TJ:
When the weather turns warmer in the Spring, and you want a hand with some seining, I cold be convinced very easily to take the drive. If you have some of those logs handy I'll show you how I split them on my 4.5t splitter.
FWIW, the latest satellite images that I can find of my place are May 2005.
E - let's talk when time allows. I could use some hints on how to get the most out of my Ryobi. I wonder if it could be weakening with age? Sure seems like I used to be able to perform more work on bigger logs. For now I'm getting pretty good with the maul thanks to everyone's guidance.