Be careful, Capt with your hydraulic splitter. My son was helping a friend split wood. The splitter caught the glove he had on ... he didn't get his hand out of the glove in time and it cut/tore/ripped the end of his finger off. Since then, he buys the wood delivered, split and stacked. You will stay warm all winter. Just wish we had cold enough winters to need fire wood. Hopefully we will have a colder year in Texas!