sunfish
Fish Head
Only had mine a month. I did split some bad stringy sycamore the other day that I could not split by hand. It's splits oak like it's nothing. I also noticed it would slice some of the stringy stuff. might sharpen the wedge a bit
I expect to pick mine up in about a week. Can't wait. Good luck and keep the pics and videos coming.
Amen. All the videos show it splitting stuff I could split by hand in one or two womps with an 8-lb maul or a 10-lb sledge and wedge. Elm crotch and live oak both have a mind of their own.I would like to see a video of it splitting this...
Sweet! Never seen one. How much do those run?
Dave, I noticed in your video that you kept putting your left hand on top of the log when you were engaging the gears. With the table flush with the top of the beam, there's no need to hold it in place like with a narrow beam splitter. While I don't have a SS, I do have a homebuilt version , & I never have either hand anywhere near the log or wedge when splitting. These flywheel splitters are extremely fast & are not as forgiving as a slow hydraulic machine. Enjoy your SS, but be careful & get into the habit of no hands near the log when you pull the handle.
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the 'cheap' one is about $2400 once shipping is charged (I assume shipping isn't free)
Without selling wood, I'd never be able to choke that down.
Congrats on a fine machine!
Haven't used mine much , but I already love it!
I thought the crating, packing was very good. I used a come-a-long to lift, worked great.
Like MN said, the only thing I would change / add, is a better way to move it around. I might add a removable hitch, to pull it around with the ATV.
Does anyone in the cenral PA area have one of these things? I have seen a lot of videos of them in action but I don't know if I can be sold on one until I see it in person.
Mine came with a hitch? I either roll it or use the skid steer forks.
Scott
The 4.5hp Subaru is more than enough to run this splitter, and a very well made motor.
I agree - starts easy, runs smooth, not too loud, overall seems solid... With one caveat: Who was the genius that made the oil fill port basically horizontal? How the bleep are you supposed to fill it with oil? I used one of my tiny funnels with a small hose on the end to get the oil to bend 90 degrees, but man that is just dumb. It made a 2 min operation into a 15 min PITA.
On a side note....read the safety tag on the splitter. Along with the normal don't operate and drink, etc. It says "Do not operate if you lack common sense".... I always get a kick out of that....
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