Tim, for me time=$.This log splitter is as painful as someone force me to watch paint dry.I know that some people will like it because they don't value their time, but if I had the option to use this,then I will pay the extra money for wood that is allready split and do something more productive with my time.The time I'm going to lose with this to split a cord,I can go and work on something else and earn enough money to buy 10 cords delivered to me.Just my tought.
How many of us would like to see all those marvels of thechnologie do a number on the real logs, those that give us a hard time. All the manual splitters i saw this morning were used on logs any ten year old would split with a pocket knife... Almost.
@AsktheBuilder Sorry about the misunderstanding, by real hard to split log, i did not necessarily mean big so much as full of bad knots and i'm sure you will agree that on most of the splitting apparatus videos they are working on logs that are not really difficult to split... Including yours
@rbuss1956 Got it. It's all Hollywood. This little one I show will absolutely do ones with knots it it. You have to put it in the power mode. It creates tons of pressure as you can see it's just a standard hydraulic jack.
Seems like the only complaints here are those that say they have 10 cords to split, and that this is too slow. It is not meant to be fast, and it does the job safely, and is MUCH easier on the body. Precision cuts, perfect size for my pot belly stove. These things are built tough, no gas, no electrical, and not $1,300+++ Bought one today, and it cuts real nice, through strong mesquite and eucalyptus logs. You can't go wrong for the price, about $120. Thanks!
@My1968Impala Seems like the only complaints here are that people are afraid to use a tool that might make them break a sweat. i agree with you though. this splitter can get the job done for a cheap price. thats all that matters
Thanks from the UK. Have been wondering what option would be best for my logs and having an old Back injury an Axe is a problem for me and a Petrol Splitter just too expensive! This looks like a viable mid range tool so a big thanks Tim. Best wishes, Noel.
@kneekolas I really suggest you read all comments before posting one. What about the people with rotator cuff issues? They can't swing an axe or maul, but they can push the handle back and forth.
Is this YOUR invention? For further reference, The narrower the angle on the "V" the less power it takes to split the logs. You still need a spreader at the back though.
@JRCollinsfan No, it's not my invention and I don't make a penny doing the video about it. The video was to show that there's another way to split wood.
Ah Jesus you have to give it credit AT LEAST for NOT being yet another automated fossil resource guzzling contraption.
And I mean, cripes, I LOVE swinging the axe, doing all my own cutting with a bow saw, this is how I heat our house. But my God, a day will come that I won't be able to do all this manual work, and I'd be glad of a really clever but simple device like this, that is still so environmentally friendly.
Nice if you have all day....but man, there couldn't be a slower way to split wood. I would take a maul and a wedge over that any day, although it guess it would be good for someone that had back problems or wasn't physically able to swing a maul.
I agree. It's a very well shot, and presented little vid. Just everything is done so correctly from a production point of view, and it's simple and easy to follow. Nice straight editing too.
these things im sure are great, but I just did 10 cord of wood with my big gas splitter. that sure is not something that id want to be doing with a little manual splitter lol
Heavy Sigh.... I so wish people like you would read all previous comments before writing. Why? It's already been discussed. It is a slower method. But this tool will split things that you can't split by hand, or with many repeated blows with a maul.
well perhaps we have different ways of solving our problems. I cut Australian hardwood, and find that there are almost no pieces that cannot be split with a Block splitter or axe. When i talk of a block splitter i am talking about a special tool very much like a sledge hammer with a relatively blunt point. The one or two pieces per ton that i do find i merely nick the side with the chainsaw and give it a belt,.
What type of wood are to splitting that it is so hard to do by hand.
It can be any wood. What about that with knots in it, or those with branches? It's a tool that's not about speed. Remember, some people can't use a maul, but can make the lever go back and forth.
Yep, knotty wood and forks can be a problem, but I usually cut larger forks etc., in such a way with the chain saw when I'm breaking it down that the bad pieces rarely need further splitting. It takes a few seconds longer when you are initially cutting up the wood, but for me that is the best solution so far.
