Power equipment shipping

A system, comprising:

• a first combination, comprising:
• a log splitting apparatus, including:
• a log splitter frame including a support beam having first and second opposite ends, a longitudinal axis extending along a length of the support beam between the first and second opposite ends, and an upper portion for receiving a log to be split with the log splitting apparatus;
• a stop member rigidly attached to and extending away from the upper portion of the support beam for providing an opposing force against a log being pushed against the stop member by a splitting assembly that is linearly translatable over the upper portion of the support beam for use in splitting a log received over the upper portion;
• a trailer connected to the log splitter frame for supporting the log splitter frame and facilitating transport of the log splitter frame, wherein the trailer includes a wheel and axle assembly, and wherein the wheel and axle assembly includes first and second wheels that are interconnected by an axle assembly and are rotatable about a rotation axis;
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• a pump and motor assembly attached to the trailer for driving the splitting assembly over the upper portion of the support beam;
• a base that receives the log splitting apparatus for maintaining verticality of the longitudinal axis of the support beam, wherein the base includes a framework that includes a first receiving portion disposed in a first reference plane that is parallel to and is disposed a first distance from a horizontal reference plane passing through the base, wherein the framework includes a second receiving portion disposed in a second reference plane that is parallel to and is disposed a second distance from the horizontal reference plane passing through the base, and wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance;
• wherein the stop member of the log splitting apparatus is positioned over and in contact with an upper surface of the first receiving portion of the base;
• wherein the pump and motor assembly is positioned over and in contact with an upper surface of the second receiving portion of the base, wherein the upper surfaces of the first and second receiving portions face in a common direction, and wherein the second receiving portion counteracts an asymmetrical weight distribution of the log splitting apparatus to inhibit rotation of the log splitter frame about the rotation axis and thereby maintain substantial verticality of the longitudinal axis of the support beam on the base;
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• a second combination of, comprising:
• a log splitting apparatus, including:
• a log splitter frame including a support beam having first and second opposite ends, a longitudinal axis extending along a length of the support beam between the first and second opposite ends, and an upper portion for receiving a log to be split with the log splitting apparatus;
• a stop member rigidly attached to and extending away from the upper portion of the support beam for providing an opposing force against a log being pushed against the stop member by a splitting assembly that is linearly translatable over the upper portion of the support beam for use in splitting a log received over the upper portion;
• a trailer connected to the log splitter frame for supporting the log splitter frame and facilitating transport of the log splitter frame, wherein the trailer includes a wheel and axle assembly, and wherein the wheel and axle assembly includes first and second wheels that are interconnected by an axle assembly and are rotatable about a rotation axis;
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• a pump and motor assembly attached to the trailer for driving the splitting assembly over the upper portion of the support beam;
• a base that receives the log splitting apparatus for maintaining verticality of the longitudinal axis of the support beam, wherein the base includes a framework that includes a first receiving portion disposed in a first reference plane that is parallel to and is disposed a first distance from a horizontal reference plane passing through the base, wherein the framework includes a second receiving portion disposed in a second reference plane that is parallel to and is disposed a second distance from the horizontal reference plane passing through the base, and wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance;
• wherein the stop member of the log splitting apparatus is positioned over and in contact with an upper surface of the first receiving portion of the base;
• wherein the pump and motor assembly is positioned over and in contact with an upper surface of the second receiving portion of the base, wherein the upper surfaces of the first and second receiving portions face in a common direction, and wherein the second receiving portion counteracts an asymmetrical weight distribution of the log splitting apparatus to inhibit rotation of the log splitter frame about the rotation axis and thereby maintain substantial verticality of the longitudinal axis of the support beam on the base, wherein the base of the first combination is nested with the base of the second combination.