How Long to Split IBC Tote of Firewood Rounds? #89

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great job running the splitter Rachel

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks Kevin!

[@jeffy1466]

Watching this video at 10:30 at night and now I want to go fire up my All Wood and split some wood. It's way too much fun splitting wood with these awesome machines. Keep a big enough wrench handy. I've had 2 hydraulic lines come loose on mine and spring a leak. And boy do they leak!

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks for the heads up, I’ll keep an eye on them. I did a little splitting last night under the lights.

[@woodruffwoods]

Thanks for the plug. I am really impressed with your new splitter. The speed is excellent! Great meeting you guys this past weekend and look forward to another meeting in the near future.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks for watching and we had a lot of fun too. I’m sure ours paths will cross again.

[@silvertide2729]

New subscriber….I enjoy your videos! If I could make a suggestion….Do you! You know many of your viewers are watching your videos piled up on the couch eating a Big Mac and sipping on a Diet Coke. Those are the ones being the safety police. Keep doing what you do.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thank you for subscribing and commenting. There are always some of those people. I will say though I have learned a few things I hadn’t considered from comments. Especially the glove getting caught thing.

[@AATreeService]

You’re not wrong. I’m not ppe police, but I am sitting on the couch. It’s raining and 40 degrees out

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great video Heath and Rachel

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks again Kevin appreciate the comments!

[@larryterrell8458]

Thankyou for speaking on used gloves and the safety of the ram. I’ve seen so many operators keep hand pressure on the wood while splitting, etc. one channel I watch the lady operator always puts her unused hand on the tray to keep clear while the ram is in motion, smart safety hand placement. Two working a splitter the workers need to be aware of each other’s hands. Thanks for the safety words. I just subscribed because of it.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thank you Larry. We aren’t perfect but try to do our best and aren’t afraid to admit when we overlook something. Always learning from others.

[@benscoles5085]

Rachel, You did a fine job of utilizing the speed and wedges of this machine, prodution was great, HWM, You were a good back up man to the operator, kept her well fed with rounds and re splits, the teamwork was impeccable.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks Ben, we are still getting comfortable with this thing but it is definitely an impressive piece of equipment. Appreciate the comment.

[@rachelpostma4505]

Thank you!

[@oldguyfirewood]

Great video Heath. Thanks so much for the shout out. Rachel is a great helper for sure. You could actually use 3 people to get the max output of that splitter!

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks Dick and could definitely keep 3 people moving!

[@gregprince2523]

That machine is beyond impressive.... built like a tank!

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

It is absolutely built! We have been nothing but impressed with it.

[@steveashworth6707]

Glad to see you got a splitter that fits your needs, it seems to work great!.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks Steve, so far we are loving it.

[@grizzlywoodservices4825]

Haha, welcome to the world of commercial splitters. The only challenge we all face is keeping the Beast fed. You guys are doing a great job working together and keeping your hands out of the way given the fast cycle time.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks we are having fun and doing our best.

[@bentwedgestanleybrand5818]

Good morning everyone, keep up the great videos

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thank you and thanks for watching.

[@peterferguson5749]

That machine is fast,keep up the good work !

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Yes it is, and thank you.

[@AATreeService]

This was the video I was waiting for!!! Thank you again! Sent you a message on your business page also about some info on your last video! Keep them coming I can’t watch enough!!

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thank you. I am planning on running the 8 way for my next video splitting up the rounds from the N&N trailer load 2 videos ago. If there is anything you’d like to see let me know and I’ll try to get to it.

[@outdoorsinthe608]

Wow unbelievable speed! Can’t imagine what you could get done in a full day of splitting👍👍

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Pretty sure I don’t have enough rounds ready. It’s definitely A beast and will free up more time for other projects increased production etc.

[@heathenfirewoodservice2021]

Dude the new ones are even faster with the auto cycle. I my self am planning getting the muscle wood splitter with all the extras. (4,6,8 wedges auto cycle and a sick neon green paint job too. ) Bobby is great to talk with,

[@mikehughes2026]

Morning HWM, just watched Chris’s Bunyan video, and the interview with the lovely Rachel made me laugh out loud- she has a great sense of humor! Take care, you two

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks Mike! I don’t think Chris was ready for that answer lol. That live was more how Rachel and I are in real life. We are going to work at being more relaxed and get more of our personalities into the HWM show.

[@josephpeters2367]

Lools.like.a great wood splitter. My question though is if your working by yourself can u.stack.the logs on the side your standing where your wife.was.splitting or.do they need to be on the other side and.need to.walk around the splitter.with the log to split.on the other other side ..thanks

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Joseph, check out the videos with the All Wood table. It allows you to easily split 1/3rd of a cord at a time without ever having to re load!

