Splitting Wood With A Tire

great769 shows you how to split wood quicker and easier then ever before . This method works with most types of wood, I've split maple , Birch, spruce and fir. If you doing only 5or6 cords a year this is a good little log splitting chopping block, now it won't replace a log splitter and its not intended to. Make sure its covered so the rain doesn't fill the tire so mosquitoes don't use it for a breeding ground. This is a great way to make kindling wood a real back saver and time saver.
As we all know burning wood is a great way to reduce our dependence on fossil fuel and its cheaper than oil and with the rising of oil prices this for me is the way to go.
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[@lerch25]

I'm loving this! No one trying to sell me anything. Just a really good idea.

[@great769]

Thanks, I feel we have to share good ideas.

[@montrealfan2427]

Kyle Parker ya. Thats definitely a good idea. Might build one.

[@laughoutloud7844]

i love it thanks so much maybe not your idea but glad you shared it all the same

[@wowgirlkukie]

You, sir, are a genius. You deserve a gold medal. I will be making one of these for myself promptly. Thank you!

[@rangermike955]

Excellent tip. Thank you. The only thing I might add is I noticed a bit of water sloshing around in the tire. This is a breeding ground for mosquitos. Just punch or drill a few holes in the bottom rim of the tire so that the rainwater drains out. That way the inside of the tire will dry out and mosquitos will not have standing water to breed. Thanks for sharing!

[@debbiegreen5963]

769, i'm 65 and you saved my chopping as well as my back by reducing the repetitive putting down the axe and picking up the wood that didn't always want to stay up straight; thanks!

[@thenorth03]

and I wanted to see how to split wood with a tire......

[@yunk9]

Haha.

[@TimmyTommyTippy]

I was thinking the same! Great Idea though.

[@mygalmo]

Great idea! thank you for sharing this great tip! I'm a city gal living in the backwoods now and am just learning how to split wood. My B/F was splitting wood from some trees that went down during hurricane Irene. I never split wood before but was excited about giving him a helping hand. He noticed I had flip flops on and said "careful them toes you should have steal toed boots on". I didn't have any at the time, but learned a valuable lesson. No worries though my toes r all intact thank God!

[@johncinepoetry2587]

He used wood to make a tire, and a tire to make wood.

[@Mudracer41]

I love this. After watching this video, I went and made a block like this. Saves alot of time and since I have had my back broken and now have rods and screws in my back, this is a real convenience for me. The less I have to bend over, the better! Thanks for the innovative idea!

[@heydude76]

I think this is a perfect idea!!!! as far as people hitting themselves in the face with the axe bouncing off the tire, this is the good lords way of let us know who is careless and lacks the ability to operate an axe........

[@GnomeGrown55]

Lol true

[@rdallas81]

+heydude76 its a fucking tire....no air is in it!! how will it bounce? There no rim to hold the air in...meaning it FLAT!!!

[@heydude76]

hey Roy ummmm you are right its a fucking tire, and you have proven to me you know how tires work:) your mom must be so proud!!

[@rediculouspeople2310]

Roy Hemion you obviously know nothing about rubber

[@frethouse]

I have just been splitting logs all afternoon and chasing after them all over the garden! You're idea is absolutely excellent! - Much less work and less backache! I am going to get an old tyre asap!!

[@MRFLESHSTORM]

hhhmmmm didn't see no ax,, saw a splitting maul.

[@LearnedHand007]

207,258 Hits!!!! Amazing. Great work. Looking forward to more. Happy to see people like you living the way people are supposed to live.

[@kevingambrell]

30 years splitting wood and this comes up! you are a good man thank you

[@dixie364]

This is one of the best time saving ideas I have seen in a long time! Great job!

[@joeoffshore]

I'm sorry but that's one of the best ideas I've seen in a long time. My back is cussin me for not doing this long ago. Thanks for passing it on to all of us.

[@geusross]

Tried this: it's one of those things that works MUCH, MUCH better than it looks. It's about 10x faster than the old way; and a LOT safer - the tire catches miss hits. Whoever thought of this deserves the Noble Prize in wood splitting.

[@PlanoPrincess]

You are the king of splitting wood! You make it look like slicing butter. Thanks

[@spyderdan43]

He may not have invented this method, but his video is the first I've seen of someone doing it. I am SO doing this!

