You taught me the right way before I even bought the wood splitter. I helped my neighbor with his a few times and he always had it horizontal. It seemed a waste of energy to keep lifting the heavier pieces up onto the beam. So like a good learner I listened when you spoke of "a better way". Once vertical never back.
For sure I don't want to do that lifting nor the bending over to pick the logs up. Then the standing while working. My back simply won't tolerate that at all. And after analyzing it, one has to work a whole lot less by learning how to split vertically. Good job Chris.
There's a 1/2 acre lot beside us that just sold (not nuts about it but whatta ya do)...anyhow ...after some research I found out who bought it n contacted them. They are planning on drilling a well this winter n wondered if I would be interested in the trees they have to clear to get the drillin rig in. (I may drop some myself ) Ill have more red n rock oak than ill know what to do with.....if you are interest in some....let me know...its nice size to handle...
You don't have to split horizontally while doing it as you describe. I rarely stand while splitting horizontally unless there's a huge round I'm paring down. Those big rounds are not easy for any type of splitting, but vertical splitting does have it's one advantage over horizontal on the big stuff. Just do what works for you
So working last week after work and then this weekend I got two rows stacked in the shed. The pile is definitely getting shorter. Had to sharpen my chain for the first time last night. I cut the whole load last year without needing to sharpen. This year the logs were cleaner so there isn't much reason to wash them off with the hose, but of course there is some dirt in them and I hit it.
Or wear purple hands. I don’t care for gloves myself. Wear them to keep my hands warm when it’s cold, not for protection. Will never be a hand model though.
The problem for me is that I don't have any bush on my acreage, it's all hay field. Even if I had a bush I would probably go the truck load way. Having to drop the tree, limb it and then get it back home easily adds twice the work if not more.
I I'm in 6.4 acres of ... Field... Lol. I prefer falling myself and do tree work on the side, but I'd buy a load of oak sticks so I could relax . I'm slowly changing my property to being wooded. My kids and grandkids will enjoy what I now endeavor for.
Another week of working in the evenings and the weekend. Four rows piled and the fifth started. I can actually see the end of it now. Off the rest of the week so it should be all done by next weekend weather permitting.
