Big Oak rounds too much for my splitter?!!

Рет қаралды 6,331

Жыл бұрын

These big Oak rounds might be too much for my little Split-Fire log splitter. #outdoorgans #bigoak #firewood #rounds #splitfire #purplecollarlife
Please subscribe to our channel here: kzfaq.info...
Our Facebook Page / purple-collar-life-107...
Our Instagram purplecolla...
Partners and Sponsors
Toro: www.toro.com/en
Artillian: www.artillian.com/
Curtis Industries: curtisindustries.net/
OUR EQUIPMENT LIST
John Deere 2210 Compact Tractor
Toro TIMECUTTER
Split-Fire 2265 two-way Log Splitter
Polaris Ranger
Yamaha XT250 dual sport motorcycle
Stihl chainsaws
We live in Northwestern PA and have around 70 Acres of Land, in the middle of family homestead land from more than 4 generations back. We have one daughter, one rescued Great Dane, and one cat. We enjoy working on our property and making improvements. We enjoy tractors, chainsaws, splitting firewood, rural living, and all purple collar life projects. Our day jobs are primarily white collar job, but our rural life is full of blue collar and purple collar activity. #purplecollarlife
KZfaq Community guidelines:
/ howyoutubeworks
The content of this video is intended for entertainment purposes only.
Clicking on the affiliate links does not cost you any more, but does give us credit for sending you to Amazon. *We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
Amazon affiliate links:
3M Worktunes AM/FM Bluetooth: amzn.to/3RrSzzN
Protective clothing combo kit - amzn.to/3Cii8ie
Husqvarna 579380210 Functional Saw Protection Gloves, Large: amzn.to/3Qv1al1
Thank you for your support.
Email: purplecollarlife@gmail.com
#purplecollarlife
Published September 16, 2022
Current subscriber count at the time of upload: 10,037
Purple Collar Life is a privately owned channel and part of Education Situation Specialists.
Sponsors: Toro, Artillian, Curtis Industries, Earthway, Andersen, B&W Hitches
0:00 - Intro -

Пікірлер: 49

@oakiewoodsman 2 ай бұрын

These machines are excellent for one person but can easily keep two and three men busy. Beautiful setting!

@PurpleCollarLife Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@peterray5935 4 ай бұрын

The farm I grew up on had an old Ford tractor like that, brings back lots of memories! We just ordered a Split-Fire 2265, awaiting to take delivery--can't wait after watching you put one to work!

@PurpleCollarLife 4 ай бұрын

That's awesome!

@mikeh8228 2 ай бұрын

I do like that forward and back style splitter, if I ever had a gas one, it sure would be that style!

@PurpleCollarLife Ай бұрын

I like the efficiency of splitting in both directions.

@jburton9103 Жыл бұрын

Love the area and watching all of you work. Brings back memories of splitting wood with my grandfather as a young man

@PurpleCollarLife Жыл бұрын

We enjoy splitting wood together as a family too. I'm glad we'll have the memories AND these videos to look back on. Thanks for watching!

@oakiewoodsman 2 ай бұрын

Good work! Loving my SplitFire 3490!

@PurpleCollarLife Ай бұрын

Glad to hear it! We have been thrilled with Split-Fire.

@shottyshoshco Жыл бұрын

Good video! I like how easy the Honda starts and how you showed the limitations of the lift. The music with the hum of the splitter is relaxing. But the ants creep me out.

@PurpleCollarLife Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! The Honda engine is such a reliable powerhouse. I agree on the ants - too man of them to not be!

@DanielAtkinsFirewood Жыл бұрын

Definitely putting that splitter thru its paces, lots of firewood today..

@PurpleCollarLife Жыл бұрын

So exciting!

@RCAFpolarexpress Жыл бұрын

Good evening Sir, that double way wood splitter is OUTSTANDING 👌👍😇 Outstanding family team work and nice puppy dog and Have a very nice week end Sir CHeers 🍻🍻

@PurpleCollarLife Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍 Have a great weekend!