[@jeromeprzybilla9999]

Sheesh, that's what I call production! Great video, I'm glad you kept the video speed in normal. Love the Fall foliage backdrop behind you🍁🍂🍁

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks Jerome, I will probably have to speed up some videos when I split for a long time but this thing is fast enough that I wanted to show it in real time.

[@livedlearnedDIY]

You guys work great together. I don't have a firewood business but I want one of those splitters. I usually cut and split 8-10 cords per year for personal consumption. That thing is amazingly fast and powerful.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks, yeah the Muscle Wood is probably a bit much for that unless you have some extra cash to burn lol. Bobby does make an Oak series splitter that is a bit less but built on the same frame etc.

[@selenaearle4595]

good points about the ppe !!

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks, we do our best but don’t always wear it all.

[@fricknjeep]

hi there good show . good video . and great to meet both of you . . john

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks John, it was great meeting you as well. We had a great time.

[@BigelowWoodcraft]

My goodness that splitter is fast. Even for 2 people you're hustling to keep up lol. I have been so over KZbin looking for Allwood splitters. Not a lot of videos. This appears superior to the other brands. This may be the route I go. Thanks for the video.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Definitely tough to keep up with 2 people, and we are still just getting used to it. I enjoy putting things on my channel I can not find a lot of content on. This Allwood splitter and the Balfour Samurai have both been great for me so far!

[@craigwilson9560]

Heath, you moving the Rounds and Rachel on the controls, you did a awesome Job with your Allwood. Although i wasnt at Paul Bunyan, it was great to see you on the livestream! Keep up the great work and content! Once you get everything down pat with that machine, it would be great to see how much you speed up once comfortable with it! Take Care Hard Working Man and Rachel! Thanks again, Craig!

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks Craig and I agree. We are still getting comfortable with it. Production will be much much higher than before. I have a few more projects in the works as well that should help a lot. Just need more time to work on them. The speed of the Allwood will definitely free up some time for me.

[@craigwilson9560]

Yeah i hear you, it took me a little while with my Wolferidge 28 HO. It will definitely speed your process up. Can't wait to see your projects and how they tie into your firewood! Best of luck to you both and will look forward to your videos!

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

I’ll get them on the channel as soon as I can. I love doing this stuff just not enough time to get it all done!

[@billygullifa3245]

Nice team

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thank you Billy, we have a lot of fun out working together.

[@Living-The-Dream]

Y’all have that splitter zipping right along!! Great job guy’s 😏 🪵🪓🔥👍👏🇺🇸 Rick

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks Rick, it is definitely going to help me get caught up eventually!

[@AK-uy1vm]

Hi there cool setup. I actually saw your video based on content I already watch and then just happens to be one day I drove by the forewood stand by the road and said wow thats the you tube channel! So I'm only a few miles from you and also sell firewood and interested in an all wood splitter and how and where you get all your wood. Would like to hear about the operation!

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Hi, where are you located? I have 2 of the remote stands out, one is on Marine City HWY and the other on Lapeer. I live in China Twp. Shoot me an email [e-mail] we can set up a time you can come check the splitter out etc.

[@AK-uy1vm]

Awesome thank you. I'm Andrew btw. I will email you now!

[@jimbo5056]

The speed of the cycle time is amazing. I hope you can get comfortable with not having the desire to paw the round . It just seems you roll the dice with it's awesome quickness for an injury. Your production rate must double to triple with that beauty. Well done 👍

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks for watching and commenting and I’m sure we will get used to it. This thing is definitely quick! More videos to come.

[@markphillips5724]

Splitzilla comes to mind on this monster machine.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Mark this thing is amazing! I can not believe they aren’t more popular. I have to think the more people find out about them we will be seeing a few more pop up. Thanks for watching.

[@markphillips5724]

@@hardworkingmanoutdoors I'm seriously considering getting one myself.. thanks to you for featuring it on your channel.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Mark so far I have no complaints! Sure there may be a few tweaks here and there but nothing but impressed so far. I will be trying to feature different things in upcoming videos. I will run the 6 and 8 way wedges. I also have some 36” oak rounds to test the lift and splitter!

[@Z-Bart]

That Allwood is a brute. 👍

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Ray, I couldn’t agree more! I think I may run the 8 way next on my dump trailer load from my previous video. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@davidedwards3734]

Great video of y'all splitting wood together. Glad to hear y'all had a Good time at Bunyan. Hopefully I can make it next year. Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks David, it was definitely fun and there was some amazing equipment their.

[@heathenfirewoodservice2021]

Any videos of the custom 8 way? I plan on using the 8 to make the wood for my bags that I sell at my wood stand.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Not yet but will be one of my next few videos!

