I use the vertical split when I have big rounds. I just slide em in with the tractor bucket. For everything I can lift I prefer the horizontal
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Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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Likewise. I can count on one hand the number of times mine has been verticle and then only long enough to bust a few rounds to big to lift. I like my back too much to do a lot of work bent over. Sitting down, I can't get leverage to spin a heavy round.
I use my splitter in vertical mode quite a bit. I know everyone is different but works great for me. I’m on my knees and use hookaroon to move rounds to splitter, don’t have to lift anything or bend over. Much faster and easier easier on my back, it’s like using a splitting table too the pieces that have to be split more than once are right there, don’t have to constantly bend over and pick them up. It’s nice to have both options.
Sounds like my assessment as well.
I used my splitter in vertical mode once. It's a lot easier to use in horizontal mode for me. Anything I can't pick up gets noodled and split with a maul. We have some big trees so that happens pretty often. It's still easier than trying to push a big round into place under the vertical splitter.
Is this where I'm supposed to say how I use my splitter 
You mean splitters? LolIs this where I'm supposed to say how I use my splitter
I only use my splitter in the vertical position when I'm butchering elk.
I sold two this week, I'm down to one lol.
Left with this old piece of junk, may have to sell it too
.I like the Australian vertical splitters (from the photos anyway!)
Philbert
Philbert
I've always thought those looked cool too.
No reason to do everything the same way we've done it for yrs or that someone tells you it should be done if theres a way that works better for you.
We had some wind storms and tornadoes blow through in the past few days: felt very frustrated that I had this 'work' thing, with a 'schedule', limiting what I could do to help, even though it was close by. Was able to help a friend with a large cherry tree down, into a neighbor's yard today. All battery-powered removal: pole saw and chainsaw. Made for a quieter response on a suburban cul-de-sac.
Philbert
Philbert
Those look like they’d work good!
Then you’d be down to your vertical only splitterI sold two this week, I'm down to one lol.
Left with this old piece of junk, may have to sell it too
Well maybe…
Is this where I'm supposed to say how I use my splitter
Or what kind of oil to use?
I added an "off feed table' that goeson top of the off feed bar. The table goes a bit past the wedge and only rarely do I have to pick up a chunk to resplit - it is right there.
Horizontal!!! The only way to go. 
"Look Ma, no hands"
"Look Ma, no hands"
Horizontal!!! The only way to go.
He's a bit cautious with that big round - unless he wanted to make kindling?
I heated my house with wood for 15 years, and never (then) owned a splitter. There were no Fiskars Splitting axes either!
Split 6-7 cord a year with a Monster Maul, Wedges and a 16 lb sledge. About the only time I noodled anything is when they gave me Elm (I actually rented a splitter that year, and it would NOT split the Elm!). After that, when I purchased my logs every year, I specified "no Elm"!
Split 6-7 cord a year with a Monster Maul, Wedges and a 16 lb sledge. About the only time I noodled anything is when they gave me Elm (I actually rented a splitter that year, and it would NOT split the Elm!). After that, when I purchased my logs every year, I specified "no Elm"!