@AsktheBuilder I guess it's an OK idea for someone who is nearly incapable of locomotion or someone who thinks they're exercise, but for tough logs, all you do is rip them part of the way with a chainsaw.
I understand your angle for this videoclip isn't really a thorough review, but maybe to sell adsense and hope to land a show, but at the price, there are much better options than this (used gas splitter or new electric splitter) for people who can't swing a maul.
@daw162 I believe you're missing the point. People are attracted to different products for different reasons. Just because you don't like this tool, doesn't mean that others will not.
As for ad revenue, that's the only way to support the effort of putting up the videos for free for people like you to watch. Would you rather pay me and other video producers a fee to watch our stuff? Say the word and I'll do that removing the ads.
There is a rhythm when using a maul, and if you do it right, right over head, there should be no stiffness or backpain. Go over the shoulder and pay the price !
Thanks for posting, I saw these at Harbor Freight.
Great to keep close to the wood stove in the basement where a gasoline engine would prove to be dangerous due to it's exhaust. But for anything more than a dozen logs then a gas powered splitter does the trick.
im sorry but i was saying "thats what she said" throughout the entire video. nifty tool though. i would probably just buy a hydraulic one and be done with it.
That may happen if the wood you bring home is as wet as soaked sponge. You need to go to my website and read all about carpenter ants. You'll quickly discover dry firewood is not their preferred nesting material. Just keep wood dry.
You split large logs so they burn easier in a fireplace. It will split green lumber. You'll discover some woods split much easier green than dry and vice versa!
I'm new to this whole firewood stuff(just ourchased my first house with a fireplace)That wood look pretty dry, I thought the whole purpose of splitting wood was to make it easier to dry out. Can that thing spit freshly cut wood or is it only good for seasoned wood?
You miss the point. A maul works great on logs with no or minimal knots. But this tool will split wood you can't touch with a maul. You use different tools for different things. Your lack of an open mind about possible work-saving tools speaks volumes. Sigh.......
With all due respect, you are 150% wrong. Just three days ago I split a 17-inch long piece of oak that was - are you sitting down?- 20 inches in diameter! That little tool will split things you can't with your maul.
Nah a maul and/or sledge and wedges builds character, and big cajones LOL. I split wood by hand, always have, only as a preference to stay in shape since it's done in cooler weather so I dont feel it if I'm sweating. For someone that prefers a manual or gasoline hydraulic splitter or needs it as they are doing gobs of wood then yes they are sweet. Another great video Tim.
What you don't like manually splitting hickory tree crotches LOL - no one does as the grain is crazy in that area. Most of what we have here in KY is white and red oak, poplar, maple, beech, ash, hickory, walnut and sassafras. Most times hickory is used for smoking and woodworking and walnut generally gets picked up by woodworkers - I cut some stumps last year that loggers left, for bowl turning.I normally use ash, beech and maple leaving beech for starting and when I need a hot fire.
Tim ,thanks. What a classy guy. I always enjoyed reading your newspaper advice on home improvement. Thanks so much now for your great videos now Ultrakool. loved your comment about U Tube not being Youth Tube.
Right on Tim, many more years to you in helping others
The Power stroke is like first gear in a car. The Speed stroke is like third gear. This simply means the piston advances less with each stroke of the handle in the Power position. You use that position to crack big logs or ones with knots or saddles.
Why bother paying a fortune to do the filming in HD when you are going to scale it down to 480x360 and 320x240 anyway?
HD seems to be the big buzzword right now, but few can actually get it. YouTube won't have enough bandwidth to actually display HD quality in years, and I'm still waiting for HDTV over DVB-T in my area. Until then I'm keeping my old CRT.
Great ?! Because I have an HD camera... Why would anyone want to tape a video over a second time? That's an enormous waste of time and resources. When the technology breakthrough happens so the masses can see HD, I'll already have a huge HD library while everyone else is scrambling to re-produce higher quality.
