Wow....another pile of beautiful wood....Really enjoyed all the angles you took of the wood splittin.....but man oh man I had to dodge a few times....just missed my nose by a hair!!!!!! tee hee hee....April 28th of this year will be 45 years since I last talked with my Mother and I still miss her like the dickens!!!!
I do think this is the worlds best splitting video! Great work. I hope the guys from Eastonmade take note of the issue with the handle, it’s not even a year old so pivotal parts like the handle shouldn’t be breaking. That’s a design flaw. Nice fix on your part though, keep the videos coming.
It is a very easy/cheap fix and Andrew is well aware of it the part I think is not of his design or manufacturing but probably from the valve manufacturer. I do abuse/use it a lot more than the average person, I think I am up to 8-9 or so truckloads split with it now.
G’morning Chris. Stout looking fix! Hope it lasts a few hundred face cords (or 1/3 of a cord, if you prefer). Nice, clean looking maple. Best splitting video ever ! GoodNightIrene
Good morning David! Alll of my music is free from either IMOVIE or free youtube music. The main artists are Nat Keefe with the bow ties and Dan Lebowitz and Track Tribe.
Hi Chris - it's Big Rodders in Ireland. Heres my tuppence worth, as they say over here. Perhaps you are the main reason for the lever breaking if you apply excessive force to operate it. Teach yourself to be more gentle. I surprised myself by fracturing my lever doing 150 cords a year, which I repaired with a simple weld. When I analysed the issue I had to admit that I maintained far too much force on the lever, subconsciously thinking that the more I pressed, the better the machine would operate. When I trained myself to merely activate the lever I never encountered another problem - and I found my hand didn't ache!
Yes you might be right! I had a few experts tell me it was the detent slap that caused the stress break in the bold?!? Maybe it is both? Thanks Mr. Big!
@@InTheWoodyard Rodders again. Well, I'm certainly no hydraulics expert, just a simple West of Ireland log splitting guy! Stick with the soft threaded bar, make up a spare one for your tool box so it's no big issue if you have to replace it once in the blue moon.
I about 8months you have worn the paint off the push plate. Impressive. Are you planning on doing a celebration on when the last of the glacier wood is gone?? Assuming you remember that. I know I don't between my 2 splitters..
Ummmmm.... 6 hours is a quarter of a day....:) my guys once asked me on december the 15th if we would be working half day schedule over the holidays... I said heck yeah! anything over 12 hours over the holidays is just wrong! :)
YUP! I always say that being self employed is great, I only have to work 1/2 days and I get to decide which 12 to work! And I do not have to worry about what day it is in the week because every day is a work day!!!
Yes it was Mr morning wood himself. He made need a hole puller for his left hand monkey wrench also. Get him good. Watch his Sunday video of what he did. . Cut his pallet wood to short. Needs longer boards for his racks. 🤗
Yes, I ask for stuff to be under 18" for the most part. My supplier knows that I am without a tractor yet and he wants me to be able to handle the rounds.
The broken handle seems like a design flaw. Have you reported it to Eastonmade? When you pay top dollar for a machine seems to me like it would be designed for extreme use situations.
I see lots of splitter owners smacking and hitting their controls, this will damage the seals and seats over time. It is meant to be pushed not hit. Bob in Nevada
You are you are all too hard on equipment use the finger nail on the pinky other than that they will break they break on every Easton made I’ve seen or use a unicorn hoof
Website? Do you mean firewood pieces? If so It is because 90% of the people I sell to burn wood for enjoyment in a fireplace not in a wood boiler and they WANT smaller pieces.
Not sure if it the world’s best splitting video but it was very good. I’m still using the copper pipe that my brother made me as the handle that slips right over the sleeve, it’s been working just fine. I have the replacement handle that Andrew sent me but like you said it should be 1/2” instead of 3/8”.
