29 pound mega monster maul

[Dolmar7900]

Just got this new 29 pound monster maul. It's very heavy but it really does the job.for comparison I added the video of the 15 pound sotz maul and the fiskars x27 super splitting axe, 36-inch

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[cityboy172]

My back hurts just watching that first video.

 

[OHutton]

Oh my god, that is incredible. You will have the strongest posterior chain known to man if you keep that up.

 

[Bigg_Redd]

Pass

 

[TreePointer]

At my age, back disc surgery costs much more than a 22-ton splitter.

 

[2PistolPacker]

Pass X2

 

[claydogg84]

It damn near flipped you over when it busted through... Seems like that sucker is going to tire you out fairly quickly.

 

[Babaganoosh]

At my age, back disc surgery costs much more than a 22-ton splitter.

I love shoveling snow and granted I'm only 37 but I already have some disk problems with my back from an injury when I was younger. Plus I'm 6'6". This year I bought a snow thrower. Asked myself why didn't I do this 5 years ago.

Being out of work a few days with a messed up back justifies a splitter or snow thrower any day for me.

Edit to add. I would buy one as a conversation piece. Maybe use it with my buddies occasionally for a laugh

 

[Osagebndr]

Hmm...,. I like my grans fors bruks.

 

[Dune]

Looked to me like by far the most effective was the Fiskars.

 

[saskwoodburner]

My back hurts just watching that first video.

I'd be out for the season if I tried throwing that monster around!

 

[sportbikerider78]

Looks like an awesome workout.

 

[BASSFAN07]

You can be just as efficient with a 6lber or the fiskars. You can swing either multiple times before you expend the amount of energy you are using with that monster for a single swing.

 

[Dune]

You can be just as efficient with a 6lber or the fiskars. You can swing either multiple times before you expend the amount of energy you are using with that monster for a single swing.

Disagree.
You need to know where to strike. The Fiskars is far more efficient.

 

[brian89gp]

energy = 1/2 mass * velocity^2

Faster is generally better, until you reach maximum velocity of how fast you can swing with a given handle length (muscular limitations and your ability to control them)

 

[TreePointer]

On some tougher rounds, I like my 8 lb. maul over the X27; however, it becomes a moot issue during a long splitting session. The X27 allows me to go longer before becoming tired, and this is is especially true for easy splitting wood.

 

[BASSFAN07]

Disagree.
You need to know where to strike. The Fiskars is far more efficient.

Agree.
Reading wood is paramount and should be foundational to anyone who splits wood by hand. Technique and form should also be taken into account.
I enjoy when friends want to come help me split wood and just grab a maul and go to swinging. Minutes pass and they are whacking and slowing while I'm many rounds deep. After a quick lesson on reading wood and technique it's amazing how their efficiency increases. They still rarely ever want to return.

 

[Dolmar7900]

At my age, back disc surgery costs much more than a 22-ton splitter.

Yes I agree you definitely have to be careful so you don't end up having back surgery. Actually with the right technique I've actually rehabbed and strengthened my shoulders and low back. My back and shoulders are stronger now than I was before I started splitting wood.

 

[English BoB]

That was four hits to many for me.

bob

 

[Babaganoosh]

Looking at it again I'd rather take one shot with the 29 pound monster maul, and if it didn't split first time I'd hit the back of the maul with a sledge. At the end of the first video it looks like it's very easy to hyperextend something or possibly pull your back. The momentum of the monster maul after it splits the wood and then keeps going is where your body is probably most vulnerable.

I'm not an expert but it's just an observation.

 

[Jon_E]

I have a monster maul knockoff. It's probably about 16 lb. If what I'm hitting doesn't split with one or two tries, it's off to the hydraulic splitter.

That 29 lb maul is ridiculous. Not worth the potential for injury.

 

[OHutton]

I think a lot of whether it's safe depends on your existing level of physical fitness. Your average Joe homeowner is going to have a hard time with it. At our gym, we routinely swing 70lb kettlebells overhead for many reps during a workout. You're swinging the opposite direction with a maul, incorporating other muscles, etc, but the idea is similar. Work your way up and don't overdo it. I see no problem swinging this thing if you've gone through some strength and conditioning training and can utilize good body mechanics.

 

[gerry100]

energy = 1/2 mass * velocity^2

Faster is generally better, until you reach maximum velocity of how fast you can swing with a given handle length (muscular limitations and your ability to control them)

ie the 29 pounder takes away enough speed to more than negate the mass and therefore reduces impact energy. Not to mention the loss in control and accuracy

 

[Osagebndr]

Agree.
Reading wood is paramount and should be foundational to anyone who splits wood by hand. Technique and form should also be taken into account.
I enjoy when friends want to come help me split wood and just grab a maul and go to swinging. Minutes pass and they are whacking and slowing while I'm many rounds deep. After a quick lesson on reading wood and technique it's amazing how their efficiency increases. They still rarely ever want to return.

Very true statement

 

[BrotherBart]

Before my old ass would heft that thing I would move into an old folks home that had a fireplace.

Back in the eighties I swung a monster maul exactly twice. Handed it back and picked up my six pound maul. Since I bought the splitter in 1988 I have misplaced my maul and can't find it. And don't care.