Testing The Wolfe Ridge 17 VS-C Out On Hickory… And Kindling?

Evan and I continue to get familiar with the Wolfe Ridge 17VS-C making Hickory splits and some pine kindling. This demo unit is still available for purchase from Widman Cycles in St. Louis. Contact Norm or Tom for info on this splitter.
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[@WolfeRidgeSplitters]

Nice work boys! Congrats to the new graduates, when is Evan coming up to start building wood splitters? 😊😊

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Thanks Chris. We appreciate you building great equipment that is a pleasure to run! Evan is going to the university of Alabama this fall for Mechanical engineering! Give him 4 years😂 Thanks for stopping by Chris 👊🏻🇺🇸

[@NeighborlyHomestead]

Great video Todd! That 17VS-C fits your woodyard very well! Glad to hear they are getting some sales. Have a great Memorial day! - Tim

[@toddsoutsideagain]

I appreciate the kind words! The 17VS-C sure has been a joy to run! It really is making what we do more enjoyable! I appreciate ya Tim👊🏻

[@BacktoBob1]

Great to see the collaboration and some nice firewood production too! 🦾

[@toddsoutsideagain]

This have been a great deal for both of us! I’m really excited to see what we can do next! I gotta say I wasn’t expecting to get comfortable and confident with vertical splitting so fast! It’s really got me rethinking for the future🤔 Thanks for stop by Bob👊🏻

[@toddschumacker-ex1wd]

Wow, that’s impressive for small, perfectly sized kindling! Fun to watch!

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Yes it is! If you liked that stay tuned for Sunday’s video! Thanks Todd👊🏻

[@BigelowWoodcraft]

First, congratulations to you and your wife raising two great kids. I hope the party was great success. Congrats to both your kids on their hard work and academic dedication. I see you're over 4k. That's awesome man. Keep up the great content. As for the splitter. I need that!!! Have a great week brother.

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Thanks for the kind words Jerry! We were lucky parents!! 4k I gotta say I never thought I would have such a great supportive audience like has shown up to support the channel. I greatly appreciate folks like you. It really drives me to keep creating content! Thanks again Jerry👊🏻

[@BobbySixguns]

Amazing how nice the 17VS sliced and diced the kindling. Nice work fellas!

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Amazing is a good word all around for this VS! Grateful to have this demo! Thanks Bobby👊🏻🥃

[@TwinCityFirewood]

Congrats on 4K subs Todd!! Y’all deserve it buddy!! The 17VS is the slickest machine I’ve seen for kindling. I like it more and more every video I watch! Enjoyed it fellas!!

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Thanks Jacob! We have truly enjoyed this VS. Still very humbled for the opportunity to be able to run it! It’s very capable of kindling and a much more. Appreciate ya brother👊🏻

[@outdoorsinthe608]

The 17 VS-C sure did handle that stingy hickory well! Great job guys!! Hope the party went well👍👊💪🍻

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Yes it did. Appreciate ya watching! Party went well! Adult party now in progress going strong!!😂🍻🍻 Thanks J

[@AroundTheYard-MN]

How awesome is that to have a 17 VS-C in your woodyard! So cool watching it work, so easy to use.

[@toddsoutsideagain]

It’s very cool and humbling to have this opportunity. My end goal is for someone to see it on the channel and contact Norm and buy it! Thanks for stopping by Brent👊🏻

[@FirewoodontheHill]

Man those are some nice pieces of Kindling! Some nice hickory too! Y’all keep up the great work!

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Thanks Matt. I plan on making a ton of kindling with this VS before it goes back! Brought home a facecord of pine last night😂 Thanks for stopping by👊🏻

[@FirewoodontheHill]

@@toddsoutsideagain haha you can never have enough of any split wood including kindling!

[@davidedwards3734]

Congratulations to your kids on their Graduation!! I like the vertical splitter, seems to be less physically demanding than a horizontal splitter!! Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Thanks David! My kids have done well and we are very proud! Yes this vertical has really made splitting easy and more enjoyable! That was the topic during the graduation party! I now realize what everyone has been saying about vertical and my back does too😂Thanks for watching 👊🏻

[@thefirewooddoctor]

Thanks for the video! The kindling part was exactly what I wantes to know about the WR vertical splitters. Is crazy how small of a split it can make in the right wood!

