Truper - as good as Friskars x27?

[mn woodcutter]

Has anyone tried these?

Truper 4-1/2 lb. Rapid Maul with 36 in. Double Injected Fiberglass Handle

Truper 4-1/2 lb. Rapid Maul with 36 in. Double Injected Fiberglass Handle - 1016148 | Tractor Supply Company

That's a silly question! You don't have to spend much time on this site to know that the X27 is the best thing ever made for splitting wood. I've even heard rumors that it splits wood by itself if you have mastered the correct techniques. The ease of use along with the power and accuracy generated by the superior materials and quality design are legendary. Nothing NOTHING holds a candle to the X27!

 

[olympyk_999]

would have to be some kind of an Ape

a BA?...he is a new member...

 

[olympyk_999]

Didn't know they made one larger than 12

did you see that vid on here a while back about a homemade mega maul...like 30lbs or something retarded like that

 

[Marshy]

did you see that vid on here a while back about a homemade mega maul...like 30lbs or something retarded like that

Yes, the one where the kid looked like he was about to give himself a backiotomy?

 

[USMC615]

It ain't ape-ish...it's full blown silverback...lol.

 

[sledge&wedge]

The only thing better is the price. The Truper's wedge design works good on easy to split stuff, but when the going gets a little tougher, the Truper wants to stick in the wood when the Fiskars will either split through or come back out easily. I won't go back.

Edit: The Truper design "throws" the splits farther when you get a clean split. That can be a pain in the rear when you have to resplit pieces.

Saved me a lot of typing... What he said.

 

[akenken]

My family calls me the "Human Pack Mule" and "Ox" and once you realize to bring the maul up with one hand at the end of the handle and the other by the maul head its not so bad. if my english is off sorry I'm delving into the depths of AHK (AutoHotkey)

 

[akenken]

I mean why not go chase after pieces it is more exercise for you

 

[Full Chisel]

Truper hand tools have terrible quality, IME. The 8lb splitting maul that I was looking at had the absolute worst edge on it(I would hesitate to call it an edge) I have ever seen...I doubt it would even penetrate the grain as-is without some serious grinding. And I'm pretty sure some of the wooden handled tools from them had pine handles...not joking.

 

[zogger]

Truper hand tools have terrible quality, IME. The 8lb splitting maul that I was looking at had the absolute worst edge on it(I would hesitate to call it an edge) I have ever seen...I doubt it would even penetrate the grain as-is without some serious grinding. And I'm pretty sure some of the wooden handled tools from them had pine handles...not joking.

That's my main heavy maul, I mean for thirty bucks new, once you touch it with a grinder and a file, they work fine. My wooden handled one is still intact, etc. I have done beaucoup splitting with it. Was my main buster until I got a fiskars. I like the looks of the new synthetic handled models.

 

[Blowncrewcab]

I think a guy would have to be some kind of an Ape to do that.

Coming from a guy that's Carrying a Tree Lol

 

[audible fart]

I think everybody might be missing the point. The o.p. asked in the thread title if the Truper "is as good as FRISKARS x27. " If the chinese are knocking off X27's it might be close. But a Fiskars X27 will own a truper from sunup to sundown. Anybody avoiding buying an X27 is a mentally ill contrarian who would sacrifice performance and quality just for the sake of conversation.