If you love it so much, why don't you MARRY it? This is about as exciting as jacking up a car. Ohh - I just LOVE jacking up a car with this manual car jack. It beats lifting the car by hand with the bumper. It saves your back too.
Manual??? well i have never heard of it.. i have a electric 6kW 3 phase splitter that takes up to 70cm (30") wood. it has a extra 4-way knife so it makes 4 pieces! if i would make all my wood with a manual one i would have a year of work ahead.... well then i perhaps may loose some weight..
Not really. It's my goal to teach people how to do things and spread some basic grammar tricks to those who haven't learned them yet. I'm still a pup.
Great video Mr. Carter! I used a gas powered splitter with my friend and it was a real time saver. I think it would be easier than this manual one you are talking about, but people would probably only use something like this once in a while as apposed to my friend who splits wood and sells it for a living. That being the case manual would be the best choice for most people.
They sell electric-hydraulic wood splitters here as well. 1600 SEK or US$220 at the local no-brand warehouse.
Speaking of which, I wonder if I should bring out my electric chainsaw this logging season. All that extension cord would be pretty cumbersome, so I guess I'll give the old axe and saw a try first...
Correct. I should be loading my new Hydraulic Log Splitter video in a few days. They are time savers but they also are loud and create fumes...... However, they really split just about any log you can place in them. The one I have creates 27 tons of pressure! Wow!
Once the sap has gone into the roots I'll start cutting down some trees myself. I don't think I'll get enough big logs to warrant such a machine, though. It's mostly getting rid of the small aspens and birches on my property, keeping the big pines.
I had some pros come and take down a massive 30 year old spruce, I don't think I even want the wood, spruce shouldn't be burned in an open fireplace.
How do the seals hold up?
bottomgunner 1 month ago
Tim, for me time=$.This log splitter is as painful as someone force me to watch paint dry.I know that some people will like it because they don't value their time, but if I had the option to use this,then I will pay the extra money for wood that is allready split and do something more productive with my time.The time I'm going to lose with this to split a cord,I can go and work on something else and earn enough money to buy 10 cords delivered to me.Just my tought.
rexbetts89 1 month ago
How many of us would like to see all those marvels of thechnologie do a number on the real logs, those that give us a hard time. All the manual splitters i saw this morning were used on logs any ten year old would split with a pocket knife... Almost.
rbuss1956 2 months ago
@rbuss1956 I thought I was spitting a real log? Looked pretty big to me.
AsktheBuilder 2 months ago
@AsktheBuilder Sorry about the misunderstanding, by real hard to split log, i did not necessarily mean big so much as full of bad knots and i'm sure you will agree that on most of the splitting apparatus videos they are working on logs that are not really difficult to split... Including yours
rbuss1956 2 months ago
@rbuss1956 Got it. It's all Hollywood. This little one I show will absolutely do ones with knots it it. You have to put it in the power mode. It creates tons of pressure as you can see it's just a standard hydraulic jack.
AsktheBuilder 2 months ago
by the time your done winter would be over!
davetileguy 9 months ago
This guy loves splitting wood. haha Tim you have more enthusiasm than most!
shiftin5thto6th 1 year ago
its ok if you:
weigh 30kg
got only 2 logs to splitt
got 100 years to get the job done
Guess its ok for splitting extremly hard logs woth many branches in them, but otherwise it look s l o w
rotortilttt 1 year ago
Seems like the only complaints here are those that say they have 10 cords to split, and that this is too slow. It is not meant to be fast, and it does the job safely, and is MUCH easier on the body. Precision cuts, perfect size for my pot belly stove. These things are built tough, no gas, no electrical, and not $1,300+++ Bought one today, and it cuts real nice, through strong mesquite and eucalyptus logs. You can't go wrong for the price, about $120. Thanks!
