Log splitter

[firefighterjake]

My Uncle stored his splitter outside for years with just a tarp covering the engine.

Me . . . I like to store myself under better cover when possible. My splitter has lived in my "Winter Shed" alongside the snowmobile.

 

[xman23]

If you have any room, inside is the place to be. Leave anything outside, exposed to sunlight, the rubber and plastic parts will deteriorate. Metal parts rust.

 

[fire_man]

I can't imagine leaving my splitter outside 24/7. The rodents would be chewing on every soft part they could find.
Also the high humidity in the woods where it would have to sit can't be good.

This discussion reminds me of "should you cover your stacks"

 

[ispinwool]

So the cover arrived and Hubby is pleased at how much of the splitter is covered...it, however, is STILL in the garage! LOL
The man has his stubborn honed to a fine edge!

One nice thing is that he's agreed to "schedule a few weeks" that we'll do nothing but split wood and he'll leave it out
for those weeks so I can use it if he's not around. So I guess that's better than nothing.

Thanks for all the replies!

 

[redyute]

So the cover arrived and Hubby is pleased at how much of the splitter is covered...it, however, is STILL in the garage! LOL
The man has his stubborn honed to a fine edge!

One nice thing is that he's agreed to "schedule a few weeks" that we'll do nothing but split wood and he'll leave it out
for those weeks so I can use it if he's not around. So I guess that's better than nothing.

Thanks for all the replies!

Post a pic so i can see how it fits when you do

 

[Ashful]

I can't imagine leaving my splitter outside 24/7. The rodents would be chewing on every soft part they could find.

That’s the problem with imagining... it can lead you awry. Mine has been sitting outside five years, and no rodent has chewed on any part of it. Dozens of users on this forum also leave theirs outside, with similar lack of issues, and likely dozens or hundreds more in rodent-accessible log sheds and barns. Your imagination doesn’t supersede real experience.

 

[fire_man]

That’s the problem with imagining... it can lead you awry. Mine has been sitting outside five years, and no rodent has chewed on any part of it. Dozens of users on this forum also leave theirs outside, with similar lack of issues, and likely dozens or hundreds more in rodent-accessible log sheds and barns. Your imagination doesn’t supersede real experience.

Au contraire my clueless Philadelphia friend.

My outside vehicle and neighbors have both experienced EXTENSIVE rodent induced electrical and mechannical damage. They even chewed up my dog's underground electrical fence.

I don't think the rodents know much difference between the soft parts of a car or a log splitter

 

[SpaceBus]

Au contraire my clueless Philadelphia friend.

My outside vehicle and neighbors have both experieced EXTENSIVE rodent induced electrical and mechannical damage. They even chewed up my dog's underground electrical fence.

I don't think the rodents know much difference between the soft parts of a car or a log splitter

Let's be honest, how many regularly used vehicles or pieces of equipment have you seen get trashed by pests? I have seen plenty of pest damage to vehicles, but only if they sat for long periods of time without being used. Engines are loud and that's a pretty effective detterent for most critters. Add in movement and all but the largest animals will avoid it.

 

[ispinwool]

Post a pic so i can see how it fits when you do

Sorry for the delay.....

 

[johneh]

Nice cover . My cover covers the whole machine
including the tires and uses straps underneath
to secure it . Nothing exposed to the elements
not even the hitch

 

[BIGChrisNH]

That is a nice cover. I cover mine with a tarp and weigh the tarp down with rocks. I use bags of mothballs on and around the machine to discourage mice and pests. I definitely think it's good to cover it up.

 

[ispinwool]

....oh...and there's a storage bag sewn into the inside seam for when it's sitting unused. I rather expect it to be filled with
birdseed hulls before too long.... ...our mice work hard.

 

[Ashful]

Au contraire my clueless Philadelphia friend.

My outside vehicle and neighbors have both experienced EXTENSIVE rodent induced electrical and mechannical damage. They even chewed up my dog's underground electrical fence.

I don't think the rodents know much difference between the soft parts of a car or a log splitter

My yard is not filled with seldom-used vehicles, so yes... I may be clueless on that. You may also have the wrong impression on where I live, it is quite rural here. We have mice aplenty, but they don’t have any affinity for my smelly and noisy log splitter.

 

[Jan Pijpelink]

My splitter is under a tarp, outside. Mice in the stacks, but no chewing on equipment so far.

 

[Jan Pijpelink]

If your equipment is outdoors, do this: Mix hot sauce and water in a spray bottle. Spray around the perimeter of your equipment. Rodents stay away.

 

[Montanalocal]

I have a number of vehicles that mostly sit over the winter, and I used to have a lot of problems with pack rats nesting on top of the motors and chewing the wiring. Years ago an oldtimer told me that if you put a bunch of mint under the hood, they will stay away. I put fresh mint bundles under the hood of my seldom-used vehicles each fall, and I have never had a problem since.