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Hi, please help with some advice. I need a log splitter to split some old grey hard Beech and some aged Elm (Scots) I am interested in a small splitter My questions are Petrol or electric? and would 10 tons of force be enough to tackle the job. I have maul and can get throught the "easy" logs so I need the splitter for the troublemakers that I can not process. Maximum lenght would be 50 cm. Width is variable as it depends on the the tree but the biggest logs have a width of 25- 30 inch. I would cut this once if necessary. I have lots of wood to process on an ongoing basis so dont want to hire or pay someone else to have all the fun! Currently I am thinking the Thor range of 10 tonne Splitters are perhaps best given the money I would be willing to spend. The question here is does anyone have expereince of splitting old beech and elm with a Thor splitter? Thanks in advance