What logs are a pain in the rear?

[Tom D]

Go for speed over tonnage any day, I've not used a screw type but seen them working, hydraulic ram is the way to go, especially if you've got a tractor. The wider the ram the more the force BUT also the longer it takes to fill with oil hence the slower the speed. Many of the cheap splitters advertised are far too slow because the pumps just dont have the flow rate. My splitter has a two speed pump so you can split fast at 8ton pressure or slower at 16ton simply by releasing the handles slightly. The vast majority of my logs split at 8ton so if you're after a cheap splitter get an 8 ton one with a good blade speed.

 

Another tip is get a table top type not a horisontal that way you can quickly move to the next split with little effort.

[bill]

if its knotted all logs are impossible to split with an axe. if they are clean splitters then i recon an axe is twice and fast. if people take turns i can to a load in an hour and a bit.

 

back to the topic

 

ash 10

birch 8

cherry 7

beech 6

plane 6

fresh pine 5

[Zenfordinner]

if its knotted all logs are impossible to split with an axe. if they are clean splitters then i recon an axe is twice and fast. if people take turns i can to a load in an hour and a bit.

 

back to the topic

 

ash 10

birch 8

cherry 7

beech 6

plane 6

fresh pine 5

 

I have split many a knotted log with an axe, all depends of extent of knots and type of wood, and finding a weak spot. Not to say that I have not been defeated and ended up with many to fuel the fire pit for barbeques.

[Mr Ed]

I challenge anyone to try and outsplit a hydraulic splitter, even on ash or scots pine.

[Al Smith]

I challenge anyone to try and outsplit a hydraulic splitter, even on ash or scots pine.

Oh a good axeman can,for about 10 or15 minutes. The man gets tired,the machine doesn't.

[Arborist]

How do you guys rate the Bindenberger log splitters?

[Shansen]

Almond is the predominant wood here as the orchards are being removed when they get old. The only part of the tree that is large enough to require splitting is the trunk and it usually branches out a couple feet from the ground and is full of knots. Virtually impossible without a hydraulic splitter.

[Mr Ed]

does it make good firewood steve?

[Shansen]

does it make good firewood steve?

 

Yes it does. Sometimes most of the wood is small but in general it is almost as good as oak. There are several operators locally who will remove your orchard for the wood and one of them I know does about 5000 cord/year.

[bill]

I challenge anyone to try and outsplit a hydraulic splitter, even on ash or scots pine.

 

 

are u talking about a splitter with these 4/6 blades thing? im talking about a single blade. i can out split one of those with an axe as long as the logs arent massive/knotted rings. fresh scots pine is a nighmare to splice unlike ash.