Putting the Eastonmade to the test and it passed with flying colors! Great job, Adam!

This video was recommended today. You have come a long way, Adam! Nice to see your early days as well ;-)

Holy cow that Eastonmade is a beast of the big hickory.

wow. That is impressive adam. Great work

Good morning Adam. The splitter is pretty impressive. Great demo of how well it can handle the big, heavy, hard, stringy stuff. Thanks for sharing! Cheers!

Wow that thing is a MONSTER!!!!

Great video, impressive how the new box splitter worked with such stringy wood

I said it before Adam, thats one awesome splitter. I couldn't imagine splitting that by hand with a splitting maul. Wow.

Good job Adam, that was a big Hickory tree !! Lots of good firewood out of it for sure. The Easton Splitter did a super job splitting up the tree. Thanks for sharing with us.

Solid video👍 great job Adam

That box wedge is incredible! Going through large knotty hickory log like nothing! First time I see this model of splitter! I should have built that! New subscriber here! And ready for more splitting action this spring! Thanks for sharing Adam!

Nice score. Heading out now to exercise my 12-22.

I am glad to see he finally put a log return feature on the splitter that is a real back saver..... woodmizer hasa splitter that will split in both directions, it makes two pile either side of the operator and splits twice as fast because of that, but the log return on your splitter makes the Easton splitter double quick as normal. definitely saved this in my firewood playlist lol

Great job Adam, Eastonmade kick some butt.

Great video. Splitter is a beast

Imagine splitting those rounds by hand . . . that box splitter worked well even given the stringiness of the hickory. Great video!

That thing is dismantling all that wood!! Get it!!!

you should buy a sawmill if you got wood like that around lol, I used to split huge logs with a single wedge splitter, now I saw them on my woodmizer and just split limb wood in half one time...it is so much easier and more profitable .I burn firewood in my maple syrup evaporator, and I burn coal in my house, but with a reverse Osmosis I really dont need that much firewood....but if I had to buy a bigger splitter I have had my eye on the easton made, I talked to the owner at the Paul Bunyan show... his dad is the owner of Bell's Machining that makes the big firewood processors. He knows how to build a splitter for sure and I LOVE the color scheme. I'm not nitpicking but now that I have a woodmizer I just cringe everytime I see big gorgeous logs being cut and split knowing the potential beautiful lumber that log may have had inside, its really hard to watch...even if it has knots and twists that can make really charactered panels or something

Very nice. Not much more to say, just very nice. Impressive for sure.

What I like about the box wedge is that it makes kindling also...great fire starter

Never seen hickory split before. Nice Video Adam!

Awesome!! That splitter is a brute, I’m excited to see you start bundling wood! That hickory would sure make some good smoked food :) take care buddy!

Nice log splitter, looks like fun.

That 12-22 is a beast. I sure wish I had the wood out that tree. Box wedge makes lots scrap but sure does make it easy for them huge rounds. Nice video 👍🏻👍🏻

From years of splitting firewood for my home heating supply, I found that Hickory and English Elm were to two hardest trees to cut and split. You could see the strain on the Eastonmade Splitter.

Came over from Tractor Tech's channel since Roger mentioned you will be in the log splitting demonstration on 18 April 2020. Came over to show support. New Subscriber!! That's one monster of a machine. Full-watch.

One of the most impressive things is the machines ability to load these very heavy rounds up on the splitter and to move them back and forth with the box splitter without jamming up.

I really like the box wedges. Eastonmade has the best design. Other seem to struggle to push wood through it, or make a big mess. The eastonmade handled that big hickory like it was nothing.

You have one of the most badass splitters made and a 455 Rancher.... that's funny!

Great job. Splitter did a great job.

Wow that box wedge is where it's at! 👍

Nice video. Yes, hickory is excellent firewood, a lot BTUs. The Eastonmade splitter does an great job. You need to use a 72-90cc saw for those big loads. I would recommend the Husqvarna 572 with a 28” bar.

That stringy hickory is tough ! But the Eaton powered through. I have a hickory blowdown at my cabin, haven’t got to it yet .anxious to see how the wolf ridge does. Good video Adam thanks for sharing!

That splitter is a beast because I know what it’s dealing with when your putting that hickory they it!! I just can imagine what the 22-28 is capable of..

That splitter put in some work!

That's tough wood. Your splitter handled it well.

That splitter is an absolute beast!!

