Rather than hire a tree surgeon to remove it, he rented a hydraulic log splitter.
Hydraulic log splitters are commonly used today.
Although a good log splitter can save the operator hours of labor, it is not possible to make it completely safe.
Only trained adults should operate a log splitter, since anything caught between the log and the splitting blade will receive at least 10 tons of pressure.
Helpers can pick up the individual pieces of firewood, but should not stand near the log splitter while it is in operation.
Zeke was out back, working with the log splitter.
Get ready to grab the ankles and take it in the old log splitter yet again!
Once past 70, a log splitter rarely wastes energy, time and expensive ash handles in that fashion.
This can be done by hand, using an axe or maul, or by using a mechanical log splitter.
I joked that we might sell log splitters.