>>537913304
for the end of lines I use inserters for putting spoil on the spoil line, stack inserters when I get them to quadruple bandwidth. Just seems to work better, inserters are smarter than splitters and they can pick up anything from the tile, not just the next item in the queue. The only caveat (I can see) is that something might sneak through, but if it's the end of the line then it doesn't matter anyway

disclaimer: if you prefer direct insertion for fruit, you are acknowledged. let's not go through that again, you made your point