I've used a pneumatic tired hand truck, sometimes aided by a ratchet strap, to move super sized rounds to the splitter and onto the splitter base. NEVER CARRY WHEN YOU CAN ROLL! The hand truck can be used as a jack to hold the round level while being split. Keep doing as you are doing and you'll end up with back trouble.
Verticle mode, Evan. (not "horizontal") If you can get the rounds up on their sides, rolling 'em to the baseplate of the splitter an' lettin' 'em flop over onto the plate works (sometimes). I'm glad we don't have 100 year-old Elms to split here, but good job harvesting all those btu's!
Evan, if you don't have a hernia by now I wanna know WHY! That elm's trunk was massive! Good job saving the wood for heat. Don't forget the valuable ashes produced! Very useful as fertilizer and soil conditioner/"sweetener" too.
Those rounds were huge. What you might try putting under the ground end if that splitter is a disc off an old tandem. Might not even need to weld or bolt it on. That machine was moving around on you pretty bad. I wonder if you left it hooked up to the vehicle if it wouldn't have been able to jump around so much. Keep the vids coming, your content is great, your unpretentious presentation perfect. Some bigger channels have run out of subject matter and/or passion. Lots of viewers looking for interesting, new presenters. Good Luck!
I use a hand truck and ratchet strap to pick up the big rounds. Walk it up the rear mesh gate on my trailer. Moved wood from a 175 year old oak tree. Guy gave me the whole tree because I got the big stuff moved first. Just an idea. Love the channel.
If you don’t mind me asking, what state do you guys live in that you don’t have any SNOW on the ground?? Here in Wisconsin we have had quite a winter already
You have a Very good wood splitter, I have used an old Brave 8 hp horizontal splitter since 1984, You might try taking a shovel digging out a small hole for the base plate to set in, Making the top of the base plate level with ground, If that would work at least you would not have to drag the blocks of wood over the base plate each time, What tonnage is your splitter, must be a large splitter, mine is only 22 ton I do not believe it would have busted that elm, very tough wood, Elm trees all died here in west Ky a few years ago,
So far i like mine as well. Does your unit have the Black handled Lever under the Choke Lever & Do you know what it is for? It doesn't seem to do anything in either position on mine...
Using a machine beats the daylights out of doing it with wedges and splitting maul. That is the way that I did firewood back when we lived in the country in 1980's....
First thought: Please tell me you counted how old the tree was? Second thought: That grain is so pretty. I bet there are some local wood turners who would pay decent money for those chunks.
Actually that is something I said when I was splitting it. The grain of the heartwood was pretty cool looking. I may save a piece to turn down on the lathe. When I go back to split the rest, I will try to count the rings.
Seeing those beautiful pieces of Elm and the size just makes my mouth water. I started off as a university educated framer banging nails all day until I got hurt and went back to school and became a custom furniture maker & later a high school shop teacher. Makes me wish( jealous morw like it ) I had portable sawmill. The things I could make or turn mmmmm. I've been turning for 30 years+ and would die for wood with that colour & size. Maybe you can take up woodturning and I can live through you...lol Great video, keep them coming.
I actually do wood turning, but I dont have a work shop right now. My lathe is just sitting in the bottom of the barn collecting dust. I do segmented turnings. Lots of cutting glueing before getting to the lathe.
@@CountryViewAcres I don't have the patience for segmented turnings. I do a lot of bowls down to an 1/8" in thickness and a lot of hollow, natural edge. Would like to do some epoxy turnings but haven't got my nerve up yet. LOVE doing rectangular & square bowl. Would love to see some of your work.
Once again: Black Diamond Log Splitter: 2: Elm Tree rounds: 0 🍎😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👍 Good job! And once again, your trusty best friend was with you, as well. What is his name?
Alot of splitters are copies and knockoffs of other splitters just made cheaper.....always be weary of the engine....I only like a Honda engine... Briggs is junk, Kohler is ok.... I've had a 27 ton yard machine 12 years....10 cord per year minimum...no issues
I was thinking you needed to chock those tires to keep it steady! When I rented the splitter, I was concerned with getting as much done as possible, so we left some a bit too big. They are hard for me to haul in the house and wrestle them into the wood stove. Next time I will split things smaller too!!! LOL
Some pieces were very stringy. The cold weather may have been helping it split. When the first half of the tree fell down, some leaves were still on some of the branches. The leaves identified as an elm.