Looking for wood splitter

[PRBuzz]

CONTRARIAN HERE! Most of the time after splitting my wood is dry (not exposed to rain) and I try to stack it that way and cover with black plastic ASAP or before 1st rain is forecasted. I don't want water getting down into the stacked wood! There is plenty of drafts through the stacks to aide in drying the wood enough from logs that were cut 1 yr prior in about 6-8 months. The black plastic creates an oven effect I imagine. The plastic is weighted down by whatever I can get a hold of and usually can get 3 years out of a piece. Much more flexible and inexpensive than a permanent structure. More important to keep the wood up off the ground!

[wdmso]

went to pellets and never been happier cleaner easy even heat and no back breaking labor thats a plus and a minus and more hours to do other things that i didn't do while dealing with the whole wood thing

it just worked for me

[trevier]

Originally Posted by wdmso

went to pellets and never been happier cleaner easy even heat and no back breaking labor thats a plus and a minus and more hours to do other things that i didn't do while dealing with the whole wood thing

it just worked for me

you pay for pellets, I've never paid for any wood I've burned. I always get it for free. The day I have to start paying for wood, I stop an just turn up the heat.

[piemma]

I cut down, haul and cut and split 6 to 8 cords every year. Always split with wedges and an 8# maul. I bought a 22 ton splitter at Tractor Supply last year for right around $1000. It can be put in vertical mode or horizontal. Kolher motor and it is the "balls". I have split 24" Tupelo which is almost impossible to split with a maul. The splitter had no problem with it or Oak knots, etc.