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what a log splitter

I thought i had seen em all until this.

I am pretty sure this will be my choice (electric) because of the brute force supplied by nothing less than the mechanical leverage provided by two flywheels.

Anyone know of a similair product that could lower the cost any?

I have yet to see a log spitter that could over work a man but his one sure as heck will.  Talk about quick and productive.

http://www.supersplit.com/index.htm

any suggestions on alternate sources of electric splitters?

what a log splitter

Reply #1 –
I LOVE IT!! My brother just spent $1200 on a new splitter & we still split most of the time the old fashion way. The log splitter only gets used when The logs are too tough to split by hand. It just takes too long. I cant wait to show him this.

what a log splitter

Reply #2 –
thats cool, definatley a ton faster then a hydraulic unit...  or a guy with an axe....

what a log splitter

Reply #3 –
Wouldn't want to get my hand in there...

what a log splitter

Reply #4 –
the biggest problem i have with the unit is i now know how it works.
A man could use a couple of 50lb bar bell weights as the flywheels, fabricate the drive lever, and the rest isnt rocket science.

problem 1,,, I need a log splitter now.  I am way over prepared for winter and had 8 heaping truckloads brought to me at 40bux a load.  I figured that was worth it.

problem 2.. I was out there to pay the guy for the first two loads and they both were a mix of walnut and red/white oak (no problem to split).

problem 3,, the remaining loads were maple.  Maple, elm or the like re some of the most determined wood not to split and when they do, they generally fight you all the way.  Maple on the upper parts of the tree are easy, i have  a butt load of butt log cuts


For your viewing pleasure,, go to the link i posted,, scroll down to the thrid demo,, let it play.
Next a few other vids will pop up in the same box,,,,,,,,

SELECT THE WORLDS FASTEST WOOD SPLITTER..........



Another type of slitter which just isnt right (so easy a guy in a cast can do it!!!) < gieco voice
inside the first demo, let it play and then select the next vid called "alaskan log splitter"
This one is by far the most wrong splitter ive ever seen.  Good candidate for a darwin award if your not careful.

what a log splitter

Reply #5 –
That Alaskan log splitter is a derivative of the old truck wheel mount screw splitter, that my father told me about back in the early 1970's.  he said it worked really fast but if you didn't have your timing down right, you'd be sorry.  I have a 12# splitting maul that does the job for me.
1987 TC

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Reply #6 –
these guys must not know  about the products they support,,,,,,,,,,, to to the page and a chart on hard to split vs easy to split wood can be found,,,,,,,nuts!!
http://www.logsplitter.com/faq.htm

they claim red oak is difficult to split

they claim hemlock is easy,,wtf?

anyone ever had to split soaking wet from water pine or poplar?
that stuff acts like a sponge and absorbs the hit.


Id split oak of any nature over maple or elm.

what a log splitter

Reply #7 –
I am interested in log splitters all of a sudden - along with other people who I wouldn't expect to. @ $4/gallon for heating oil, it's going to be a popular item this year.
11.96 @ 118 MPH old 306 KB; 428W coming soon.

what a log splitter

Reply #8 –
Quote from: Cougar5.0;231895
I am interested in log splitters all of a sudden - along with other people who I wouldn't expect to. @ $4/gallon for heating oil, it's going to be a popular item this year.


I have viewed the various electric ones and they do the same work as hydo units and are noisy as hell per the vast video clips.  The electric ones are smaller but just too darn slow.

The work perfromed ratio of the super splitter compared to the typical hyro units out there is substantial and the price is approx the same.


Has anyone out there found a splitter they are happ with on speed?  the hydro units cycle time is about 9-13 seconds in between splits.  The super splitter is a 2 -3sec cycle time worse case.

what a log splitter

Reply #9 –
Id do a waste oil burner for the garage. I saw a site that showed you how to build one that emits no toxic gasses. Not sure how but it was neat.

Edit: this might be it = http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethanol_motherearth/me4.html
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Reply #10 –
what i did not quite understand was the blower motor system is there's no mention of a good rope seal on the door. 

with the updraft type, its not all important but with a blower, you could be pushing gases back into the living space.  With common sense, this is solved though.

another thing on efficiencey, now that there is a blower, that hot aire has to go somewhere.

the one guy with the blower has the copper oil feed tube running directly through his blower line and i kinda like that concept.  It would atomize the oil a tad bit vs the drip method.


I really like the clever idea of how they solved cleaning the burner!!

to answer your question, emissions is reduced by the increase in heat.  The higher / hotter the combustion, the more efficient a system becomes,, just like a car combustion chamber.

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Reply #11 –
humm,,
just when i thought i had reached the end of the internet on this topic,,

The "Split-Fire"  , its purdy quick to with a decent concept.

It looks and works great from what i see but the additional pieces parts compared to the super split and being slower still makes me think the 2300bux to supersplit is the best option.

http://split-fire.com/index.html

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Reply #12 –
It shipped while i was away and today i got to put it together.

If you saw the vids , it is what you get.  I am 199% satisfied and it operates just like i had hoped.  Its always waiting on me to put up another piece of wood,, quick as all get out.

Just goofing off testing it out yielded such a pile of wood we decided to stop and go eat dinner.

Check out the vid and if you need a log splitter, this is the one,, plus there isnt anything else like it for sale anywhere.

what a log splitter

Reply #13 –
here is a quick vid of me splitting some last weekend.
http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f162/jcassity_bucket/super%20split%20wood%20splitter/

I sent it off to SuperSplit up in Mass so they could add it to thier satisfied customers reference data base.
 

what a log splitter

Reply #14 –
Looks like a hell of a machine...I've got a hydraulic job, it's fast enough for me, but if I have a helper, one or the other of us has a bit of free time, but that's pretty well negated by hauling brush, or else helping to handle big chunks or stacking the split pieces...

My method is to cut a few trees, get them in 4 foot pieces if they don't need splitting, or else 2 foot lengths to fit the splitter...I'll make several big piles one weekend, then the following weekend I'll split a couple truckloads and then haul them in to stack for next year's use.

Currently I have about 4 truckloads out there in piles, ready to split and bring in, I just have to finish clearing out a second building to stack in, as the shed I was using is about to collapse :hick:

I've got 190 acres, roughly a third is timber, so no worries on wood.

Usually there's some oak from trees that get blown down by the spring storms, honey locust is pretty good, although I hate the mother fuggin thorns...I'll cut up anything that's been knocked down except for cottonwood...that shiznit is a waste of time. Better off duct-taping up a bundle of toilet paper fairly tight and burning that instead lol
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