Just wondering why you seem to split into such small pieces ?
I do split my wood small. I have always preferred it this way, so in simple terms, it's just personal preference based on my own experience.
Originally though, I started splitting it small because I was never ahead and was always burning wood green, firewood will season/dry out considerably faster when split smaller, due to the greater surface area exposed.
In addition, my woodstove is on the small side as well, and I could fit a lot more wood in it with smaller splits (Woodstock Fireview), and lastly, my wife does and kids do a lot of the loading and also prefer it split smaller.
Now however, I rarely burn in the woodstove. I heat my house and hot water exclusively with an outdoor wood boiler. All my firewood is bucked to 23" length, and I still split it small for the same reasons, but on a bigger scale. The boiler seems to operate better because the wood dries out faster. Now, if I could ever get my act together, I would be burning seasoned wood and none of this would even matter lol.
The small splits that I prefer, are the main reason I like this specific wood splitter so much.
I fired up my wood boiler on October 15th this year, I'll keep it going until April/May depending on weather.
I was thinking probably 2 of those in that split would work.
