zymguy you are off to a great start that's for sure. Even though winter is coming, remember slow and steady wins the race.
I’ve never used an electric splitter. Does anyone notice degradation of power by using long power cords? Just wondering. There’s a couple of outbuildings on my mother’s property. Home wired from her house. Ok for lights and small stuff but anything that takes real amps will bog under load.
Makes sense...long cord means voltage drop (unless using a HD cord...and even then, can only go so far)
zymguy, read this: Primer on Woodburning by Backwoods Savage You might be pleasantly surprised at how well that wood will burn after a couple months. It won't be ideal but will probably get you through the winter. An electric splitter should handle that easily. However, if you are able, I'd split that by hand either with an axe or small splitting maul. The reason is that it splits really easy and will give your body a good workout. Yes, keeping the snow off will help or at least make it so it doesn't get worse.
I've been using my Homelite splitter for about 10 years now. It splits everything up to about 24 in. diameter , it doesn't like oak crotches. I may have to noodle a groove in stuff bigger than that. I burn 4-5 cords/yr and I stay 3 years ahead. It's beginning to show its age, I may have to replace it in another 5 or 10 years. As for cord length, I use a 50 ft. 12ga. extension and experience no loss or heating. The motor is only on for maybe 10-20% duty cycle, the cord never even gets warm.
I agree 110% and do/feel the same. Dont forget the great excercise too! Dont know how i missed the initial post zymguy . Nice looking wood and progress.
Getting close to being done with the cutting splitting and stacking of this pile . Looks like a couple days worth of cleaning up ! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
But if you do it right, there should be no lifting to get a block on the splitter. Just stand that thing up like it is meant to be!
He was talking about electric splitte . They dont do that. Even if hes not some of those rounds are big be a workout rolling to splitter
Yes they can be. Here is how some move the big ones. Then here is how some others do it; by using a tool called a pickeroon. This picture shows rolling it. And this picture is turning it. So when you have a bad back, or don't want to get one, use the tools that make it easier. One can also lay down some pipes to help move the big blocks to the splitter.
Hey Neighbor! Good job on the wood. Doing any grouse hunting around Ely? How are your bird numbers? Many deer around?
