So, post Nor'easters, I have about 8-10 reasonably large trees down on my property (and counting).
Like at the thick side we are talking maybe 18" diameter trunks, that sort of thing.
I want to get them processed for seasoning as firewood in early spring, so I'm going to be picking up a proper chainsaw, safety gear, so on.
For splitting the chopped up logs, I'm kind of torn between using an axe or getting an inexpensive log splitter, like so:
https://www.amazon.com/WEN-56207-6-5...9NS/ref=sr_1_4
I might just get both and use the Wen to split once and the axe to quarter..? The cycle time on the Wen seems miserable but apparently there arent many better options outside of like Eastern Europe where people just build fan blades out of razor sharp lengths of steel and hook them up to tractor engines.
Figured I'd send up a flare here and get some feedback before I make any Expensive Mistakes.
I'm not opposed to hiring professionals to deal with this but I fucking hate the idea of spending $2000 on getting $3000 worth of firewood processed when buying all the equipment myself for the same amount of money means I can deal with it myself for nothing beyond the original expense...
I'm also not opposed to admitting this maybe something best left to the flannel MAGA crowds because every year, soft pink fuckups like myself end up in the dirt because they got cute with this exact sort of thing.