Picked up a new splitting maul last week , ordered it off the net as i have read a lot of good reviews on it.
I split all my wood with a 8.5 hp 28 ton splitter but i like to "fine tune" the wood pile as it come up to the house . When splitting wood i mix up the sizes but dont split too many smaller piece's like needed in the Fall and Spring.
I decided to go with a good Maul as the axe just wasn't cutting it ( ha, ha ) I have used some of the mauls from the farm & box stores and i just did seem to like them very well and after doing some research i went with the Helko Vario - 2000 heavy slpitting maul w/ 5 lbs head.
Now this baby is very nice and is the best i have used so far. I dont know how it does on green wood but seasoned wood it works great. I can fine tune my logs as they come to the back porch and get the perfect sizes needed. I dont mind doing a little splitting by hand but i'm glad i didnt have to do the 16 cords i have with a maul , I'm used to splitting in a few days and at my speed with the maul it would take 6 months ......... ;-) Its one thing to log all this wood but i'm just not a swinger at heart (when it come to wood). :lol:
Anyway i would give this Helko Vario - 2000 maul/axe an A+ on quality and style , fit and durability. The head is replaceable or should i say the handle is.
Solid USA Hickory handle and the Maul is made in Germany.
Web site is http://www.hartvillet.com/product/11718
The item is "36058 (A) Helko 2300G Heavy Splitting Axe $67.99 " + $9.oo shipping .
Maul shipped out right away and i had it in 5 days per UPS
I split all my wood with a 8.5 hp 28 ton splitter but i like to "fine tune" the wood pile as it come up to the house . When splitting wood i mix up the sizes but dont split too many smaller piece's like needed in the Fall and Spring.
I decided to go with a good Maul as the axe just wasn't cutting it ( ha, ha ) I have used some of the mauls from the farm & box stores and i just did seem to like them very well and after doing some research i went with the Helko Vario - 2000 heavy slpitting maul w/ 5 lbs head.
Now this baby is very nice and is the best i have used so far. I dont know how it does on green wood but seasoned wood it works great. I can fine tune my logs as they come to the back porch and get the perfect sizes needed. I dont mind doing a little splitting by hand but i'm glad i didnt have to do the 16 cords i have with a maul , I'm used to splitting in a few days and at my speed with the maul it would take 6 months ......... ;-) Its one thing to log all this wood but i'm just not a swinger at heart (when it come to wood). :lol:
Anyway i would give this Helko Vario - 2000 maul/axe an A+ on quality and style , fit and durability. The head is replaceable or should i say the handle is.
Solid USA Hickory handle and the Maul is made in Germany.
Web site is http://www.hartvillet.com/product/11718
The item is "36058 (A) Helko 2300G Heavy Splitting Axe $67.99 " + $9.oo shipping .
Maul shipped out right away and i had it in 5 days per UPS