My1968Impala 1 year ago
@My1968Impala Seems like the only complaints here are that people are afraid to use a tool that might make them break a sweat. i agree with you though. this splitter can get the job done for a cheap price. thats all that matters
PSUx2014 8 months ago
oh mannnn what an oldfasion machine,its crap!!!!
who wants do use this while there are fast and powerfull automatic splitters?
NewBreeze1 1 year ago
its a good alternative but it is very time consuming but i guess it beats a bad back
BMAN294 1 year ago
how many day's you need for the wood behind you in the video looks to slow to me
therecommender 1 year ago
Thanks from the UK. Have been wondering what option would be best for my logs and having an old Back injury an Axe is a problem for me and a Petrol Splitter just too expensive! This looks like a viable mid range tool so a big thanks Tim. Best wishes, Noel.
Taffycat2 1 year ago 2
@Taffycat2 It's a great tool. Slow, but effective!
AsktheBuilder 1 year ago
you would get just as tired pumping this thing as you would swinging an ax. ax would be faster too.
kneekolas 1 year ago
@kneekolas I really suggest you read all comments before posting one. What about the people with rotator cuff issues? They can't swing an axe or maul, but they can push the handle back and forth.
AsktheBuilder 1 year ago
Is this YOUR invention? For further reference, The narrower the angle on the "V" the less power it takes to split the logs. You still need a spreader at the back though.
JRCollinsfan 1 year ago
@JRCollinsfan No, it's not my invention and I don't make a penny doing the video about it. The video was to show that there's another way to split wood.
AsktheBuilder 1 year ago
boy that thing is slow and a lot of work. a wedge and sledgehammer is better.
bulletman100 1 year ago
@bulletman100 What a shame you didn't take the time to read past comments.....
AsktheBuilder 1 year ago
splitting wood the lazy way, Swing that maul and get some exercise.
charger042003 2 years ago
Ah Jesus you have to give it credit AT LEAST for NOT being yet another automated fossil resource guzzling contraption.
And I mean, cripes, I LOVE swinging the axe, doing all my own cutting with a bow saw, this is how I heat our house. But my God, a day will come that I won't be able to do all this manual work, and I'd be glad of a really clever but simple device like this, that is still so environmentally friendly.
I give ideas like this my highest commendations.
Well done inventor!!
Sionnach1601 1 year ago
Nice if you have all day....but man, there couldn't be a slower way to split wood. I would take a maul and a wedge over that any day, although it guess it would be good for someone that had back problems or wasn't physically able to swing a maul.
millerhill 2 years ago
It is slow indeed... But it does something your maul can't. It will split tough pieces where you bury or bounce your maul.
AsktheBuilder 2 years ago
ich hab noch nie son schrott gesehen
fendt734 2 years ago
eh ide prefer a go devil over that thing but thats just me >.>
68chevelless396woot 2 years ago
hook up the handles to a spring and a windmill. Then you just have to operate the release to return the ram and put the logs in.
PetertheGreatest1 2 years ago
das ist doch Spielzeug, wie lange willst du denn damit rumeiern
Hanno324 2 years ago
hi could any1 who knows tell me, if this can split coconut tree log,they harder as rubber.thanx
mad4bike 2 years ago
you should get your own show
anim8tor1000 2 years ago
Maybe one day....
AsktheBuilder 2 years ago
I agree. It's a very well shot, and presented little vid. Just everything is done so correctly from a production point of view, and it's simple and easy to follow. Nice straight editing too.
Well done.
Sionnach1601 1 year ago
these things im sure are great, but I just did 10 cord of wood with my big gas splitter. that sure is not something that id want to be doing with a little manual splitter lol
82agwayldt11 2 years ago 2
i like the ingenuity but i think the way he said it (at 2:01) this is for sissys
raxredneck 2 years ago
With all due respect, it seems very slow and cumbersome to me. In the time he took to make one split, I'm sure that I could have done five or six.
ozzirt 2 years ago
Heavy Sigh.... I so wish people like you would read all previous comments before writing. Why? It's already been discussed. It is a slower method. But this tool will split things that you can't split by hand, or with many repeated blows with a maul.