[@HostileButHonourable]

Thanks for the tire idea!. Made a square cube out of old railway sleepers bolted them together and fixed the tyre on top!. Brilliant, safe and bulletproof!!.Keep those ideas coming

[@oneyetiger]

Enjoyed video and like you enjoying retirement at 74 on 12 acres of heaven in the middle of nowhere central SC. Have a little Joytl woodstove to assist heat pump to keep us warm when the temps drop below freezing. I have white oak, poplar and sweet gum. We like fires in our fire pit on many evenings when company or the grandkids visit. Country folks are great and we watch for each other and ready to defend ourselves and live off the land to some extent. Take care.Philip

[@oxdrift76]

I've been using this method since 1976. I use a 20 inch truck tire on the ground with a solid base underneath it. I also use a pickaroon to move the log pieces and split pieces around so I don't have to bend over. The obvious advantage is you don't have to chase the pieces all over the place. Good method; if you disagree, you haven't done much wood splitting.

[@RonRonin]

And this boys and girls, is why human beings have flourished for so long. Resourcefulness!! So few have it these days. Well done Sir. Excellent tip. Thanx

[@rodneycollman169]

Looks Good My friend i did what your doing for 35 yrs I am pleased i bought a hydraulic log splitter i dont see my Chiro as much know but points for the idea and true there,s nothing like exercise i get mine getting my wood and then the splittings the easy part our wood in Australia is hardwood and its real hard good idea though good on you

[@bushwackersftw]

This works great! It saves a lot of time and hassle of pissin around picking up the split logs. I find that it helps with getting the axe out of the wood when the handle hits the tire and it kinda gets a rebound and bounces out of the log. Thanks for sharing, it makes easy work of splitting firewood quick and easy.

[@sandalanalyst]

ya, my backs getting tired from lifting wood, sleds, wheelers my whole life, i made this out of one of last years tires off the truck.. freakin amazing man.. bring my wood to the thing split it, throw it in the trailer, bring it to the house... NO bending over i love it.. i should say my back loves it :)

[@mka24irq]

Never mind the folks on here criticising your splitting axe; which seems to be a good size for the work your doing. I think the Tire containment is brilliant. Good job! No more chasing logs down...ha ha..

[@thezainth]

Me and my dad live in the wood with no luxury at all. We both have bad back's. I LOVE U FOR BRINGING ME THIS IDEA!

[@centar2001]

Best wood chopping idea I have ever seen or heard of! Awesome idea....elagant solution.

[@Mansonphile]

Perhaps you are right, it truly was both. Perspective hinges upon the density of life and dream. After such a buildup as, "Spitting wood with a tire" I instantly became enamored with the concept. My pulse increased and I had a sudden expectation that would be fulfilled by actually seeing this magnificent tire split wood like a boss. My dreams were crushed when I learned it was only a demonstration of the idea of a loop holding wood in an upright and manageable position to be split with an ax.

[@olsonc2002]

That's a cool idea. This will work really well for the spruce and birch that I primarily split at my cabin, since those pieces tend to be medium sized and fly all over the map when I lay into em and they split in 2.

[@reinhold-vst9499]

🔥🔥🔥Crazy man with an axe, no no... the smartest man in the world with an axe and a tire, it is indeed a wonderful idea.🔥🔥🔥

[@kens97sto171]

Awesome trick. Thanks for the video. One other benefit I see is if your inexperienced at splitting wood, and you miss the piece of wood, the axe stays trapped inside the tire, not swinging down, and taking out your leg. LOVE IT...

[@KKPsiNumba5]

I wasn't going to finish watching, but then you said "crazy man with an axe"...so I kept going. Very glad I did. You have AWESOME aim! Neat trick too :)

[@COYOTE165A]

Great for people that do not have an Electric Log Spliter etc.Thanks for posting this great tip;

[@davejentsch824]

I have two of these, one at home, one at a cabin - great idea.

[@gr8fuljer]

Genius! There is nothing more annoying than getting ready to split a log cut at an angle and it tips over--you sir are a GENIUS!

[@AAAyyyGGG]

Free tour of the property for all those who watched the log splitting show! nice backdrop of washing out to dry, good job your socks didn't get caught up in the camera... Thanks guys!

[@SpookyJohnathan]

You sir, are a genius. Thank you 769 for so many great ideas!

