Got large firewood rounds? What is the best way to break them down to manageable size?

[@richardledsome7967]

Less said best said you go Kevin

[@timbervisions]

Thanks for stopping in!

[@johnrosier1686]

Thanks for the video. It gave me some ideas on how I could use my antique tractor to assist in moving large rounds.

[@timbervisions]

@johnrosier1686 glad you found the video useful. Thanks for stopping in!

[@kevinzack9262]

I have a splitter mounted on the front of a Dingo. Home built and handy. My cutting/splitting table was an old lawnmower lift table with 2 sheets of osb laid on the top of it to protect the chain from the steel table top. Again, home made and handy. Work Smarter, not harder. Life is good.

[@timbervisions]

Sounds like you have a nice set up. Thanks for sharing and for stopping in and commenting!

[@merrilljohn1619]

This may be one of you best videos. I struggle on my hands & knees pushing the rounds on the ground. I will give your idea some research & fulfill my needs as you did. Very good idea.

[@timbervisions]

@@merrilljohn1619 I'm glad you found it useful.

[@CliffsideStables]

I agree. Tim in northern TN

[@timbervisions]

@@CliffsideStables thanks for stopping in Tim

[@happyrecluse2849]

My way of dealing with the rounds is to leave them on the ground then use the chainsaw to score it up pie shape style. I don't cut all the way down to the ground but just enough to bury the width of the bar. Then using 2 steel wedges I can bust them down with my sledge hammer. I usually stage all the rounds and do all the scoring to each then follow up with wedges and hammer. Then I load them into the bucket and take them close to where I will be stacking and dump them there or split and stack right out of the bucket. Will be 70yrs next year and due to my injures and other sustained battle scars, this works for me. Heat my home with wood only, ( Ontario, Canada) and save large on hydro and fuel, but hey, that's just me. Nice video, cool to see how other people deal with this issue of big wood when you are no long 19 and bulletproof...lol Be safe.

[@timbervisions]

Sounds like a great way of doing it and if it works for you, that's all that matters. I've done the quartering with saw in the past as well. I figured I had that splitter sitting around, just well put it to use. Thanks for sharing your experience, useful information.

[@JeffGeorgalas]

Man Tim.....I've seen that tractor-mounted splitter before, and watched you split with it, but I don't think that I've ever seen a close look at it like I have in this video. You built that WELL!!! Nice, heavy-duty tubing and reinforcing. You did a nice job on the build quality of that!

[@timbervisions]

Thanks Jeff! I tried to build it as heavy as I could. Hope to have it to use for many years to come.

[@grofffamilyprojects]

Hydrostatic drive is nice for that!! I made one for my skid steer!! Going to turn it sideways like that. Looks like that will be better!!

[@timbervisions]

@grofffamilyprojects is easier to see on the side IMO.

[@clarencerobey3138]

I have the same back issues so I just built a cutting table and I put the logs on it with my skid steer. My next project is to take my old 3pt splitter I built years ago and mount it sideways like you have. Then when I split the piece I will drop it on the table. Then it will be at splitter height and don't have to bend over to pick it up and put on the splitter.

[@timbervisions]

I have a bucking/cutting table as well, but these logs are too big to go on there and too big to handle after being cut until they are split down. Great idea on converting your 3 point splitter. I'm sure it'll serve you well. Thanks for stopping in and commenting!

[@voodoo7008]

I’ve got larger rounds that that on the ground I have to cut up, as the power company took down a 100 ft oak, that was at risk of either falling on my home, or their power line. I’ve been watching a lot of video, because I’ll be using a larger, more powerful saw than anything I’ve used before. I’ll be cutting the wood to manageable sizes to be burned in the burn pile, or used to burn the stump left behind. My wife thinks it’s silly that I bought chaps. ER visits, and year long rehab while being evicted from your home is not silly.

[@timbervisions]

I agree with you, chaps are important. Especially when running a saw that is bigger than you've run before and doing task that you don't normally do.

[@annaaron3510]

Chaps ?

[@timbervisions]

@@annaaron3510 i have some, didn't have them with me this day. I accept the risk of what I do with my own body and property. Have a great day.

[@skeets6060]

Thats nice but not everybody can afford such a toy,,, a boom hoist for the 3 point to lift and put on the splitter works well been doing that for years. Its nice you have that piece of equipment, but most dont,,, stay safe

[@timbervisions]

I agree, but I built the splitter myself so I saved a few thousand there. The tractor is a "toy" not everyone can afford, but there are lots of toys that cost more than that. I touched on all the ways I've dealt with the large rounds through my time making firewood. Many of which were labor intensive. A hoist for the 3 point was not one of the ways I ever did it. I'm sure it's effective if you've used it for many years. Thanks for stopping in and sharing your experience.

[@PinePondCTDevilsHopyard-fy3hj]

Good tip for us old guys 😅

[@timbervisions]

@PinePondCTDevilsHopyard-fy3hj thanks!

[@benp3976]

An idea would be to use a spiral cone splitter attachment for your tractor. You can use them to split long logs and rounds. Some are made to go on auger attachments. I bet you could work quicker with it. Here is an example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5SVfWOFebt4qM0

[@timbervisions]

@benp3976 I've seen videos of those being used. I made this attachment myself, and it works well for me.

[@IowaRetroGamerDad]

Dislike. Dude didn't put Dealing With A Large Wood in Thumbnail. Lol Jk

[@timbervisions]

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