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My wife uses a similar
My wife uses the same splitter to resplit her split firewood into smaller prices that she burns in the fireplace. She did a cord last weekend. Actually works pretty well.

I thought about getting a splitter last year but figured I could manage another year with the maul. I'll see how I feel this year. Mostly burn larch (tamarack) and jackpine, which isn't too bad to split. GD

For years did it with a maul, and my back knows it !

I use a similar Ryobi 5-ton splitter I picked up at Home Depot 17 years ago. Split about 5 cords per year, it's still running strong. Works fine for our local firewoods. Mostly lodgepole pine. It's pretty quiet too, and I like that.

I know what you mean, Marine. It is surprising how effective these little splitters are. No gasoline to add, no air filter to change, no maintenance. Like you said, fairly quiet.

I'm splitting about 10,000 pounds of oak, ash and locust per year. I've had my splitter for 3 years. I got a bad hand and wrist injury 4 years ago and it is difficult for me to use a maul, though I have a Monster Maul and a Fiskars.

The electric splitter is really good for kindling, very easy to split it real small.

Small splitter like that electric is mostly all a man needs

I had a 20 ton, 3-1/2 briggs for n. Replaced engine 3 times and lovejoy couplings almost yearly. Pain the ass. But it also got ran 8 hours a day sometimes for several days.


Sold it, a King wood furnace and a stihl 029 for $1000. What a bargain for the dude.

Got the Heatmor hydronic outside wood boiler. I can put up to 18” whole rounds thru the door. We have 307 acres to saw on so I just cut wood that fits. Heck with splitting

We have about a dozen 36” red oaks that toppled in a derecho wind. No worth sawing on. I’ve working on the limbs down to 18-20” and leave the rest.

If Milwaukee comes out with something like that in 18 volt I would be all over it

Ahhhhhh, to be a young boy again, cutting and hauling firewood with my dad..........

I rent a 28T locally and need three people hustling to keep it from being idle. One feeding logs, one operating, and one stacking. Worth the money.

Now my neighbor bought a 20T from HomeyD that I can use. It’s a just a little slower going through knotty spruce.

Anyone use a four sides wedge? What they call a wood grenade?

I just finished splitting a few pieces of fairly tough pine. If I'm being honest, the arthritis in my hands and wrists is starting to be annoying enough that the little splitter looks real good today. GD

I dont think the electric would be good for me. However, there is little doubt that those bigger 37 ton splitters are over kill. I got a Speeco 22 ton and it is all I ever needed. My dad , brother and me went in a a 27 ton about 20 yrs. ago and it is still going strong. I got sick of asking for it so I went with my own 22 ton. There is no difference, and it cant possibly take more than a few tones to split 90 % of my wood. Cycle time is way more important.

He'd be OK on Red Elm, but the American Elm will bring that little splitter to its knees.... Fifty years ago I had a local welder build one for me that runs off tractor hydraulics... Used an old AMC axle for the wheels.. I've been able to split anything with that unit..

Agree.. It's all about what you're splitting.

I just had my 35T cylinder rebuilt this year, all it took was 1 piece of "hardened" hedge to blow the seal.

I've got mostly: hedge, hickory, oak, maple, black walnut and some elm. When it comes to the crotch pieces the 35T comes in handy

What kind of Elm trees? Our Elms dies many years back

Wabigoon writing about splitting wood and a grenade, reminds me of a guy that I worked with that was splitting wood with a maul and wedges. The guy came in Monday morning on crutches because a piece of his wedge broke off when he hit it and it went through his leg like a bullet. I split lots of wood with a maul as a youth, but now its just easier to reach for the thermostat.

Some American Elm, but less every year. The bark beetles and Dutch elm disease is doing a number on them.

Safety glasses are a good idea.

Use mostly mesquite and juniper - we might have enough on he pile of last one or two more winters.
If still around after that, I'm going to need a good little splitter - the axe days seem to be done.

Lost a lady locally several years back. Beavering away with the family out in the woods and small chunk off the wedge pierced her chest tearing the aorta. She knew something had hit her but shrugged it off. Tipped over about 1/2 minute later.

I mostly burn Larch, so there's rarely need for a wedge.

If I ever have to go to Ponderosa Pine, I'll have to secure a splitter though. When I've been helping neighbors, we need maybe 4 people to max out a splitter's potential. Two bringing rounds, one running the splitter, and another throwing pieces out of the way.