Pow-R-Kraft 7 ton electric log splitter

Hello,

I am thinking of buying a Pow-R-Kraft 7 ton electric log splitter. Looking on line I have some favorable reviews. No negative ones though. Wanted to see if anyone had any experience with electric splitters. I will be splitting about 10 cord a year. Any opinions welcomed. THX!

Thank you guys for getting back to me on this. It is very helpful.

I am still on the fence still a bit. I am looking to heat my home economically. A cord of "seasoned" wood is 265 for me right now. I say "seasoned" because I paid for the seasoned rate, but the moisture content does not match "seasoned". I had a chimney sweep install a liner. He had a moisture reader in his truck and he said that the moisture content was about 22-23 when it should be around 15-16? I forget the actual numbers, but my point is why am I paying for this?

The 6 cord of wood I use in a season runs me just under 1600. I have heard I can get about 10 cord worth of log length wood from 1000 to 1400. For some reason I think you can only buy tree length cord wood in that amount, 10 cord? So for what I paid for in seasoned wood this year, I can pay roughly the same amount for the electric splitter and almost 2 seasons worth of green wood. I can cut and stack it and actually have seasoned wood when it comes time to burn. I think that is a pretty good scenario.

I don't mind the sweat equity, but I haven't cut split and stacked 10 cord by myself either. I think the 16 ton electric from ramsplitter would be ideal for the job if not for the price. I think the 4 or 5 ton models might just be a little too light. At least I am reading a lot about that in some forums. So that is why I am landing on the 7 ton from pow-r-kraft. It has some punch with the 7 tons. The price is reasonable, for what you get extra over the 4-5 tonners. So if I get to the point where I think my time is worth more than paying for the seasoned price, I am not out too much.

But I enjoy working with the wood and love my Fisher Papa Bear stove. It eats the cord wood, but keeps about 2,000 square feet of our Maine home on average of 67 all winter long. My thermostats almost never switch on. So my wife can't complain when I am out stacking. I think for the application, this unit is up for the job. And for the price, I am not on the hook for too much. Unless anyone knows of a good place to pick up a used 16 ton ramsplitter in good shape, I think the pow-r-kraft is the right tool for me at this time. But I am still not pulling the trigger just yet. Any more insight would be welcomed.

Thank you

Craig

Hi All. Thx for the input. I appreciate it as I am relatively new to burning wood and the input is really helping.

Mastertech - I bought a 2 family house and have been renovating it to a single family. I decided to install a used wood stove in the extra flu where I had scrapped the second boiler. I thought if I lost power for an extended period of time, I would have an extra heating source to keep the pipes from freezing. I wanted something that could heat over 2000 square feet. All the new stoves with that heating output cost well over 2k. I picked up the pappa bear under 500. I did not start out intending to heat the property with it. Now, I do not know what the difference in efficiency between the pappa bear and a new stove is, but I am sure that it would probably take at least 5 or more years for the saving in cord wood to catch up with the additional cost of the more efficient stove. And if this electric splitter is what I hope it is, I think it would take even longer, 10 years?, to make up the difference. Not to say that I wont upgrade at some point, but for now I am very happy with my pappa bear.

MrWhoopee. Thank you for that input about your electric. I would be looking to run 10 cord through it the first year, which would give me almost 2 years of split wood. That your 4? ton is running through 10 cord a season is promising. I will be burning oak or other hardwood with a higher BTU content.

KYrob- Thank you for the insight into more affordable ways of buying log length wood. I will look into finding additional sources. If I could fine someone to deliver 10 cord for a couple of hundred dollars, I would go out and get my splitter tomorrow! I will report back in.

Again, thank you for your input. It is really helping.