Thanks for sharing. 👍 for wearing PPE so many people dont. Without wanting to be that guy that tells you what to do... Just watch your left hand while chainsawing try to keep your thumb under the handle it will really help you grip the saw if you get kickback. Good job and keep the videos coming i love them

I don't know about anyone else but I save the scrap pieces from log splitter as a great way to get a fire going. You could bag that material up to sell it.

That splitter with box wedge, almost perfection! Just need a couple more sets of hands , hard to find now a days.

I just finished a log splitting project on a 90 foot shagbark hickory in my backyard. I was splitting for 4 days and only got through about 90 logs or so. I wish I had this eastman splitter with the lifting mechanism and splitting wedge (it would have saved my back and possibly prevented a pinch nerve!). I had a 20-ton barreto splitter and let me tell you it struggled on many pieces. Also, there were sections of wood that just wouldn't split...it would roll up like string cheese. Anyway it seems like you made good progress on this beast of a tree.

Shagbark Hickory is some of the toughest splitting wood you can find. Especially when it is knotty. That 12-22 didn't have any problems with it at all. When you lifted the first round up the splitter barley moved. The quality of a Eastonmade splitter is just the best in the industry hands down.

Bad boy Adam.....no safety glasses!!

Very powerfull splitter! You can hear that the engine is not reving up when it needs more power 👍

Cool spliter

Love the content bro...i want one of those splitters!

That is a beast of a splitter my boy would be swinging the maul a long time on that hickory

That thing does a nice job. I like it.

I'll bet the springs on your truck were creaking with a load of that hickory on . The splitter is impressive. Thanks for the video

That splitter is impressive.

Wow, the more I watch that splitter in operation the more I wished they were around thirty and forty years ago, would have saved a me a lot of swings with a splitting maul. Next, you need to challenge that machine with some knotty, nasty hedge.

I really thought this would have been a hard test for the 4 way box wedge. I never would have thought the 6 way could of worked. That's impressive.

That would definitely be good for smoking wood! I use hickory for ribs and Boston Butts. You definitely need a bigger saw! Husqvarna 592 is coming out! I use a 562 xp and it is really good! Love the videos.

There is something wonderful about a tree that had to be cut down being turned into firewood. Primal....Eastonmade brings us back to the modern times.

I thought that might give that splitter a hard time but it’s a beast!

Excellent to see the streamlining. That machine really produces ! I think you need a 572xp 24” bar 💪🏻

That splitter is very impressive

The 455 is more than capable of handling that kind of wood, I used a 49cc Poulan to cut even larger rounds for years. The trick is to let the chain cut at its own pace and not force it, keeping the chain speed up is more important than forcing it to take a big bite. When I upgraded, I went with a 460 to be able to pull a 24 in chain through the thickest stuff and find that I am still going back to my 49cc to process the vast majority of my wood. I have not had gas or central heat for the past 19 years and have used wood exclusively since. I would kill to have a splitter like yours, I have heated our house with wood using only a saw and splitting axes and wedges.

If you can appreciate what a quality tool like the eastonmade can do, you owe it to yourself to get a professional grade chainsaw. A 70cc class saw will do anything you want it to, cut circles around your 455 and last way longer. If you’re partial to husky, 372xp or 572xp, stihl, 461/462, you won’t go wrong and wonder why you didn’t get one sooner!

Good taste in splitters and trucks 🔥👍🤠

Great work! Hickory is a pain to split. I hate it. Even on a splitter I have to work the sides before entering the middle on knotty stuff. The shorter the length the better off you are. Besides that's a fantastic smoking/cooking wood, it's better in smaller chunks. I prefer ash for fire wood because its everywhere in the midwest. When I see hickory like that in good condition I always think how beautiful the wood is, and a mill would produce such beautiful boards. But this has a purpose keeping your family warm so it definitely was used for something good. God bless and stay safe!

good to see the box wedge demo as i am considering buying a splitter and do a lot of oak and maple just broke 85 full cord last week for this winter and split everything by hand.

You need a Husqvarna 955. I have one and it goes through logs like that no problems. You can get a 20 and 24 in bar with it. It’s run around $800 to $900 but is well worth it especially if you cut a lot. Just thought I would send that out to you. Hope this helps you out. Have a good day!!

That splitter is a beast, but way too much kindling for me

the shagbark is my favorite for just about all kinds of bar b Que and meat smoking as well as heating in winter. and amazingly hard wood with very high BTU rating

If you ever got some large hickory again, would love to see how that splitter does with a 4, 6, and 8 way wedge.

