Rented a split-fire over the weekend a little bit ago. Here's what we got done. Sry no pictures of the splitter. Kinda forgot. It was a 4290 with log lift. Not sure how much it'll stack out to. Any guesses? ash ash cherry and locust (above left to right) same pile just from the other end (ash is closest and locust is way out there) this is some red maple, Siberian elm, and w pine.
Couple, 3 cord? Hard to say- from some angles, the piles look HUGE. Looks great, either way Jeffrey BTU's Man :stacke:
I'll bet Eric is pretty close - I'd say 2.5 to 3 cord. If the first and last pics are 2 separate piles, might be more like 4. Looks like you got some pretty long splits there - have you checked if they'll fit in your fire box? The first year in my house, I had to do quite a bit of trimming of splits, which becomes a royal PITA rather quickly. Got some serious vines on that red! (maple?) Or are those root suckers? Either way I'd be pruning those - that looks like a real nice tree. Nice work!
Thanks guys. Wasn't quite all that I needed to get done but I sure tried. Probably a little over half the rounds I have laying around the house. At $70 for the weekend it sure makes it hard to buy a splitter.
The first and last pictures are two different piles. Yes some of the splits are too long but not many. I'll resize them as I stack it. My stove will take up to about 22". The vines around my house are massive. That's a red oak in the picture. Some of the vines are 8"in diameter. The strange thing is that the vines grow on the bark so it looks like they won't hurt the tree. This winter killed a couple of vines about 3"around and the whole thing just fell off the side of the tree. I've been debating cutting all the vines down. It would really clean up nice but then on the other hand where do you see vines like that!
From a quick search on the internet the lowest price I could find was about $4600 without the log lift.
I think that's their top of the line splitter. $4600 / $70 per weekend, that's 65 weekends of splitting wood for the same amount of money....which sounds like a lot. But, at the end of the day (or when your done burning wood) you really don't have anything - except a lot of split wood. It would be nice to be able to sell the machine at some point in time...plus the hassle of having to rent it, tow it home, tow is back, etc. For some people though, splitting all of their wood in one weekend for $70 is an awesome deal.
Yeah it's a sweet machine though. Definitely high quality built. And it's quick and splits both ways. The one I rented didn't have the 4 way wedge.
Yes at some point I will own a nice splitter but for now this will do. I'm planning on moving in about 5 yrs so I don't need one now.
I think a splitter with a lift is the best way to go if you have the coin. Hey send her over here next I could use a little help
yes it's nice to have help. Even if it is only to run the valve. The log lift was definitely nice. . Never had used one previously but now I can see how people get spoiled. One thing that I didn't like about the splitter was the height. It just sat too low and I'm 5'10". Had to bend over too far to move splits around. I loved the two way feature. Plus I could find any rounds that it couldn't split. I think I saw a tag on it where it was rated at 35 tons? All in all a very well built machine.
I agree, for many decades I split by hand. Now in my three year plan I can't keep up with having to go to work and all. Two years ago Home Depot sent me a coupon for 18 months no interest on the credit card. I went down and bought a Cub Cadet 25 ton with a Honda motor for $1399 That machine is my new bestest friend. I'm done with the splitting by hand, BTW, I paid off the cost divided by 18 months, so no interest. Free money.
