Nifty Way To Split Wood

Nifty Way To Split Wood WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Wood Splitters 30-2-26 "I've been splitting wood this way for years but never thought much about it until a customer remarked about it recently," says Daniel Karg, who sells firewood off his place near Kennerdell, Penn. We've seen people use a tire before to hold logs in place, but Karg has a new twist to the idea. He first drives two stakes into the ground, and then makes slits in the bottom sidewall on a car tire to slip over the stakes. The stakes push up through the tire against the top sidewall, which is not slit. This way the stakes hold the tire 6 to 8 in. off the ground, which allows it to hold chunks in place more easily. "I stand logs up inside the tire and chop away at them. With a big log, I cut away on the outer edges first and work my way to the middle, making chunks small enough to be easily handled. The tires hold everything in place until I'm done. Saves a lot of bending and lifting," notes Karg. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, D.J. Karg, 933 Rockland Cranberry Rd., Kennerdell, Penn. 16374.

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