I really enjoyed this video mate, gave it the thumbs up. You're the only person I've seen so far that has shown real knotty wood being processed, a real down to earth fella, thanks.

Your neighbors must love you.

I don't know what I enjoyed more, the splitter or watching you like a kid at Christmas. :-) I was wincing listening to the creaking of the wood thinking about how much 'fun' it would be to split that by hand with a maul and wedge. I'm not at all sure the 22t would have done the job. Anyway, thanks for sharing!

Gotta love a guy that loves his equipment like that! I have the exact same splitter. I had a whole pile of car wheels I needed to take to the scrappers. They just took up too much space for their weight, though. I looked at my splitter, and went, "Hmmm..." I tried one laying on its side and it crushed that wheel right down to half or less its original size. I did a whole pile of them in a couple of hours. Incredible the power of these machines. I've had it for at least 12 years, and it still works great and doesn't look its age at all.

Good video, good sense of humor. Yeah, that's the kind of stuff I get too and that's why I'm watching videos like this right now...

anybody reviewing splitters in the future needs to take lots of notes from this video! awesome job man!

Finally!! ... Number one a video of firewood that ACTUALLY NEEDS to be split! ... (and not making kindling wood) AND firewood that NEEDS a hydraulic splinter! ....

Finally glad to see, as another comment said "real world wood". When I've watched videos of splitter comparisons, hydraulic against kinetic, they only show nice wood no knots. Kinetic wouldn't stand a chance against that gnarly stuff. 😂😂👍

I do not believe I have ever seen someone make splitting firewood so fun! Good video.

Hey John, you don't look have a bad back, you look like you're as strong as an ox and in great shape! My buddy and I cut and split about 15 cords a year for our families and it helps us stay in good shape. It is very rewarding when sitting in front of that fire on a cold day! Great video!

I love it! Thanks for sharing your joy of the power of these, I have been baffled by the thrill I get from watching log splitter vids. Oh gosh I bet the thrill of sitting by the fire from that wood is superb. The Machine is divine! :O)

Impressive demo.Nice to see someone splitting 'proper' wood with notches etc.I love American houses and gardens.Just something about them :)

Nasty, nasty wood! And yes, I did enjoy seeing it get its cross-grained rear end kicked as much as you did! Picking up a 25-ton unit this week, for use at our new home in the woods. Thanks for the fun video.

keep up the good work john theres nothin like that xtreme hydraulic force pressin that wedge into that nasty Wood i luv using one be safe take Care of your Back

Just a couple of tips from someone that does this as a second job: A little oil or wd40 on the wedge helps it penetrate a little better... you'd be surprised at how much friction wood and sap create. Also, the next time you stop by the home improvement store, pick up about 5 or 6 of the patio bricks (you know, the ones about a foot square) to make a 1 inch "platform" around the stationary plate of the unit (when in vertical mode), that way you don't have to wrestle the wood so much. when you're done, just stack them off to the side of the garage or wherever you'd like. Great Video, though... you're dealing with "real world wood", (as do I) - I figured I'd share some of my secrets.

Wow. Pretty impressive. Thx John.

This guy should have his own review channel liked this guy a lot

Love watching that crazy strong wood

Nearly all the wood I split is huge like this....free from the tree service. There is so much wood in those big pieces....you remember it when you burn it. Warms me twice...

looks like a good tough splitter...I will be in the market pretty soon and these videos really help to see what's out there.......Thanks for sharing

Splitting wood with the machine so powerful going through that notty wood Just gives you the biggest rush

I like the wedge on this machine. It penetrates first, and then wedges the wood apart. I have a nice 27 ton splitter, but I don't get to use it. My wife has taken it over. But we do have fun.

I like the machine you use , looks excellent quality . I also have a similar splitter & have even been splitting the stumps which are normally left behind , so nothing is wasted . Thankyou for the video explanation , keep `em coming .

a badass machine

Also nice to see real knotted wood getting split. Not just the macho young guys Axing 5 dried hand picked no knot Wood in one min.

