 10 cords per year. I cut up wood by the grapple load and the splitter is set up to one side of the load, so I don't have move anything to great a distance. If it's too heavy then I grab either the Kubota or a hand truck with nice big pneumatic tires, no problem. I haven't been at this nearly as long as some of you and I'm still learning. I think I've got a pretty good system going, but maybe I'm missing something.
I'm shocked at how many of you prefer horizontal. Mine is set vertically all of the time, get a log to sit on, get comfy and go to town with my 10 cords per year. I cut up wood by the grapple load and the splitter is set up to one side of the load, so I don't have move anything to great a distance. If it's too heavy then I grab either the Kubota or a hand truck with nice big pneumatic tires, no problem. I haven't been at this nearly as long as some of you and I'm still learning. I think I've got a pretty good system going, but maybe I'm missing something.
There is a guy I have seen on my way home from work that splits vertical sitting on a round, and a six pack along side. Maybe there is something to this?:msp_confused:
Getting drunk and low production is all you’ll get by doing it that way.lol
Now yer talkin my language! For a second there I thought that you were going to ask if that was me that you were seeing splitting wood with a six pack, but noticed that you're in Michigan, so probably not. I've never consumed a six pack while splitting, but I've had a couple. Sitting down on a round in front of the splitter works for me, just neve saw the need to pick up a piece of wood, split, pick them up again and resplit.There is a guy I have seen on my way home from work that splits vertical sitting on a round, and a six pack along side. Maybe there is something to this?:msp_confused:
Seems like I have taken pages out of your book as this is almost exactly how I do it and how I think about the situation.:cool2:I've used the phrase "to each his own" for more years than I can remember...
I used mine horizontal the day I bought it (used/home made) and that was before I purchased it, just to be sure everything worked. Since then, I've used it vertical for every single stroke. I choose a round that's sized and shaped to fit the moment as my seat and position the rounds nearby enough to grab. I have to stand up and bring other rounds in closer every few minutes and that helps keep me from stiffening up from sitting too long. The greatest benefit to me is eliminating the bending and lifting of splitting horizontal or standing too long.
I fail to see how splitting v is so much slower as so many of you are claiming. My cylinder will only cycle so fast and that's what controls my speed, not whether I'm standing or sitting or reaching or lifting. In fact, I believe that I can turn and slide a round into place quicker than I can go get another one and lift it. Same with turning and bending over to pick up the split pieces to re-split, vs. simply rotating the parts sitting right there where I'm working.
I've split with my father in law and his splitter and we split almost exclusively h, as that was what he was used to and thus preferred. He'd flip it up every now and then for some larger rounds, but I think it was just to show off the option as he was rather proud of that feature when he first bought it. Honestly, I haven't thought about it before this thread and I'm ok with either, thus it seems I must have a preference for sitting...
Ummmm, that's enough for me. Just a homeowner that's heating with wood, and I hardly have enough time to get that split. If I could buy just enough logs to get me six cords a year then I would do that to save the time.Only 10 cords a year? I sold over 100 cords last year and have tripled that this year.
I found it easier to noodle them down where I can pick them up.
Trying to get a large round in by hand is way to much work.
But I guess if your only doing 10 cords a year, it would not be a big issue.
I am working on getting a small crane to put on my splitter to pick up a bigger round.
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