I really appreciate this demonstration! Good work for both splitters. I’m beginning to like the Wolfe Ridge skid steer splitter more.😊

gaadamn those were some massive logs haha, probably the biggest I've ever seen split on Wolfe Ridge machines. They handled them no problem at all. In my opinion, the vertical splitter is superior in every way. I might sell the Ultra for one of those bad boys

Thanks for doing this video it was very informative and surprising. I would have bet the vertical spliter would be faster and easier but it was still quite the workout. The hookaroon was a win I wouldn't have thought to use one but now I will. I'd like to see this same exact video with extra large wood but with a box wedge on the horizontal splitter to see how it compares with speed and if it's easier to manhandle than with the four way wedge. I get a kick out of your youthfulness and inexperience using the tractor you dropped the big round off to the left of the vertical splitter and the lifting table is on the right. Ahh to be young and full of vigor. On another of your videos you're trying to remove big rocks with a jack hammer and tractor. I would recommend putting teeth on the tractor bucket as it will dig much better. Take away as much dirt around the rock as possible and build a fire on it. The heat should make the rock expand and fracture making it easier to remove. At least that's been my experience. Thanks again for a real equally and no bs comparison. Good job.

Nice video! You might try to first bust some pieces off the edge first with the vertical splitter,, anything to make that piece of wood lighter will make it easier to slide around! Excellent machines! Great video

Definitely lot to handle no matter what splitter. Definitely nodding down the answers for them. Nice video

Great video!! I like to noodke my big rounds or use my inverted splitter!! Watching you wrestle those rounds made me tired!! 😂😂😂😂 Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day

Great video, thanks Matt!! Those are some monster rounds, got a lot of wood from those 2! Definitely a lot of work either way!! I agree, not going to be very efficient running something like that on the log lift side of the 28C. Keep up the great content! 😃😃

Great comparison Matt! I’ll still take the slower time of the vertical for a couple reasons. Less chance of a heavy quarter coming off the splitter and hitting you and then having to pick it back up. Also less strain on the back with the vertical. Just my opinion. Both great splitters. I’m like you I don’t usually split rounds that big anyway. Take care👊🏻

Matt this is why I have a 4409 splitfire on the way for My excavator . I hate dealing with the big rounds on any splitter .

Great video! Both machines looked good, sure is some heavy stuff. Take care!

It's not bad of a time difference. I tend to get larger rounds all the time with knots, and my SHO split one up tonight just awesome.

Great video Matt. Got my order in at Faith Farm, my splitter should be here by mid April!

Very nice comparison of the 2 . A 4 way should beat a single knife every time an being that close in times says a lot of just how fast that vertical actually is . Watch the fingers on them big rounds it was one just like it that got my thumb .

Man I can so relate to this video as I have the same equipment as you, even with the tale extension. I enjoyed every minute of this video, which is one of the reasons why you produce them. Definitely have my eye on getting the 17VS, just need to find the right time to pull the trigger! Thanks so much Matt, really helping me make my decision!!

Good video, shows the positives and negatives of each machine on large rounds. Nice looking splits 👍

I’ve been waiting for this exact video! Honestly, the VS has nicer and smaller pieces. A lot of what the horizontal splitter did aren’t as uniform and some will need re-split. Also the VS is a lot easier to get into the tote. Horizontal left a lot on the ground. Which did you prefer? Which was less manual effort?

I think the vertical splitter does a better job with the bigger rounds due to the very large working table. But there was still a lot of man handling of the round regardless of which splitter was used. Those 2 giant rounds would be easier to process if they were noodled down into quarters before splitting.

good show .way want to do a show but start the timer at the start of noodling the rounds to manageable size .,just a thought , good show best to all john john

I use a fiskars hatchet, or small axe to cut the strings holding the big rounds together. This saves a ton of time and energy by not having to move around a big round that is not split completely apart.