Great video, you just convinced me to buy the 35 ton splitter instead of the 22 ton. You can't have enough power!

This is indeed a good test of any splitter. I have no trust fund or rich uncles so I can't afford nice new equipment like that yet. I do however have mad fab skills and a welder. I built a splitter with what I could scrounge up on the cheap. Single stage pump, 570rpm, Refurbished a Briggs engine, 14hp. Using a 4 inch 26" stroke cylinder. It has split many cords of firewood over the last 5 years, has gone through some design changes, because I broke it trying to mash wood like you demonstrated. Some form of pull off is nice to have. Mine will often not go through a difficult grain at the first try. This year it's getting upgrades, 2 stage pump, actual log splitter valve, among some other things. I asked a Timberwolf rep if he would bring one of their units to Nebraska so I could run some of the gnarly elm, hackberry, honey locust, green ash, and boxelder through it. After seeing a picture of the pile of rounds, he said no. LOL. Also that is the wood everyone else leaves in the woods because they know they can't handle it! Enjoy your new tool and the ugly wood burns hotter anyway.

So true, that is some gnarly stuff and eventually everyone finds themselves with a pile of it. Hydraulics for the win! ;)

Nice ! and that IS some tough wood. I've always busted w/a maul, but i bought a Countyline 25 ton splitter, also made by speedco, for a pecan tree I cut down for a relative and IT IS TOUGH TOO. Seemed time for a splitter, and I am VERY happy w/it, it pushes right through. Great vid, thank you.

That machine is very similar to my Husky 35 ton splitter I brought mine eight years ago at Tractor Supply I love it. Watch the pivot point where you stand it up or lay down.I had to take mine to a machine shop and get some welding and bracing done. The pin tube broke loose,but that was after eight years of hard splitting.

Great video. This brought back memories of me splitting nasty bodark wood with a sledge and three metal wedges. It was as hard as steel. Sometimes, all three wedges would get stuck in a larger piece, and I would have to wait a couple of days before I could split the piece.

Dude you are having way to much fun 👍

You are rightly proud for splitting that gnarly piece of shit! What a beast, both the machine and the wood!

Sometimes I spray a little lubricant on the wedge. Thanks for sharing.

I have a fire wood business and have 3 of these very happy with them.

worked on for five yrs...loved it

I have the very same model, absolutely love it! Haven’t found anything I can’t split yet, and I’ve split some really nasty knots

Picked up a Tractor Supply 35 ton unit. It has the 9.5 HP Kohler Command Pro engine - I find that I only need to run it at 25-33% throttle to easily split even large pieces of hardwoods like Maple, Oak, etc. Spare power and all around engineered Heavy Duty designs R a good thing when it comes to splitting...pace yourself and have fun :-)

Have the excat same speedco 28 ton, I cut down an monster honey locust and had rounds just like yours, it had NO problem cutting this 5 day old honey locust that was knarly like your cuts, 10 face courts later (and on off splitting for couple weeks), this thing paid for itself in no time, not only saved my back but also it would be impossible to split by hand.

Awesome video. Thanks for sharing in HD, and not dubbing music in the video like other a-holes are doing with the 200 ton log splitters. 28 tons is pretty nice. Very nice machine, I like the quality and the video, thanks for sharing. (+1 : 32)

thanks for the video, this is great.

That's some nasty nasty wood to split.........I had a speeco splitter years ago .....ran the snot out of it .........was very happy with it

looking good! I put a little bit sharper edge on my wedge with a angle grinder and also smear a little grease on the sliding parts and in the side channels. now my 25T splits like a 35T

Great video John, I think im ready to hang up the mail and let a machine do it!

