Firewood - AVOID these three!
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- Avoid these three things when it comes to cutting, splitting, and stacking firewood for use in a wood burner for heat. #avoid #firewood #purplecollarlife @SplitFireSalesInc
1. Direct ground contact
2. Hurting your future self
3. Bugs - ants, borer beetles, termites, wood bugs
Bonus #4. Burning wet wood
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Published March 12, 2024
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0:00 - Intro
0:26 - Ford Workmaster 641 cold start
1:41 - Slick snow and mud with R1 Ag tires
2:59 - Avoid #1 - Direct contact with ground
4:26 - Spit-Fire 3465 splitting firewood
5:58 - Avoid #2 - Hurting your future self
9:16 - Avoid #3 - Bugs (termites, ants, beetles)
10:45 - Longhorn beetle
11:08 - Avoid #4 - Burning wet firewood
14:31 - Bring on the snow. 2-4 inches
LOL! I thought you were going to say avoid sycamore, sweet gum, and dead elm due to their reluctance to split!🤣
Maybe that's a future video!
@@PurpleCollarLife👍👍
South Mississippi here. I struggle with live oak down here, and I have a 27 ton Champion. Is there a secret to it??
lol same here
Hey brother, as an old infantryman I’m with you on the smarter not harder. Consider wearing ear protection… it never comes back. ( what did he say?)
:) Very true!
as a deaf man, I approve this message. Being deaf is no fun, everyone thinks you are dumb, your responses or lack of lead to isolation, with folks avoiding any conversation with you on this account, my favorite thing to say on this..'' My hearing disability does not bother me a whole lot, but it P_____'s everyone else off''.
@@benscoles5085
What was the cause?
Thank you for your wood cutting activity. Most important, I’ve noticed the care you have to both maintain and the extension of your equipment. I have noted the attempt you protect your tractor and I assume other items protected from the harsh winters as well as rage summers heat. My congratulations to you and I hope others who have the same equipment as you have will practice the same protections. Thank you for your attention.
I love the log lift! What a great design.
Me too!
Another good informative video! I enjoy your channel because you aren’t afraid to show mistakes and admit you might be wrong; unlike other know-it-all experts on the internet. I can’t remember if the Ford has chains, would those have helped in this specific circumstance?
I appreciate that! We do have chains for the Ford tractor - and they for sure would have had it moving through that mud without a problem. But they’d also dig into the soft yard a bit more - so there’s a trade off. Thanks for watching and the compliment on the channel content. We certainly keep it real.
Good tips Chad. I had a tree cut down 3 years ago. I left it on the ground for 6 months until I went back to process it. Never again! The wood doubled in weight by soaking up that moisture.
Thanks for the great comment!
Great tips on firewood. I prefer to not over cover the wood and keep it in an area that allows Mother Nature to do her thing. Sun and wind. I prefer to keep the wood at least 6-8 inches of the ground for air movement. Last but not least. Clean your chimney every year.
Thanks! To get the wood 6-8 inches off the ground - do you use double layer of pallets, or do you have a stacking location that is built up off the ground (like a wood shed)?
Cement blocks.@@PurpleCollarLife
@@PurpleCollarLife
Concrete blocks.
I use 2 cement blocks with 2x4's going across.
#1, don’t run heavy equipment in the woods in mud season 😆. It’s equipment maintenance season. Firewood production season for me is about 10 months of the year, but especially September-December. I love frozen ground with little to no snow, and less moisture in the trees. That’s ideal. Your tips are good. Freezing and thawing ground has caused my piles to fall over before, even when blocked up. That’s a major bummer.
The freeze/thaw cycle does make a mess in the Spring season. Since our property is full of natural springs - we seem to have what I call "mud season" from the end of winter until July. :)
Nice video . I like your log splitter with the log lifter . Being 65 now I’m always lifting my logs and it’s getting hard on me . I’m feeling the need to change up on that . I agree with you on the bug spraying but what I did last year was buy a Invatech gas sprayer mostly so I can be outside in the summer with the mosquitoes and ticks. I used talak product. It’s made from flowers so it’s safe to use . But I sprayed my firewood and this winter I did not see any bugs whatsoever in the garage and I did keep all wood that looked like bugs used them .
