LOG SPLITTER ADVICE

[pete repete]

i got some good advice here when i was researching chain saws, now lets talk about log splitters. ive just about got that big white oak tree cut up and ready to process it into firewood. home depot wants $119 a day to rent a gas splitter. if i go that route figure i will have to hit it hard for two days to get it all done. so, $240 and i have to work on the rental schedule.

i am considering buying a small electric splitter. they can be had for around $300 and up. the upside there is i can split the wood on the same schedule as i cut the tree up: as i have time. then i would turn around and sell the spitter for a fair price hopefully.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/5-Ton-15-Amp-Horizontal-Electric-Log-Splitter-RYAC490/309243010
ive used the standard gas splitter alot but never an electric one. anyone have experience with these little electric splitters?

 

[blackhawk]

When ace did rentals if you picked up at 1700 on Friday and returned Monday by 0800 they charged one day rent.

 

[ccc]

i got some good advice here when i was researching chain saws, now lets talk about log splitters. ive just about got that big white oak tree cut up and ready to process it into firewood. home depot wants $119 a day to rent a gas splitter. if i go that route figure i will have to hit it hard for two days to get it all done. so, $240 and i have to work on the rental schedule.

i am considering buying a small electric splitter. they can be had for around $300 and up. the upside there is i can split the wood on the same schedule as i cut the tree up: as i have time. then i would turn around and sell the spitter for a fair price hopefully.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/5-Ton-15-Amp-Horizontal-Electric-Log-Splitter-RYAC490/309243010
ive used the standard gas splitter alot but never an electric one. anyone have experience with these little electric splitters?

So I think this post was meant for me, since we just bought an electric one this year. I read TONS of reviews before settling on this one off Amazon. Now, the pros and the cons. I only bought the splitter not the stand you can mount it to because it looked cheesy. It is a good splitter but has its limitations. It works best with 10-11” diameter and less. Now I have split bigger, but it either struggles or won’t split them at all depending on how dense the wood is. Also you have a safety button you have to simultaneously push while operating a handle to run it, this puts your head close to the wood you are splitting, I have had logs being split under pressure that popped out at a tremendous force and fly right by my head twice. Had they hit me it would have been an emergency room visit AT BEST. WEAR A FACE SHIELD AND SAFETY GLASSES. $300 on Amazon. Read the reviews.

 

[ccc]

Wood I did this year.

 

[ccc]

Also I found that if I leave it on my utility trailer which is a couple feet off the ground, along with the logs on the trailer it is much easier on the back than setting it on the ground. It also recommends a heavy extension cord and not to use it more than I think 50’ maybe less to avoid the cord getting too hot.