Oh, say Adam. You need to do a segment on proper seasoning of wood. How long, storage methods for seasoning, different types of woods, etc..

certainely way faster and easier than any firewood splitting I've ever had to do, how much did that unit cost? I know they get pricey especially if you want the conveyor with it

Man I have restaurant that wants only green shagbark hickory, even though they are all over the place I struggle to come up with some. Good score!

Awesome stuff! Just subscribed 👍🏼

thumb under the handle.....youll need that tip even more when you get a bigger saw

You didn’t finish the job I saw a lot of wood still on the ground lol. That splitter is a firewood making machine mowing through that hickory. I can attest to the hickory being tough as I worked through the rest of mine yesterday 24”-30” rounds. Take care brother.

That thing is a beast. Hope you saved some of that wood for tool handles

Should always have at least a couple saws at the cut site. I run a 455 for general cuts but have a 575 XP and an 066 for larger larger logs like that. I run all my saws with 20" bar so that all my chains are the same in my saw bag. I do have a 24" bar for the 575 XP but I very seldom ever need it.

I always struggle with which logs for lumber vs. firewood. 😂

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That’s a big ‘ol tree. But that beast of a splitter handled it fine.

If you need a bigger saw look on Craigslist.. Got a Husqvarna 371 and a 61 for cheap. Lots of good deals on there now… I love the 371, seems to cut as good as my 461 Stihl.

Great video (again). Question: Can you show the waste that is generated from the box wedge? I've heard there is quite a bit of waste from these. I do my splitting by hand but like to watch these machines at work. WIth that waste, what do you do with it?

Hey love the channel! Is there a reason you don’t own or got rid of the box wedge and went with the japa + axis?

Great video Adam. Why did you leave the rest of the tree behind? Did you make a few more trips back for the rest of the rounds?

Wow, Loving the merch

The Husqvarna XP series chain saw would work great for you, there a beast of a saw.

Hickory, White Oak, Hedge Apple are the 3 best in my area. Only burn the Hedge Apple/ Bois De Arc in an enclosed stove, it is not fireplace wood, but is is as power dense as coal.

Hi ya Adam, I think I asked in another video about the Eastonmade. Im about to buy either a 12-22 or a 22-28 and there's a pretty big price difference. I have tree service wood as my primary source but so far what they have dropped off hasn't been knotty at all but just big (anywhere from 20-30") and wondering if the 22-28 is worth the 4'ish k difference.

Good video, of that nice looking machine. Well to me sure it might could be, but I don't think it's hickory, sure I haven't split hickory, so it could be, but I know elm wood is similar to that as in stringie.

Good work Adam. I would love to see how that splitter would handle the hard narly Aussie gums like grey box or ironbark. Mate I'll do a deal with you, I'll swap my MS462 for that splitter.

Would that wood push through easier/cleaner if the log went with the grain of the timber through the splitter. We were taught to plane our wood work projects with the grain it cuts smoother. I know its only firewood just wondering the result.

Ironwood is tougher than hickory but hickory is very stringy and tough also those box wedge splitters are awesome consistent pieces and a very well designed way to split wood

Hickory tree just saved my shed from Ida, about 8" across must have took the force of a giant oak the hickory is bent over the roof of my shed branches bent & didn't poke any holes in the roof its right on the roof. What a mess

You could make some money on selling that hickory for smoking

It handled it fine for the most part.

Im always amazed how far away people put wood from the house

Hickory and White Oak are my favorite woods to put on the smoker. I have wanted a Box Wedge for a long time. It looked to me that a lot of the pieces were not consistent in size, 3x3 4x4 etc... I am torn as to which if any Box Wedge to get, Might be more in my control to just use a standard wedge and split the pieces another time to get the size I want. I don't have a fireplace so all I would be using this for would be my smoker.

there was tons of lumber in that log such a shame

Had a hickory come down in a hurricane. The limbs were fine but processing the trunk turned out to be more than I wanted to mess with. That hickory is some wicked stuff. Too taxing on me and the chainsaw. I'm not as young as Adam and as Dirty Harry would say, "A man has got to know his limitations". I have another dead hickory still standing. It's gonna stay that way.

What are you using to sharpen your chain?

I built a home using 20/40 ft containers, 2 floors... then I added 4/40ft more for firewood, I like looking for split wood for sale...

Yes you do, been tagging you in some sales in Facebook buddy

You really need a 30 inch bar saw like they use in Oregon and Washington .