So a local discount store has electric splitters on sale for $250. It's a 5 ton 2HP splitter. Useless or worth the money?
Nater said:I've got a Speeco 5 ton that I got from Tractor Supply for $225 (On sale for $250 plus 10% off coupon). It does about 95% of the wood I've tried and takes a few tries on the bigger stuff before it splits. I only split about 2 cords this year with it. It did fine, but if I was going to be splitting much more than that, I would want a gas splitter.
Hinterlander said:I bought the Home Depot Homelite 5-ton on Friday night with a 100 ft. 12 gauge power cord. I use boxelder for kindling and had some 16-20 inch diameter rounds that were first to go on the Homelite. In years past, that stuff was tuff to split with brother's 20 ton, so I figured it would be a good first test. Although I was able to split each of the 22 or 23 rounds, it was no picnic. That stuff is about as stringy as it gets, but the little splitter managed to get through it. Next up were some big Black Cherry rounds from the very base of the tree, anywhere from 16 to 22 inch diameter. The heartwood in those rounds were tough, but again, with the exception of one round, the splitter did the job. The 100 ft. cord is going to be returned in favor of a 25 foot 12 or 10 gauge. With the remaining 5 or 6 facecords that need to be split, I will give each round a whack with the 8 lb. maul before putting it on the splitter. Seems to work much better when you half the big ones. Still, I love the fact I can store this under my workbench in the summer and with the 2-year extended warranty, only set me back $350.
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