Hello I'm Ron and I'm new here although I posted awhile back. I burn less then 2 cords a year.Would a Home Depot $279 electric splitter work for me? What would be the largest diameter log I could put on the thing? I used to swing an axe for a living,but arthitus ruined my wrists. Thanks.
Home Depot splitter
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Hogwildz
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Ronmbucket said:
I bought a Ryobi splitter at HD a couple years ago, it works great, I split about 6 or so cord through it a year, still going strong.
Make sure ya buy a 12 gauge extension cord, the 14 will not due.
I have had 2' to 3' rounds on it, But the trick is the chip away at them from the outside edges and work your way in. No way it will split something that big in 1/2 until ya chip the sides down.
Anything up to 18" or so it will go though in 1/2's usually. Great investment for the cost.
raybonz
Minister of Fire
You may want to consider the Lowes Task Force electric 5-ton splitter.. It has more power and sells for $249.00 ... Search for it in the forum lots of feedback on this splitter..
Ray
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I have a small electric splitter and it owes me nothing. You can work them and they'll do most of what you want them to.
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BucksCoBernie
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The one thing I dont like about mine is you have to hold the motor button down with one hand and push down on the lever with the other. If i had a 3rd hand I'd be able to to hold the log from popping off the beam but unfortunately I cant.
BucksCoBernie said:
I agree, I love my Ryobi electric splitter as well, my only complaint would also be the two handed operation. I can operate it with one hand on the lever and button, but it's awkward. Other than that, one of the best purchases I've made. Right now I have about 5 cords through mine and no problems at all. If all the logs you will be splitting are that small, it sounds like this is exactly what you need, it breezes through stuff that size.
Oh, and welcome aboard the forum, it's one of my favorites.
raybonz
Minister of Fire
Two hand operation is quite common on this type of splitter for liability reasons I am sure.. Personally I think they work pretty well for what you pay for them.. Mine has split most everything except a couple really gnarly pieces of oak or crotch sections but I would think these would be difficult on any splitter...
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tfdchief
Minister of Fire
I formerly (before going to a 22 ton gas/hydraulic) had a 6 ton DR electric splitter. It was one handed operation. They claimed 10 in diam. but what I found was the diam had little to do with it. Rather how tough the wood was. It split most of what I put through it, but there was some stuff it simply couldn't handle. If you split mostly straight grained stuff, they are great.
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