Log lifts on splitters are nice. Nice job with both splitters. I use the bucket of my tractor as my log lift for big pieces like that. Keep a hatchet on you for those stringie pieces. Good job on the video.

Hi Matt! Good video! Those were some massive logs! Like the 17vs splitter. Great comparison!

Awesome, you might also try waxing the table. I’ve done that on mine, and it makes sliding the rounds so much easier.

I mean, yes, it can lift that round, but when you smash your air cleaner and carb off you’ll wish you cut it into quarters first 😇😇having said that, that 28C split that like it was nothing!!! Impressive

I am so glad that round did not hurt you and that Honda got lucky as well .

Great video Matt! I liked the comparison, I was thinking the vertical was going to be a bit slower, but I do like that lack of waste it produced. I’m due for the first oil change on the 35 SHO BW, but after that I have a 28-30” Ash log I’ll put through a similar test. I like the idea of quartering it first, I think I’ll noodle and use the skid steer splitter to break down… I’m not a fan of having huge rounds that high up where if they fall they can damage the machine or me. You had a close call with the motor on the 28C, I cringed when that big quarter fell off, glad the machine made it through unscathed. Take care my friend & have a great day Around the Yard!

Vertical splitter did great job for bundle wood too😊

With a round that big that is were the box wedge is needed so you don't have that many touches of the round

I had almost the exact thing happen on my 28C with a chunk off a big round falling and just missing the Honda. It's dicey even with two guys.

Just further proof that there is nothing the Wolfe Ridge splitters cannot do. I wish the stuff I have been splitting were that straight and consistent grain. That stuff is lumber quality. I wind up with crotches, knots and twists in some of the stuff I split. My Wolfe Ridge still handles it, but there is a lot more work involved. I have to say that the horizontal seemed to handle it faster and with way less physical effort.

I have a lot of big rounds on my channel. Help hint. Never extend the wedge all the way to the top. Wood will get wedge under the 4 way and it’s tough to get out. If you little a little room u can rise it up and it will come out

NOODLIN is the smart and most efficient way to handle those large rounds less strain on the vain and quicker and easier on you just saying good vid though 👍

Big rounds like those on the vertical spliter should be split from the outer sides sides inward

Man, i know its owner preference, but why the lift is on same side as the engine i dont know. Lol , heavy wood and an engine collision seems not good. Massive round, = hard work, but massive pile afterwards Thumbs up man.

Try using a pickaroon to move the wedges around on the splitter

Any regrets on not getting the attached conveyor on the VS?

Ya do another video with the big rounds

Big A$$ rounds right there.

Good video. Now you just need @Wolferidgemfg to send you a 6 way and a 12 way and you that horizontal would have been even faster.

When you were done splitting with the vertical, all the wood was all loaded in the tote already. When you were done splitting with the horizontal, all the wood was on the ground needing to be picked up and put in the tote, making you bend over 50 plus times. I'll take the vertical for that reason alone.

28C VS 17VS The Differences if your Dealing with Big Rounds and your working on your own your dealing with bundle bundle wood boiler wood the 17VS is the way to go it Produces the splits of wood yo want, it also produces better wood the the 28C with out waste, 28C is a good splitter if your doing production it will require a second person helping you to load wood on the log lift, if your doing production for next years firewood the 28C IS THE WAY TO GO, IF YOUR DEALING WITH BIG ROUNDS FOR THE 28C YOU NEED A CHAIN SAW TO CUT THE BIG ROUNDS TO MAKE THOSE PIECES WOOD EASIER TO SPLIT,

I think it’s better to noodle those big ones. Unsafe for you and your equipment. Just because it can do it doesn’t mean you should.

I’m sure you want a chainsaw I would always rip those logs and down to knock them in half and sometimes in half again. Big log like that and we want 200 pounds. Good luck.

The whole purpose of having those machines are to "work smarter, not harder"...it appears you are working harder. Take the time to at least half those rounds.

I think that I would prefer the vertical if I was forced to split big rounds all of the time. Otherwise I would prefer the horizontal