robespierre
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I watched a youtube vid and it seemed too slow.I just wanted to know if anyone has one.For $100 it might be a good investment for some of you. I will keep splitting by hand for now.
I never thought of it as a totally useless exercise machine! It sure does give you a workout just to split one piece of wood.This machine is way too slow.Cannot imagine ever really needing something like this. Works better as a stationary rowing machine.
Well, I bought one last night, haven't opened it yet, I have seen the YouTube videos and the mistakes people make while using it....I have used my uncle's and I liked it.....
The biggest mistake is not knowing how to use the handles properly, there is a high and low gear, also, after mastering that, the next mistake is after a log is split, don't let the ram retreat all.the way back to fully seated, just open the knob enough to clear the next log, this reduces pumping the handles greatly, also it helps to have wood rounds all the same length
Also, it runs sluggish in very cold weather due to the type of oil viscosity/ fluid etc, so run it while weather is warm or change fluids for the correct season....
Splitting with the grain also helps as does the type of wood and the age of the wood, rounds that have been sitting around for a few years and not split tend to take longer than green wood, or rounds that was at least halved before splitting them with this unit.....
But most importantly, don't let the piston travel all the way back into the Jack, just enough to set a new log on, this Way it only takes a few pumps to split most rounds......and remember that one handle is for the high gear, other is the low gear, basically one gets the log in contact to the wedge, the other is the " power " gear, that's what provides the 10 tons of splitting force, most folks don't read the directions !!!
Anyway, here is mine, can't wait to start splitting up these big ash rounds.
I watched a youtube vid and it seemed too slow.I just wanted to know if anyone has one.For $100 it might be a good investment for some of you. I will keep splitting by hand for now.
I've had one for yrs by a different mfg name...it gets the job done but ain't the fastest thing on the planet, and damn sure ain't no SS HD or 20-ton Dual Split, lol. I've still got it in the shop and no problems with the bottle jack or wedge after all these yrs.Any updates on using this splitter man? Ya, I know an old thread, just wondering, thinking about getting one. I don't care about slow, slow is better than not at all, for this heap of knotty oak I have. I can noodle down to a size to fit on the thing, but would hate to noodle all of it to stove size.
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