AsktheBuilder 2 years ago
well perhaps we have different ways of solving our problems. I cut Australian hardwood, and find that there are almost no pieces that cannot be split with a Block splitter or axe. When i talk of a block splitter i am talking about a special tool very much like a sledge hammer with a relatively blunt point. The one or two pieces per ton that i do find i merely nick the side with the chainsaw and give it a belt,.
What type of wood are to splitting that it is so hard to do by hand.
ozzirt 2 years ago
It can be any wood. What about that with knots in it, or those with branches? It's a tool that's not about speed. Remember, some people can't use a maul, but can make the lever go back and forth.
AsktheBuilder 2 years ago
Yep, knotty wood and forks can be a problem, but I usually cut larger forks etc., in such a way with the chain saw when I'm breaking it down that the bad pieces rarely need further splitting. It takes a few seconds longer when you are initially cutting up the wood, but for me that is the best solution so far.
Thanks for your explanations.
Spike
ozzirt 2 years ago
Spike,
No worries. Can't wait to visit your wonderful country. I've always wanted to see Australia and New Zealand.
AsktheBuilder 2 years ago
@AsktheBuilder I guess it's an OK idea for someone who is nearly incapable of locomotion or someone who thinks they're exercise, but for tough logs, all you do is rip them part of the way with a chainsaw.
I understand your angle for this videoclip isn't really a thorough review, but maybe to sell adsense and hope to land a show, but at the price, there are much better options than this (used gas splitter or new electric splitter) for people who can't swing a maul.
daw162 1 year ago
@daw162 I believe you're missing the point. People are attracted to different products for different reasons. Just because you don't like this tool, doesn't mean that others will not.
As for ad revenue, that's the only way to support the effort of putting up the videos for free for people like you to watch. Would you rather pay me and other video producers a fee to watch our stuff? Say the word and I'll do that removing the ads.
AsktheBuilder 1 year ago
Awesome I'd rather make one though with an old carjack and some scrap metals welded together because I'm cheap.
Jammieg001 2 years ago
Nothing wrong with that idea. I wish I had a welder!
AsktheBuilder 2 years ago
where do you buy them
robinsonm08 2 years ago
Watch the video again.... look closely at the logo on the tool....
AsktheBuilder 2 years ago
This just looks too slow.
There is a rhythm when using a maul, and if you do it right, right over head, there should be no stiffness or backpain. Go over the shoulder and pay the price !
Thanks for posting, I saw these at Harbor Freight.
bigEB184 2 years ago
It is not a fast method. It's for links you can't do with a maul or for people who simply can't handle a maul.
AsktheBuilder 2 years ago
i prefer an axe, i have a petrol driven splitter, i still use an axe for smaller blocks
ArmyBoy015 2 years ago
and really the only thing that kills my back is picking up the wood to split witch you still gotta do with this.
pattonftw 2 years ago
nah thats not to bad..its when u split fer like hrs and ur lower back starts killing u! ugh
Dammmj 2 years ago
lol with that straight grain shit hes cuttin i could cut atleast twice as fast with a maul guess it might be usefull for some really burly oak.
pattonftw 2 years ago
Great to keep close to the wood stove in the basement where a gasoline engine would prove to be dangerous due to it's exhaust. But for anything more than a dozen logs then a gas powered splitter does the trick.
shawnlalanne 2 years ago
im sorry but i was saying "thats what she said" throughout the entire video. nifty tool though. i would probably just buy a hydraulic one and be done with it.
arnoldii2 2 years ago
why would anyone bring home buggy wood? The last thing I want near my house are carpenter ants
seizetheweakened 2 years ago
That may happen if the wood you bring home is as wet as soaked sponge. You need to go to my website and read all about carpenter ants. You'll quickly discover dry firewood is not their preferred nesting material. Just keep wood dry.
