ponytug
Super Member
The problem with a log lift as I see it, is that let's say I mount it on the right side. Now I have to get all my wood on the right side of the splitter all the time. And if a large piece would fall off the left side, I'd have to figure out how to get it to the right side again.
I suppose I could build a table. But my splitter pushes the log through the wedge. So the splits end up past the wedge when they fall apart. So on a large round, there's a piece on each side of the wedge after the first split. I then have to decide which one to slide back to the beam and either slide the other one to the side or let the next split push it out of the way, then figure out how to get it back to the beam again.
I figure with tongs, I can let the two halves fall, grab either one with the tongs, lift it back on the beam and repeat.
Money bet says I'll do neither and just pay the gas bill this winter.![]()
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All the best, Peter