Counting chucking wood into my wheelbarrow, aka pickup truck, plus bucking, splitting, and expanding my roadside stand I moved close to three cords of wood because of the double handling. Soon might be able to keep up with you.
ok thank you for clarifying , I kept thinking you meant the Tundra and I was saying to myself this guy has been splitting too long with no rest. LOL@@InTheWoodyard
Chris get a grade 8 bolt and it will hold up a lot better. Grade 5 won't hold up. Used to have same problem with the boom control levers in yard trucks that the company I worked for had.
The problem is 1- I could not find one the right size and 2- would that cause the valve to then become the weak link and break instead of the handle????
@@InTheWoodyard The issue is the bolt or stud being to weak to last under hard usage (constant rate of shocks/back and forth). Valve is built to last under this use. You could also contact Easton and find out if this was designed to fail as a safety feature to extend the valves life. May offer them your services as a test/quality control option for their product in a real world harsh operating condition usage. Just a thought. Thank you for all of the useful info!
Great idea for the fix! I was just thinking about how many times that lever has gone back and forth since you got your splitter. You sure go through the wood! If you're anything like me it's more liable to be a slap than a gentle push too! It's a testament to Eastonmade's use of quality components that it was just the handle and not the valve that failed! Thanks for the video.
It's almost as if you have a new editor. Seems more rapid transition from one angle to the next. I bet that has increased your workload :) You always go the extra mile. I have been a huge bluegrass fan for many yrs and always enjoy your music. I really liked your music selection at 17:05. Good choice
Thanks Dale! Ya, I put more effort into the shooting and editing, it was a lot more time consuming for sure! A lot of the music is from youtubes free library. Nat Keefe and the Bow Ties, Dan Lebowitz, Track Tribe.
Metaphorically, you are like Sisyphus in that every time you get close to being done, you start all over again. Instead of your boulder rolling back down the hill, you go and order another truck load of wood. Keep being the inspiration you are to all of us.
The shorter that handle gets, the stronger it gets. You reduce the deflection in the bolt. Nice and easy fix. I’m just fortunate to have seen the world’s greatest wood splitting video!! Take care! WST
Does the handle need to be that long. Is it hard to pull or something? Think I’d just make it shorter if I could. Less pressure on it. Guess every time it breaks it will get stronger!👍🏻
Lot easier to move it when it’s sitting on flat concrete. While quad is down for repairs that’s how I have been moving it. Can’t wait for the quad to get fixed.
Chris do have second thoughts about wishing you got a bigger splitter? Like a 9 or 12-22 with 4-6 way or box? I often wonder if it would be better or worse seeing you have a fairly easy time resplitting with this splitter being it is designed for it. On the other hand the log lift is a nice feature to have for staging and auto cycle does save some time but bigger is definitely harder to move around your yard.
Thanks for the morning splitting porn and the great money shots lol. At least the lever is a cheap, easy fix if it breaks again and I doubt the grade 5 bolts would break but if they do they make a grade 8 to. I wish our weather would break too, we had 5" of wet nasty white stuff last week followed by 20-30 mph winds and real feel temps in the teens for 3 days after, and mostly cold rain...no one is buying camp fire wood!
All thread ready rod is not the strongest choice, it's only about #3 grade or so. Grade 5 or #8 bolt long as need be, but cut the threads off so it fits to the should of bolt to give it maximum strength.