[@heathenfirewoodservice2021]

@@hardworkingmanoutdoors awesome.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

I’m trying to get a wide variety of videos with this out fairly quickly since there is very little out there on it.

[@googleboy7]

I've been splitting for fifty years. I bought an Eastonmade a while back. No regrets! ;-)) Good luck with whatever you buy. BTW If It's speed your after try keeping up with a SuperSplit kenetic splitter. It's like John Henry trying to compete with the steam hammer. I've had one for forty years. Only drawbacks are a single wedge, it doesn't have a log lift and you are always bent over while splitting. Shalom/gw

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks for watching and commenting. There are definitely a lot of great options out there. Everyone has different needs and preferences. Just because I like something doesn’t mean the next guy will, if we were all the same life would be boring. I like the speed/power combination of the Musclewood The Eastonmade would have been my choice if I didn’t go with the Allwood. A super split kinetic would be awesome for re splits I bet where a single wedge is all you need.

[@Alan_Hans__]

Really glad that you took my advice about the gloves and the hand position. It was a little funny that people were asking you about the Allwood while you were at other manufacturers. It probably made you a bit uncomfortable and may have put the wind up a few of the salespeople selling other splitters.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

It was definitely not what we were expecting. Thanks for the tip, I am never to proud to learn from others!

[@MostlyOutdoors]

Thats a nice splitter man, I've been thinking of upgrading to a eastonmade, but ill have to check these out and see the price difference! Stay safe.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

They are awesome. I’ll be putting more videos of it out shortly. The Eastonmade splitters are nice. Two things in particular I like about the Allwood is the height of the machine. The Eastonmade units seem too low to me. The other is that you don’t have to grease the rails/push block on the Allwood because he uses T4 steal. The grease is messy and seems like it would hold a lot of dirt and debris. Had I not went with Allwood I believe Eastonmade would have been my choice.

[@MostlyOutdoors]

@@hardworkingmanoutdoors thats good to hear, im tall like you. Ill be checking them out soon.

[@nickadams2270]

Glad that you all are considering the implications of this splitter especially considering the speed and the auto down and back. Hydraulics are totally unforgiving.. I see your wife is struggling to keep her hands off from the wood as she always had it on top before.. Starting out I wouldn't do to many of these speed trials it's really how people can get hurt. Giving her time to adjust to using this much faster machine would be my personal suggestion.. BTW I love your content and from another MIchigan man love to see you guys out doing this together, btw you said in one of your videos that your wife is a hottie, I agree..

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks Nick, we are definitely still getting used to it. We weren’t racing here but trying to go quickly to see what it could do. It can definitely keep 3 guys busy. A lot of our upcoming videos will be a more casual pace while we get more familiar with this splitter. I’m glad I have a wife who will work outdoors with me for sure. Funny you say that about my comment on Rachel. I just got in trouble with my mother in law for that comment lol.

[@waynejohnson9855]

@@hardworkingmanoutdoors mother inlaw never mind her. And I agree with you good help and good looking.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks Wayne! I tell her all the time one of the things I love is that she’s strong and can do a lot of things others can’t and enjoying the outdoors together makes it that much better!

[@jakebredthauer5100]

7;20 was the first time Rachel reached out with one hand for a round. That is how she should have done it every time to keep her hands off of the ends of the logs. It is easier and safer. I agree with your tips on learning procedures (violated by HWM).

[@efrenmartinez38]

What kind of log splitter do you have

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

It is an All Wood Muscle Wood. They are made in Petersburg, Michigan.

[@arnoldgorter8214]

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

[@John_Ridenour]

I use those same 5 ring high totes. There is no way to get a 3rd of a cord in there, unless it's stacked tightly and mounded over. The 6 ring high totes are a full face cord to the top. Nice splitter! Be careful not to grab the log on the ends while positioning...only over the top.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks for the comment John. Rachel is working on not grabbing the ends. And yes you need to stack the 5 ring totes 10”+ over the top to get 1/3 of a cord in them.

[@nebraskawoodstr]

Just subbed from my channel. Good vid and look forward to new ones. Have a great day.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thank you! I’ve watched your channel before as well, I’ll be sure to swing by again, I definitely don’t get to watch as much as I used to as I spend so much time editing etc now. Appreciate the sub and comment!

[@DanielAtkinsFirewood]

If you are happy with the purchase that's all that matters.. When my new splitter arrived I was like this is too big for me but I am getting used to it in my yard..

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Absolutely, so far I’ve been nothing but impressed. Haven’t been able to put the hours on it like you have yet but I’ll get there.

