I buy my wood cut and split, but much of it is still quite a bit larger than I'd like, I've been splitting about 1/3 to half by hand. I get some hardwood pieces that are as big a 8"x12" in cross section and roughly 10" rounds, and I have a few pine trees I've removed up to 18" in diameter. I was looking for a wood splitter that'd quickly split these relatively smaller pieces, so a small kinetic unit seemed like the right fit.
It arrived just yesterday and I didn't have time to use it much, but seemed adequate for the job in the few pieces I tried. Weather permitting I hope to put about 2 face cords through it and plan to report back on how it does. I've read that they'd had issues with pinion teeth breaking off, but it seems like these failure have happened pretty quickly and that the company was quick to replace the units, so I'm hoping to give it a good workout this year before the warranty runs out.
It arrived just yesterday and I didn't have time to use it much, but seemed adequate for the job in the few pieces I tried. Weather permitting I hope to put about 2 face cords through it and plan to report back on how it does. I've read that they'd had issues with pinion teeth breaking off, but it seems like these failure have happened pretty quickly and that the company was quick to replace the units, so I'm hoping to give it a good workout this year before the warranty runs out.
