With all the log splitter questions and debates on cycle times, tonnage, blah, blah, blah, I thought I would throw out an observation made this weekend. (Mods - I debated what forum to put this in, wood shed or gear - move accordingly).
First - a few details. At home I have Mongo the homemade wood splitter. Big ram, big pump, log lifter, electric start will split, cut, crush anything that gets in its way. I run this splitter as a single person operation and plan to always do so. The cycle time is a bit slow, but for a single person I find that it will run me as hard as I care to run.
My second splitter was built on the opposite side of the spectrum. Smaller tonnage, Big pump (compared to cylinder) and FAST cycle time. This splitter was intended to be used at the river and most likely would include two or more users at a time. (if you bring a screwdriver outside with you, you will have at least one person interested in what your doing.
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Now, my observation - I will not give up Mongo - it will always be my goto machine at home for a single person operation. Mostly because it is a no brainer machine. Log on beam, pull lever, log splits, next. No concerns on placements, size or weight of log.
THAT being said....WOW, that little splitter with two people running it---and I do mean RUNNING, can put a whole lotta splits on the ground in short order. The one neighbor and I can work side by side on virtually anything and never need to speak a word. We just know what the other is thinking or what the next move will be. This guy and I split an entire 5x10 heaping trailer in about 45 minutes. Man is that little machine gonna work out just fine. I know, I know - pics or it didn't happen.
Moral to the story - match the machine to the man power. One person and slower cycle times doesn't appear to have a negative side. Two people with a fast cycle time - whoa, what a producer. If I would have had Mongo at the river, the machine would have slowed us down.
Edit: I think the little splitter will now be referred to as "Zippy"
First - a few details. At home I have Mongo the homemade wood splitter. Big ram, big pump, log lifter, electric start will split, cut, crush anything that gets in its way. I run this splitter as a single person operation and plan to always do so. The cycle time is a bit slow, but for a single person I find that it will run me as hard as I care to run.
My second splitter was built on the opposite side of the spectrum. Smaller tonnage, Big pump (compared to cylinder) and FAST cycle time. This splitter was intended to be used at the river and most likely would include two or more users at a time. (if you bring a screwdriver outside with you, you will have at least one person interested in what your doing.
).Now, my observation - I will not give up Mongo - it will always be my goto machine at home for a single person operation. Mostly because it is a no brainer machine. Log on beam, pull lever, log splits, next. No concerns on placements, size or weight of log.
THAT being said....WOW, that little splitter with two people running it---and I do mean RUNNING, can put a whole lotta splits on the ground in short order. The one neighbor and I can work side by side on virtually anything and never need to speak a word. We just know what the other is thinking or what the next move will be. This guy and I split an entire 5x10 heaping trailer in about 45 minutes. Man is that little machine gonna work out just fine. I know, I know - pics or it didn't happen.
Moral to the story - match the machine to the man power. One person and slower cycle times doesn't appear to have a negative side. Two people with a fast cycle time - whoa, what a producer. If I would have had Mongo at the river, the machine would have slowed us down.
Edit: I think the little splitter will now be referred to as "Zippy"
(actually he looks alot like Hogz, except he cut hit tail off last fall).