Hey John great video!!! I bought one today because of it lol thanks

Nice video. I know the feeling of the heavy stringing stuff. Dam blocks. I have a swisher 34 1/2 ton. I wish it had the two feet to pull the stuck blocks off the wedge like you have. I have to stop and use a mull

I have the same splitter john and I love it. Me and a buddy of mine bought one each one big thing we did was change the engines and put honda GX 270 engines on there what a huge differance

I enjoyed watching the first split

I bought a 34 ton Champion long splitter. And it works perfectly. We have Alder, Red fir, White pine and it goes through it like a hot knife thru butter. Wanting to try Oak and see how that works

I remember splitting one particular massive tree with swirly grain patterns by hand. Some pieces only 12" thick had the grain move from 6 o'clock all the way to 3 o'clock within that short distance! Took me forever. I did it with a 20 lb sledge hammer and multiple wedges.

Dude! You are so gnarly! Rock on!

I watched the whole video. Intersting and funny also. I had a 65 foot hackberry cut down at the edge of my yard. $200. I told them to just let everything drop and I would cut and split it up. Stringy ol stuff. Been cutting and splitting for a month now. I am longing to split some ash, red oak or pine.

I just bought one on Ebay.A 30T Black Diamond in Australia.Looks like a Perfect set up.

John is ripped!! Hello from Eau Claire Wisconsin, I would live at Farm and Fleet if they would quit calling the cops.

great video, I just got a 35 ton from tsc, today

Good video ,Speedco makes a nice product and take it from me , they back their products with their warranty.

That log splitter will not last long when you splitting this type of hardwood.. Get a 32-37 ton splitter. Fun video thou....love your excitement.

Mine works fantastic, the log tray is really well designed. Due to a shoulder injury I had to lighten up the lift force to vertical so I moved the trey back to the other hole. Doing this the beam doesn't set true vertical, however I found the logs really lay nice on the plate. Doing this makes it so I don't have to balance a bad cut log.

John, very nice. I an saving my pennies for the future to buy one. A customer of mine has one and he took a 4x8 piece of 3/4" plywood and cut in half and then glued and screwed to together... then cut out the foot print of the end stop of the splitter. No more lifting and holding of the wood.. a level playing field. Just a thought

Nice job Mr. Bruss. With wood like that you may want to consider a 37 ton splitter with a (side) hydraulic lift. That's the next one I am going to get.

With that kind of gnarly wood its either this splitter or dynamite!

fellow man, the health of the river pours

Got one what will chop any bit of wood!!

Thats an excellent piece of kit when you look at what it can do and very cheap to buy...(back then). Looking at your wood pile at 9:35 are you expecting an apocalypse?

Good luck on that, it will probably end up being something simple... hopefully!

LoL I also wonder where everyone gets their perfectly straight and easy to split wood, I have around 200 of almost unmovable red oak rounds impossible to split by hand in a timely manner and I can't wait to get my 37 ton H/V splitter!!

nice how you have to climb over your wood pile to get to motor to start ,,put a piece of 2x4 on ground to hold log somewhat level in vertical mode

I've always split my own wood but now am in the situation you are in with HUGE Big Leaf Maple rounds to split, 3 cords worth, 3 to 4 foot diameter. They are so heavy and wet even here in August that moving them alone with peaveys is almost impossible. I'll have to mostly move Mohammed to the mountain. If your 28 ton can do that Elm it gives me hope because I have a Yardmax 35 ton half beam coming and hopefully it can do the job

How's it holding up? Do they even make speeco anymore? I can't find em anywhere.

THAT is what an hydraulic rig will do! That is some mean wood but it'll burn long and hot because of the grain running all over. Like knotty stuff burns slow. Good video and good splitter. DR would stroke out on a piece of this. When it starte squeaking on an 8-inch piece, that is some BAD stuff! Thanks!

Great video...how did you get your "pounds of force"? I like that. I just purchased a 25 ton with a 6.5 Kohler engine. Used it for the first time with the daughter and it strained through some really knotty oak. I'd love to know how many pounds of force mine is packing. Is there a formula? I want to go out and split some more wood now!