AsktheBuilder 2 years ago
I'm going to get one and use it in conjunction with my wood shredder.
dsouth01 2 years ago
You split large logs so they burn easier in a fireplace. It will split green lumber. You'll discover some woods split much easier green than dry and vice versa!
AsktheBuilder 2 years ago
I'm new to this whole firewood stuff(just ourchased my first house with a fireplace)That wood look pretty dry, I thought the whole purpose of splitting wood was to make it easier to dry out. Can that thing spit freshly cut wood or is it only good for seasoned wood?
PJalst 2 years ago
A-maul-is-much-faster-and-in-skilled-hands-is-capable-of-splitting-just-about-anything.Take-it-from-me,lifting-the-wood-into-place-on-that-stupid-splitter-is-what-would-kill-your-back
pawlingboy 3 years ago
What about the people who can't swing a maul?
AsktheBuilder 3 years ago
HAHA, great video, but no thanks, I think I'll get out the tractor and hydraulic splitter instead!
Farmerknowsbest 3 years ago 2
Oh, I agree with that. These little manual ones have their place for folks who don't have lots of wood to split or are not happy with engines.
AsktheBuilder 3 years ago
how many damn log splitters does this guy have?
tbirdpimp07 3 years ago
I have four. How about you? :->>>>>>>>
AsktheBuilder 3 years ago
i got a 10 ton porta power so i guess if i want i could have one
tbirdpimp07 3 years ago
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drail80s 3 years ago
You miss the point. A maul works great on logs with no or minimal knots. But this tool will split wood you can't touch with a maul. You use different tools for different things. Your lack of an open mind about possible work-saving tools speaks volumes. Sigh.......
AsktheBuilder 3 years ago
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drail80s 3 years ago
With all due respect, you are 150% wrong. Just three days ago I split a 17-inch long piece of oak that was - are you sitting down?- 20 inches in diameter! That little tool will split things you can't with your maul.
AsktheBuilder 3 years ago
Nah a maul and/or sledge and wedges builds character, and big cajones LOL. I split wood by hand, always have, only as a preference to stay in shape since it's done in cooler weather so I dont feel it if I'm sweating. For someone that prefers a manual or gasoline hydraulic splitter or needs it as they are doing gobs of wood then yes they are sweet. Another great video Tim.
rhblakeman 3 years ago
Thanks! I also love doing it by hand if I'm splitting oak or some other straight-grained wood that splits with a maul.
Wedges and a sledge are challenging for all sorts of reasons.
AsktheBuilder 3 years ago
What you don't like manually splitting hickory tree crotches LOL - no one does as the grain is crazy in that area. Most of what we have here in KY is white and red oak, poplar, maple, beech, ash, hickory, walnut and sassafras. Most times hickory is used for smoking and woodworking and walnut generally gets picked up by woodworkers - I cut some stumps last year that loggers left, for bowl turning.I normally use ash, beech and maple leaving beech for starting and when I need a hot fire.
rhblakeman 3 years ago
Where do you live at in Kentucky? Close to Ashland?
joshton 3 years ago
Tim ,thanks. What a classy guy. I always enjoyed reading your newspaper advice on home improvement. Thanks so much now for your great videos now Ultrakool. loved your comment about U Tube not being Youth Tube.
Right on Tim, many more years to you in helping others
jeanw33 3 years ago
Hey Tim, how does the log splitter operate differently between the Power and Speed options?
Sharkie626 3 years ago
The Power stroke is like first gear in a car. The Speed stroke is like third gear. This simply means the piston advances less with each stroke of the handle in the Power position. You use that position to crack big logs or ones with knots or saddles.
AsktheBuilder 3 years ago
One question about the video itself:
Why bother paying a fortune to do the filming in HD when you are going to scale it down to 480x360 and 320x240 anyway?
