I found a facecord plus of precut seasoned oak today for free. I definitely had to work for the free oak wood. It took 20+ trips up a steep hill with a wheelbarrow. I had the next door lady ask me over the fence what I was doing all morning long? I told her I was hauling wood up from the bottom of the hill. She thought I was training for the army. Lol.
After a couple truck beds worth of hauling I got it all back home and stacked. Now I'm trying to figure out a way to split it. This is where it gets complicated. I'd love to have a hydraulic wood spliter but I can't really afford a new one or a 2nd hand one for a facecord of wood. I don't have much of any trees on my property. So it kind of seems far fetched to own one. The kicker is that my parents need to drop a 125'+ oak tree some day or year. I definitely will need something that will kick out split wood. I looked around Craigslist for a used hydraulic splitter but a used one usually goes for $500+. Still too much at this point not knowing when my parents will have their oak tree dropped. I did see that I could rent a hydraulic splitter for around $50/day but I'm not sure I want to spend that and haul it around for a facecord. I looked at manual splitters but that seems like it's not much better than a maul or splitting axe. Do any of you own an electric splitter? Those caught my eye. I can find those used for around $150-$200. Maybe that might work for smaller loads?
I had a facecord of oak and apple delivered a few months ago for $120. Which seems like a pretty good deal for doing zero work other than stacking. At the same time I see wood available for free and is hard to pass up. Do any of you own splitters for your smokers? The downfall is that the only thing I'd be using it for is my smoker.
Am I crazy for wanting a wood splitter? They look like a ton of fun. Should I look for a smaller electric splitter? Just keep buying facecords? Just wanted to see what you guys do or have any suggestions. Thanks!
After a couple truck beds worth of hauling I got it all back home and stacked. Now I'm trying to figure out a way to split it. This is where it gets complicated. I'd love to have a hydraulic wood spliter but I can't really afford a new one or a 2nd hand one for a facecord of wood. I don't have much of any trees on my property. So it kind of seems far fetched to own one. The kicker is that my parents need to drop a 125'+ oak tree some day or year. I definitely will need something that will kick out split wood. I looked around Craigslist for a used hydraulic splitter but a used one usually goes for $500+. Still too much at this point not knowing when my parents will have their oak tree dropped. I did see that I could rent a hydraulic splitter for around $50/day but I'm not sure I want to spend that and haul it around for a facecord. I looked at manual splitters but that seems like it's not much better than a maul or splitting axe. Do any of you own an electric splitter? Those caught my eye. I can find those used for around $150-$200. Maybe that might work for smaller loads?
I had a facecord of oak and apple delivered a few months ago for $120. Which seems like a pretty good deal for doing zero work other than stacking. At the same time I see wood available for free and is hard to pass up. Do any of you own splitters for your smokers? The downfall is that the only thing I'd be using it for is my smoker.
Am I crazy for wanting a wood splitter? They look like a ton of fun. Should I look for a smaller electric splitter? Just keep buying facecords? Just wanted to see what you guys do or have any suggestions. Thanks!