@davida.p.9911 Жыл бұрын

Ants, ants, and more ants!! 🐜🐜🐜🐜 (never see any uncles, though!) 😅 Good job on the firewood, and that's some really good looking wood! 🪵🪵🪵🪵 I'm guessing that one weighed around 75 pounds. At least. Thanks for sharing, Chad!

@PurpleCollarLife Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, David! It will certainly be great firewood. Oak is always my favorite. I have no idea on the weight of that round - but I think it had to be at least 150. OR - I'm just getting weaker as I get older and stuff feels heavier. :)

@jeromeprzybilla9999 Жыл бұрын

Great video! 90% of my firewood is red oak and it takes all of 2 years out in the open to dry down to 15-20%. I now have a 3 year supply (30 cords) of firewood for my out door wood boiler here in West Central Wisconsin. 🔥

@PurpleCollarLife Жыл бұрын

30 cords!!! Wow. That's awesome!

@sassafrasvalley1939 Жыл бұрын

Chad… every time I fire up Frankensplitter, I wish I had a log handler. That lift is a back saver! Suggestion: Perhaps a liquid filled tire would counterbalance the log lift?

@PurpleCollarLife Жыл бұрын

I wondered how much weight I would get in that other tire. It's only an 8" tire, but it might be helpful to get some weight over there.

@thesmallwoodlot433 Жыл бұрын

Great teamwork Chad, have you ever considered after splitting the chunk in half, you slide back and your helper take the other half forward, then as the ram travels back and forth you feed your chunk in and the partner loads the split, and vise- versa , this would take good coordination on both parts, but I think the splitting would be slightly faster, may require a third person

@PurpleCollarLife Жыл бұрын

I think I understand what you're saying, and I think that's how we use it most of the time. Once the knife goes forward through the wood, we put the next piece to be split behind the knife, so that when it's on it's return stroke, we're splitting on the way back. That's the advantage of the 2-way wedge. Am I understanding what you were asking correctly?

@thesmallwoodlot433 Жыл бұрын

@@PurpleCollarLife yes

@20molecula Жыл бұрын

Good morning Chad! That’s one heavy tree which I’ve learned from Mike how heavy Oak is. Mike did some rounds a little bigger than yours and his was around 250lbs so I’ll guess yours was about 220. Aren’t you worried about bringing those ants into the house when you burn them? Also, nice to see you had some help. Have a good day!

@PurpleCollarLife Жыл бұрын

Hi Ray! The Oak rounds are shockingly heavy. And this is in the middle of the tree where they are around 18-20 inches in diameter. Once we get to the actual base of the tree they will be over 30" round. Maybe even 40. I haven't measured them yet. I'm absolutely always worried about the ants. Any time we came across a piece with ants in it on or on it, we stack that in the woods and let them vacate. It's always nice to get work accomplished and get to spend time with my parents and Jennifer (and the pets).

@jeremycollett2753 7 ай бұрын

helper is Andre the GIANT !!

@mikeh8228 2 ай бұрын

HA HA, the splitter handled that oak fine, but you all could not handle those wood ants....they are big and mean!

@PurpleCollarLife Ай бұрын

Those ants were biters!

@Living-The-Dream Жыл бұрын

Nice job on big Oak 🪵⛓🪚🪵🪓🔥👍👏 Rick

@PurpleCollarLife Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Rick! We're actually still chipping away at it. I haven't had a chance to take care of the largest section yet. But watch for that in future videos!

@mikeh8228 2 ай бұрын

yep, those safety glasses do a lot to protect your eyes when on top of yer head!

@PurpleCollarLife Ай бұрын

Sometimes the same thing happens with my sunglasses. I'll find myself squinting and wondering where my shades are - and they're up on my head protecting my forehead. :)

@stevethiel5838 Жыл бұрын

Would the next size up split fire be more stable when lifting the big rounds? One man operation, looking at some in my wood pile that size or bigger.

