Bought a woodsplitter

[Nateums]

Tractor supply has the 25 ton on sale right now. It is a beast. I did pride myself on splitting everything by hand, but I am going through a couple hundred year old Sugar maple with 18-24" LIMBS, the hardest gnarliest wood I've ever seen. The splitter is going right through everything. I was able to tow it home, and it pulled great.

Here are a couple of the splits, my maul and axe just bounce right off this stuff, and my elbows hurt just looking at it.

 

[Jags]

As you may/may not have seen me post in the past....

If this is something that you plan on doing long term with any amount of volume, get the proper tools. A log splitter is only slightly under a good saw, in my opinion. And get one BEFORE you wreck yourself, not after.

ETA: And a “good saw” is one that starts/runs/works for your needs, not a reference to pro/homeowner, brand, etc.

 

[Woody5506]

I too used to pride myself on splitting everything by hand, until I was done with my first year of about 3+ cords and realized I'd never get a break if I wanted to keep up with what I needed/burned. Like you said, the splitter makes easy work of those nearly impossible gnarly pieces that otherwise would just cause headaches.

 

[Woodsplitter67]

Welcome and good luck with the splitter.. this is a great place to hang out and get some good info

 

[BIGChrisNH]

Good purchase. The splitter is a must I think, I used to split by hand but it’s too much time to split 5 cords or more per year by hand. I’ve got an older Troy built that has been a faithful companion for many years at this point. My “uglies” pile is much smaller than in the past as the crotches, etc that would exhaust a man/maul combo are easy work for a splitter.

 

[BIGChrisNH]

I also like the ability of using the splitter to produce almost perfectly square pieces from the straighter grained stuff, great for building stable towers at either end of a stack

 

[Nateums]

Yeah, there's no turning back now. I will easily be able to get a couple years ahead instead of just getting by, which in itself is a relief.

I do a lot of carpentry and masonry work as well, so I can really appreciate the ability of modern tools to help keep my body from getting too beat up.

I was just outside splitting for about an hour - I never would have done that by hand before starting a day. It just feels like I'm warmed up now.

 

[kennyp2339]

Excellent - after a couple hours of use change the oil and check the hydro level. You do that you will have this splitter for many years, also use a fuel treatment, our gas is getting worse and worse with ethanol.

 

[weatherguy]

That's a nice pic of the wood split but a pic of the splitter would be better. What's TSC selling those for nowadays? Thinking of getting myself one.

 

[redyute]

That's a nice pic of the wood split but a pic of the splitter would be better. What's TSC selling those for nowadays? Thinking of getting myself one.

I was thinking the same lol. But yeah i would be lost without my splitter, after 8 hrs at work i ain't doing no splitting by hand

 

[HisTreeNut]

Looking at their website, they have a Champion 25 ton on sale for $899.99.
If I wasn't wasn't siding my house, I'd consider it.

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