The Official Log Splitter thread

[Locust Cutter]

Minor league video of my SS clone. I have the RPM down to save on noise. Pretty sure this is elm? Kind of stringy and had a tough knot. Higher rpm would have blown the knot apart in one hit. I just can't take the racket ; ) This thing uses about 4 oz. fuel per hour, if that...

What was the logo or insignia on you hat? It almost looks like a square and compasses is why I ask.

 

[Duane(Pa)]

What was the logo or insignia on you hat? It almost looks like a square and compasses is why I ask.

Old hand me down hat with a Purdue Boilermakers train logo. It is my go- to hat, since it fits so well that I often don't even remember I have it on. It was made to look old when it was new, so it has a really beat look to it now!

 

[Stihlsmoking]

• My wife took it upon her self to split some of the wood we've gathered. And our Dirty Hands splitter has split everything we've feed it. Very happy with it.

 

[Locust Cutter]

My Wife grew up on a farm and is NO stranger to manual labor. She refuses to help cut or split with me though (which I'd almost be mad about outside of her propensity for personal injury w/somewhat dangerous power equipment)... She does help me stack sometimes though.

 

[Stihlsmoking]

My Wife grew up on a farm and is NO stranger to manual labor. She refuses to help cut or split with me though (which I'd almost be mad about outside of her propensity for personal injury w/somewhat dangerous power equipment)... She does help me stack sometimes though.

I know what you mean mine won't run the saw but does the splitter, she just grew up working also. This year she already restacked some for the new wood. Then after we got that she's been splitting it. But most is going down the road. Sold

 

[Locust Cutter]

Mine knows her way around a combine, dump truck, shovel and plenty of other tools, but I try to keep the powered tools with blades (outside of the Hustler Super Z) away from here as she has a knack for getting her appendages in the way...

 

[Stump Shot]

Did a little bit of splitting last Saturday, made some room. Good thing, next day more logs showed up.

 

[Mastermind]

That's a damn nice splitter sir.

 

[Stump Shot]

My cousin made it. Kinda fugly, but darn sure handy!

 

[USMC615]

Indeed a nice splitter...

 

[dall]

ive thought about adding a hoist on my splitter also to help hold big pieces when splitting

 

[dall]

 

[Stump Shot]

It's a back saver for sure! He's always thinking(cousin), now he's wanting to build a processor. I went through a 12hp four stroke for the delivery belt for him. Hope he gets all the parts and pieces he'll need. should be interesting. Never know with that fella what will come next or not. For example the two of us repaired a John Deere skidder at his shop for a fella and he could not pay for the work, so he gave us an old jammer on an early 70's Chevrolet C60, that was 3 years ago and he still hasn't picked it up.

 

[dall]

my log lift will raise it up but still have to man handle it once splitting a hoist would help alot with that

 

[Mastermind]

I'm a one man show around here, of course my wife helps me a lot. I wish I had time to build cool stuff. I'm full of ideas, but never have much free time. The mornings are my time to *B-S.... with y'all.

 

[Locust Cutter]

Well, that's the important part Randy. The rest is just work!

 

[Time's Standing Stihl]

I'm a one man show around here. I'm full of ideas, but never have much free time.

You're not alone muh friend

 

[Locust Cutter]

Have a SuperSplit HD and a NT Powerhorse 20-ton Dual Split with custom 4-way slip-on wedge. I know, I know...pics or ya ain't got 'em. Pic file sizes are a little larger than 2Mb, and a current site server glitch won't let anything over 2Mb be posted. No idea how to re-size a pic on my Iphone6+. When the site pic bug is worked out, I'll post up the pics.

Edit--see if I can send the pics via Tapatalk like Genius said...

Which one do you like better and why? Or better yet, what are the strengths and weaknesses of each?

 

[fearofpavement]

 

[fearofpavement]

This splitter had a cantankerous Briggs 8hp on it so I put a shiny new Honda on it. Everyone's happy about it.