@PurpleCollarLife Жыл бұрын

I think the additional weight and size (ballast) of the next size up would make the machine more stable for these large heavy Oak rounds. Most of the time (80% or so), our rounds aren't this big, so we don't have to worry about that weight on the lift tipping everything over.

@Sventy11 Жыл бұрын

I like that splitter! Where did you get it? My dad and I, along with my brother and brother in law went in on a 34 ton champion splitter from home depot. It's really nice but doesn't split both ways and doesn't have a lift.

@PurpleCollarLife Жыл бұрын

We love the splitter. The log lift and the two-direction splitting are game changers. It's from Split-Fire. split-fire.com/ We have made a few other videos about why we picked this splitter: 5 reasons why we picked the Split-Fire 2265: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n6x7fLintrnehKs.html Split-Fire with large Cherry rounds: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q6p3ZLN-y6m-fWQ.html Split-Fire 2265 first use: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hNxjgqSLu96bmok.html 3 Reasons to split firewood smaller: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j5yRhJeSqeDbp4k.html 30 minutes splitting firewood: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nZ2Uitimq525oYk.html

@rottiejakeluke 8 ай бұрын

What made you buy the split fire? How long ago did you buy it? Please tell me your pros and cons. I am thinking about buying the 2265. Thanks

@PurpleCollarLife 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! We really like the 2265. Here's one of our first videos about why I got it: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n6x7fLintrnehKs.html We also have a whole playlist about the Split-Fire splitters. We do still have the 2265, but we recently added the 3465. kzfaq.info/sun/PLJy7cj0ut2cCSKfPN0NxATQSRHe6JjZ1P The main reasons I chose Split-Fire and the 2265 were because of the amazing engineering behind the log stops and the two-way splitting technology. We also like that it's got the log lift and Honda engine. And for the price, you're getting a much more valuable machine than other splitters in the price range/category. I also really like that the 2265 is so mobile - easy to move around by hand if you need to. Great splitter. I hope you enjoy the playlist of all the splitting we've done with the Split-Fire!

@rottiejakeluke 7 ай бұрын

@@PurpleCollarLifecongrats on your new machine, 3465. I appreciate your response with all the details. On your 2265 please tell me what you chose as options/add-ons. If you are interested in selling the 2265 I might want it. Let me know. Thanks.

@kevinsterner9490 Жыл бұрын

That’s got to be a years supply. Since wood is so expensive could you sold it to a mill to make Oak boards?

@PurpleCollarLife Жыл бұрын

If the tree weren't full of ants and split - it would have been great to make some Oak boards. At the base, it may still be okay, but not worthwhile for someone to just come and get a few 8' sections.

@Z-Bart Жыл бұрын

That's a pile of firewood from one tree.

@PurpleCollarLife Жыл бұрын

You're right! We're just handling the tip of the iceberg here. Once we get more toward the base of the tree, the rounds are over 30-inches in diameter. Those will be even more impossible to handle and will produce a lot more firewood. I'm guessing I'll have to noodle those up before even putting them onto the splitter.

@firewoodprovidersnorthwest Жыл бұрын

Hey, Older guy, Keep your hands away from that splitter...Ive seen too many people with missing fingers when Two different people use a splitter.

@PurpleCollarLife Жыл бұрын

Great point! Especially when the knife moves in both directions.

@getonlygotonly Жыл бұрын

you got some fancy new shiny log splitter with a big fancy honda engine and you cant split that but my 40 year old 20 ton splitter with just about worn out b Riggs and scrapem 5 hp motor split 40" red oak rounds all day long.

@PurpleCollarLife Жыл бұрын

It didn’t have any trouble splitting it. It just almost tipped over sideways when lifting that with the hydraulic log lift. I wouldn’t want to have tried to lift that round (or that 40” red oak rounds you’re lifting) by hand! That would destroy my back.