I think I will set up my wood processing area the same way you have, and also cut half the load the same way you did. I like how the splitter inches backwards as the split pile gets higher. Oh, and I may replace my splitter's handle with a beer tap handle. j/k FIREWOOD FOREVER
Nice fix on the handle, Chris. Maybe Eastonmade should do a retrofit for the handle. Enjoy the cool weather. Once the warmth sets in, that splitter will cook you with the heat output. Get some of the young guys into the video. They know it’s the best job they ever had!😉
Excellent work my friend! It's starting to look as though you're getting comfortable with the 'Ol Eastonmade... Just imagine how productive you're gonna be once you've mastered it! LOL The musical selection for this set was impeccable. I generally view content at accelerated speeds (sorry ;-) and Bluegrass works extremely well at my desired velocity! Bless'ns to ya, Tedd
@@InTheWoodyard :: Well Chris, I certainly hope to. I have an awful lot going on this spring/summer. We sold our place and will be moving out tomorrow. New place won’t be ready until sometime in July at the earliest. Myself and a few friends are doing most of the the site work, so it will depend upon the weather and our rate of progress😬 Oh, and I almost forgot, since we will literally be homeless, we’ll have to take turns holding the cardboard sign in town near the intersection which is quite a distance from our van down by the river😉 Hopefully see ya in June! Bless’ns, Tedd
This bolt is one I got at a local hardware store. The handle breaking is a very small cheap easy fix and it is the only thing after 7 truckloads...105 full cords.
Can you just imagine how his subscriber count would increase with a firm young female in semi-tight clothing helping Chris do some stacking? Surely some local yoga instructor could replace some of her gym time with some stacking time :)
I have thought of that but I am not sure it is the right thing to do but I know it sure does work out for other guys channels with their wives/girlfriends prancing around with tight clothes for show.
It might have been! I say it because it is a song that is considered a classic and has been redone a lot. My family sometime says good night Irene when saying good bye. My grandmas name was Irene and my father in law used to sing it all the time too!!!
Check the tightness of the nuts every now and then. If you keep them tight up the stack, the roots of the threads on the bolt will be protected from flexure fatigue, which is what has been breaking the bolt.
You probably say this in jest but it is true. Good designs have the cheap parts break to save the expensive ones. Like a shear pin. I would replace the handle a few times a year to save the valve for the life of the splitter.
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It’s just nuts how you fixed the splitter.
Good one Mark!
A comodian.
Wow....another pile of beautiful wood....Really enjoyed all the angles you took of the wood splittin.....but man oh man I had to dodge a few times....just missed my nose by a hair!!!!!! tee hee hee....April 28th of this year will be 45 years since I last talked with my Mother and I still miss her like the dickens!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it Mary! Yes I think of my mom every day!
I do think this is the worlds best splitting video! Great work. I hope the guys from Eastonmade take note of the issue with the handle, it’s not even a year old so pivotal parts like the handle shouldn’t be breaking. That’s a design flaw. Nice fix on your part though, keep the videos coming.
It is a very easy/cheap fix and Andrew is well aware of it the part I think is not of his design or manufacturing but probably from the valve manufacturer. I do abuse/use it a lot more than the average person, I think I am up to 8-9 or so truckloads split with it now.
G’morning Chris. Stout looking fix! Hope it lasts a few hundred face cords (or 1/3 of a cord, if you prefer). Nice, clean looking maple. Best splitting video ever ! GoodNightIrene
Morning Corey! Thanks the fix is good so far!
Best splittin' video I ever seen! And I am nuts about that new lever ;-)
Wow, thanks! I saw what you did there!
A coupling nut ,or 2 would work also.
All thread rod is only grade 2.
Thanks for the tip Bradley!
Thanks for the vid. I enjoyed it as always!
Glad to hear it!
Needs a Spring between the Valve and the Handle.
Okay!
Dan at Back 40 needs a board stretcher as he cut his pallet boards short. Romberg the joke he pulled on you. Get him back.
Are you talking about Mr. Morningwood? Ha, yes I have an idea!
Switch the wider nut to the bottom it has more surface area and should help distribute the force over a larger area
Good point! Thanks Mona!
good morning Chris, do you share your music credits at all with your viewers?
Good morning David! Alll of my music is free from either IMOVIE or free youtube music. The main artists are Nat Keefe with the bow ties and Dan Lebowitz and Track Tribe.
So what happened to baby yoda and ur good back kayden not seen him sincethe brats cookout
My son took his baby Yoda back and Kayden has a real job now making the big bucks. I have a high school kid lined up to work this summer!
