Manual Log Splitter

http://www.AsktheBuilder.com host Tim Carter demonstrates how to use a manual log splitter and discusses whether or not a manual log splitter is right for your job.

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• manual
• log
• splitter
• splitting
• wood
• logs
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[rbuss1956]

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]

@rbuss1956 I thought I was spitting a real log? Looked pretty big to me.

[rbuss1956]

@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

[AsktheBuilder]

@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.

[Taffycat2]

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.

[AsktheBuilder]

@Taffycat2 It's a great tool. Slow, but effective!

[bottomgunner]

How do the seals hold up?

[rexbetts89]

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.

[PSUx2014]

@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

[davetileguy]

by the time your done winter would be over!

[shiftin5thto6th]

This guy loves splitting wood. haha Tim you have more enthusiasm than most!

[rotortilttt]

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