Splitters and Wood, show your pics!

[Molalla1]

Owwww . . . . sorry Jack!

 

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About a year ago, we had a storm and took a couple cedars and a fig tree out. All those trees were over 20 years old and this is a remote propriety about 50 miles away from home.

So in October, we finally got around to pick up all these trees. I loaded the trailer with three pallets and three cages from those IBC totes. We cut the trees long so it wouldn't slide between the squares on the cages.

This was the load:



Today was finally the day we cut and split the wood.

We don't this often, so I just hook the splitter to my tractor remotes. This splitter had so many versions over time. It has been powered by a gas engine, then a 3 phase 3HP electric motor. We also tried the backhoe for some time and now we use the tractor since it's only one engine to worry about.

I was very surprised that my homemade loader could easily lift a pallet with a cage full of firewood. I'm still getting used to the capabilities of this tractor, as my previous one was a Kubota B7000 that would barely lift 300 lbs without lifting the rear end.




By the way, I knew the forks would be very useful, but I didn't think I would use them for pretty much everything. Even though I have a tow eye welded on the carry box to tow the splitter, it was just easier to lift it with the forks and move it to the storage space.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

That looks like it hurt a little, Jack!!

Yes the log was an oak and I try to dry it at least a year and a half...

SR

 

[Corm]

That's a very nice looking loader!

 

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[Sawyer Rob]

Letting the loader do the lifting sure saves a LOT of work, so we cut the logs right over the wagon,

Once the wagon is loaded,

It's time to pull it home,

then move the splitter into place, and get that load split!

A good splitter equipped with a 4-way, can make a couple of nice piles of splits, pretty darn fast!

SR

 

[Scut 4 Big Bucks]

Good work there fellas.

I just saw an ad for the LogOx hauler. Looks like a handy tool for moving wood around, especially getting it on or near the splitter. Anyone have any feedback with this tool?

 

[John_Mc]

Good work there fellas.

I just saw an ad for the LogOx hauler. Looks like a handy tool for moving wood around, especially getting it on or near the splitter. Anyone have any feedback with this tool?

I'm a hard core gadget hound, so I've tried a lot of hand tools for my log handling. Log Ox had a big blitz a while back, giving away samples to a bunch of YouTube channels, trying to create some buzz. I tried one briefly, and was not all that impressed. IMO, it does several things "OK", but well designed single purpose tools are much better than the Log Ox at what they do

A LogRite Peavey works better for rolling logs (I've yet to find a better designed peavey/cant hook).

For lifting rounds on to the splitter, I prefer the Husqvarna 8" Timber Tongs. They are small enough to fit nicely in the Husqvarna holster on my tool belt, and even the 8" model will pickup rounds up to about 12" diameter, as well as shuffle around one end of long logs. A real back-saver, since you don't have to bend down to pick up logs: just drop them over the log and lift. There are also a couple other good makes of these: I've heard the Oregon and Fiskars 8 or 9" tongs are good. Stay away from Timber Tuff - they just don't grab well. Some companies (Including Husqvarna) make 12" tongs. I just find them to be to large to be of much use. If I'm lifting hardwoods much bigger than the 8" tongs can handle, I'm probably not going to use one hand anyway. I found the Log Ox cumbersome for this use - the length is just wrong for pickiing it up on my splitter (the splitting table is about waist high). I would definitely not carry it with me in the woods. If I had it in a firewood processing area, the only way I would use the Log Ox is if I didn't have my tongs with me (and even then, it's just not all that ergonomic for that use).

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Logrites are strong as heck and grab good, but I don't like mine... Why ?, because the handle is so fat, it's uncomfortable for me.

I have a wood handled cant hook, and it's thinner where you put your hands and heavier where it counts, I like that one much better!

SR

 

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FUN PART 4

Your trees sure are organized in nice tidy rows :thumbsup: