Set up with two stacked tires sewn together and splitting on the ground, when the splitting is done if the wood is tight in the ring, tip it over and give the center splits a whack to drive them out. With the splits loose, pick up the ring and drop it over the next round or drop more smaller rounds in. I tried single tires, loose doubled tires, bungee cords with and without chain, and tires setting on stumps. Try every different way before deciding what your way is. I give the ax a flip when it hits the wood so sometimes it goes flying, so two tires are needed for me.
I have been splitting wood for over 60 years, doing logging and tree work for over 50. I will still try almost any thing with an open mind and change when something works better for me. Wish I had learned the tire trick 50 years earlier.
Might make her a smaller one from lawnmower tires for kindling!
