ENG18LT
Platinum Member
Merry Christmas Obed.
I am considering getting the tractor tires filled with liquid ballast so I can carry more wood in a pallet.
Bob,Obed...In your last picture I noticed you have your splitter attached to your lawn tractor....I did that once with mine and threw a rod....the engine was not level and got starved for oil...I never gave it a thought...that is why they have that brace under the tongue on your splitter...You may have had it level but I just mention it as a caution...you don't want to lose an engine....Looks like you have your firewood system set up nice.
I may try that method when I build my round firewood pile since I can just toss the wood in the middle. If I have to stack the wood, I like to split the wood beside the pallet or "wood stack" and immediately stack the wood as I split it. That's one less time I have to bend over and pick up a piece of wood.Splitting in vertical position... thats why you either sit on a log upturned or get a milk crate like one member on the woodburners forum i frequent. I almost never split horizontal anymore unless i have a second person. Its way easier to pile a pile reach over sitting get the wood and then split it up then chuck it on the pile, and repeat vs standing at the splitter and having to keep picking up the pieces as well as bending over. But i may be taller than you and, therefore it may not bother a shorter persons back as much as me??
I'll have search the site and find the description of how to do that. Loading the tractor on the trailer and taking it somewhere is a big hassle. It seems that for simple maintenance, it's faster to do the work myself faster than hauling my tractor somewhere and then going back to get it and haul it home.Fill your rears your self, its easy and not that expensive. I used winshield washer fluid and a 15 gallon electric sprayer as suggested from this site and my thread on it.