Hi Chris - it's Big Rodders in Ireland. Heres my tuppence worth, as they say over here. Perhaps you are the main reason for the lever breaking if you apply excessive force to operate it. Teach yourself to be more gentle. I surprised myself by fracturing my lever doing 150 cords a year, which I repaired with a simple weld. When I analysed the issue I had to admit that I maintained far too much force on the lever, subconsciously thinking that the more I pressed, the better the machine would operate. When I trained myself to merely activate the lever I never encountered another problem - and I found my hand didn't ache!
Yes you might be right! I had a few experts tell me it was the detent slap that caused the stress break in the bold?!? Maybe it is both? Thanks Mr. Big!
@@InTheWoodyard Rodders again. Well, I'm certainly no hydraulics expert, just a simple West of Ireland log splitting guy! Stick with the soft threaded bar, make up a spare one for your tool box so it's no big issue if you have to replace it once in the blue moon.
I about 8months you have worn the paint off the push plate. Impressive.
Are you planning on doing a celebration on when the last of the glacier wood is gone?? Assuming you remember that. I know I don't between my 2 splitters..
It is 80 % gone already just the few piles of free wood from last summer left to sell yet, so soon!
Ummmmm.... 6 hours is a quarter of a day....:) my guys once asked me on december the 15th if we would be working half day schedule over the holidays... I said heck yeah! anything over 12 hours over the holidays is just wrong! :)
YUP! I always say that being self employed is great, I only have to work 1/2 days and I get to decide which 12 to work! And I do not have to worry about what day it is in the week because every day is a work day!!!
Yes it was Mr morning wood himself. He made need a hole puller for his left hand monkey wrench also. Get him good. Watch his Sunday video of what he did. . Cut his pallet wood to short. Needs longer boards for his racks. 🤗
Thanks for the info, he is a real character for sure!!!
It seems like 70%-80% of your wood is 10”-12” in diameter. Do you ask for a specific size from your supplier?
Yes, I ask for stuff to be under 18" for the most part. My supplier knows that I am without a tractor yet and he wants me to be able to handle the rounds.
Good fixing.
I can't find a video with a review of your previous yellow splitter.
Do you have that video?
Unfortunately not, I do not think I did a review, just a lot of splitting!
The broken handle seems like a design flaw. Have you reported it to Eastonmade? When you pay top dollar for a machine seems to me like it would be designed for extreme use situations.
It is the only thing that has broken, yes Andrew knows about it.
I wish I could split as fast as you, I had one my ten year old grandsons helping me split Saturday he loved my new Pickaron .
The ultra makes it very fast!
197! Back to the oldies again. Great stuff, Chris.
Glad you enjoyed it other Chris!
I see lots of splitter owners smacking and hitting their controls, this will damage the seals and seats over time. It is meant to be pushed not hit. Bob in Nevada
Yes sir.
And here we are in early Feb. 2022 and you've sold almost every bit of this load already.
Yup, it has sold well!
You are you are all too hard on equipment use the finger nail on the pinky other than that they will break they break on every Easton made I’ve seen or use a unicorn hoof
HA! a unicorn hoof! That is a good idea, I'll get one!
Why do you cut your website small? Is just to drive people crazy?
Website? Do you mean firewood pieces? If so It is because 90% of the people I sell to burn wood for enjoyment in a fireplace not in a wood boiler and they WANT smaller pieces.
Nothing wrong with a field fix.....dropped half a big round on my big toe yesterday...not good but will live...LOL
Owch! I always where steel toed boots!
Not sure if it the world’s best splitting video but it was very good. I’m still using the copper pipe that my brother made me as the handle that slips right over the sleeve, it’s been working just fine. I have the replacement handle that Andrew sent me but like you said it should be 1/2” instead of 3/8”.
Yup, but it is probably better than breaking the valve!!
Hill billy fix alternative =
Leienkugels Tap Handle
Ya, that has been suggested a few times before, good idea!
