Electric Log Splitter

Log splitting for firewood can be back-breaking, time-consuming work. Power log splitters are traditionally large, industrial machines with gas engines that can be moved only by towing it with a vehicle. Here's a change to all that. It weighs a mere 99lbs and plugs into a standard 110V house outlet, but develops 4 tons of splitting force. Making firewood has never been easier!

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[UTubeGlennAR]

Obedient - Nice Dog........

[attomica]

@UTubeGlennAR

Yep, she's the best.

[TAMPORAPANTERA]

whats maintenance like on these things and how long/well do they work?

[attomica]

You just have to make sure to keep the rails lubricated and be sure the valve on the end is open to allow air to escape the oil tank. I'm pretty sure they're not designed for constant or heavy duty activity. I use mine a couple times a season. It does work beautifully as long as you use properly dried/aged wood.

[thedemoboy]

@attomica properly dried wood???? I thought one of the main reasons you split wood was to help it dry out?

[attomica]

@thedemoboy I don't think so. I split the logs down to smaller pieces so they'll fit in my fireplace. You can't really split wood intill it has dried some. Green wood is nearly impossible to split by any method.

[thedemoboy]

@attomica If you can't split wood until it has dried, you're using the wrong splitter. You certainly want your wood to fit in the fireplace, but you want proper surface area to season efficiently. Bark retains water, so if you don't split it you're drying your wood through the ends only. Granted, I have both a wood furnace and wood stove, and I imagine I use a lot more wood in a year than a fireplace does, but you want to make sure you keep your chimney clean with properly dried wood

[UTubeGlennAR]

From sounds of your suggestion n this guy's needs, yours is way over kill. Kind of similar to buying a Hummer to cary a 110 lb. woman to work??

[FarquharDingleberry]

I'd raise it and have a foot pedal to activate it

[crazieN8]

@BigPerm5000 Split wood with a maul not an axe - with a name like big perm im sure your all man