Gonna buy a log splitter

[TouchO'Lass]

Depending on what size stuff you're starting with and what you plan to spend: I have a little electric 5 ton DR that's extremely powerful, portable, and sits right on my tailgate. I got it over 5 years ago for about $400, and it shipped free. It says it will handle up to a 10" log, but I've gotten through bigger stuff (18"?) with ease (if it's not terribly knotty or something really hard like Madrone). It's really quiet, too.

DH and I used to be able to split and stack a cord in maybe an hour, hour and 1/2 with one working the splitter and one handing off logs.

A friend of mine has it right now cuz I don't have a fireplace anymore (so I can't get a pic of it), but you can see it here:
http://www.drpower.com/prdSell.aspx?Name=5ton_dr_wood_splitter&src=VW64826XE2913829
Good Luck!

 

[Tuffoldhen]

DH has a 15 year old MTD Yard Machine, 20 ton. It's over 15 years old, been a good one and still looks like new. We do all the firewood for the house and cabin. Even take it to friends to work on their wood supply.

 

[call ducks]

my gandfeather has an 8 tonne wood spliter yard-man brand (candaian tire brand) cost him about 800 i think. there has only ever been to peaces of wood he could not split with it! Small ennough that it only takes me and him to lift it (ok well a third person is but two can lift it)

 

[Chick named Lola]

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That is the same exact one we got from TS! We LOVE it!!! We only have a fireplace but I want a wood burning stove (WBS). Hubby won't go for it. I think he's a piro, he loves to see the fire in the fireplace. Plus he said WBS's make a mess. I don't even care about that, I care about the electric bill. The stupid fireplace only heats that one stupid room to a million degrees. I have to go to the basement to watch tv it gets so hot. He's nuts. I love him, but he's NUTS!

 

[Carols Clucks]

My friend heats with wood too and it really snows where he is at.

He is a total gear head and after much looking he got an electric splitter over the gas models. He loves the thing and it is nice and quiet too

I think it is a DR but will check on model #

 

[Randy]

I have one but rarely use it. If I have good stright red oak I can split it twice as fast with a maul. If I do get something that is hard to split I throw it off to the side and when I get a big pile of the hard stuff I'll fire up the splitter and do it all at once.

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

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[quercus21]

I have a Bolens (another MTD) 8 tons going on 4 years. I haven't had a problem with it "yet". It does what I need it to, and then some. I'll split and burn close to 4 - 5 cords year.