Eastonmade 12-22 Splitter – My Favorite Splitter In The Log Yard at our Homestead!

In today’s video, I am running the Eastonmade splitter with the 6 way wedge in the log yard. Start with the log; cut it into rounds; and then split the rounds into firewood. I had a little fun with the sound effects on the video, but I will be doing a detail video soon. Just a quick visual of my favorite splitter in action. If you’re thinking of getting an Eastonmade splitter, I highly recommend the 12-22. - Chuck

Equipment in this video:
Eastonmade 12-22 splitter with 6 way wedge
Bobcat S250 wheeled skid steer with grapple bucket
Stihl Chainsaw MS461
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Transcript:

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Welcome back to Make Some Dust.

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This is the Eastonmade 12-22 splitter.

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Hey, don't be jealous, alright.

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Today it's time to take care of my own household heating.

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The customers are all taken care of, but I'm the last one on the list.

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Here we're using the Bobcat S250 wheel

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skid steer

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with the grapple bucket on it.

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My typical set up for grabbing logs and cuttin' them.

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keep them off the ground and out of the dirt.

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And, at the right level for me cuttin'.

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Take notice to the zip tie on the left hand side of my chainsaw,

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it's strapped onto the handle.

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And, that's a typical zip tie for HVAC people. They tie on to flexible duct.

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to the hard duct pipe.

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I cut it off sixteen inches off the blade.

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It's flexible. Never gets on my way.

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And it'll freeze up a lot of the extra time you take for marking out your logs to the

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standard length of sixteen inches.

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If you're thinking about a commercial splitter

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I highly recommend this Eastonmade 12-22.

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Yeah, they're expensive, but man they're worth their weight in gold.

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I do not regret spending the money on this machine.

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