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Glad it was helpful! I intend on eventually doing a small mini wood short for ya! I’m confident this machine will do whatever ya need. Especially when you get comfortable with the controls! Thanks for watching 👊🏻

[@chrismartin4776]

Nice video. Sometimes it’s fun to see how small you can make kindling.

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Yes it is! 😂 These vertical machines is where it’s at for kindling and custom splits!! Thanks for watching Chris👊🏻

[@DanielAtkinsFirewood]

Kids graduating the TOA channel passed 4k in subscribers plus an AWSOME splitter on demo. What more could a guy want when things are looking up and up. Congratulations 🎊 😉🎂🥳👍

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Daniel you are awesome brother! Thanks so much for all your continued support! This has been a fun ride and I’m glad you have been part of it!👊🏻

[@joshtaylor4240]

I see those no look tosses to the conveyor Evan, looking like you’ve been doin it for years 👍

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Well he has gotten very comfortable in the short time we have had it😂 Thanks for watching Josh👊🏻

[@megamike4357]

Congratulations to the kids! Holy crap, if i was splitting wood before my kids' party in a few weeks, you could look for me in the icu unit of our local hospital. Hope the party went well.

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Thanks Mike! Well same here but I would have also been in trouble for having an UGLY pile of wood laying in the yard too😂 Evan split a big cherry round during the party! He had a whole crowd standing around😂 Appreciate ya watching and commenting 👊🏻

[@healyfamily4]

Every time you use the Wolfe Ridge 17 VS-C has got to feel like a kid on Christmas morning! Love it.

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Yes it does and we are very grateful for this opportunity! I appreciate ya watching Richard👊🏻

[@billobermeyer660]

Glad you were able to survive to mini flood without much fanfare! The 17VS really did a nice job on the kindle for sure, I was surprised but was wondering if you cut back on the throttle? Congratulations to Evan and Kendra on their graduation and hope the party was a sucess!

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Made it thru the flood😂 VS does a great job on kindling for sure! I did not idle it down but I do kinda feather the pedal🤷‍♂️ Great machine! Party went well! Adult party in progress now! 😂 Good to see family in town! I appreciate ya Obie👊🏻

[@ChrisLascari]

Nice mo-sheen. Keep splitting!

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Thanks Chris. This mo-sheen is a pleasure run! Thanks for watching 👊🏻

[@KNLFirewood]

I keep checking marketplace to see if your boxer is for sale yet 🤣. VS 💪🏻 Remember that 1/2 tote you used to pull Evan around in when he was little? Go get that and brush your table scraps into it.

[@toddsoutsideagain]

😂 Not for sale yet! Yeah I need to get out the ole sled for sure! This VS doesn’t make much slash but the hickory was a little oily for sure. Thanks for watching Mike👊🏻

[@WoodysRTBFirewood]

Good morning Todd, I thought for sure Evan would be smiling ear to ear running the VS for the first time. He looked like he’d prefer to be whacking axes. Anyway good luck with your graduation party this weekend. Cheers Woody !!!

[@toddsoutsideagain]

😂 Well this definitely wasn’t his first time running it! He has more time on it than I have. This video was more of a get it done task for Evan because we had so much party prep to get done. Thanks for watching and commenting 👊🏻

[@kenthorsen4558]

It's nice to see proud parents working with their kids! Congratulations to the graduates and have a great party and happy Memorial Day to all of our men and women who served and serve our country. 👏👏👊👊 Thank You 👍

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Thanks Ken! I appreciate the kind words! Happy Memorial Day 👊🏻🇺🇸

[@765Guys]

Looks like you’re enjoying it, have a great holiday weekend boys!

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Yes we are! Still getting used to it but it’s very enjoyable to run! Thanks Genin! Have a good weekend as well brother 👊🏻

[@MillersStumpsandFirewood712]

Good to see the water go down,sounds like we're going to get hit again..

[@toddpacheco4748]

Todd,that’s not fair that you have Evan working on his graduation party day so maybe 🤔 his twin sister could help him out with raking and mowing 😮😊❤

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Well this was actually the day before the party😂 Evan has no problem helping! He has always had work good ethic and I wouldn’t have it any other way! Thanks for watching Todd👊🏻

[@richysoutdoors2591]

Great stuff TOA. As I said before that thing sure is a nice way to make splits up., good demo fellers. Take care and see ya again 🍺☑️.