Great video John. For me log splitting is enjoyable. We have the Troy Built 27 Ton Splitter. In my area we have "Red Shank" roots with grain in ever direction (but it burns hot and long). BTW not to be picky, I just noticed the name on your machine is Speeco not Speedco !

I also use a28T. I hated the handle on the control so I went and got a round shift knob off an import at Pick a Part for a buck and now my hand is way happier.

I became physically drained by watching this.

Years later.....how is that splitter working out? Any reliability issues?

Wow. Good Stuff. Nothing like a like shearing to show its brute force.

Nice splitter. DId it come with side tables?

This wood is in the family of maple, even if its leaves don,t look like a maple leave. Its latin name is "Acer negundo". We don't find this tree in the forest. This wood has very often some red spots inside and it is a very attractive wood for wood turners. Many first price have been won by showing these reddish spots in the grain. This tree likes to grow along the buldings, farms, etc. All the rivers have many of these on their banks, I have never see such a tree growing strait.It is always crooked, bent and twisted...Its heating value is not very high...Your splitter is perfect for it....

yeah why is it every other splitter vid is busting pine or even softer crap??

You know what l do with Twisty ! Gnarly Wood !? Without a Splitter !? Get the Chainsaw ! Cut it in Half ! If is still hard ! Cut that ! Peice ! n Half Again ! And keep doing it ! Until l can ! Tap ! It ! With a HAND ! AXE ! !! Thinner Wood !? Yes ! More Wood chips ! Yes ! To that ! Too !!

Mine a country line 25 ton. The yellow one with a 6.5 hp Koller. It cuts thru it. Your happy to save 100.00. Mine was 899. Sweet.

I have some knotty nasty fir and pine wood. My axe just bounces and my maul is a joke on it. Bought a homemade splitter it barely goes thru it. But it's a struggle

Why do neighbouring backyards in America often do not have fences on the boundaries?

You dont need to split those woods. Just build a huge fireplace and throw them in just like they are :) So simple !!

I think this is the first wood splitter video I've seen splitting real world wood. On every other video they always seem to find the driest piece of pine they can find which is laughable. Those of us with wood lots are splitting green wood.

you might consider a hand dolly to move those heavy pieces over to the splitter sore back no good great video thanx

Great video, I just bought one today as well from blains. It is cheaper to buy it from blains and ship it to seattle than anything found here, Well anything of this quality.

so that splits both horizontal and vertical?

we have plenty of box elder and it is hard to split by hand if its small.

I agree, you see a lot of perfect cylinders of wood with a nice straight grain, that, frankly, I could split faster by hand. Some of the wood splitters have a log remover on the backstroke that you never see used. Again, we see why that is important here. I've had to stop a splitter and knock a log off the wedge because it didn't have one of those. That can be a real pain and you risk, possibly, damaging the cylinder shaft Most importantly we see how excited our man gets turnin' big logs into little logs. Too funny! Nicely done my friend!

Man John, I don't know where you get your wood either,.... with all that nice twisted grain going in all kinds of directions, would be great for woodturning. If I was local to you, I'd looking to you to lead me to that treasurer trove ..

Great video - Any thoughts 2+ years into purchase?

there is a lot of power there but coming from experience of using lower powered wood splitters because thats all we had... they will split this type of wood as well you just need to peel the wood and split it from the outside and a 22 ton will do just as good as this one

Never in 40 years.. seen locust that color

My view is that it need a wider blade and also the base plate needs to be longer so that the wood can sit level and perhaps not move around as much.

That's the Gnarliest wood ever!

What is dimensions of cylinder and power of the pump?

Instead of stumbling around your splitter on already splitted logs, I would recommend to move them out of the way for your own safety. And if you're already having problems withyour back - get a Sappie ;-)

gnarly shorts bud lol cool vid

That was a nasty log for sure. Nice when you buy something and it works