I think you should do it by hand, and post pictures of yourseld along the way. Kind of like The Biggest Loser. I'd go with the hydraulic splitter myself.
splitting wood
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oscar4883
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I split all my wood by hand and the wife stacks as well. If you have the time and room you will be fine. Throw all the crotchy, nasty stuff in a pile and borrow a splitter for it or just cut it up small.
UPDATE: I've been splitting for the last week. Started out with an old 6 lb axe, which works well. Occasionally I had to use the 8 lb maul, and once or twice, a cone wedge with a sledge. Going well.... Got the Fiskars SS in the mail yesterday - what a tool! I can't believe how well it works, and the short handle isn't an issue so long as you are splitting on top of a block. Thorugh about 1.5 cords, but hopefully will crank through much more this weekend with the SS.
I think splitting 20 cords even w/ a splitter is tough, but I'm old.
I would at least rent one if you don't buy one. Call a few buddies over, and you can get it done pretty quick. The actual splitting time is not bad, but it's all the handling of the pieces that eats time up. That is what the buddies are for.
I would at least rent one if you don't buy one. Call a few buddies over, and you can get it done pretty quick. The actual splitting time is not bad, but it's all the handling of the pieces that eats time up. That is what the buddies are for.
bsearcey
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Awesome! Yeah the SS is sweet. I split all my stuff on the ground and not on a block. I find that if you stand properly (feet shoulder width apart) then splitting on the ground is no problem. It does help the edge of the SS from getting too dinged up by using a block, but I prefer splitting on the ground. Seems to be more productive by taking out some lifting. Plus you can lean the pieces against other things on the ground if they are off balance. Anyway, do some stretching before and a have fun.
