Electric Wood Splitter??

[MRC]

Don’t think it would work for this gnarly hickory. I’d like like to see you set one of these chunks on the splitter.

 

[displacedtexan]

Dad has a HF electric splitter, he loves it. Got it 5-6 years ago to replace one he ran off the tractor PTO.

Splits 5-6 cords a year of oak.

Small, light, quiet, maintainance free.

 

[MontanaMarine]

I've been using a little 5-ton Ryobi for 15 years now. I only split about 5 cords per year and it's mostly lodgepole, and a little larch and doug fir. Might be a little light in the ass for hardwoods.

 

[Dust Rider]

I've been using a little 5-ton Ryobi for 15 years now. I only split about 5 cords per year and it's mostly lodgepole, and a little larch and doug fir. Might be a little light in the ass for hardwoods.

Looks like a great splitter for our pine and fir. Are you running off a generator?

 

[Holeintheheadgang]

I have a Boss 7-ton log splitter have split 10 cords in the last two years with no problems.
They are well-built with good components.
I live in Alaska and split all sizes of spruce and birch wood.
They have a high-amperage electric motor that requires a good extension cord and good electricity.
I have never tried it with a generator. it does have a resettable circuit breaker on it.
Good quality log splitter.

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[WV Mountaineer]

I’ve cut a lot of wood over the years. I burn a lot of coal now. But, I still cut a lot of wood. For my dad, my brothers in laws, and my hunting cabin.

My advice on log splitters comes from a biased stand point. I’ve swung a maul for 40 years. But, I broke down and bought a gas powered splitter. I cut three loads and sold it. Plenty strong. Just real slow.

My experience with electric splitters are minimial. But, they are even slower. And, unless the wood is clean from limbs, crotchets, twist, etc…., it’s going to lack the ump you need with bigger hardwood rounds.

I want to give you a little perspective. Time spent cutting and splitting wood directly relates to effort. The longer it takes your saw to cut into lengths, the more tired you’ll be. The longer it takes to split it, the more time you are working it. Which means you’ll be just as tired using a splitter as using a maul.


My advice would be to buy a professional grade saw. They weigh what home models do but, cut so much faster. That’ll do more for lessoning the work load felt then anything you can do. And buy a maul with a few wedges instead. It’ll be quicker and not feel like as much work.

Here’s me and my brother a couple summers ago. I’m running my worked 372 husqvarna. He’s running my ported stihl 460. We cut two tri axle loads of firewood that day. That’s about 50 tons of wood. All because of the saws.

Just something to consider.

 

[MRC]

I have a Brave 20 ton logsplitter built by Iron and oaks back in the 80’s. I bought it for five hundred dollars 10 years ago from a relative that hardly ever used it. It has a seven gallon hydraulic reservoir and a hydraulic filter. When I was looking at splitters I learned that larger hydraulic reservoirs keep the hydraulic fluid cooler which was better for the pumps.The box store splitters all reduced the hydraulic capacity.
I looked at the Boss 10 ton electric splitter $1,100 dollars and it has 3 quart hydraulic capacity. I have all hardwoods here and split 10 cords a year. I have replaced the Briggs and Stratton engine on mine for a Honda Gx for about $180. Electric would never work for me.

 

[MRC]

Like WV Mountaineer said anything to make it easier. For anyone using a gas splitter I put mine on old car ramps and split at waist heigh. I stack it straight into wire parts baskets and move it with forks on my tractor. Only handle it once.

 

[MontanaMarine]

Looks like a great splitter for our pine and fir. Are you running off a generator?

I'm just running power with a couple 100ft extension cords. I'm only working about 50 yards from the house.

 

[Dust Rider]

Like WV Mountaineer said anything to make it easier. For anyone using a gas splitter I put mine on old car ramps and split at waist heigh. I stack it straight into wire parts baskets and move it with forks on my tractor. Only handle it once.View attachment 521843View attachment 521842

Your 1/2 cord wire racks are a slick set up. Easy enough to lift and move with tractor and conveniently sized to load one rack into a garage etc when needed.

 

[MRC]

In the garage I just run one in with the tractor and set it by the woodburner. I built my house with windows that go down to within a foot of the floor and are on both sides of the hearth. I have two 48x20 woodboxes.I have a patio behind the house and I bought a used pallet jack. I set a basket by the window and hand the wood to my wife. I put five foot boards at each end of the boxes so we can stack high.The two boxes will hold a full basket of wood. The wood seasons uncovered for two summers.No stacking and then moving an restacking.

