log splitters

[Adam Helmer]

My 20 Ton, or whatever, Tractor Supply splitter can be either Horizonal or Vertical. I use the Vertical ONLY. The cheaper horizonal-only splitters will kill the user after lifting ALL logs onto the bed for splitting. Some logs I wiggle under the ram could not be lifted onto a horizonal splitter by Samson!

Be well.

Adam

[Battis]

I regretted buying the HF splitter, but, like I said, I decided to give it another try. I split all the wood I had in less than an hour, and I didn't beat myself up like the maul would have done. I like using the maul, but the splitter is easier on me. I have more that I could split but I'm done for now.

[steve urquell]

I regretted buying the HF splitter, but, like I said, I decided to give it another try. I split all the wood I had in less than an hour, and I didn't beat myself up like the maul would have done. I like using the maul, but the splitter is easier on me. I have more that I could split but I'm done for now.

Have you done any hardwood with it? Knotty or a crotch?

[Battis]

It was mostly maple, but I tried it on some oak (I don't burn any softwood). It worked fine. Out of the half cord that I split, there's three pieces that are way too big for the splitter.

[.429&H110]

I did a lot of service calls in VT.
VT has always been open carry.
Something to remember in strange dooryards.

Anyways, I watched an old Vermonter that had a six pound maul
Old boy had a five foot handle, so his swing started twelve feet up
He had his roundwood all on end with three turns of clothes line around a dozen or so.
He walked around the circle, splitting the outer ring, no wood flying about all sticks standing sturdy.
Then he sat down and his boy untied the lot finished a few with a hatchet loading his cart.
The kid rolled another batch over and tied them tight, went away to stack his cartfull in the shed.
The old man finished his cigarette, showed me my scope o work, and went back to his maul.

I tried this system and it worked fine especially the kid stackin wood part.
A longer maul handle suits me fine. My dad and daughter ran our splitter, I was faster.
As a helpful hint, sharpen the maul, and keep it oiled slippery and shiny.

[Ed K]

Been harvesting firewood for heating since 1976 and done it all sorts of ways. Have a real heavy duty shop made hydraulic splitter but now only use it for the bigger and/or gnarly stuff. Discovered the Fiskars spitting axe and have come to love it for ash/maple/oak up to 16" diameter. Find it faster than using a splitter and not nearly as fatiguing as swinging a maul. Something to look into.

[Battis]

I have a Fiskars splitting axe, and it is really good - I use it daily to cut kindling pieces and to split logs that are still too big for the stove. I'm done splitting and stacking for now. I probably have enough for 1 1/2 winters.

[gc45]

What brand and power is it?

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