indiansprings
Firewood Purveyor
Horizontal 95% or more. Vertical seems much slower and harder on the lower back, we have welded trays on ours to set the sticks of wood on.
Harry, they all want to split faster--until they get their hand in between the ram or toe plate and the log.And get up/down every few ones to get the next couple rounds.
Harry K
Harry, they all want to split faster--until they get their hand in between the ram or toe plate and the log.
It's rather amazing what that 20-ton hydraulic force can do to logs (and human flesh).
I used my 22T brave in the verticale a few times, but I was always chucking the wood out of the way. In the horizontal mode I can just pull the splitter forward 5 feet and let the splits drop on down. Seems like being down on my knees all day was not much fun especially on the cold days.
Well, I have (with lift table), and so have have several of my friends. Two of them have mashed left hands to prove that they have split wood in horizontal.I'm going to venture a guess that those that swear by vertical have never used a horizonal with a hydraulic lift and work table.
I (we) used to use ours 100% verticle til I built a hydraulic lift for it, now it 100% horizonal for me, SIL's will still occasionaly go vertical, but not this 67 yr old back. there just not reason to punish myself that way...
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