Can you please put woodie and cookie on some merch so not so smart people like me can look smarter like you.
Yes, that is a good idea!
Counting chucking wood into my wheelbarrow, aka pickup truck, plus bucking, splitting, and expanding my roadside stand I moved close to three cords of wood because of the double handling. Soon might be able to keep up with you.
Sounds great! Keep going! I talked to John the logger and he said he is delivering you some ash soon! COOL!
I am confused, I hit rewind just so I get this right. that pile is half a truckload? What type of truck?
Yup, a logging truck and a pup, 12-14 cords of logs.
ok thank you for clarifying , I kept thinking you meant the Tundra and I was saying to myself this guy has been splitting too long with no rest. LOL@@InTheWoodyard
lot kids and adult sleep with a stuff bear u sleep with some slit fire wood lol
HA!
It will break again as the weakness is in the threads, putting those nuts on won’t stop it breaking at the bottom 👍
You are probably right! But it made me feel better!
Chris get a grade 8 bolt and it will hold up a lot better. Grade 5 won't hold up. Used to have same problem with the boom control levers in yard trucks that the company I worked for had.
The problem is 1- I could not find one the right size and 2- would that cause the valve to then become the weak link and break instead of the handle????
@@InTheWoodyard The issue is the bolt or stud being to weak to last under hard usage (constant rate of shocks/back and forth). Valve is built to last under this use. You could also contact Easton and find out if this was designed to fail as a safety feature to extend the valves life. May offer them your services as a test/quality control option for their product in a real world harsh operating condition usage. Just a thought. Thank you for all of the useful info!
My log splitter handle done the same all makes had this problem
We must be too strong!!!
Or you could just buy a new lever from any hydraulics place.
Yes, I could do that!
wears the mullet
Hello Mullet Man! I guess I have to do a video all about your flying mullet next time I am there!! See ya soon, favorite nephew from stinky town!
Nothing like a stack of nuts for more stiffness! 😆
Yup!
Great idea for the fix! I was just thinking about how many times that lever has gone back and forth since you got your splitter. You sure go through the wood! If you're anything like me it's more liable to be a slap than a gentle push too! It's a testament to Eastonmade's use of quality components that it was just the handle and not the valve that failed! Thanks for the video.
I agree, a handle is no big deal compared to a valve!
It's almost as if you have a new editor. Seems more rapid transition from one angle to the next. I bet that has increased your workload :) You always go the extra mile. I have been a huge bluegrass fan for many yrs and always enjoy your music. I really liked your music selection at 17:05. Good choice
Thanks Dale! Ya, I put more effort into the shooting and editing, it was a lot more time consuming for sure! A lot of the music is from youtubes free library. Nat Keefe and the Bow Ties, Dan Lebowitz, Track Tribe.
Good work horse the splitter make life easier
For sure! Thanks LOG MAN!
Does pulling the handle harder make the ram move faster? 😁
No, but when I am in production I just yank on it more than I should.
You must jam to some rock and roll on your headphones while splitting.
Yes I do... I listen to classic rock and alternative. Also a bunch of talk radio and pod casts too.
Metaphorically, you are like Sisyphus in that every time you get close to being done, you start all over again. Instead of your boulder rolling back down the hill, you go and order another truck load of wood. Keep being the inspiration you are to all of us.
Well said Phil! Yes, but I could just not order another load!
The shorter that handle gets, the stronger it gets. You reduce the deflection in the bolt. Nice and easy fix. I’m just fortunate to have seen the world’s greatest wood splitting video!! Take care! WST
Thanks for the tip WST! and thanks for watching!!
You didnt say you love to stack wood lol
Not as much as cutting, bu it is like stacking money!
How are the new gloves? So far keep me posted- nice splits
They are good but the open cuff lets in saw dust !!
