Ramsplitter HV-16 Electric

So I found one of these on craigslist (almost an hour and a half from the house). The guy was asking 700 for it (which is nearly half of new). It was three years old, and the only thing wrong with it was that it had a flat tire (needed a new tube). He bought an outdoor wood boiler and wanted something that would split longer wood......

This thing will not split more than 21" split, but I cut my firewood 16 - 18".

Now I was skeptical, but 16 tons is a lot.......

After it had been up a few months, I called the guy and he said he would take $500 cash.

I took 6 rounds that were from a nasty tree that didn't want to be split (all that had been split from it required wedges). It went through every one of them without hesitation......SOLD.

Here are some pictures of the little bugger and the wood I have put it through.



I have stalled it a few times, but if you keep moving it around, it will find a weak spot. I have yet to find a piece that it will not split. I can get my 8 year old to help me and we can talk at the same time. It makes it safe because he can hear me............

Plus, if I ever really want the mobility, I can get a gas engine to go on it.

I love it because it is basically maintenance free on the engine side of it.

It will split stuff that takes me 7 - 10 whacks with the x27 without even slowing down.

I will be welding up a table to attach to the main beam for catching splits.......should be fun

Jags said:

Just do yourself a favor and make sure you are running properly sized extension cords for the length of run. Running low voltage to that motor could have unwanted effects.

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Gotcha covered Jags......trust me that is one mistake I won't ever make. The outlet it plugs in to, the breaker, the drop cord, all properly sized for a 15amp full load. Lots of folks don't realize that pulling a 15amp load on a 14 AWG drop cord is bad for the motor (and can overheat the drop cord).

BrotherBart said:

Now. Turn it up vertical like God intended wood to be split.

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I have tried both, and if I can pick it up without grunting I prefer horizontal........I am actually gonna weld up a "table" to help with horizontal splitting.

Jags said:

Thats real easy. I don't want to have to run a 6 gauge extension cord to my splitting area in the back 40. I think they are a great unit for those that split close to power, but for those that split in the woods or more remote areas they simply don't work.

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Totally agree with you Jags.

I bought it because I roll big rounds onto my trailer and split at home. If I had lots of acreage and was cutting from my own property selectively, it would have been a no go.

For me, I can cut and load, then split later. If it is too big to load, then I just don't take it.

Redbarn said:

Nothing to do with efficiency. I probably spend 10% of my splitting time in the woods. So for that subset of use, the genny works great. For the rest of the time, I don't suffer the inconveniences of a gas engine. Plus I can split indoors on cold days with the doors shut. An electric suits me just fine !

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We are considering a generator for the house, and if we get one, this will be my setup for if I ever split away from the power outlet.

I agree with Jags that this is very inefficient, however, it would get some run time on the generator that may sit unused for a year or more otherwise.

Just like cat vs. secondary burn stoves, this is a personal choice that has to suit your specific situation