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Just wondering if anybody has one, or any experience with a manual wood splitter? Looking on line at them, and they have pretty good reviews for the 10 ton version. Wanting one for the cabin this year, but not gonna spend a $1000.00 or more for a powered one. I have a lot of wood from view clearing up there, but it all needs split. I'm done swinging a Maul!! Back just cannot take it any more. Looks like I can get a decent one for $ 175.00 or less. Any thoughts or recommendations?

Here's one, might cost a little more but if you have a lot to split might be worth it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdXzaGFkWfU

Does it come with a bobcat?

Black powder. Drill a hole, powder it, fuse it, plug it, light it. Less work, more fun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDR9aKjQkVg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbPs0VUq7eE

Or get a bp splitting wedge for the short pieces:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skWZ7ZUtcJ0

ol'pole wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:31 pm

Here's one, might cost a little more but if you have a lot to split might be worth it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdXzaGFkWfU

Now I'm sure that one is way over budget!

Cofisher wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:47 pm

Does it come with a bobcat?

Don't I, wish! ...could use one of those up there too.

GunnyGene wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:55 pm

Black powder. Drill a hole, powder it, fuse it, plug it, light it. Less work, more fun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDR9aKjQkVg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbPs0VUq7eE

Or get a bp splitting wedge for the short pieces:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skWZ7ZUtcJ0

Either way looks lika bunch of fun!

Mark
A manual wood splitter is you a sledge and a splitting maul. You need the exercise anyway split that would like they did 100 years ago.

BigAl52 wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 24, 2021 9:38 pm

Mark
A manual wood splitter is you a sledge and a splitting maul. You need the exercise anyway split that would like they did 100 years ago.

Yeah, I wish Bud. Not long ago I used to look at it that way. Unfortunately, now it's mechanical help, or, the hospital!

are you considering an impact, screw, or hydraulic splitter