Upping my firewood game

[BeerCan]

Heating the yet to be finished shop and guest house with wood next winter. I realized I am way to old to be splitting firewood the old fashioned way so I purchased a new splitter (going to be shared but I own it). It was not my first choice, or my second or third . My first 3 choices had waiting times of 9 months to a year or more. I saw this one semi locally and I figured with supply chain only going to get worse I better strike while the iron is hot. Plus the dealer not only had this on the lot but it was discounted. It also came with the Hydraulic fluid (shipped one's come dry) so that means the 25 gallons of delvac I purchased can be saved. I also saved tax and shipping. Feel like I did ok

Timberwolf TW2-HD, log lift and hydraulic 4 way wedge. Honda GX-270, Prince valves and Bailey pump. So about as made in America as you can get.

Also because Georgia is having a fuel tax holiday until June I brought my 100 gallon tank and filled it, saved 49 cents a gallon over local

 

[CT Rob]

Nice

 

[AZjeff]

Wow. The 4 way cuts splitting time in half I bet. You can raise/lower it hydraulically to match diameter? That's sweet.

Way BITD we'd buy a log truck load of logs and have to cut to length then rent a splitter. The fun wore off pretty quick.

 

[hemitom]

thats one nice wood splitter.
looks built for heavy duty use.

 

[skyactiv]

My brother use to buy pre split firewood and let it season. Todays going rate is $88 a ton. TD Thompson in Laurelville, Oh.

 

[Little_Lebowski]

Very Nice..... I've been on the hunt for a old Rayco splitter with not much luck.

 

[spasm3]

WOW thats a serious splitter! Makes my county line look like a toothpick maker!

 

[BeerCan]

WOW thats a serious splitter! Makes my county line look like a toothpick maker!

Yeah I overbought for sure. It will get a lot of use but probably meant more for FW sellers. Should last my lifetime and maybe that of my son

 

[wpod]

That is a super duty splitter. I will need to borrow it next weekend !!

 

[BeerCan]

That is a super duty splitter. I will need to borrow it next weekend !!

come on down weather has been great too

What timing, my new hookaroon and can't hook just got delivered. Purposely bought made in the USA as well. Trying hard to keep my money in the states when I can. Guess I know what I am doing the rest of the weekend My other hookaroon broke a while back and I miss using one.

 

[Astro14]

That’s a nice rig!

Hookaroon. Never heard of that before.

Is that like a Peavy?

 

[FADEC]

come on down weather has been great too

What timing, my new hookaroon and can't hook just got delivered. Purposely bought made in the USA as well. Trying hard to keep my money in the states when I can. Guess I know what I am doing the rest of the weekend My other hookaroon broke a while back and I miss using one.

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I thought I knew my tools pretty good, but what is a hookaroon??

 

[BeerCan]

That’s a nice rig!

Hookaroon. Never heard of that before.

Is that like a Peavy?

Peavy is like a can't hook. I actually use the terms interchangeably but I know they have slight differences.

hookaroon I use to pick up or move smaller logs. You can spike it into the end of the log and move it around or lift it to the splitter without bending.

Hope that makes sense

 

[BeerCan]

I thought I knew my tools pretty good, but what is a hookaroon??

This kinda explains it

Hookaroon Vs Pickaroon: Which Should You Choose For Woodworking? - BulbtoBlossom.com

In the woodworking field, correct tools simplify the whole process. This hookaroon vs pickaroon comparison helps you select the better one to meet your needs.

bulbtoblossom.com

 

[Astro14]

Peavy is like a can't hook. I actually use the terms interchangeably but I know they have slight differences.

hookaroon I use to pick up or move smaller logs. You can spike it into the end of the log and move it around or lift it to the splitter without bending.

Hope that makes sense

It does. Cut a lot of firewood when I lived in Vermont. Peavy was critical.

Split it by hand, though. with one of these:

Gränsfors Large Splitting Axe | Gränsfors Bruk Sweden

The Gränsfors Large Splitting Axe can be used for splitting all types of firewood. It is forged and ground to a concave, quite thin blade at the bit.

www.gransforsbruk.com

Nothing like your rig, but a wonderful tool and it kept me in shape as well as lowering my stress level. Nothing like slamming an axe through a log and watching it fly apart in one blow…

 

[spasm3]

come on down weather has been great too

What timing, my new hookaroon and can't hook just got delivered. Purposely bought made in the USA as well. Trying hard to keep my money in the states when I can. Guess I know what I am doing the rest of the weekend My other hookaroon broke a while back and I miss using one.

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I have been thinking about one of those hookeroons( pickeroon) , let me know if you like it!

 

[dlundblad]

That is a very nice setup.

Now you need a straw bale conveyor thing so you can just throw it on that and let it pile up. Lol.

 

[skyactiv]

Video quickly shows the use of a hookeroon:

 

[97K15004WD]

Sure beats picking up a snake in your wood pile

 

[IndyIan]

It does. Cut a lot of firewood when I lived in Vermont. Peavy was critical.

Split it by hand, though. with one of these:

Gränsfors Large Splitting Axe | Gränsfors Bruk Sweden

The Gränsfors Large Splitting Axe can be used for splitting all types of firewood. It is forged and ground to a concave, quite thin blade at the bit.

www.gransforsbruk.com

Nothing like your rig, but a wonderful tool and it kept me in shape as well as lowering my stress level. Nothing like slamming an axe through a log and watching it fly apart in one blow…

Yeah, someday I'll need to use a nice gas log splitter like that one, but for now I find this guy is my weapon of choice! I like the pull through handle style, as it seems to be the toughest. I kept on loosening or breaking wooden handle mauls, and this one doesn't seem to care what I do with it...
I do rip the the tough ones to split with the chainsaw though and some others take a couple whacks... I just split on the ground to save handling and more swing arc.