splitting axe wanted

[Dorset Logger]

not sure what to go for now! anyone know of a second hand one for sale to try out!!!!

[Yve_Clark]

yve, the Ochsenkopf - is that what stihl paints their logo on? sure we got one looks like that, think it had spaltfix and Ochsenkopf both scribed on the head. good ax for easy rounds, though. we got the lighter one. s'good.

 

I'm really not sure if they brand them for Stihl. Could be a possibility.

[davetaz]

not sure what to go for now! anyone know of a second hand one for sale to try out!!!!

 

Get up to my yard in cheshire, I'll get 5 or 6 axes and you can try them all on my 20T pile of rings (minimum of 2 hours on each axe and that should give you a good idea which to use), meanwhile I'll stick to the hydraulic version!

[garry kidd]

what about those log grenades never used one my self anyone know if they are actually any good

[Logan]

not sure what to go for now! anyone know of a second hand one for sale to try out!!!!

 

what size rings you got to bust there in dorset? if you only gonna have one with ya, better get a maul. like 2.5- 3 kg. you can do all with a maul. and round here, tractor dealers with a goodies shop sell them for about 23 quid. wooden handle, i'd say a big maul is all you need. smaller axes are fine if you got spare cash, grunsfors fine if you got even more spare cash, but a standard splitting maul will handle it all.

[Chris Sheppard]

what about those log grenades never used one my self anyone know if they are actually any good

 

I've not found them to be that great. I have a steel wedge that has a twist to it and found that to be fairly good on pretty much anything - billeting or gnarly rings.

[Logan]

I've not found them to be that great. I have a steel wedge that has a twist to it and found that to be fairly good on pretty much anything - billeting or gnarly rings.

 

yes. a standard steel wedge seems worth the time on a nice billet. but it didn't seem economical (!) to keep bashing at a hard ring. rip it in half lengthways with the saw if it didn't give in after 4 shots. you just know some of them will take ages whaling away with maul, wedge or big mallet. saw in half, save your body for next year! wise words if i listened to 'em...

[peckerwoo]

Having a nightmare finding a supplier/stockist for the Fiskars X27 splitter?

any UK haunts anyone know that have `em?

waiting on delivery,shipping and import "rip-off Britain" customs tax totals/price from a euro E-bay source but not happy with the security should the delivery "go missing" after payment as I`m just about penniless n destitue as is?

Fiskars UK? help centre not answering emails with no phone number?

any info highly obliged fella`s

[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

Just Googled it for you. £129.00 on Amazon. Any good for you?

[ame=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fiskars-122500-FISKARS-SPALTAXT-X27/dp/B004J46YY4]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fiskars-122500-FISKARS-SPALTAXT-X27/dp/B004J46YY4[/ame]

[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

Make sure you get a Micah with it!

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE5wK6hITiE&noredirect=1]3 Year Old Splits Kindling With Fiskars X27 - YouTube[/ame]