[@thyubernoob]

1st time Ive seen this, great idea and thanks for passing it along. My Dad told me once to "work smarter, not harder"

[@mdocod]

I am using your tire concept and it is wonderful. I can split a lot more wood before wearing out my back now. THANK YOU!!!

[@morderfoust]

never thought i would be watching a wood splitting video in the wee hours of the morning but im going to use that

[@a2redneck]

wow, thanks for the great idea. I got a stump in my back yard and i can bolt a tire onto it. Now spliting wood is going to be so much easier.

[@sparrowbreast]

I think your great! Im a woman on my own and been chopping wood for years....goood idea! Thank you....x

[@btrswt35]

I have to say, you got very good aim. Ive tried splitting before with an axe and its not so easy as you make it look!

[@djjstylz]

This guy is awesome, I will probably never have to chop wood but I just watched this whole vid, good job, you have haters, that means you're doing something right!

[@jsmythib]

If you hadnt posted this I would have been chasing around splits for the rest of my life!...Very nice- simple- solution, Thanks..I knew I kept that old tire for something!

[@whiterabbit3462]

Wonderful way to chop wood. I dont split without my tire after watching this video lol. The only thing I do different is I have my chopping block top nailed down with some pieces of scrap osb (to make it wider), then put my tire on without bolting it down so i can get bark and splinters out. Probably would be better if I put legs on and bolt it like in your other video but it works. The tire is so much nicer than bending over all the time. Thank you

[@reevox]

Thank you for the tour of your castle - and for the neat, safe & efficient method of cutting your firewood. I will try this out over here in Québec where we have lots of wood & lots of old used tires !! LOL

[@InvestorAcademyPodca]

Freakin genius, really. From a guy who has chopped a fair amount of wood, that is amazing.

[@champ10ns08]

This guy could take your eye out and leave your lashes in tact. He's good and quick - for a city slicker 😉 Loved his openness too. All the best for the future, brother 😃 👍

[@TrueBlueEG8]

Its the simple solutions like this that are also often the most effective, excellent idea.

[@matfenwick]

What a brilliant idea! Cheers for that. I've added a video response of what it's like to split the knotty spruce we have around here.

[@Tangaroa1dollarway]

Thanks Papi, we learn everyday, thank you for sharing what you learnt.

[@zitamillion]

I love it, great idea! coming from someone who has split a lot of wood

[@BrassSnacks]

If there was a Nobel prize for wood chopping, it would go to this man.

[@supersesqui]

Your comment made me LOL....the last time i did that was when the mother in law fell down 3 flights of stairs backwards trying to carry my cases up to the 6 th floor in a hotel. Great !!

[@238839]

Great idea! I'd drill a few holes in the bottom of the tire to let the rainwater out...great idea...really like it!

[@24thCenturyBuff]

No buggering below the axe head from over striking and misses too. Keeps the flyouts down to keep the loader/unloader safe too. Nice job.

[@rebeljustice1694]

He's old and on the overweight side but he shockingly just did alot more work than I've seen other younger, skinnier folk do here on youtube and they look like they're about to collapse with the next breath. By the way, that's really cool method.. looks effortless when you have them in the tire.

[@joshualeight9643]

thank you very much you saved my ass with this , we just got a wood stove and splitting wood was breaking me down , i have a tire i can use in the shed , WOOT WOOT!

[@smw381st]

this is a good idea as every time I go to split the wood it would go rolling away and this would save a lot of work as long as the wood doesn't get wedged in the tire

[@Mrroberto1956]

great idea... i used to split wood the older way...but your idea is so good.. tnx

[@bilgewater79]

Excellent Idea...........Very imaginative solution to a common problem.

[@lizback7993]

this is very light and easy wood to split, the wood we use here in Australia is much harder than the wood used here, great idea but no use for hardwood..thanks for showing us what can be done with what we call here in Australia "lady wood' meaning very easy to split .

[@malakanya]

What a smart guy you are Mr. great769.

[@dougdobbs]

Maybe someone else said this, but I used a hole saw to bore five holes in the underside of the tire to let the water drain out. No muskytoes that way. :) Great vid!

[@robo11735]

Great stuff. One tip, drill a few holes in the bottom tire sidewall and you'll have less mosquitoes in the warm weather!

[@haslettviking123]

Great idea, very simple and cheap and looks like it will save me some work, I'll give it a try, Thanks.