Nice repair on the handle ! And now full speed ahead. See ya tomorrow
Thanks 👍
Congrats with number 300 Chris. Love to watch your vids. Grts from The Netherlands
Glad you like them Frans! Thanks for watching!!
Does the handle need to be that long. Is it hard to pull or something? Think I’d just make it shorter if I could. Less pressure on it. Guess every time it breaks it will get stronger!👍🏻
I think you are right!
and u wake up with wood lol
That is a good one!
What an operation!!!!
Thanks Sam!
Lot easier to move it when it’s sitting on flat concrete. While quad is down for repairs that’s how I have been moving it. Can’t wait for the quad to get fixed.
Ya, I suppose it is not getting lighter!!! Thanks Joe!
Field fix! What ever it takes! 🚜🪵👍🏼🇱🇷
Duct tape!!!
I like to watch your videos before l start splitting gets me fired up👍
that is great, go make a pile now!!!
👍
T.B. !!
At least your not the only one that has that issue with the splitter. Man I wish I could talk to my mom again. Take care Chris.
it is only a bolt! Quick easy cheap fix. It is the only thing that I have had to fix so far after 7 truckloads split with it.
Chris do have second thoughts about wishing you got a bigger splitter? Like a 9 or 12-22 with 4-6 way or box? I often wonder if it would be better or worse seeing you have a fairly easy time resplitting with this splitter being it is designed for it. On the other hand the log lift is a nice feature to have for staging and auto cycle does save some time but bigger is definitely harder to move around your yard.
No, not really it is doing what I need it to, a log lift and auto cycle would be awesome though. The splitter might get replaced eventually.
Looks like you’ve got a handle on high-volume splitting alright! Nice! -Brad
I saw what you did there! You are a smart cookie!! THANKS!
Thanks for the morning splitting porn and the great money shots lol. At least the lever is a cheap, easy fix if it breaks again and I doubt the grade 5 bolts would break but if they do they make a grade 8 to. I wish our weather would break too, we had 5" of wet nasty white stuff last week followed by 20-30 mph winds and real feel temps in the teens for 3 days after, and mostly cold rain...no one is buying camp fire wood!
Thanks for watching! Winter just needs to be done already!
All thread ready rod is not the strongest choice, it's only about #3 grade or so.
Grade 5 or #8 bolt long as need be, but cut the threads off so it fits to the should of bolt to give it maximum strength.
Thanks for the info Ed!
I think I will set up my wood processing area the same way you have, and also cut half the load the same way you did. I like how the splitter inches backwards as the split pile gets higher. Oh, and I may replace my splitter's handle with a beer tap handle. j/k FIREWOOD FOREVER
Sounds great! I like the beer tap idea!
Nice fix on the handle, Chris. Maybe Eastonmade should do a retrofit for the handle. Enjoy the cool weather. Once the warmth sets in, that splitter will cook you with the heat output. Get some of the young guys into the video. They know it’s the best job they ever had!😉
Good idea! I like the cool weather a lot !!!!
Hi Chris, so you think that a split washer (or lock washer) on top and bottom would help keeping it tighter?
it might, but I have used it as it is now a few times and it has not loosened up at all yet.
Hands down the worlds best wood splitting video ever!👍
Wow, thanks Jeremiah!
You are going to have to hire some stackers. There’s a ton of btu’s on the ground.
Yup, I just finished stacking one load today! You'll see it soon!
Excellent work my friend! It's starting to look as though you're getting comfortable with the 'Ol Eastonmade... Just imagine how productive you're gonna be once you've mastered it! LOL
The musical selection for this set was impeccable. I generally view content at accelerated speeds (sorry ;-) and Bluegrass works extremely well at my desired velocity!
Bless'ns to ya, Tedd
Thanks a lot Tedd, are you going to the FRENZY in June? If so, I'll see you there!
@@InTheWoodyard :: Well Chris, I certainly hope to.
I have an awful lot going on this spring/summer. We sold our place and will be moving out tomorrow.