HD seems to be the big buzzword right now, but few can actually get it. YouTube won't have enough bandwidth to actually display HD quality in years, and I'm still waiting for HDTV over DVB-T in my area. Until then I'm keeping my old CRT.
gschjetne 3 years ago
Great ?! Because I have an HD camera... Why would anyone want to tape a video over a second time? That's an enormous waste of time and resources. When the technology breakthrough happens so the masses can see HD, I'll already have a huge HD library while everyone else is scrambling to re-produce higher quality.
AsktheBuilder 3 years ago
If you love it so much, why don't you MARRY it? This is about as exciting as jacking up a car. Ohh - I just LOVE jacking up a car with this manual car jack. It beats lifting the car by hand with the bumper. It saves your back too.
seanseanseanseansean 3 years ago
That's a good idea. I'll propose to it tomorrow.....
AsktheBuilder 3 years ago
Manual??? well i have never heard of it.. i have a electric 6kW 3 phase splitter that takes up to 70cm (30") wood. it has a extra 4-way knife so it makes 4 pieces! if i would make all my wood with a manual one i would have a year of work ahead.... well then i perhaps may loose some weight..
Swedediesel 3 years ago
arnt u a bit old to be making You Tube videos?
jillsters123 3 years ago
Not really. It's my goal to teach people how to do things and spread some basic grammar tricks to those who haven't learned them yet. I'm still a pup.
AsktheBuilder 3 years ago
Right on, Tim. It's You Tube, not Youth Tube. Ha ha. Keep 'em comin'!
ultrakool 3 years ago 6
Great video Mr. Carter! I used a gas powered splitter with my friend and it was a real time saver. I think it would be easier than this manual one you are talking about, but people would probably only use something like this once in a while as apposed to my friend who splits wood and sells it for a living. That being the case manual would be the best choice for most people.
spinynorman1982 3 years ago
This is a great tool for those who like to split their own logs (for exercise), but don't want to spend 30 minutes trying to split through a knot.
Zoth77 3 years ago
They sell electric-hydraulic wood splitters here as well. 1600 SEK or US$220 at the local no-brand warehouse.
Speaking of which, I wonder if I should bring out my electric chainsaw this logging season. All that extension cord would be pretty cumbersome, so I guess I'll give the old axe and saw a try first...
gschjetne 3 years ago
so U have to use safety glasses... where were yours? Safety first ;-)
edgarguzmanroldan 3 years ago
I am wearing glasses..... For the purposes of the video taping, they interfere with the ability to connect with the viewer.
AsktheBuilder 3 years ago
Thank you for your great videos
edgarguzmanroldan 3 years ago
I like doing it the old fashion way
KingThorin 3 years ago
I don't mind that as long as the wood is knot-free and is easy to split. Not all wood cooperates.
AsktheBuilder 3 years ago
I'll be honest, I like the motorized log splitters, for speed. The only con is noise.
Or the old fashioned way, as long as they don't have knots like ATB mentioned.. Knots make it a pain.
MRSketch09 3 years ago
Correct. I should be loading my new Hydraulic Log Splitter video in a few days. They are time savers but they also are loud and create fumes...... However, they really split just about any log you can place in them. The one I have creates 27 tons of pressure! Wow!
AsktheBuilder 3 years ago
The best choice.
wwe107 3 years ago
Thats a pretty cool tool, it doesn't need any energy but your own, and it gets the job done
CameronTingley 3 years ago
Once the sap has gone into the roots I'll start cutting down some trees myself. I don't think I'll get enough big logs to warrant such a machine, though. It's mostly getting rid of the small aspens and birches on my property, keeping the big pines.
I had some pros come and take down a massive 30 year old spruce, I don't think I even want the wood, spruce shouldn't be burned in an open fireplace.
gschjetne 3 years ago
like a car jack on its side with some alterations... I like it.
tubeseantube 3 years ago