Happy to help Will, it’s nice to hear stories like these! Thanks

Yeah after I get the firewood stacked up i come through and collect all the kindling for firestarters for next winter in the wood stove

Glad you enjoy it. Thanks for the feedback

Yep. I’m looking forward to getting it stacked and drying. Oak takes forever to dry

I couldn’t imagine not having a log lift now. There’s no going back

I think you would be pleased if you did

From Steel To Wood may I suggest a vertical?? You already have the horizontal and the vertical has a much smaller footprint. You will be able to give honest opinions and comparisons on both designs then. EM built a vertical. I think he sees the benefits in them too. Either way I know you’ll be able to accomplish it.

Thank! I'll see in the future!

Joe I like your splitter also can’t wait till you get it finished. Still waiting on the cup holder and the magazine rack.

Lol! Will see if needed!

Thanks Dave!

Haha yeah it’s gonna take longer to stack than it will to split. Maybe I’ll hire some neighborhood kids to come stack it haha

Hey Gord, thanks for the comment. Sometimes I wish we had more 12-15” wood haha. Working these big rounds gets tiring. Thank goodness for hydraulics haha. Take care!

I do honestly use my pallet forks more than the bucket. People used to tell me that and I was like no way but it’s true. A set of forks should come standard in these things

Just for your own information the log lift comes standard on that machine and it is a great feature . The pusher on all EASTONMADE splitters except the ultra , come standard with a retractable arm receiver behind the pusher . This allows you to add the box wedge later or it can be ordered with the box wedge .The lift coupled with the log cradle makes loading blocks almost effortless !!

fralin1966 I know

Yep. After I get all that stacked I like setting aside all the scraps for next years kindling. Makes getting fires going in the woodstove a breeze

Thanks Wooly

It is a very enviable machine. Eastonmade makes a great product

Yeah I went and got another three truckloads of ash yesterday. So now I’m even further behind

The end products on the box wedge couldn’t be more perfect. I’m actually looking forward to stacking it. Should stack easy

Absolutely

I’d love to have a sawmill

Hometown Acres You might like Out of the Woods. Folksy but informative. A Wood Mizer LX 15 isn’t cheap but is portable and could handle the 22” trunks easily and make some nice oak boards. I helped a friend after 18 trees went down in a wind sheer and he had a sawmill come to his back yard and cut up some 30-32” trunks. The trees were all oak and the cordwood from the front loaded 16 eight foot bed pickup loads. We got two loads of wood off a 14 ft trunk of 22” circumference in the back. We’re still not done back there. Anyway, nice to see you innovating and enjoying your Eastonmade.

It actually works pretty well driving forward. The trailer is very responsive so it’s easy to turn. Just can’t go too fast

Yeah I’ve been stuck with the ranger to where I couldn’t go forward or backward. Had to unhook everything and then hook it up to the truck. Sucks when it happens at the end of the day. I would like to try a regular trailer mover or kinda like what Hank did. Might be nice to tow from the back of the tractor

I’ve seen people have a ball directly on the fork before. I saw it in a boat yard where the forklifts are constantly moving boat trailers. It looked to work really well

Doing it by hand sounds like a good workout haha

I think realistically you can probably expect about 1.5 cords an hour working by yourself. All depends on the size, quality and species of the wood

I had the same issue with the ranger. My back end would was really light. I had to have 4 wheel drive on so my front tires would bite

@@HometownAcres Same thing for me, atv needs to be in 4 wheel drive. That's why I bought a conveyor.

I make sure where I drop my rounds is where I’m planning to stack so I have a lane of rounds, an empty lane for me to come through with the splitter and then the next lane is where I’ll stack it. So all my splits are right next to where I’m stacking. Trust me I’ve learned this the hard way. When you’re dealing with as much firewood as the box wedge puts out you need to touch the wood as few times as possible

That’s a pretty good idea

I think this will answer all your questions kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mLCZm6pisNjIioE.html

Thanks for sharing that video adam it's funny I did. Watch that befre but for some reason I got off course on this . So the axis is a nice machine I will research the 2 other companies that make vertical splitters like power split and theres another one in Canada that makes these too But the height is important so I will look into the height difference. Thanks for the info . Again love the videos adam 👍

They really do. I’d guess no less that 25 pieces in each one of those rounds

I’m shooting for 16”. I’m not exact but I get pretty close. I can’t believe they’re backed up til October. That’s wild. Good for them. Sorry you have to wait

@@HometownAcres That's probably more due to being able to get parts from their suppliers. Hydraulic valves, hoses, fittings. etc. Also I suspect Andrew is now working alone due to this pandemic.

@@bwillan They are running full-time. That's how busy Andrew is. I'll be thankful if I get mine before 2023. Happy New Year!

That’s a great idea. I think I’ll have to do that. Like I said I don’t think it presents a safety issue as is but it makes it a little too loose for my liking.

Yes it was.

I enjoy hearing the splitter and the splitting.

@@Cinder2008 I do too. I has to crank down the volume three notches for music and then back up to hear voice and splitting.

Of that 20% probably 10-15% is salvageable kindling. Only 5% is true waste

How is it waste ? Put it in the fire and burn it .

Gus M if you are heating with wood, that 5% will wear you out refilling your boiler, stove etc. if you are selling firewood, that 5% can not be sold. Like I said, someone will come up with a design that has less waste/kindling.

@@gusm5128 I use it for ground cover in my backyard and or dry out the larger pieces for kindling no such thing as waste

We don’t have much elm. I’m not too familiar with it

I needed to adjust the set screw on the pump. It’s supposed to be a 5 second cycle time. Must’ve gotten knocked out of whack from transporting on the road.

Yes there is a set screw on the side of the pump I think I need to adjust. It ran faster a few weeks ago. It’s supposed to have a 5.5 second cycle time. I think from trailering it’s around it might need re adjusted

I’m in Pennsylvania. Normally oak takes 18 months. I split this stuff kinda small so it will definitely be ready for winter 2021-22

After burning Red Oak, I have to say , it is a pain in the as, I let it age for 2 years up in Maine, and still sizzles at times. Beech, cherry, maple, 1 year or less time to burn great. I'm of course surrounded by Red Oak, can't throw a rock without hitting a Red Oak. Beech is all dying or died, cherry is scarce, Maple makes syrup. Damn you Red Oak, cut it now and burn it when you tap into your 401k.

Mike G thanks for the input, I’m glad it’s not just me. I stacked 4 cords of 10 months seasoned oak for my winter burning only to be extremely annoyed. Had to drag out and store another 4 cords of my cherry and maple to burn. I hope by next year it’s ready to burn, at least it’s already by my house lol!

sean peterson that 4 cords of oak will last you a lot longer than 4 cords of cherry and maple. It’ll be worth it in the end

Hometown Acres absolutely true! I’m finally getting ahead on my cord wood. You inspired me to plan on some equipment investments so I can sell some cords and make a little side money

Hahaha i’d still be splitting with the other splitter. Time is money

I have yet to buy any wood but I may consider it in the future