[@928frogman]

Great solution and your not even breathing hard! You're in better shape than I am!!

[@dumptonpark]

I will do 1 of those. Looks like you have a great way of living. Thanks for sharing.

[@l337pwnage]

the first safe log splitting idea I think I've seen on youtube, lol.

[@frogsoda]

It's amazing how many people in this world don't even know how to swing an axe. Especially in movies. This guy Knows how to swing an axe. Like a BOSS

[@chris37865]

You sir are a genius; I shall implement your design and tell others of your work.

[@AndyDaviesByTheSea]

Hi there, thanks for sharing that, I guess probably almost 50% of the effort in wood chopping goes into chasing the bits around the yard and picking up the wood time and time again. Well done! Kind Regards ... Andy.

[@austrorus]

one of the best clips i have seen in a long time. will do the same when i am back at the dacha ( i live in Russia)

[@eluec5]

Damn it I was expecting some kind of miracle where you use the tire somehow to split the wood! But that here, is a life hack, if ever I saw one! Good thinking!

[@roblikes8435]

You get a thumbs up for ingenuity sir, well done.

[@fustratedfisher]

I think that is a great idea. I just got done splitting my wood and I wish I have seen this earlier. Can't tell you how many times I bent over to pick up the pieces and throw them in the pile.. Thanks for sharing. Shane Chelsea,maine

[@Prometheus1111]

genius. i love this man already. i have great respect for those with ingenuity. it so happens i have a couple tire that aren't usable for anything else. thank you very much.

[@Joseph-jt7cz]

Can't forget about the garden now ;) Nice video, thanks for taking the time to share your tip.

[@yanikivanov]

Amazing I'm going to build one like this here in Ukraine. Awesome. Thank you for sharing

[@rachelroberts6079]

Real men are intelligent enough to use their time efficiently by coming up with better ways to do the same thing and achieving the same results. They realize that their time is very valuable and unlike the extremely insecure, negative, cowardice people who are unsatisfied with their life and the person they are, the ones who try to make the lives of others as miserable as their own personalities by criticizing people to create an illusion of them being powerful, and the very same people who aggrandize themselves because they know how little and incompetent they feel about themselves, REAL MEN are actually giving back to the world in a positive way, like this man here who uploaded a youtube video in order to teach others a more productive way to split wood.

[@qmmo]

Simple, cheap, ingenious, safe - brilliant!!

[@j_f82]

Very nice after I seen this video I set up my own splitting tire lol. It works great been using it ever since thanks great video

[@LeMacMan]

I enjoy seeing new ideas for the outdoorsman, good job.

[@Ryand83j2a]

Stop, stop, it's dead... It's dead... I'm kidding, this is a great idea though. I'm glad that there are people like you that share awesome ideas like this even if you weren't the very first human to think of it. Way back in the old days people didn't have access to awesome ideas like this.

[@billjackson159]

Nice wheelbarrow and great way to split wood my back isn't killing me any more since i made one for myself.

[@powellsj1]

Excellent idea...Nice ax work too...you are able to hit the correct spot every time.

[@Jesses001]

That is an awsome and simple idea. I will have to make one next time I have a bad tire sitting around.

[@knightdeamon]

Great idea! Glad my wife sent me the link!

[@missmamtube]

Beautiful beautiful property. Your tire splitting wooder majig is cooooool. Blessings !

[@MissyLaMotte]

This is really a nice low tech solution. Thanks for sharing.

[@Chihirolee3]

Simple tricks like that seem to be some of the most clever.

[@Crisperdad]

lol what a great idea! When I get ready for winter next year I'm definitely try this! Thanks for posting!

[@jamelynch4474]

great idea and the only reason you were a little winded is because you did a good job of showing it in a 10:00 video

[@greenmarine5]

good idea thank you, I cut my own trees, plant new ones and hand split 11 face cord every summer. Upstate, NY here

[@eddiearmstrong1293]

Another brilliant ,simple idea.

[@sticknstonesbrkbones]

That is a great idea. This is why I like youtube so much, if used correctly you can learn so much in such a short amount of time. I wander what the original video was called.

[@corax2012]

Power splitter = sacrilege. :) I like the tire idea. For those who live where it snows ... not much fun digging for the wood you just split out of a snow bank.

[@1100tech]

HOLY SHAT!!!!!!! That's a MILLION dollar idea! GREAT VIDEO