I've split 5 cords through it so far. Does what I need it to.

Neil you are a fine Gentalman and great enginere-fabricater. My fire wood endeviours have rewarded me @ 80cents an hour to heat my 4 different houses with firewood ; all things considered. On the otherhand selling the product has yeilded 15.oo$ an hour selling the product. I would us a 6 pound splitting maul for fantastic results in 95% of logs succesfully achiving this at a half of cord per hour. (Cord =4'×4'×8' tight stacked wood). Home heating using this amount typicaly lasts 4 days. So mathamaticly speeking ,8 cords = one month of heating VS. Paying a 120.oo$ gas bill & a no touch effort. Selling 8 cords will yield aprox. 1200.oo$ with loading,delivering and restacking to costomers. So the margine of the resourse is EIGHT × more proffetable ( incluiding delivery&handling expeditures).With a total time to process a cord = to 4 hours total time, including the harvasting, gathering ,splitting,stacking,loading( note:many times over repeated in many facites of the total aplication) ==== lots&lots of WORK. Not to mention I am payed to haul raw wood away. And further more I would never burn a drop of fuel in my tractors or loaders once the raw wood is payed for (costomers lot clearing or tree removal jobs). By the way Mr.Niel upon observing your fine mechcanised ways I believe I'm 2× faster & more efficiant. I have prossesed aproximatly 250 cords with my time tested & provened methods over the years. The time studied ways (and many at that) have yield me a minor wage & lots of fun in the firewood monky-bussinuse. The exercise & fresh air are the best beniffits. Burning up fuel and expensive eqipment (trucks, tractors,trailers) hardly, HARDLY ever-EVER pays more than 5.oo$ an hour. My 30 year old (wheelburro-6 pound maul splitting way) was & still is the best for the last 40 years. Maybe when I am old & decrepped I might find a more efficiant way.! I enjoyed your vidio immencly & out of the 50 or so firewood processing vidios I have seen,l have laughed all the way to the bank--- with your exception. Realy nice rig for your 150,000$ back-hoe to split a 10 cent piece of firewood. My equipment == 225,000$ put that ends when l have been paid to haul it (raw wood) away initially. I have learned a lot over the years, kindness,respect,generosity, learned&shared,plus hard work,produtivity have given me much joy to serve my fellowman. Likewise l consider my tallents & endeviours a Great Blessing. Once again thank you for your inspirational vidio Neil.

I busted those big blocks for years now they bust me up.seams good to see you pay them back.thank you

I’ve been thinking about something like this for a while. Since I have some 1/2” plate kicking around I thought I’d give it a try.

I cannot believe I’ve never thought of doing something like this, it’s such a simple attachment and has so much value! Simple genius.

Thats a really sweet setup for cracking down boilerwood. The real secret to firewood is the biggest volumes of firewood come from the biggest logs so to work the big wood effectively is the real key to efficiency

I’m new but love to see someone that rather make it then bye it. My dad was a boiler maker. Tough me skills with steel. 👍

I love how it’s so cold there that your boots crunch on the snow when you’re walking. The audio is terrific for this.

You must have been a engineer in another life. Awesome idea and great video. Thanks

Love everything about this video….machinery, splitting wood, splitting wood with machinery, ingenuity. Great vid bud. Subscribed.

I have a john deere 410D that is getting this after watching this! Thank you

Congrats on your idea, building it, and using it. I'm 54 this December and my new motto is work smarter not harder and by the looks of your back and joint saver it's your motto to 👊👊🤙🤙👍👍✌✌

Thank you Neil for taking the time to do this.

I have been using an antique pair of ice tongs for picking up logs for many years.

Glade you said something because you make that look way easier then it really is nice operating.

Working smarter not harder is always the best way.

That works better than a factory built splitter! That takes a lot of the "back problems" out of fire wood processing. Subbed!

That's a awesome idea, I have a really bad back so this is a life saver. Time to get mine own now. Thank you, Ty

First time viewer. I don't own, or need, any equipment like yours, but I love the vid. Old school American inginuity at it's finest.

That is a really good idea.I am going to show my mate who does a lot of firewood.