Gordon Gould
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A lot safer too !
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Everyone works out a system they like best based on their equipment and wood. My splitter is a 22 ton Husky and I doubt it would push a 4-way wedge reliably so I have to make multiple splits on the same round. For me it is a lot easier to have the wedge move and the round stationary so that on multiple splits I can stand in one place and not have to keep pulling back the round to make the next split. For big rounds I put the splitter vertical and break the rounds down to handling size. Working off my carry-all is convenient. Then I go horizontal using the loader as a lift table as I do on normal sized rounds. Again stand in one place, grab a round and make as many splits as it takes throwing the splits into a trailer or a rough pile for air drying.
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Exactly. That was my main reason for cradling the cutoffs. Those are decent sized and I was standing on a branch. The main trunk can shake when the cut completes and the last thing I wanted is to be under the cutoff when it came down.A lot safer too !
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I may have a similar one. Horizontal $750 brand-new in 1998. It's replacement is now more like $4500 because Northern no longer makes a simple horizontal splitter and i don't know if I'll live that long to justify that expenditure.Aging is a great incentive to work smarter. I too find the horizontal/vertical moving wedge options on a splitter fits our needs better. Maybe because it’s all I had. 30+ year old Northern Hydraulic splitter only replacing motor and hoses.
And I thought my 15 cords (ahead) were a lot.Yesterday moved nearly 5 cords of firewood into the garage. I have nearly 3 more cords in reserve. And 20 logger cords that need processing. It can be a long cold winter and we will be covered.
Also had my two 500 gal propane tanks filled. I have a contract price of $1.59, which is 33% higher than last year. But there is an escape clause in the contract that nullifies the contract if Line 5 is shut down....so wanted to get them topped up. Primary need for propane would be a long power outage.
Seems wood would be better for a power outage??Yesterday moved nearly 5 cords of firewood into the garage. I have nearly 3 more cords in reserve. And 20 logger cords that need processing. It can be a long cold winter and we will be covered.
Also had my two 500 gal propane tanks filled. I have a contract price of $1.59, which is 33% higher than last year. But there is an escape clause in the contract that nullifies the contract if Line 5 is shut down....so wanted to get them topped up. Primary need for propane would be a long power outage.
All I need is about 2! ;-)And I thought my 15 cords (ahead) were a lot.
I've been over "by you" to curl in Lewiston....Yesterday moved nearly 5 cords of firewood into the garage. I have nearly 3 more cords in reserve. And 20 logger cords that need processing. It can be a long cold winter and we will be covered.
Also had my two 500 gal propane tanks filled. I have a contract price of $1.59, which is 33% higher than last year. But there is an escape clause in the contract that nullifies the contract if Line 5 is shut down....so wanted to get them topped up. Primary need for propane would be a long power outage.
Everyone works out a system they like best based on their equipment and wood. My splitter is a 22 ton Husky and I doubt it would push a 4-way wedge reliably so I have to make multiple splits on the same round. For me it is a lot easier to have the wedge move and the round stationary so that on multiple splits I can stand in one place and not have to keep pulling back the round to make the next split. For big rounds I put the splitter vertical and break the rounds down to handling size. Working off my carry-all is convenient. Then I go horizontal using the loader as a lift table as I do on normal sized rounds. Again stand in one place, grab a round and make as many splits as it takes throwing the splits into a trailer or a rough pile for air drying.
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