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You'll be surprised how fast wood, even oak, will dry when stacked vertically, cone-shaped like a tepee.

I don't have my OEM cylinder in front of me...did it come with Nikasil plating from the factory 27 years ago?

Yes, still have the old cylinder. I thought it would be fun to go to a big bore for only $20 more. I may have to just bore the OEM cylinder out 2mm and put it back on.

My 394xp was getting impossible to restart once warm so I knew the compression was getting low. Had it checked and sure enough, it was down to 100psi. In looking at the options I decided on the big bore kit from Little Red Barn...

I'm very sure it would struggle on elm or cottonwood. Oak is so prevalent in this area that it's all I've ever used....burns long and is easy to split for the most part. Glad to give some ideas, I'll be you'll take it to another level. Just post pics!

This white oak is all I've ran through it so far. Most of the splits have had some pretty pesky knots that it handled very well, beyond my expectations. I honestly didn't think that little 4" cylinder would push it through, but it has.

Okay, here's an updated video running wide open.

It's supposed to rain all day today, but I'll get another vid up soon running wide open and post it here.

Great observation, Valley! You're right, t's not far above idle. I don't like running 'em wide-open. I guess that would be another way of helping the speed out. lol It put that pump in low gear a good bit but it never bogged the little engine down.

It worked the first time, but not as good as I'd have liked. The splits were getting wedged between the outer most verticals because there wasn't enough clearance angle. Side grinder, reposition, and reweld took care of that. lol

It depends on the size of the log, of course, but on logs larger than 20" I'll get 6 splits coming out with each stroke. Logs 15"-20" get 4 splits, 10"-15" get 3, and then 2 splits under 10" diameters. Every 5" of log width is a split. I used to stack as I split...the way it is now I can't...

I always thought the commercial box-wedge designs that I've seen made more kindling sized splits than what I wanted. This makes squares up to ~5" if they go through fairly straight. The bigger size helps for longer burns in the wood stove.

Yeah, I agree. I've put a few "normal" size logs through it and it goes much faster. I'm surprised that little 4" cylinder and 6.5hp engine even pushes oak through 6 wedges. lol None of the wedges are starting at the same time, makes a big difference. Later on I may put a bigger engine and...

Trying out my new homemade box-wedge log splitter design on some white oak. I used my older Northern Tool 22 ton splitter as the base. It's stock except for a Harbor Freight 6.5hp engine.

Get rid of any rotten pieces and cloud the wood shed with Delta Dust.

394xp -24" and a new CS-490 -18" that I'm impressed with.

I've been cutting with a beloved Husqvarna 394xp as my only saw for the last 25 years. It's only used a few times throughout the year to keep the firewood shed stocked and since we have a Blaze King we only use 2-1/2 to 3 cords a year. I'm a little slow, so it has taken this long to figure out...

The wood is awesome! Can I have the winch?

I have a Princess insert. Trust me, it will exceed your expectations.

Great to see you on here, Chris! I purchased a BK Princess Insert a couple years ago. I don't know of any other appliance that has exceeded my expectation such as this product. We burn 95% red oak, with our longest burn time being about 30 hours from a load of wood. Simply amazing. It was...