[@Mark-Marine]

I watch to motivate myself to get out and split. Unfortunately, what took you both 18 minutes will take me a good hour (with a back break in between) on my box store special 😢. Rachael spoke of cradle height, what is the cradle height? I’ve no clue as to your height, but to me, one of the most important features on any wood splitter is ergonomics. I’m 6’2” and the cradle on my splitter has me constantly bent over.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

The height of the rail of the splitter. I am 6’ and both Blue and the new Allwood allow me to work comfortably without bending down. I used to take an hour to split a 1/3rd cord as well. But with Blue once I made the upgrades and now with the Allwood time to produce the same amount is way way less. Hopefully you’ll be retiring your current splitter soon 😉

[@Mark-Marine]

@@hardworkingmanoutdoors that’s great to hear 👍🏻. I’ve a pile of big rounds I’ve been dreading to do. The picture as my avatar is when I was 17 and has been colorized. I’m certainly not 17 anymore and the hard life I’ve led has taken a toll. It’s disheartening to admit it took me 2 hours to do 3/4 of a tote today. A rank (face cord) down here goes for around $75 - that was a lot of time I spent trying to make $75 (and came up shy).

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

If you want that lift installed I’ll see if my buddy can help me get it done I think it’ll come in handy. Or I can bring the stuff and you can get it done eventually up to you.

[@rodneysweetnam8653]

Hi Mark - it's Big Rodders in Ireland. I agree that correct table height is crucial for sustained working. I am 6ft 5inches and and I welded up an extra table on my vertical splitter to enable me maintain a straight back. On another splitter I made a plinth to get me the correct table height.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Couldn’t agree more. The height of this splitter is great for both Rachel and myself. Blue was a good height too. My previous splitter was a bit low though and it makes a huge difference! Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@scrhino40]

I believe you should try the 6 or 8 way wedge on it. The rounds look big enough. You and wife could keep up with it if you had a convoyer. Have a great day be safe.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

I thought about it but we hadn’t even run rounds through the 4 way yet. I think I am going to run the 8 way to split up the N&N dump trailer load of maple I cut up in my previous video. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@adamosika8522]

❤

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thank you!

[@davidhoy5802]

How many GPM is the pump

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

The Muscle Wood is 41 gpm.

[@richiefrizzell171]

Might consider using Brooks and Dunn’s song “Hard Working Man”, for your intro. Really enjoy y’all’s videos. Good luck and God Bless.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks Richie, I’d love to use a song like that but unfortunately due to copyright restrictions I can not. Appreciate the comment though.

[@odilondeoliveirapelitopeli1352]

👍👏.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thank you.

[@firewoodathome]

👍👍

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks Bill

[@lynnhudson838]

I believe the correct amount of increase from stacked to thrown in you should add ~25%.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

I think that’s pretty close. Thanks.

[@rjames7380]

Haha 😎 Takes longer for 2 people to toss the wood out of the way then it does for the cycle time to reset 🤔💭🙉

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

It definitely put out some wood. Once we add a conveyor we’ll truly reap the benefits of the speed.

[@bobrumpf2576]

getting er' done and having some fun,that beast is fast...maybe good you didn't go with autocycle...you don't need it

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

I agree Bob. Thank you for watching and commenting! Have a great day.

[@jonathanfrecking1210]

Id take my wolfridge splitter over that thing any day!

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Wolfe Ridge makes a good splitter as well. Their are a lot of great options out there for sure. If we all liked the same thing life would be boring. Thanks for watching and commenting. Hoping to get a video running it with the 8 way posted up tomorrow.

[@fredberry1342]

You seem off your game. The people that talk about you should do this and you should do that about safety abviously didn't pay attention. You are now more likely to get hurt because you want to show them you are safe according to their standards. You were doing great. Go back to it.

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Thanks Fred, we take some suggestions into consideration but ultimately we do what we are comfortable with. We quickly figured out you’ll never make everyone happy lol. Especially when we run chainsaws. Appreciate the feedback.

[@shannonjanes2434]

Do you believe in desecration of the American flag. Thin blue line of tyranny is hurting your channel

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Considering that I am a disabled veteran I stand for the flag and am not disrespecting it in any way. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, sorry you feel that way.

[@twhipple334]

The only form of tyranny hurting this channel is when someone comes on an obvious family oriented, educational/outdoorsy platform and spews politics. Save it for the View.

[@shannonjanes2434]

I wasn't aware that tax paying citizens could be Tyrannical . Interesting

[@ChrisLascari]

Just stopped on to check it out. Saw you on Chris's video this morning @inthewoodyard. Maybe you can earn a subscription

[@hardworkingmanoutdoors]

Chris, thanks for stopping by. I have some work to do but plan on trying to get better with every video. Hoping to have another Musclewood video posted soon. Have a great night.

[@ChrisLascari]

@@hardworkingmanoutdoors so far so good, your videos are better than mine!