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Thanks Richy! Happy Memorial Day brother 👊🏻🍻

[@danshouseofsmokeandoutdoor7119]

Nice work

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Thanks Dan👊🏻

[@inthebackyardwithdel438]

That is a sweet machine Todd . I seen a 17 RS with a log lift in white the other day in a video . I had to wipe the drool off my chin !!! 👍🏻🇺🇸🪵🫡

[@toddsoutsideagain]

I seen the white 17RS as well. Nice up grade from a boxer! I don’t believe you can go wrong with any of the WR splitters! Take care Del👊🏻🇺🇸

[@clubdoraoutdoorsandfirewood]

Hi Todd and Evan. You guys have been learning that machine very well. The feathering effect is really nice on the crooked cuts. So when you run full throttle it can really burn fuel. In many cases when I split I run at28-3000.rpm cut consumption almost in half. When resplitting I run at 23-2400 rpm and consumption is 1/3 of full throttle. I really like my machine. When I first got it the snow and ice made me afraid of it because of the sliding. Happy graduation to your kids. I don’t know much of your daughter but want to wish them both a great graduation day. Take care

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Yeah I was going to start experimenting with lowering the rpm’s a bit! Especially if we’re not running the conveyor. Thanks for the congrats to my kids! I appreciate ya Allen. Have a great Holiday Weekend👊🏻

[@brandonhoad9033]

I lost 8 pieces of ash that wouldn't fit on the carry-all, when the creek flooded. Turns out it carried into the field not out. Guy I have helping w field work found them w the disc. Luckily I had a spot to put them on the corn planter. They're now reunited w the rest of the tree. Evan, if you're graduated already, did you start the year in August? My daughter doesn't graduate til 6/21. They started 1st week of September.

[@toddsoutsideagain]

I was a little worried about the water😂 I’m glad your rounds got re-united! Yeah our school year starts middle of August here in Illinois! The senior class does get out a week or so before the rest of the classes. Thanks for watching Brandon👊🏻

[@upinsmokefirewood]

Nice job fellas! Evan, if you are going to split in your safety shoes like Gavin does you should put them in off road mode, just sayin' LOL!

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Those are steel toed Crocs😜 Thanks for watching Steve👊🏻

[@leonardryan8723]

Todd you need homemade processor with a 210 Cummins turbo diesel do easy over 30 cords a day buddy 😊.

[@FirewoodMidwest]

You’re not going to find a better machine for guys that sell bundle wood and kindling. QQQ What are the holes on the end of the conveyor for? Can’t see that thing ever needing grizzly bars. Like that hoodie Evans wearing! Little flat trackin action! Take care fellas!👍🏻

[@WolfeRidgeSplitters]

Hey Rod, for the first couple dozen VS-C machines, we were using universal parts from our other conveyors. We now use VS specific parts for them for transportation height needs

[@toddsoutsideagain]

You bet Rod! This VS is awesome for all the specialty splits for sure! I see Chris already answered the question on the holes😂 Tou are very observant my man! Thanks for watching 👊🏻🍻

[@obiorah1]

The 17VS-C IS MORE UP RIGHT YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE BENDING YOUR BACK, LIKE HORIZONTAL MACHINES, HAVE A GOOD DAY IN ILLINOIS TO BOTH OF YOU,

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Yes sir! Just in the short time we have had it I have realized what everyone says about vertical. My back has never been better😂 Thanks for watching and commenting 👊🏻

[@isaiahswoodworkingandmore5025]

Good evening Todd I was wondering how much is machine cost That thing is nice I should get that so it is easy to split it the wood. I don’t have to lift I want to raise it up on the log splitter.

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Isaiah I’m not sure on the cost of this machine? You can check new ones out of Wolfe Ridges website. For this particular machine you would have to contact Widman cycles. Thanks for watching 👊🏻

[@isaiahswoodworkingandmore5025]

I been watching your videos I look at your out Wolfe Ridges

[@leonardryan8723]

Todd good splitter for slicing pizza 🍕 for a wood 🪵 yard party 🎉 buddy 😊.get out side on Atlantic Ocean 🌊 for 14 hrs with ocean rolling over the lobster 🦞 boat cabin . 😮

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Yes it is Leonard! Appreciate ya watching 👊🏻

[@johnphillips770]

ELM also known as Satan wood,I personally believe it's worst ever

[@toddsoutsideagain]

Elm is definitely a booger to work with! This Hickory split real well on the VS. Thanks for watching John👊🏻