Thanks for the comment. I hadn’t thought of an organic gas to spray the wood piles. That’s probably a great idea!
Nice video 😊
Thanks 😊
Yep, thanks. - N Idaho -
Thank you too! Every comment and like helps.
It's great when i can use mechanical advantages. Log lift is part of that for me..😉👍
Absolutely. Thanks for watching, Daniel!
We have a Split Fire since the early 90's. Updated to the hydraulic lift 5 or 6 years ago,replaced the engine once. Need 3 men and boy to keep up, there the best of the best splitters.
I absolutely agree. And that new vertical splitter that they just released looks like a nice option for those that are interested in the new vertical splitter type!
I've had rotator cuff surgery on both sides. I find that using my shoulders and not being lazy actually makes them feel better in general. I probably did overuse the one though, one was a slip and fall accident
That would be rough to have had shoulder surgery on both sides! Our Mackenzie had shoulder surgery on one side from volleyball - and she’s still trying to build strength to regain full capabilities over a full year later. It’s good to hear that using yours makes them feel better - just be careful you don’t re-injure them. Thanks for watching!
@PurpleCollarLife my theory is use the crap out of them, they've never been better
Were you turning on the fuel at the beginning of the video when you were under the hood on the Ford tractor?
Good question - yes, that’s the fuel shut off for the Ford Workmaster. It’s located directly below the gas tank. I always shut it off after use. I’ve heard that it keeps the carburetor from having issues.
When it jumped to time lapse it scared me. It looked like the splitter went out of control for a second.
Sorry about that. I hadn’t anticipated - but totally understand how it could look like that. Thanks for watching!
hi there good splitting john
Thanks, John!
Man did you see the new splitfire vertical splitter! After tons of research on splitters I just pulled the trigger on a new rubbed made 28 ton last week than this weekend they release a vertical splitter which I would love to have!! It’s price point is awesome! I wrote them in a comment and said if they put a foot control option on it I am all in! It’s super fast to!!! Maybe split-fire will send you one to review ! 🤞🤞
I did see it. It certainly looks like a game changer. At that price point, and with people enjoying the vertical splitters from Eastonmade, Wolfe Ridge, and others - I think Split-Fire hit a home run. Who knows - maybe they’ll send me one to show off on the channel. :) @SplitFireSalesInc
@@PurpleCollarLife if they do I’ll let you review my brand new rugged made on the channel in exchange for a few passes on the vertical split fire lol. I’m definitely setting sone money aside for it. If they come up with that foot control I’m all in. You need 2 hands on the wood with that type of vertical in my opinion.
@@charger7022
Yes on foot control.
@@jakebredthauer5100 for sure I don’t know why they would even concocted putting one out that’s not foot controlled. But maybe they will come up with an option that allowed either which is also good!
@@charger7022
Tell SplitFire that if you are using both hands to hold the wood then you are not putting any fingers on top. They are okay with chopping off fingers as long as they are not liable. I don't see why they should be liable either way. I am only suspecting that they are obeying their particular lawyer.
Aw crap. Just got to that part of the video…
:) - I'm just glad I did eventually remember to mention the eye protection and hearing protection. :)
Where are you from?
Pennsylvania (USA).
I laughed when you said, "buggy wood" 😂. Though it's definitely nothing to laugh about especially when they get into your house. 🦟🪰 Great ideas and tips, Chad! 🪵🪵🪵😎
Buggy Wood might be another western PA term. :) Thanks for watching!
My dad would have beat my A_ _! If I had used the tractor in the mud tearing up the ground……. My three don’ts are #1. Do not ever stack fire wood, just pile it up. Stacking waste time handling the wood, #2 Do not cut & split fire wood in muddy conditions and #3 DO NOT USE THE TRACTOR in muddy conditions unless you are feeding cattle! And #4 Do not put fire wood in totes or cover it unless you want your fire wood to look PRETTY 😂😂 I do not subscribe to anything that involves any more of my time than is necessary
Good tips!
PPE is overrated ...
This was a fine example of "do as I say - not as I do".
@@PurpleCollarLife I'm sorry - maybe I am again a little too germanish .... You are doing a great job, actually ...