Well, I don’t know much about either, but I know that I need something after trying to split up some 14 inches with a sledgehammer. Went to my nephew last weekend to beg, borrow or steal his. Unfortunately, his had two flat tires, hydraulic hoses lying everywhere, lost bolt and a motor that looked like it would not crank up. He said it was quite loud when it works. I think he has it fixed now.
I feel like Sergeant Schultz in that I know nothing.
I have used both. The lil electric ones work great on smaller stuff. If you are splitting stuff around 14” it should power through it fine. They seem to bog down on stuff bigger than 24”.
I second the Fiskars splitting axe. It’s better than heavier weighted splitting mauls.
I have a gas powered towable cub cadet I love. It has one pin to flip up vertical for big stuff you cannot lift onto a horizontal splitter. If you get a gas one get one that is both vertical and horizontal splitting.
I have had an electric log splitter for about 2 years. I’ve split a lot of wood with it. I think the general design with these are all very similar (the electric models). Slow but it works. I’ve tripped the breaker a few times. If i was splitting lots of wood, i’d get a big gas one (my brother owns one). I only burn a couple cords a winter if that.
I often have rounds too large to easily transport, just far enough away that an extension cord isn’t practical. So a 30-ton gas-powered was my choice at least. YMMV.
This one caught my attention. The ad bills itself as a first in the industry. Are battery powered log splitters that new? A $699.00 battery? I thought $250.00 battery for the chainsaw was expensive.
some of the local hardware stores around here rent wood splitters for a decent rate. might be a good idea if you have big wood and dont want to buy a splitter. for smaller wood that hydraulic one Kris shows looks like a good cheap system. most of the firewood here is too big for something like that. also the firewood found here isnt as knot free as what you guys have down there. need a powerful one to split stuff up here.
I use a fiskars splitting axe. I have been doing it a long time and I can generally finish a job much faster then someone with a log splitter. One of my secrets is that I just leave the tough customers alone. Split the easy ones and send the tough ones to the fire pit outside.
Another secret is to split logs on the ground. More time consuming and hurts your back to use a splitting log. harder on the back too.
I had not thought of that. I’ll consider it. Thanks!
I’m terrible at this kind of stuff though. Yesterday I got the battery saw wedged in a log. I said to myself, no problem I’ll just use the gas-powered saw to free it. Well, I got the gas one wedged in the same log too. Ended up having to use 4-wheel drive pickup to free them. Luckily no damage.