New place won’t be ready until sometime in July at the earliest.
Myself and a few friends are doing most of the the site work, so it will depend upon the weather and our rate of progress😬
Oh, and I almost forgot, since we will literally be homeless, we’ll have to take turns holding the cardboard sign in town near the intersection which is quite a distance from our van down by the river😉
Hopefully see ya in June!
Bless’ns, Tedd
Always good advice. Do some work and call your mother.
Yes, while you can!
Hows them new gloves holding up.. have a good one, take care.
Pretty good I'll talk about them soon!
Quick fix, once tight, it should last a long time
I hope, but if it breaks again, I'll just screw it back in again!
Great video. An inspiration to all of us, Thanks for posting. Have a Safe Day
Thanks for watching!
Looks like some good progress. I wish I could get out more than anything
Thanks Tom! Out is better that in for sure!
This is the second one which as broken; you need to call EasterMade and report it!
This bolt is one I got at a local hardware store. The handle breaking is a very small cheap easy fix and it is the only thing after 7 truckloads...105 full cords.
The threads actually fractures the strength of the shaft.
Yes, that is where it breaks each time, just above the bolt.
Nice fix on the lever! So much work to do in the wood yard. Will you have helpers showing up soon? Thanks for sharing! GNI
Can you just imagine how his subscriber count would increase with a firm young female in semi-tight clothing helping Chris do some stacking? Surely some local yoga instructor could replace some of her gym time with some stacking time :)
That's the plan! I need stacking help!
I have thought of that but I am not sure it is the right thing to do but I know it sure does work out for other guys channels with their wives/girlfriends prancing around with tight clothes for show.
@@InTheWoodyard you could keep it classy
Congrats on your #300 video. Great work!!
Thanks so much!! Aiming at 1,000!
Good morning from Piqua Ohio.
Morning Stanley!
Great video chris 👍
Glad you enjoyed it Richard!
Thought you had covered Woody and Cookie, but i saw them at the end of the video! Another good job!
Yes, they are still hanging around!
I thought they were sweating the inevitable , but then I realized it was just sap...whew
@@atomicwedgie8176 I need to repair them they are getting weathered!
It's nuts , I like it !
We will see if it lasts!
I don't think adding a bunch of nuts to a bolt makes the bolt stronger.
Couldn't hurt, I think it will just prolonged the enabled. But if you add a bunch of nuts to a party it makes it a s#%t show.
Probably not but it can't hurt either, we will see.
Ha! Ya you got that right!
It may not make the bolt stronger. But it keeps the bolt from flexing which over time it fails. My two cents. Peace
What better way to start your day than a hot cup of coffee and an episode of IN THE WOODYARD, starring Chris.
thanks so much Mr. D!
Congrats on your 300th video
Thanks so much Logan, I am just getting going!
Good morning from Grand Forks
Good morning!
Wasn’t the goodnight Irene the final song on a Midwest radio show in the fifties? Explain that to the rest of the world Chris .
It might have been! I say it because it is a song that is considered a classic and has been redone a lot. My family sometime says good night Irene when saying good bye. My grandmas name was Irene and my father in law used to sing it all the time too!!!
You are a man of ingenuity.
Take care Chris 👍🇺🇸
I try, sometimes it works and sometimes I learn!!
Check the tightness of the nuts every now and then. If you keep them tight up the stack, the roots of the threads on the bolt will be protected from flexure fatigue, which is what has been breaking the bolt.
Thanks Thomas, that is my plan. If/when it breaks again, I'll just screw it back in again!
Now the handle is reinforced your going to rip the valve off next...lol
You probably say this in jest but it is true. Good designs have the cheap parts break to save the expensive ones. Like a shear pin. I would replace the handle a few times a year to save the valve for the life of the splitter.
@@clarksimmerman5968 I agree
You are probably right about that! We will see!
I have been thinking the same thing Clark! You are probably right about that!
Grade 8 bolt
Yup, that would work too!