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Field Setup and Initial Log Processing

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Surprise! Let's take it in the Woods!

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What happens here

In the wooded area, the presenter re-engages the support bar to raise and secure the log splitter's work table. He then dons safety gear, including chaps, a safety helmet with earmuffs and a face shield. He starts his Stihl MS 500i chainsaw and uses a LogOX 3-in-1 Forestry Multi-Tool (Timberjack model) to lift and roll a large oak log for easier cutting. He proceeds to cut several log rounds from the fallen tree.

Goal: The log splitter is set up in the field, its work table is raised and secured, and initial logs are cut into rounds using a Stihl MS 500i chainsaw, using a log hauler for leverage.

Tools and materials

  • Chaps
  • Stihl MS 500i Chainsaw
  • Fallen Oak Log

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yeah so let's get this puppy all set up oh first we'll raise up our deck right here flip our tabs over both sides there we go nice and sturdy deck let me just show you what nice and sturdy means I am 240 lb that's what nice and sturdy means that's Stout made in America yeah baby go over there and need all the hay it's on the ground got $1,000 worth of hay on the ground over there sorry me and the cows ain't getting long today steel Ms 500i this is not the one that my buddy blew up actually the one my buddy blew up he's got it back so that's kind of cool it all worked out I fixed it for him and he got it back if you guys didn't see that video I'll post it at the end of this A buddy of mine put the wrong fuel in an ms500i and fried that saw and we brought it in the shop took it apart rebuilt it fired it up and it's ready to cut now safety first as always we'll get our chaps on and everything else and we'll cut into this log ooh somebody with a little bitty head had this thing on it won't me I got a big old melon uh let's get this all warmed up here let's make sure we got plenty of fuel and Bar Oil in there yep yep let's get some Speck going on stay up no no come on bro what you got oh well that makes sense when you're not properly assembled it tend to not work right don't throw your tools kids learn that from me right now all right now we're cooking let's do a little bit of measuring show you guys what we got how long is the stroke in other words how big of a piece of wood can you put in here 27 in or 26 and 3/4 in if you don't use the wedge the wedge is two different setups so one set up flip this way for a little bit bigger log so the splitter is for the four-way is about 6 in high flip it over for a smaller log and the splitter is 5 in High pretty cool awesome design here to keep the log from popping up and causing a problem right there I like that pretty cool how it slides right here all the debris that goes down in here and you'll see this in a second it all kind of falls out the back this also steadies your log and holds it in place so let me fire up the 500i get it warmed up a little bit and we'll fire this thing up and start splitting wood [Applause] [Music] oh

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