Still original pump and cylinder although the cylinder rod broke at the threads where the yoke attaches. We were in a bind as we needed to keep going and ordered another cylinder. I gouge it out and rewelded it and after 10 years it still hasn't broke! The second was made by someone else and it's a 3 point. Redid it as well and basically bullet proof now but slow cycle time. We use the 3 point for the big pieces that I can't or don't want to lift, just lay it on the ground. It has the best design I've seen as it's a box beam with a box beam slide. I'm gathering parts for my dream splitter and will make that sometime in the near future. 
When I was a little wood chipper, running around limbing with a hachet we didn't have a woods of our own. We were scrounging for wood doing dead take downs for neighbors. I remember one year Dad had a guy that wanted an apple orchid cleaned out and we did that. Talk about a lot of work for little return as we burnt all the brush too. That might be why we tend to cut more now as we hate to see it just rot up when it's down.
We found out quick that you can get in with farmers they ALWAY have overgrown fencerows they want cleaned out. Do a good job and they'll keep you with all the wood you'll ever need via referrals. They always like us because we cut everything down to about 1 1/2 inches and we'd throw all the brush out in the field in rows so the could just push it with tractors/dozers to burn it up. Heck, we were just glad we didn't have to do it!
I'm in my 40's now so we been at it awhile
Dag on, you would really have to be hard-up for firewood if you find yourself in an apple orchard. I get the impression there isn't much you haven't done when it comes to wood cut'n.
Wow! looks like you guys save everything but the leaves
Good Onya!
"A little less talk and a little more work boys" one of my favorites.
I always get a kick out of guys who leave 6 inch and smaller stuff then split it all smaller than what they left. I wouldn't split anything under 2 ft in diameter but Dad likes it smaller as it's hard to get in his stove's door. We got a pile odd culls(shorts, chunks or terrible knots) that we referr to as needing a "boiler adjustment".
It all burns
Honestly this isn't that much wood as there are probably a lot of guys on here that sell will attest to. Like I said, we only do it for basically a month per year when weather permits and I work a full time job.
