Only thing to watch out for when doing the ungodly function of vertical splitting ( Sav) is when that big round is rolled to the splitter and dropped onto the foot, it will cause the hydraulilcs bar to lunge forward a little. So far not to much, but I have counted my blessing more than once that my head was not any closer....
If I'm doing a really large round, I always have a 3' 2x8 laying on the ground at the base of the foot Or 6 or 8 inches out from it. This helps keep round level and helps stabilize itkeeping it even with the beam of the splitter If you look close at this pic you can see the round on the splitter is actually off the ground by a couple of inches since it's sitting on a 2x8
Good idea. Helps to have the X27 around too. Stringy oaks and ash can be coaxed fairly easy with that. Beats trying to spin it and recut by a mile.
I find a pickaroon and pulp hooks to be invaluable tools when jockeying big rounds about. The pickaroon is especially useful to pull them up so you can roll them.
I've taken to using a couple branches maybe 3" around. Flop the round onto them and roll right onto the foot of the splitter. The trick with this method (and yours, which I also employ!) seems to be sizing them a little larger than you think you might need, as they will compress the ground a bit and leave you getting stuck on the front edge of the foot if you're short.
So far my only complaint is just the 80 drive link chain. It’s kind of an odd ball. Only found husqavarna brand in that. No others. Guess I could always switch out bar.
Love the idea of the board and branches to hold up the front of the round. You guys are so smart. I never thought of that. Instead I muscled it up there. The guys who’s property i was at ran the splitter when I held it. Even better I asked him how much he wanted me to put into his truck. He laughed and said none. It’s all for you. Still trying to convince him to use seasoned wood. He think the wet/green is better in his fireplace because then he doesn’t have to get up as much to refill. Plus it adds moisture to the air. He said I get the biggest rounds I can carry in and just roll them in. They last forever. Hahaha I asked when he cleaned his chimney last. His response was last year I had a good chimney fire. Cleaned it good. I’m trying to talk to him slowly about it. Can’t push to much.
Right. My jaw probably dropped. He was asking a lot of questions about why I was stacking on pallets and how long it took to dry. I said probably 3 years. Maybe i can get him to see the light.
Perhaps, but I won't bet my paycheck on it. If the man is not phased by a chimney fire, I'm not sure that there is anything you can say that will sway him from his viewpoint. I do applaud your efforts to try and save the man from some serious grief and/or tragic loss of life/home/loved ones. I can only wish you the best of luck.
You can always tell him that unless you have an OWB, each one of those chimneys is connected to a house; that should be more than enough motivation to avoid chimney fires!
Tony2Truck If that guy lives close to you, you could show him what you get out of your chimney when you clean it. If he has something right in front of him to look at it may make a difference. Good luck getting him to burn safe.
You probably cant teach him, but at least make sure he has good batteries in his smoke detectors! Then people wonder why some insurance companies think wood burning is dangerous