 

[packer58]

In the garage I just run one in with the tractor and set it by the woodburner. I built my house with windows that go down to within a foot of the floor and are on both sides of the hearth. I have two 48x20 woodboxes.I have a patio behind the house and I bought a used pallet jack. I set a basket by the window and hand the wood to my wife. I put five foot boards at each end of the boxes so we can stack high.The two boxes will hold a full basket of wood. The wood seasons uncovered for two summers.No stacking and then moving an restacking.

You've got a pretty good system for sure, firewood has a tendency to warm you up a few times before you actually burn it .....

 

[MRC]

Here’s the system.

 

[MRC]

If there’s any moisture in the wood it gets to dry out by the fire.

 

[packer58]

Damn ........ And i thought mt buddy was a wood monger, he needs to step up his game a bit to catch you ....

 

[black dawg]

I’ve cut a lot of wood over the years. I burn a lot of coal now. But, I still cut a lot of wood. For my dad, my brothers in laws, and my hunting cabin.

My advice on log splitters comes from a biased stand point. I’ve swung a maul for 40 years. But, I broke down and bought a gas powered splitter. I cut three loads and sold it. Plenty strong. Just real slow.

My experience with electric splitters are minimial. But, they are even slower. And, unless the wood is clean from limbs, crotchets, twist, etc…., it’s going to lack the ump you need with bigger hardwood rounds.

I want to give you a little perspective. Time spent cutting and splitting wood directly relates to effort. The longer it takes your saw to cut into lengths, the more tired you’ll be. The longer it takes to split it, the more time you are working it. Which means you’ll be just as tired using a splitter as using a maul.


My advice would be to buy a professional grade saw. They weigh what home models do but, cut so much faster. That’ll do more for lessoning the work load felt then anything you can do. And buy a maul with a few wedges instead. It’ll be quicker and not feel like as much work.

Here’s me and my brother a couple summers ago. I’m running my worked 372 husqvarna. He’s running my ported stihl 460. We cut two tri axle loads of firewood that day. That’s about 50 tons of wood. All because of the saws.

Just something to consider.

The thing with a splitter is that it has to be part of a process. I split rounds off the back of the truck and straight into storage or back of another truck or trailer for sale. I have used one about 4 years now, just never came up with a good process for splitting by hand. As far as just getting the wood split, quicker to do with axe, but ended up with wood everywhere, and still have to pick of up and put it somewhere.

On the saw, great advice most people just don't know until they try a real saw. 70cc saw with a 28 or 30 inch bar with skip chain makes cutting wood fun

 

[WV Mountaineer]

The thing with a splitter is that it has to be part of a process. I split rounds off the back of the truck and straight into storage or back of another truck or trailer for sale. I have used one about 4 years now, just never came up with a good process for splitting by hand. As far as just getting the wood split, quicker to do with axe, but ended up with wood everywhere, and still have to pick of up and put it somewhere.

On the saw, great advice most people just don't know until they try a real saw. 70cc saw with a 28 or 30 inch bar with skip chain makes cutting wood fun

I agree on the splitting. However, I snagged a couple tractor trailer tires when I was burning 8-10 cords a year. I bolted them to a couple huge rounds about 15” high.


I cut rounds and stacked them into the truck. I’d pull up to my wood shed. I threw out a couple rows, of rounds, loaded them into the tire. Swing away. The busted rounds stay in place. It’s the best way I figured out to keep from chasing that stuff every where.

And yes, a professional grade saw makes cutting wood fun. If a person cuts 6-8 cords a year, the pro saws will cut it 80% faster. If they are worked like mine, I don’t know if you’ll see much time savings over a stock pro saws. But, the fun factor increases tremendously.

 

[Holeintheheadgang]

Another convenience with an electric splitter is to be able to split in your shop or garage when the weather is not cooperating.
Granted I have cut and split some wood that I should have named each piece.
The system has gotten better the older I get.

 

[riversidejeep]

Here’s the system.View attachment 522301View attachment 522303View attachment 522304

Those powder boxes are sweet!

 

[MRC]

Made them with leftover hickory flooring. Took them to a sign guy to put the lettering on them. Took him pictures of actual boxes.